Olympics
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Olympic great Michael Phelps ending retirementApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, lured back into the pool by the fun of it and the possibility of swimming at a fifth Olympics in Rio in 2016. The 22-time Oly...
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Rio mayor says workers must make up lost timeApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - More than 2,000 workers at Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic venues remained on strike Friday, and the city's mayor warned that the workers will have to mak...
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IOC official: Slopestyle injuries "unacceptable"Apr 11, 2014 1:01 am - MONACO - Maybe Shaun White was right all along. An International Olympic Committee official charged with monitoring injury rates at the games says the new discipline of ...
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Prosecutor: Pistorius' story doesn't add upApr 11, 2014 1:00 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — The prosecutor cross-examining Oscar Pistorius at his murder trial Friday tried to shred his version of events on the night he shot and killed h...
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Jamaican sprinter banned for dopingApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - KINGSTON, Jamaica - A Jamaican disciplinary panel on Thursday banned former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell from athletics for 18 months after the veteran spr...
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Prosecutor mocks Pistorius' version of eventsApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - PRETORIA, South Africa - The chief prosecutor laughed scornfully at an answer from Oscar Pistorius during the Olympic athlete's murder trial Thursday, mocking the man wh...
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Pistorius refuses to look at photo of dead loverApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - PRETORIA, South Africa - A shaken Oscar Pistorius refused to look at a gruesome photo of his slain girlfriend's bloodied head on Wednesday, telling a prosecutor through ...
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Pistorius sobs while recalling shootingApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - PRETORIA, South Africa - A subdued Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday described dinner at home, chatting and looking at cell phone photos with Reeva Steenkamp on the last night ...
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Meet U.S. Olympian Bozek at Special Olympics fundraiserApr 02, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Olympian Megan Bozek will meet and pose for pictures with fans Friday at a fundraiser in Buffalo Grove to benefit Special Olympics. The event takes place at 6 p.m. ...
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Bozek honored in Buffalo GroveMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - Olympic silver medalist and Buffalo Grove resident Megan Bozek was honored Monday night at the Buffalo Grove Park District board of commissioners meeting. "Because of h...