Olympics
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Suburban spots, city events help you get in the Olympic spiritJan 31, 2014 4:45 am - Not able to travel to Russia to see the Winter Olympics? Join (most of) the rest of us. But tuning in to watch the games on TV when they begin Feb. 6 in Sochi isn't the ...
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Anybody else done with brrrrutal weather?Jan 31, 2014 4:30 am - Observation while waiting for the equatorial vortex: My car looks like road. Follow-up observation: I hate winter. Seriously: ...
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Mike North video: Should D-Rose play in the Olympics?Jan 29, 2014 8:00 am - Derrick Rose is considering playing in the Olympics. As patriotic as that might be, Mike North wonders why Rose isn’t playing a game for the Chicago Bulls before the USA...
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Sochi chief: City is world’s ‘most secure venue’Jan 29, 2014 7:43 am - LONDON — The chief organizer of the Sochi Olympics says the Russian city is the “most secure venue on the planet” and promises the tight security measures will not detra...
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U.S. skating team in good shape for new event at SochiJan 27, 2014 4:03 pm - One gold medal, one silver. That was the U.S. figure skating haul, if you want to call it that, from the last Winter Olympics. Sounds about right for the Sochi Games, to...
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NHL won’t commit to Olympics beyond Sochi GamesJan 27, 2014 4:02 pm - The NHL has not decided whether to let its players participate in the Olympics beyond this year, meaning the Sochi Games could be the finale for dozens of players. Swede...
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Friends send off Buffalo Grove-trained OlympiansJan 27, 2014 3:00 am - Friends send off Buffalo Grove-trained Olympians
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Women ski jumpers thrilled at Olympic opportunitiesJan 25, 2014 11:05 pm - More than 60 skiers took part Sunday in the 109th annual Norge International Ski Jump Tournament in Fox River Grove, but it was the nine women competitors who had extra ...
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Lysacek is Sochi-bound, only not on the iceJan 24, 2014 4:44 pm - NEW YORK — Evan Lysacek will be in Sochi after all. No, the Naperville native won’t be defending his gold medal after injuries curtailed his comeback last year. Instead,...
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Smooth move by MadduxJan 24, 2014 4:30 am - Love, love, love that Greg Maddux is going into the Hall of Fame with no logo on his plaque — saying it’s impossible for him to choose between the Braves and the Cubs. C...