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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With snow-season just around the corner, Americans are starting to plan their winter vacations. This year, be prepared to enjoy the snowy outdoors more than ever before with FindTheBest's winter sports comparisons. FindTheBest's Sports and Recreation category helps users compare and contrast thousands of listings to help them find exactly what they need in just a few clicks. FindTheBest's comparisons--which compile results from...

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The qualifying window for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials opened in May for most track and field events, and already Carmelita Jeter, a Nike endorsee, has met automatic qualifying standards to run two events at the Trials in Eugene, Oregon, June 22 -- July 1, 2012 and is being called one of the top 2012 Olympians to watch. Photo:http://www.ereleases.com/pic/CarmelitaJeter.jpg Jeter (aptly pronounced "jetter") will be running the 100m and 200m at the...

XIAMEN, China, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The 4th China (Xiamen) International Boat Show will kick off at Xiamen's Wuyuan Bay from November 4 to 7. Themed with "Yacht: Navigation in the ocean of leisure", the show will continue its routine of various activities. This year's event, thought to be the best one in China in recent years, will showcase a different ocean feast as well as a brand new luxury lifestyle and theory. (Photo:...

ING Runner’s Nation, a Facebook-based interactive forum for runners to learn, engage and share stories, is hosting a contest for ING New York City Marathon 2011 runners to become an ING Runner’s Nation “Featured Runner.” Six Featured Runners will be given ING Runner’s Nation running wear and a Flip HD video camera to upload videos, photos and blog posts about their training leading up to marathon. Fans of the ING Runner’s Nation will vote on their...

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Experience the Sport of Kings up close and personal for the first time ever in Las Vegas, South Point Hotel and Equestrian Center, September 30 through October 2, 2011. Several polo games will take place in the arena including Polo America Arena Open Finals featuring polo legends, Polo America Battle of the Sexes featuring polo superstar Sunny Hale, and a special interscholastic/intercollegiate challenge. Tickets into the arena for the Saturday...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (USBSF) announced today that Don Schaaf, founder and CEO of ds+f / Don Schaaf & Friends, Inc., a professional branding, marketing, and advertising agency based in Washington, D.C., has joined the USBSF board of directors. Schaaf joins the board to concentrate his efforts on building the USBSF brand and securing additional team sponsors. "I'm honored to be among the many individuals who support...

PORT HURON, Mich., July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bayview Yacht Club announced today that the "Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race" will broadcast all 15 sailboat class starts Saturday from Lake Huron via live video web streaming at www.bycmack.com for the first time in the 87-year history of the race. "We are very excited to share our race with the world with this first live video web streaming," said Commodore John Burke. "This is an ambitious undertaking and we hope it will work to our...

Massachusetts-based Easy Rider Tours is offering two cycling vacations this autumn"”one coastal, one fall foliage"”that showcase New England during its best biking season. Newburyport, MA (PRWEB) July 12, 2011 Biking New England in the fall has a special mystique. The tourist crowds of summer have all gone home. August's steamy sizzle has been replaced by the crisp, fresh air of a new season. Farm stands overflow with seasonal bounty, and hot cider is the beverage do jour. Savvy...

Spending time in recreational waters can pose a number of health risks warn specialist swimming equipment suppliers Swim Stop. Hampshire (PRWEB) July 08, 2011 Spending time in recreational waters can pose a number of health risks warn specialist swimming equipment suppliers Swim Stop. Taking measures to ensure water safety and protect eyes and ears before swimming can help prevent accidents and painful and uncomfortable recreational water illnesses. With the sun shining across the...

LONDON, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IG Markets, a leading CFD trading [http://www.igmarkets.co.uk ] and forex [http://www.igmarkets.co.uk/cfd/forex.html ] company and sponsor of Team Sky, is proud to announce the launch of the IG Markets Pro Cycling Index, which aims to provide sports fans, the media and stakeholder groups with a comprehensive means of assessing the achievements of cycling's top riders. The IG Markets Pro Cycling Index draws on IG's core competency...