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Friday, February 3, 2012
Published Friday, February 3, 2012
On Wednesday, high school athletes from all over the country signed letters of intent to accept scholarships to play college football in an event known as National Signing Day. In football-rich Manatee County, it's becoming a regular tradition as multiple schools hold media events to announce their athletes' decisions.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Published Monday, January 30, 2012
Hollywood couldn't script a better beginning to the story. A boxer, China “the Dragon” Smith, who begins a comeback in the eponymous year of the Chinese zodiac. 2012 is indeed the Year of the Dragon, and the local heavyweight is hoping it will mark the renaissance of his once-promising career as a prizefighter, complete with a Hollywood ending that sees him on top of the division.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Published Wednesday, January 25, 2012
It's not just the world class Regatta, IMG Sports Academy and the Lakewood Ranch Premier Sport Campus that makes Manatee County a Sports Hub. It's not just the hundreds of businesses in the sports technology and athletic performance industry, or the world class training facilities for tennis and soccer. It's all of this and more, and it is right here in Manatee County.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Published Monday, January 23, 2012
It was a frantic finish at Quantum Key West 2012 as several boats snatched victory with strong performances on the fifth and final day. Barking Mad pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the 25-year history of the regatta, winning the Farr 40 class despite suffering a dreaded DNF. Barking Mad, skippered by Jim Richardson of Newport, R.I., did not finish Race 2 after a scary man overboard incident.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Published Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Pittsburgh Pirates are offering a special online-only “Early Bird Pre-Sale” for Spring Training tickets beginning tomorrow, January 18th at 9am. Fans interested in purchasing individual Spring Training game tickets will have the first opportunity to do so during the “Early Bird Pre-Sale” running online only at www.pirates.com until January 20th at midnight.
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Published Wednesday, January 18, 2012
With three races conducted in strong winds, there was opportunity for boats to make a significant move in the standings on the second day of Quantum Key West 2012. Or in some cases it was a chance to further increase leads taken on Day one. Pisces fit into the former category, moving into the overall lead in Melges 32 class by winning two of three races on Tuesday. Skipper Benjamin Schwartz and company showed superb boat speed and made some sound tactical decisions and now lead the 19-boat fleet by tiebreaker over John Kilroy and the Samba Pa Ti team.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Published Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Quantum Key West 2012 got off to a roaring start as strong breeze and sunny skies greeted the fleet of 112 boats in 12 classes. Northeast winds that started off at 15 knots and built to 20-plus challenged crews on Sunday, the opening day of the 25th anniversary regatta, organized by Premiere Racing.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Published Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Manatee High Hurricanes won their 5th Florida State Football Championship last Friday night at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, crushing Jacksonville's First Coast Buccaneers 40-0. Thousands of local fans made the trek to root the 'Canes to victory. Check out The Bradenton Times photo gallery of this historic event by Page Moore Photo.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Published Wednesday, December 21, 2011
On any given day, one can see fans or alumni donning their favorite sports team on a t-shirt or ball cap. State universities have historically benefited greatly by marketing their multi-million dollar sports programs through events, television rights and apparel licensing. However, many of the apparel companies are located out of state and in some cases -- out of the country. Ironically, some of the hats and t-shirts advertising all-American home teams are being created in foreign sweatshops.
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Published Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Registration has begun for the 23rd Annual Gulf Coast Senior Games, a series of athletic competitions held in Manatee and Sarasota counties from Feb. 21 - 26, 2012. Each year more than 400 athletes ages 50 and over compete in the Gulf Coast Senior Games. It is one of 19 regional qualifying events across Florida which determine participants in the statewide Senior Games which will be held next December in Polk County.
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