Champion USA

First among equals: Connor De Philippi rewrites the Skip Barber National record book en route to the next step on Mazda's motorsports ladder.(MAKING TRACKS)
Racer; 1/1/2010; 885 words; ...championship's 11-year history (13 being the average gap between champion and second place since 1999), thanks to winning half of...stage for his 2009 championship run. SBN's two previous champions, Conor Daly in '08 and Joel Miller in '07, were first...who went on to shine along with De Phillippi for the Team ...

An unlikely Ping-Pong hub ; Founded just last year, California center already producing top U.S. talent
International Herald Tribune; 12/26/2009; 1138 words; ...Sichuan Province in China; Stellan Bengtsson, the Swedish champion; and Rajul Sheth, the center's executive director, a veteran...players age 14 and younger are Asian-Americans, according to USA Table Tennis, the sport's governing body in the United States...

Once bred afar, U.S. gains home-grown table tennis prowess
International Herald Tribune; 12/26/2009; 1228 words; ...Sichuan Province in China; Stellan Bengtsson, the Swedish champion; and Rajul Sheth, the center's executive director, a veteran...players age 14 and younger are Asian-Americans, according to USA Table Tennis, the sport's governing body in the United States...

Fueling the need for speed Weber-Gale sets bar high for a big summer
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/26/2009; 846 words; ...Weber-Gale to a short-course world record as part of Team USA's 400-meter freestyle relay team Dec. 19 in the 2009 Mutual...will return to Austin, Texas, where he was a two-time NCAA champion at the University of Texas. He's already training hard for...

Reports on sports economics findings from Tel-Aviv University provide new insights.
Entertainment Newsweekly; 12/25/2009; 878 words; ...college football ranking, in which the so-called national champion is determined, has been plagued by controversies the last few...Publications Inc., 2455 Teller Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA. Keywords: City:Tel Aviv, Country:Israel, City:Tel...