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Oklahoma Kindergartner Banned From Wearing Michigan Shirt in School

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:55:44 +0000

An Oklahoma City kindergartner was recently made to go behind a tree and turn his shirt inside out before being allowed to return to school. The kid had the audacity to wear a shirt from a college outside the state of Oklahoma.

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300-Pound Pee Wee Football Player Banned from League Due to Size — Is It Fair? [POLL]

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:27:49 +0000

A 12-year-old boy in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area who is six feet tall and weighs 300 pounds is being denied the opportunity to play football with his friends, thanks to his size.

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600 ESPN El Paso Announces New "Athlete of the Week" Feature – Nominate an Athlete Today

Lauren — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:47:26 +0000

The Sun City is no stranger to exceptional athletes. From Andy and Syd Cohen to Nolan Richardson, our area cranks out some notable players. With this in mind, we’re launching our “Athlete of the Week” feature online and on air.

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Girl Sings Worst Version of National Anthem Ever

Joe Student — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:00:43 +0000

Like most US sporting events, Saturday’s Major League Soccer match between FC Dallas and the Los Angeles Galaxy was preceded by the singing of the national anthem, but only one rendition was this bad.

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Kids Are Now, Literally, Dumbbells

Michael Andronico — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:00:43 +0000

Ever see a good looking girl at the gym and wonder “is she married?” It would help if she had on a wedding ring, or a kid strapped to her back while doing dead lifts.

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Finally, Parents Take the Heat for Spoiling Their Children During the Holidays — Survey of the Day

Kathy Landin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:38:17 +0000

It’s usually everyone else’s kids who are spoiled (never our own), but a new Parents.com survey reveals that moms and dads are admitting they have a problem when it comes to spoiling their kids during the holidays.

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What's the Most Popular Children's Gift This Year? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:33:41 +0000

According to a Harris Interactive survey of adults planning to buy children’s presents this holiday season, the most popular kid’s gift items — more popular than video games, board games and dolls — are books.

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Parents Freak After Adult Film Star Sasha Grey Reads to School Kids

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:19:52 +0000

Sasha Grey hasn’t done an adult film in two years, choosing instead to move onto more mainstream roles like her stint on the HBO show ‘Entourage.’

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Restaurant Owner That Banned Kids Enjoys Boom In Business

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:35:04 +0000

The owner of a restaurant in Monroeville, Pennsylvania banned children under six from his establishment and has actually seen a boom in business.

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Kids Are More Likely to Get Hit by Cars on Halloween, Says Study

Shauna Wright — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:30:57 +0000

Kids always look forward to trick-or-treating on Halloween, but a new study from the Centers for Disease and Prevention may give some parents pause.

The CDC reports children are four times more likely to be hit by cars on October 31 than on any other day of the year — probably not terribly surprising, given the increase in the number of kids who are out and about on Halloween.

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Can Real Madrid Beat 109 Kids in Soccer? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:16:33 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered how many little kids it would take to defeat Real Madrid in a proper soccer game, you now know the answer is more than 109.

The Spanish soccer power took on 109 Chinese children during a recent celebration of the club’s 109-year history.

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Teenagers Learn Science By Playing Baseball

Danny Groner — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:56:27 +0000

Summer school has met the national pastime in Boston.

The tuition-free summer MIT Science of Baseball program teaches 30 inner-city teenage boys “baseball-related math and physics” during morning classes and then show the players how to translate those lessons to the diamond during afternoon games, reports The Boston Globe.

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Kids Selling Lemonade at US Open Fined $500 for Not Having Permit [VIDEO]

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:27:32 +0000

What does the Grinch do when it isn’t the Christmas season? He apparently hits the links.

A county inspector has fined the parents of children selling lemonade near the US Open at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland $500 because they didn’t have a permit.

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5 Cute Kids Catching Their First Fish [VIDEOS]

Stephen Lenz — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:12:58 +0000

Give a kid a fish and he probably won’t eat it (fish are yucky!), but teach a kid to fish and he just might have one of the most mind-bending experiences of his cute little life. See, here’s the thing about fishing: When it works, it’s crazy, especially if you’ve never caught a fish before. What’s that slimy, pre-historic looking creature doing where your worm used to be? And more importantly, can you touch it?

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