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News Bytes: Catching Up On the Week’s Stories

The 24 Hours of Booty tops this week’s news bytes. The official 24 hour cycling event of the Lance Armstrong Foundation is getting some help from NASCAR driver and avid cyclist Bobby Labonte. After the jump, we’ve got bytes on LeBron James, Brandon Webb, Diego and others.

24 Hours of Booty: 24 Hours of [...]

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Quick Hits: Jimmie Johnson Stops By Habitat Homes in California; Red Sox Hit the Links

This weekend’s NASCAR stop at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., gives three-time defending Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson the chance to return his roots.
The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Bill Center wrote that “as usual, Johnson is visiting the site of the four Habitat for Humanity homes his foundation is building near downtown El Cajon” (Bill [...]

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Quick Hits: Nicklaus Still Drawing Crowds; Wild, Predators Community News; Grant Writing Tips

Nicklaus: “Nicklaus Can Still Draw A Crowd.” Under that header, the AP’s Tim Reynolds continued that “hundreds of people showed up earlier this week for an event benefiting” the Delray Dunes-Bethedsa Hospital in South Florida (AP).

Wild: The Minnesota Wild has partnered with Cub Foods for the “Minnesota Wild Food Dash” this Friday in an event [...]

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Quick Hits: Plane Crash Puts Sabres Win in Perspective; Gwynn’s Fishing Event a Success

Sabres: After the Buffalo Sabres won Friday night, the Buffalo News’ Bucky Gleason wrote, “Sorry, but there’s nothing stronger, nothing profound, that was worth sharing about Game 56 of the regular season when stacked up against the plane crash from the previous evening” (Buffalo News).

Hot Rods & Reels: The Darrell Gwynn Foundation hosted its annual [...]

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Quick Hits: A-Rod Gets Name on Miami Ballpark; Shannon Miller Hosting Kids Marathon

A-Rod: After a $3.9 million gift for stadium renovations by New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez, the University of Miami last night formally renamed its ballpark “Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field” in A-Rod’s honor. Rodriguez was on hand for the event, and, yes, he addressed the week’s news of his past steroid [...]

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Quick Hits: Gatorade, David Beckham, the Champions Tour and Jimmie Johnson Make News

Gatorade: In an effort to move consumers to its www.missionG.com Web site, NBA-sponsor Gatorade is donate $1 to an NBA charity (up to $25,000) for every person that visit the site during this NBA weekend (Gatorade).
Charity of the Year: The Champions Tour has selected Community Grief Support Service, of Homewood, Ala., as its 2008 Charity [...]

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Quick Hits: Articles of Interest From the Day

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Santonio Holmes, the Super Bowl XLIII MVP, is auctioning the gloves he wore during the game to the Sickle Cell Disease Association. Holmes’s 6-year-old son has the blood disease.

The second annual Shocks and Saves charity hockey game, benefiting the Michigan CardioVascular Institute Foundation and former Detroit Red Wings’ Jiri Fischer’s Healthy [...]

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Quick Hits: Articles of Interest From the Day

NASCAR legends Darrell Waltrip, Harry Gant, David Pearson, Junior Johnson and other champion drivers will take part in the first Saturday Night Special charity race at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 21.

The eighth annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational raised over $150,00 for several worthy causes including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the James Jordan Foundation and the [...]

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