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If history is any indication, bowling, one of America's favorite pastimes, will weather these bearish times.
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Home Depot has ended its program that gave Olympic athletes part-time jobs, flexible hours and full-time pay and benefits to help support their training.
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Goodie bags at college bowls are starting to look like their Oscar counterparts. And that's only part of the handout picture.
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Do the Sooners, Notre Dame or another team deserve the title of college football's best program ever?
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Theaters will broadcast the BCS championship game live and in 3-D. But it's unclear if it will be a novelty, or a new way to experience game day.
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A workout fanatic makes time to exercise every day despite commuting between New York and Minnesota.
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Georgia's governor is proceeding with a $19 million dollar plan aimed at making the state the most popular fishing destination in the country.
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Sports teams are feeling the crunch as many owners endure financial problems in their primary businesses.
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