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Top 10 Athletes and Sports Personalities Afraid of Flying

Whether you refer to it as aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia, or pteromechanophobia.. it is better known as the fear of flying—and it affects nearly one in five people worldwide... Whether you refer to it as aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia, or ...

From QUICK HIT, Bleacher Report,  19 May 2009
Related Topics: Pro Bowl

Quick Hits: Coming tomorrow: Sporting News Today

So yes, this is the last edition of Quick Hits. It's been fun. But Sporting News Today will truly revolutionize the way sports news is delivered. And you will begin receiving it tomorrow -- all for free. If you have enjoyed reading this Quick Hits ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  22 Jul 2008

Quick Hits: Great white shock?

Greg Norman hadn't played in a major tournament in more than three years before this weekend, but the 53-year-old Australian is 18 holes away from winning the British Open and becoming golf's oldest major champion. SN member ChiAdam isn't impressed ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  20 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Greg Norman,  PGA,  Tiger Woods

Quick Hits: Weekend sports viewing goes international

After the All-Star break, baseball is back in full swing this weekend. But if baseball isn't your thing, there's no shortage of action abroad for your viewing pleasure this weekend. Although Tiger Woods isn't present, the British Open has its final ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  19 Jul 2008
Related Topics: TNT,  Tiger Woods,  Greg Norman,  Rocco Mediate,  Christian Vande Velde

Quick Hits: Time for a fresh start

One guess: The Mets, who pick up where they left off before the break, winning their 10th straight and pulling into a tie for first in the NL East. The Rockies were the beneficiaries of a fresh start in baseball's second half last year, so who ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  18 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Ricky Williams

Quick Hits: Time to look ahead to fantasy football season

We've also started rolling out our team previews, this week featuring the NFC East. Catch up on the Cowboys, Giants and Eagles, and get all the latest news from Fantasy Source Blitz. Quick Hits is part of SportingNews.com's free daily newsletter, ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  17 Jul 2008

Quick Hits: American League still dominant

And in this morning's Wake-Up Call, Dan Shanoff writes the NL continues to find new and creative ways to lose home-field advantage in the World Series, but he suspects not many fans were watching when the game ended. Quick Hits is part of ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  16 Jul 2008

Quick Hits: Hamilton homers his way into fans' hearts

The chants of "Ha!-Mil!-Ton! Ha!-Mil!-Ton!" will go down as one of the most thrilling and memorable cheers in recent baseball history, writes Sporting News' Dan Shanoff in today's Wake-Up Call. About 55,000 people -- many New York Yankees fans -- lost ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  15 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Billy Packer,  New York Yankees,  Josh Hamilton

Quick Hits: Bring on the All-Star festivities ... and football

Some highlights, with much more to come over the next few days: As the baseball world descends upon New York for this year's All-Star festivities, Sporting News already has its boots on the ground. Quick Hits is part of SportingNews.com's free ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  14 Jul 2008

Quick Hits: MLB (almost) at the break

The Tampa Rays have been the feel-good surprise of 2008, but their reign atop the AL East is starting to slip away. Scott Kazmir takes the mound today in Cleveland in hopes of ending the Rays' six-game slide. Baseball reaches its unofficial ...

From QUICK HITS, Sporting News,  13 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Scott Kazmir,  Chicago Cubs,  Cy Young,  Justin Duchscherer,  Josh Hamilton

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