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People It's been a hard fight for two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields, who grew up in poverty and bounced between dozens of homes before she was even 12.
Claressa Shields Makes History as First American Boxer to Win Back-to-Back Gold: 'I Feel Like I'm Dr
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Claressa Shields celebrate winning gold by whipping out her first gold medal from her 2012 London Games victory
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Washington Post Sports Claressa Shields celebrated with a cartwheel.
Claressa Shields becomes first U.S. boxer to win Olympic gold back-to-back
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Shields beats Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the women's middle 75-kilogram class.
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The New Yorker When Ariel Levy wrote about Claressa Shields in 2012, the boxer was an Olympic hopeful. A few months later, Shields won the first gold medal for women’s boxing. Today, she competed in Rio.
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NPR It's one thing for a girl to fight — but to admit that you like it makes a lot of people uncomfortable.
For Olympic Boxer Claressa Shields, Round 2 Brings New Expectations
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At 17, boxer Claressa Shields won gold in the 2012 London Olympics. But it didn't change her life as much as she thought it would. After she returned home to Flint, Michigan, she thought: Now what?
116 months ago
NPR Claressa Shields won gold in 2012, but this time it's about more than that: She wants to follow in the footsteps of another young, black Olympic boxer who redefined beauty and power both in and out of the ring. And like Muhammad Ali, Shields' fight f Read more ... or recognition is both personal and political.
For Olympic Boxer Claressa Shields, Round 2 Brings New Expectations
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At 17, boxer Claressa Shields won gold in the 2012 London Olympics. But it didn't change her life as much as she thought it would. After she returned home to Flint, Michigan, she thought: Now what?
116 months ago
Yahoo When women’s boxing became an Olympic sport for the first time, Claressa Shields won gold in London. Now, she's going to be heading to Rio with two World Championship titles, and hopes of making Olympics history. yhoo.it/295Cdf7
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Daily Mail Brooke Shields before she was famous
Brooke Shields's high-flying act in never-before-seen photos
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You've seen her model and act but you've never seen Brooke Shields' athletic ability. In never-before-seen photos a then 15-year-old poses as she practices for a Circus of the Stars TV show.
124 months ago
The Daily Beast In Tyler Shields’ photographs the traditional victim of violent race-related injustice turns aggressor. For Shields, it’s a powerful and symbolic role reversal.
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A Black Man Hangs a White Supremacist: Tyler Shields’s Charged Photography
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In Tyler Shields’ photographs the traditional victim of violent race-related injustice turns aggressor. For Shields, it’s a powerful and symbolic role reversal.
131 months ago
Los Angeles Times Sports James Shields could be the perfect fit for the San Diego Padres because he can get the players to believe.
James Shields' acquisition lifts San Diego Padres to another level
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James Shields could be the perfect fit for the San Diego Padres , and not just because he is a good pitcher. In a city that wants desperately to believe in its baseball team, Shields can get the players to believe.
134 months ago