Olympics
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Gold medal won by Jesse Owens to be soldNov 11, 2013 5:30 pm - LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — One of the four Olympic gold medals won by track and field star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games is set to go on the auction block. SCP Aucti...
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Russia sending Sochi Olympics torch into spaceNov 05, 2013 8:03 am - BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — For the first time in history, the Olympic torch will be taken on a spacewalk. The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics torch will be sent to the Internati...
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Lysacek doing double, triple jumps againOct 28, 2013 1:00 pm - NEW YORK — Olympic figure skating champion Evan Lysacek says he's doing double and triple jumps in practice as he tries to come back from injury in time to defend his ti...
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Weir retires from figure skatingOct 23, 2013 3:55 pm - NEW YORK — Known as much for his outrageous costumes and comments as his intriguing skating, Johnny Weir is leaving the ice for the broadcast booth. He hopes to be just ...
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Architect: 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium is too bigOct 16, 2013 9:36 am - TOKYO — A prominent Japanese architect is campaigning to reduce the size of the spaceshiplike main stadium approved for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying it’s too expensiv...
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Time currently Lysacek’s biggest competitionOct 12, 2013 8:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah — There were only a few dozen fans in the stands, and the lower-level figure skating competition would have little or no impact on this all-important Oly...
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Zusi, Altidore lift U.S. to 2-0 victory over JamaicaOct 11, 2013 9:31 pm - KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Jurgen Klinsmann knew that Graham Zusi wanted to play for the United States in front of his fans, so he told the Sporting Kansas City midfielder at h...
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Abby Wambach marries longtime partnerOct 09, 2013 6:28 pm - U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach has married her longtime partner and teammate, Sarah Huffman. The two were married Saturday on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. In a post Wed...
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Olympic flame relay highlights Putin's RussiaOct 07, 2013 3:00 pm - MOSCOW — In the words of President Vladimir Putin, the four-month Olympic flame relay will “show the world Russia as she is and as we love her.” The relay for the Sochi...
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Girls giving rugby a chance, helping sport’s growth in U.S.Oct 06, 2013 9:56 am - In his native South Africa, rugby is more than a sport for Palatine resident Warren Taylor. “For us it’s a religion,” he said. That level of devotion seems to have been ...