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HOK Sport Venue now stands alone (The Kansas City Star)
HOK Sport Venue Event is now an independent architectural firm, the fifth largest in the U.S., severing the connection with its former parent company on Jan. 1.
Sport (The West Australian)
Australian Mark Webber hopes to be back at the wheel of a Formula One car next month as he steps up rehabilitation from a broken leg. The Red Bull racer fractured his leg in Tasmania in November when his bicycle and a car collided on a remote road during his multi-sport charity challenge.
Samurai archery, an ancient sport, still thrives (The New Sabah Times)
ZUSHI , Japan: It is about as far from the Olympic sport of archery as it can get. The bow is taller than the person shooting it, and, to the uninitiated, it appears lopsided and unbalanced. There are no sights, no high-tech stabilizers.
Boat, Sport & Travel Show to feature hundreds of yachts, exhibits (The Bay Area Citizen)
The 2009 Houston International Boat, Sport & Travel Show, one of the largest in the country with more than 1,000 luxury yachts, sailboats and powerboats and 450 exhibits, will open its doors, starting Friday at Reliant Center. The show will run until Jan. 11.
Samurai archery, an ancient sport, still thrives (Park Hills Daily Journal)
ZUSHI, Japan (AP) — It is about as far from the Olympic sport of archery as it can get. The bow is taller than the person shooting it, and, to the uninitiated, it appears lopsided and unbalanced. There are no sights, no high-tech stabilizers.
Samurai sport lives (The Japan Times)
ZUSHI, Kanagawa Pref. (AP) It is about as far from the Olympic sport of archery as it can get. The bow is taller than the person shooting it, and, to the uninitiated, it appears lopsided and unbalanced. There are no sights, no high-tech stabilizers. And, of course, it is done on horseback, at upward of 65 kph.
Sport & Fitness races ahead of other segments in web holiday sales growt (InternetRetailer.com)
With online sales decreasing 3% during the recently concluded holiday shopping season, web measurement firm comScore Inc. says only three of 14 retail categories registered sales gains over last year in the Dec. 1-24 period—Sport & Fitness, Video Games, Consoles & Accessories, and Apparel & Accessories.
Louisa Morrissey: Skijoring a great sport with dogs (Summit Daily News)
I think it is great that the Summit Daily put in a note about skijoring in "Ted's Picks" on Friday Jan. 2. As both a skijorer and as someone who has taught several skijor workshops, I would like to shed a little more light on the sport.
On High Schools: The multi-sport athlete question (San Francisco Chronicle)
When Monte Vista High senior Zach Ertz crashed to the gymnasium floor last week in a basketball game against St. Mary's-Berkeley and clutched his leg, the chatter began in the stands. "He's going to Stanford on a football scholarship," one gentleman said. "...
The sport of the samurai lives on (International Herald Tribune)
Since the 12th century, Japan has held a shooting match between archers wielding long bows while on horseback