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Reader blog: Everyday Athlete (Training)
· One last (hopefully) Fat Loss and Cardio Post
· Links for Weight Training Beginners and Exercise Form
· Why I Dislike Cardio

Reader blog: Flyfishing Northwest
· Fish Where The Fish Are
· Cabin Fever
· Black Rock Dam Shelved

Reader blog: Life on the Run
· I want to tip the band but I can't find them
· Runs about Jane
· Running Around the World... again

Reader blog: Ski Junkies (Snow skiing)
· Those winter wishes where answered
· Waiting for winter in the Pacific Northwest
· Warren Miller's Children of Winter comes to Seattle

Reader blog: Surfing the Cascades (Snowboarding)
· Inside Tip
· A message from the future, or something
· Desperate JuJu Growing Louder Now....

Reader blog: Ultimate Fan (Mixed Martial Arts)
· UFC 93 Preview and Picks
· Monson facing legal fight
· Kang Looking to Start off With a Bang

Reader blog: Velocity (Cycling)
· Summer Women's Bike Retreat
· Glow in the Dark Rims
· This Sinking Ship

Golf Wire (A)

· Tiger Woods to take part in Obama inauguration
· Maruyama emerges from obscurity to lead Sony Open
· Campbell makes his flight, misses the tournament
· Vinjay Singh has knee surgery, out for 3 weeks
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Golf Wire (TSN)

· $5,400,000 Sony Open in Hawaii Leaderboard
· Green and Storm move in front at Abu Dhabi Championship
· Maruyama tops tight leaderboard at Sony Open
· Singh undergoes successful knee surgery

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Hockey Wire (AP)

· Gagne's SO goal lifts Flyers past Panthers
· Peverley's OT goal gives Thrashers 4-3 win
· Cooke lead Pens past Ducks
· Controversial goal powers Devils
· Islanders agree to preseason game in Kansas City
· Penguins' Crosby out with apparent knee injury
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Hockey Wire (TSN)

· Atlanta nets four unanswered goals to top Maple Leafs in OT
· Madden, Weekes lift New Jersey past Columbus
· Penguins, without Crosby, still beat Ducks
· Crosby to miss game against Ducks
· Madden, Weekes lift New Jersey past Columbus
· Blue Jackets activate Torres from IR
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Motor Sports (AP)

· Dakar Rally leader Sainz out after accident
· TRD prez expects cutbacks to racing program in '09
· Siegel leaving DEI to run NASCAR diversity program
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Motor Sports (TSN)

Nascar: NASCAR adds four "wild card" spots to Bud Shootout lineup
Nascar: Siegel to manage NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program
Nascar: Sadler looking forward to new season with GEM
Nascar: Labonte to drive No.96 Ford for Yates/Hall of Fame Racing
CART/IRL: Power to fill in for Castroneves during tax evasion trial
Formula 1: McLaren unveils new car, team principle Dennis to step down

Soccer Wire (AP)

· Women's soccer league confident despite recession
· Sounders take Akron's Zakuani with first pick
· Rooney out for 3 weeks with hamstring injury
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Tennis Wire (AP)

· All-Williams semi possible at Australian Open
· Nadal, Murray in same half at Open
· All-Williams semifinal possible at Australian Open
· Seles leads 2009 class for Tennis Hall of Fame
· Williams loses to Dementieva in Sydney semifinals
· Australian Open: Nadal, Jankovic No. 1s
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Other Sports (AP)

· Obama honors Hickman, Tuskegee Airman
· Ethiopians Gebrselassie, Sertsu sweep at Dubai
· College of Charleston beats Wofford 65-63
· Got game in 7th grade? NCAA says you're a prospect
· Churchill Downs hires Englishman to call races
· Ohio beats rival Miami of Ohio, 66-62
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OTHER SPORTS(TSN)

Tennis: Del Potro takes Auckland final
Tennis: ITF bans Volandri for abusing asthma drug
Soccer: Goats' Kljestan to train with Celtic; Mendoza joins Guadalajara
Soccer: Agoos elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame
Tennis: Indian Wells event is now called BNP Paribas Open
Tennis: Indian Wells event is now called BNP Paribas Open
Other: Personal Fool: Bam mocks the draft
Tennis: Dementieva beats Safina for second WTA title of '09
Tennis: Djokovic ousted; Nalbandian reaches Sydney final
Tennis: Kvitova captures Hobart title for first WTA crown
Tennis: Williams sisters could meet in semis at Australian Open
Tennis: Federer to start Aussie Open run against Seppi

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2009
Sounders FC's first pick is Zakuani
The Sounders FC took Akron forward Steve Zakuani with the first pick in the MLS SuperDraft on Thursday.

