Olympics
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Khabibulin out 4-5 months after surgeryJan 07, 2014 10:40 am - Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will miss four to five months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. Hawks general manage...
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Injured Lindsey Vonn skipping Sochi OlympicsJan 07, 2014 7:43 am - Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Olympics because of a right knee injury, leaving the Winter Games without one of its biggest stars. The 29-year-old from Vail, Colo., an...
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Addison figure skater's Olympic hopes hinge on weekend performancesJan 06, 2014 4:30 am - For the past 14 years, 21-year-old Alexa Scimeca has clung to a grueling training schedule to achieve her dream of representing her country in the Winter Olympics. The A...
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Area figure skater has new role at 2014 OlympicsJan 06, 2014 3:50 am - Two-time Olympian David Santee returns to the Winter Games next month in Sochi, but not as a performer, or even a coach. This time Santee will take his seat on the judge...
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Putin abandons complete ban on protests at Sochi Winter OlympicsJan 04, 2014 9:18 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin scrapped a total ban on protests during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which are a focus for gay rights activists. Putin amended a decree...
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Stevenson hockey star loses chance to play at FenwayJan 03, 2014 4:15 pm - Their “game of a lifetime” got snowed out by Mother Nature. But Maggie Brennolt and her teammates from the Northeastern women’s hockey team still took away a wonderful m...
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Saad builds his case to join Team USADec 31, 2013 10:00 am - Brandon Saad admits he's a little on edge. Being on the bubble to make the Team USA roster for the upcoming Sochi Olympics will do that to a guy. “I don't know about ner...
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W. Dundee's Hartman scores as US beats Slovakia 6-3Dec 28, 2013 4:00 pm - MALMO, Sweden — Matt Grzelyck, Jack Eichel and West Dundee's and Blackhawks prospect Ryan Hartman each had a goal and an assist, leading the defending champion United St...
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Chicagoan Davis claims 500 spot when skater DQedDec 28, 2013 4:00 pm - KEARNS, Utah — Mitchell Whitmore won the men's 500 meters at the U.S. Olympic speedskating trials. The real drama came for the fourth spot on the team. Two-time Olympic ...
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US teen Shiffrin eyes yet another slalom recordDec 28, 2013 9:46 am - Associated Press Lienz, Austria — American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin has a chance to end her magnificent year by setting yet another record in Sunday’s final race of 201...