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Home of Their Own By John Conroy The faithful arrived by the thousands that Sunday morning. Greeting them were some 6,000 shovels, their blue blades thrust in the waiting earth. Over the course of two minutes in the early hours of October 21, 2012, San Jose Earthquakes fans, team executives and local government officials used […]

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Greg Louganis

There are few people as synonymous with their sport as Greg Louganis is to diving. The first diver to record a perfect 10 from all seven judges at an international meet, he also remains the only man to win gold medals in consecutive Olympics on the springboard and platform. Still, his career was full of challenges, including the 1988 Olympic Games, where he hit his head during a qualifying dive and later disclosed he was HIV positive. After years away from USA Diving, which won four medals. Now, he is the coach on ABC’s “Splash,” where he is teaching celebrities how to dive….

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