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Decorated with Hawaiian leis, hula dancers welcomed the 12 very best cliff diving athletes to the sport’s birthplace on the group of islands in the midst of the Pacific.
Four months after its kick-off in France and five breathtaking competitions across Europe and Central America later, the grand finale of the 2010 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is now just two days away.
On September 12 the Kawainui Falls in Hilo on Hawaii’s ‘Big Island’ will be the spot where the World Series winner is crowned, with British athlete Gary Hunt all set to usurp reigning champion Orlando Duque.
http://RedBullCliffDiving.com
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Watch the winning extra-inning hit and the celebration!
= = = Needing one victory to win its first national championship in baseball, South Carolina rallied for a run to tie UCLA in the bottom of the eighth inning, and then won 2-1 on right fielder Whit Merrifield’s RBI single in the 11th.
It was the first CWS championship game decided in extra innings since 1970 and seemed to pack as much drama into four hours, 15 minutes as any game played here during the past six decades.
READ MORE: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=5341950
[ TUESDAY JUNE 29 2010 OMAHA NEBRASKA ]
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