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Brazil revives bullet-train project
Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS/EFE) Brazil has announced the revival of a $16.5 billion high-speed railway project that would link Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

Duke gaining ground on women's soccer giant UNC
Last season, Duke broke free from UNC's shadow, won the ACC regular season title and reached the NCAA championship game. The Blue Devils and Tar Heels are loaded again and ready to renew their race to the title game.

Hall of Fame running back Van Buren dead at 91
(Reuters) – Hall of Fame running back Steve Van Buren, who won two National Football League (NFL) titles in an eight-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles, has died of pneumonia, the team said on Thursday. He was 91. Van Buren helped transform the Eagles into a major power after joining the team as a first-round draft pick in 1944. “On the field and off, as a player, a leader and a man, Steve Van Buren embodied the finest characteristics of our city and our sport,” Eagles Chief Executive Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. …

NFL-Hall of Fame running back Van Buren dead at 91
Hall of Fame running back Steve Van Buren, who won two NationalFootball League (NFL) titles in an eight-year career with thePhiladelphia Eagles, has died of pneumonia, the team said onThursday. He was 91. Van Buren helped transform the Eagles into a major powerafter joining the team as a first-round draft pick in 1944. “On the field and off, as a player, a leader and a man,Steve Van Buren embodied the finest characteristics of our cityand our sport,” Eagles Chief Executive Jeffrey Lurie said in astatement. …

USADA to strip Lance Armstrong of 7 Tour titles
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he declared he was finished fighting the drug charges that threaten his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists of all time.

Sports briefs: Royals' Starling on Single-A All-Star team
STARLING ON APPALACHIAN ALL-STAR TEAM: The Appalachian League named its 2012 All-Star team, with third baseman Patrick Leonard, outfielder Bubba Starling and designated hitter Mark Threlkeld representing Burlington (N.C.) on the 14-player squad.