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James Loving - National Radio Text Service
It was a tragic occurrence that shocked the world in which 347 Cambodians lost their lives when all they wanted to do was enjoy their annual Water Festival party - Bruce Lee topped the most diverse sports stories that gained our readers interest - In a shocking revelation the NFL (National Football League) leaped to the top of the charts. It is the highest position that the NFL section has ever achieved - Our Archives features three Asian Games stories from 1998
Sunday November 28, 2010 A MIXED BAG OF SPORTS ROCKS CHARTS It took a tragedy to propel this month's number one story to the top of the charts. Our coverage of the tragic stampede of Water Festival revelers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this past Monday is something that will never be forgotten by those who know what the celebration means to the Cambodian people. The final official government death count is 347 based on those who were pronounced dead at the city's hospitals. The story also was our fastest rising story the year. Mixed martial arts legend Bruce Lee was our second fastest mover in taking the ninth position after only three days of being published prior to the date that we took our sample. Sports stories dominated the charts taking six of the ten positions with a NBA Beat story on former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson sounding off on LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers. That story bolted up the charts to take the number two spot. Our television reviews took the other three spots with the Amazing Race Asia taking two (3 & 7) and cable television's most prolific and colorful idea man and CNN's founder Ted Turner notching the 10th spot. NFL star Randy Moss and UFC grappler Dan Hardy made swift moves up the charts with Moss taking the fourth spot and Hardy the fifth giving them fast movers' status. The Moss story was released on November 13th and Hardy the 17th thus making it pretty much a tie for the fastest mover between the two. International football was represented by our feature on Germany's Thomas Muller which was published during the World Cup making it a sleeper and a momentum building story that is ranked sixth. American football (NFL) is represented by our feature on George Blanda the Iron Man who played at a top level until he was 48 years old just shy of his 49th birthday. That story ranks 8th. SECTIONS MOST VISITED In a shocking result the NFL (National Football League not Wiki Leaks) leaped to the top of the charts. It is the highest position that the NFL section has ever achieved. Much of the impetus is driven by our Blanda and Moss columns. The remainder of the top 10 sections most visited remains with categories from last month making only slight shifts in positions. Biz Who Is suffered from the NFL's leap to the charts as it fell out of the Top 10 down to 14th. ARCHIVES In our tribute to the Asian Games we are featuring three stories from our coverage of the 1998 event held in Bangkok, Thailand. The Top 10 most visited sections are:
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