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Lin to meet Leno

Fans of ultramarathon runner Kevin Lin (林義傑) are entering the final phase of a competition to see which lucky three will get to join him on a 5km run in the Arctic circle later this month, the Chinese-language Apple Daily reported yesterday. After whittling down the original pool of applicants from 200 to 15, the final decision will be made after trials at Taipei Municipal Cheng Yuan High School on Saturday.

The event, sponsored by Gamania Taiwan (遊戲橘子), is designed to give amateur runners a small taste of the extreme conditions in which Lin makes his living. After recently completing his run across the Sahara desert, Lin has been invited to be a guest on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno at the end of the month with his US and Canadian teammates. Lin seemed excited about the appearance, saying, "I certainly want everyone to learn about Taiwan."

Wang already a legend

Baseball star Wang Chien-ming (王建民) is expected to open the Yankees' first pre-season exhibition against the Minnesota Twins today at 1:15pm (2:15am tomorrow Taiwan time). Wang was recently featured on the ESPN Web site, which named him as one of the 10 Asian "legends" of Major League Baseball.

Lu runs out of steam

After losing to Andy Roddick just a few days ago at the Memphis International, Taiwanese tennis star Lu Yen-hsun (盧彥勳) appeared to run out of gas on Tuesday at the Las Vegas ATP, falling 3-6, 3-6 to Chile's Paul Capdeville.
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