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New WNBA Promotion Lets First 100 Fans Leave Early

Orender also stressed that the promotion was not available to WNBA employees, family members, or players Link: New WNBA Promotion Lets First 100 Fans Leave Early | America’s Finest News Source

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The Online Photographer: Photographers: Banned

To protest the ban, one newspaper, the Plymouth Herald, didn’t use photographs at all in reporting a recent game—it used drawings Link: The Online Photographer: Photographers: Banned

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Southampton Football Club has banned, from last week-end, all independent and press agencies photographers from covering its home games

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North Korean football team shamed in six-hour public inquiry over World Cup

North Korea’s football team has been shamed in a six-hour public inquisition and the team’s coach has been accused of “betraying” the reclusive leader’s heir apparent following their failure at the World Cup, according to reports. Link: North Korean football … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods Sucks Now, Reports U.S. Department Of Guys At The Bar | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

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Keeping Pace With the Tour de France – Lens

Tyler Farrar, an American cyclist and a top-level sprinter, was screaming nonstop. He had just crashed badly in the second stage of the 21-stage Tour de France when Spencer Platt found him on the road, clutching his elbow, his uniform … Continue reading

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In Somalia, playing and watching soccer is a dangerous game

Al-Shabab, a hard-line Islamic militia that is waging a campaign of terror across Somalia, has banned playing soccer in many areas it controls. The al-Qaeda linked militia, along with Hezb-i-Islam, a rival extremist group, prohibited broadcasts of the World Cup, … Continue reading

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Rolling with Sports Illustrated during the NBA Finals « Sports Shooter

Nobody covers the NBA Finals like Sports Illustrated. Two photographers, three assistants, hundreds of pounds of gear and hundreds of man-hours in set up and travel time. Shawn Cullen and Jordan Murph (along with Kevin Liles) worked tirelessly setting up … Continue reading

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What Are You Packing For the World Cup?

This month, hundreds of photographers around the world will be descending on stadiums in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and other spots around South Africa to cover the month-long sports story that is the World Cup. For the first time in … Continue reading

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Bruce Ely worked hard for several years to get behind-the-scenes access of an NBA team.

Portland currently has one major professional team, the Portland Trail Blazers. Each season since moving to Portland in 2000, I have been assigned a handful of games each season. The games were assigned to the photographer working the night shift … Continue reading

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Shooting the Taser Chase in Philadelphia – A Picture’s Worth

when I see a great picture that was taken during a break in the action, like the one on Monday of a field-running Philadelphia Phillies fan getting hit with a taser by security, taken by AP staff photographer Matt Slocum, … Continue reading

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And We Have Winners! 2009 Sports Shooter Annual Contest

Here we have it folks, the winners of the 2009 Sports Shooter Annual Contest! The judging was held Wednesday evening at Sports Shooter Academy VII in Orange County, CA. Link: And We Have Winners! 2009 Sports Shooter Annual Contest « … Continue reading

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Sports Shooter Academy: “A Face Melting Experience”

The workshop lasts only a few long days, but in that time, I learned so much about myself and my approach to shooting and how I could improve. This is not just a shooting workshop – it’s a real learning … Continue reading

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