McCrath moves on after SPU exit
LOCAL AUTHOR DAVID Shields had a great line about voluble former Sonics star Gary Payton: He is fated to die in midsentence.

P-I stars Solo, Lincecum had shutout form
Tim Lincecum and Hope Solo will be among those honored Tuesday at the Seattle P-I's annual Sports Star of the Year awards dinner

Gallant Son goes from Emerald Downs to Golden Gate
Gallant Son, owned by Chris and Dianna Randall of Bellevue, will make his 3-year-old debut in the $100,000 California Derby Saturday at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, Calif.

TV/radio highlights

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009
Fans face test of loyalty
In the current economic climate, people are using a lot of discretion in their spending, and wants are taking a back seat to needs. Being a sports fan is an unnecessary and often expensive hobby, leaving consumers with some tough decisions.

Recreational sports are an option
A bad economy doesn't appear to be keeping people away from recreational sports, but it might keep them from investing in the latest equipment.

Sounders FC set for first draft
The Sounders FC, even before it signed one player, has been working toward this day. The expansion franchise owns the No. 1 pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft.

P-I Stars have great push as well as pull
Seahawks offensive tackle Walter Jones and Olympic champion rowers Anna Cummins and Mary Whipple will be among those honored Tuesday at the Seattle P-I's annual Sports Star of the Year awards dinner at the Westin Seattle.

Outdoors Report: Forecast improves for steelhead, salmon anglers
Prospects are looking better for steelhead and salmon anglers.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009
Seattle sports in a foul economy: Stadium, arena a hard sell
Supporters of KeyArena and Husky Stadium makeovers say their projects would help the economy, but lawmakers in Olympia aren't much in the mood for sports projects at the moment.

Seattle sports in a foul economy: Brown keeps drive alive on arena
With the public reluctant to allocate tax dollars to sports arenas in the current economic climate, former Sonics star Fred Brown and partner Dave Bean are quietly pushing forward for private funding for a Seattle arena.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009
Seattle sports in a foul economy
While the NFL lays off 10 percent of its office workers and the Arena Football League cancels its 2009 season, local teams like the Mariners and Seahawks are also approaching the upcoming year with caution.

College programs face precarious times as well
Athletic departments at the UW and WSU are nervously watching their budgets heading into 2009, while Seattle U faces the difficult proposition of trying to get bigger while the economy shrinks.

Pro sports far from recession proof
While nobody is predicting U.S. professional sports teams will face bankruptcy, economists believe adjustments are needed, including a downsizing of the huge contracts being paid to athletes.

Ronaldo voted FIFA world player of year
ZURICH, Switzerland -- Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA world player of the year award Monday to complete a sweep of soccer's top individual honors for 2008.

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009
On Tennis: Murray has Federer's number -- 4
Andy Murray's dominance over Roger Federer continues.

Paul Rossi, 1928-2009: For sports fans, he was 'in the P-I' for decades
Fittingly, Paul Rossi was watching "SportsCenter" from his hospital bed when he died Sunday in Tucson, Ariz. He was 80. A fixture of the Seattle P-I sports department for nearly a half-century, he wrote about baseball and boxing and never could get his fill of the athletic world.

Ask the Slouch: Cowherd may be a winner, but he's no Slouch
THE FIRST PART of this column will be a celebration of my Team of Destiny, the improbable, incorrigible Arizona Cardinals. The second part of this column will be a concession from your Slouch of Destiny on a losing bet I made with "radio personality" Colin Cowherd.

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