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RoundUp
In the RoundUp section, GeezerJock keeps you posted on the latest news and events results from the world of Masters sports.
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Crash-B and burn
By Brion O'Connor
Want to make eight minutes feel like an eternity? Hop aboard a Concept2 Model D ergometer rowing machine with 70 or so of your closest friends and try to rip through 2,000 meters as fast as you can. Rarely have I seen so many people suffering from motion sickness while going absolutely nowhere. Welcome to the CRASH-B Sprints, better known as the Indoor Rowing World Championships, held in February in Boston. "With 500 meters to go, I promise my body, 'Just don't embarrass me. Don't let me throw up or pass out, and I'll never do this again,' " said 75-year-old Robert Sleigh of Amherst, Mass., managing a wry grin after winning the top spot in the veterans lightweight 75-79 category. "Then, of course, the memory of the pain fades afterwards, and I break my promise." . . . keep reading...>>
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Benn there
By Ted Knutson
A cortisone shot helped John Benn, 87, to win the USTA's National Clay Court Father/Daughter Doubles Ultra Senior title. . . . keep reading...>>
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Lee wins Senior Amateur
By James Achenbach
Stan Lee triumphs in the USGA Senior Amateur, while Anna Schultz won the women's Senior Amateur. Check out this inside coverage, courtesy of GeezerJock's sister publication, Golfweek. . . . keep reading...>>
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UnCoachables were unbeatable
By Ray Glier
The UnCoachables won the Labatt Blue USAdult Hockey Classic in Wake Forest, one of dozens of similar events held around the country for Masters hockey players. . . . keep reading...>>
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Apostol wins world sabre championship
By Karen Pearlman
Paul Apostol, 62, returned from Sydney in September with the lone U.S. gold medal at the World Veterans Fencing Championships. He defended the 60 plus men's sabre world championship title from 2006. . . . keep reading...>>
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Victory from the losers bracket
By Sean Callahan
The Milwaukee Merchants won Senior Softball USA's Eastern National Championships the hard way -- by coming through the losers bracket on a hot August day in Elgin, Ill. . . . keep reading...>>
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Puerto Rico gold
By Nels Popp
Host Puerto Rico wins the 50-plus men's bracket at the 2007 FIMBA World Championships in basketball. The U.S. posts a strong showing in the upper age brackets. . . . keep reading...>>
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Family affair
By Nels Popp
The Bozenski family turned in several medal-winning performances at U.S. Rowing's National Masters Regatta, and the Saugatuck Rowing Club won the team championship. . . . keep reading...>>
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Big medals
Mike Shaffer won the men's 40-plus Clydesdale division and Kerry Deputy won the women's 40-plus Athena division at USA Triathlon's Age Group National Championship. . . . keep reading...>>
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The joys of aging up
By Ken Stone
Athletes "aging up" to become among the youngest in their age group dominate the USA Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships. . . . keep reading...>>
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Springs time
By Bob Leverknight
A report on the Masters divisions at USA Cycling's Road Festival near the Seven Springs resort in Pennsylvania. . . . keep reading...>>
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Fast water
By Gina Arnold
Records fell by the bucket full at the FINA Masters World Swimming Championships. In the first five days of swimming, 113 new world age-group records were set, according to FINA. . . . keep reading...>>
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