Olympics
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Pistorius gets into nightclub argumentJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - JOHANNESBURG - Oscar Pistorius was in an altercation at an upmarket nightclub over the weekend, his family said Tuesday. Pistorius went with a cousin to a trendy Johanne...
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Report: Thorpe to reveal he is gayJul 12, 2014 1:01 am - SYDNEY - Australian media report five-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Ian Thorpe will reveal he is gay in a television interview with English talk show host Michael ...
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Phelps a bit miffed that he's not going fasterJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - ATHENS, Ga. - Michael Phelps figured he would be swimming faster by now. His coach believes he's right on schedule. Phelps will get a final tuneup before the national ch...
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Pistorius trial: Defense ends its caseJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - JOHANNESBURG - The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius moved closer to a verdict on Tuesday when the defense ended its case. In early August the judge will hear final argume...
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War hero Zamperini lived 'unimaginable drama'Jul 03, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Seventy years ago, the world was convinced that Louis Zamperini was dead. There had been no word of the track star and former Olympian since his World War ...
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Pistorius is not a narcissist, psychologist saysJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius does not display the narcissism associated with men in abusive relationships and linked to "rage-type" murders, according to a p...
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Van Dyken demonstrates social media's positive sideJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Not long after Amy Van Dyken-Rouen had surgery for a life-threatening spine injury, while she still wasn't completely out of danger, her husband plac...
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Palatine gymnast aiming high in Special Olympics USA GamesJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - When asked what she hopes to accomplish this weekend at the highest level competition in her 10-year athletic career, gymnast Karlee Darow of Palatine does not hesitate....
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Wildwood Special Olympian takes leadership role on volleyball teamJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Anyone who has stopped at the McDonald's at routes 120 and 45 in Grayslake during the last 15 years may have crossed paths with an accomplished athlete, though they prob...
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Devotion to helping others leads Hoffman teen to Special OlympicsJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Vanessa Sandoval was a freshman at Hoffman Estates High School when she became intrigued by the idea of giving back to the community. It was during the school's "Cupcake...