THOUGHTS ON THE RUN: It's all about the SWAG

Andrew Shearer — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:47:15 +0000

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, if you ran in a race, you were lucky to walk away with a shirt and a banana for the $5 entry fee. Somewhere along the way, race directors started “marketing” their race events, and thus, the advent of SWAG.

Marsh leads Appo girls to top-six finish in the pool

From staff reports — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:28:40 +0000

Super sophomore Josephine Marsh made a huge splash at the DIAA Swimming Championships Saturday, winning the 100-yard butterfly and placing second in the 100-yard backstroke and leading the Appoqunimink Jaguars girls’ team to a sixth-place finish.

St. Georges shocks Sanford in OT, advances to state semifinals

Mike Santa Barbara — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 13:45:32 +0000

Delaware high school basketball fans were treated to possibly the best game of the state tournament on Sunday afternoon in St. Georges Tech's 69-66 overtime win over Sanford in the quarterfinals at the Bob Carpenter Center.

Appoquinimink High School girls fall to Caravel in state basketball tournament

Staff reports — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:36:33 +0000

Caravel Academy, seeded #3 in the girls basketball state tournament, cruised to a second round win over the 14th-seeded Appoquinimink High School Jaguars Thursday night. Now the Bucs advance to Saturday's quarterfinals.

What's my body type? It's crucial to finding the right exercise and nutrition plan for you

Michael Shaw — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:29:00 +0000

If you know what your body type is, you can plan accordingly in making true and significant changes to your physique.

Olympics update: Canada wins hockey gold

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:31:28 +0000

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Canada shut out Sweden 3-0 to capture the gold medal in the men's hockey tournament. Canada got goals from three different players, including Jonathan Toews.

Evgeni Plushenko to have back surgery

He is forced to withdraw from the men's short program.

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The U.S. Olympic Committee announced today that hockey player

Olympics update: US hockey team to face Canada in semis

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 10:19:57 +0000

Sochi update: USA men's hockey team defeats Czech Republic

Will now face Canada in the semifinals.

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Canada's Russian hockey team is leaving the Olympics empty-handed after falling 3-1 to Finland today. Russia was considered one of the favorites in the tournament, but the team couldn't pull out a home win.

Sochi update: U.S maintains medal streak

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THOUGHTS ON THE RUN: It's all about the SWAG

Marsh leads Appo girls to top-six finish in the pool

St. Georges shocks Sanford in OT, advances to state semifinals

Appoquinimink High School girls fall to Caravel in state basketball tournament

What's my body type? It's crucial to finding the right exercise and nutrition plan for you

Olympics update: Canada wins hockey gold

Olympics update: US hockey team to face Canada in semis