At the beginning, they produced athletic wear, likely inspired by Missoni himself, who had been a track-and-field star specializing in 400-meter relays and hurdles.
Not so another entertainer: Lolo Jones, the gorgeous American Olympic track and field star who has found herself under attack for supposedly reaping rewards incommensurate with her achievements.
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On Tuesday, she met the new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at Buckingham Palace, and on Thursday she presented a host of British Olympians, including track and field star Jessica Ennis, with honors during an investiture ceremony.
Following an injury-plagued summer, the widely hyped track-and-field star not only botched the baton exchange during the men's 4x100 relay semi-final, but he failed to qualify for the 100-meter final, much less medal, throwing his marketability into question.
Actress Sally Field is to star opposite fellow two-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis in Steven Spielberg's film about Abraham Lincoln.
The technique employed to find the new planet uses the gravitational field of a star like a lens - magnifying the light from a distant background star.
"I was inspired to go into this field by seeing 'Star Wars' and the R2-D2 character, " said Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot.
In contrast, the UEFA Cup never produced such a star-studded field since it adopted the group-stage format in 2004.
"He is a star of the field, one of the most productive people in his age group, " says Princeton University's Kahneman, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in economics.
But while the MLS and its fans wanted a Michael Jordan, a Babe Ruth, a Brett Favre to be a star on the field, what they got was the best supporting actor in the game.
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Ronaldo overshadows his team, so Portugal coach Paulo Bento was careful to spread credit to the rest of the side for the win, trying not to heap praise on by far the brightest star on the field.
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Gooden, along with fellow Mets greats Darryl Strawberry and John Franco, will play in the All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game on July 14 as part of All-Star festivities at Citi Field.
Dr Ardavan's theory describes how the gyrating star generates an intense magnetic field, which polarises the ionised gas or plasma surrounding it.
The Cardinals also drafted former USC quarterback Matt Leinart, who could become a star on and off the field, given his rocket left arm and the Hollywood-handsome jock's penchant for dating models.
Entitled "Isle of Wonder, " Boyle -- the Oscar-winning director best known for hit movies "Trainspotting" and "Slumdog Millionaire" -- put together a star-studded on-field dramatization that drew on Shakespeare and Brit Pop to chart Britain from its pastoral roots through the Industrial Revolution to James Bond, Harry Potter and the Beatles.
Reyes, a four-time All-Star, was carted off the field Friday and placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday.
Using the All-Star game to determine home-field for the World Series was a cheap stunt with short-term vision.
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And without much star power on display, Citi Field could be a cavern of empty seats throughout its fifth season.
But despite the success of Iowa in the initial nominations, they tend to get forgotten about when the field is narrowed down for the all-star game.
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Besides the rumored 2013 All Star Game being held at Citi Field, the Mets can begin to have a bright future after the conclusion of this upcoming season.
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The Espanyol tie will see Argentine star Lionel Messi take to the field for the first time this year, after a record-breaking 2012 which saw him score 91 goals.
The National League also has the home-field advantage by virtue of its rare All-Star victory.
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The 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game takes place tonight at Chase Field in Phoenix, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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In fact, the star is so luminous that researchers will be able to make direct observations of the planet's atmosphere by examining light that shines through it when the star passes within KELT North's field of view again in November.
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Garner retired from the Army in 1997 as a three-star general and entered the private sector defense field.
The All-Star forward finished 15 of 28 from the field and was 9 of 12 behind the arc in his fourth 40-point game this season.
However, the former Notre Dame star is actually a standout player off the field, putting forth a noble effort through his foundation ( 3rd and Goal Foundation) and otherwise.
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In the women's field, there's Colorado's Katie Compton, a star both stateside and in Europe, and this season's World Cup champion.
The Togo star later apologized for charging the full length of the field to celebrate in front of the Arsenal supporters, who had spent the afternoon taunting him.
And Prince's main contribution in the Oklahoma City series was guarding right-handed star Kevin Durant, who shot just 42% from the field.
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