Olympics
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How Russia enforces its ban on gay ‘propaganda’Feb 06, 2014 1:39 pm - MOSCOW — When the Sochi Winter Olympics begin Friday, many will be watching to see whether Russia will enforce its law banning gay “propaganda” to minors if athletes, fa...
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A few things to watch with the Olympics beginningFeb 06, 2014 11:09 am - SOCHI, Russia — Time for the games to begin. Thank goodness. To put it mildly, this has not been the most carefree of lead-ups to the Olympics. It has been roiled by se...
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Favorite Kearney cruises through moguls qualifyingFeb 06, 2014 9:32 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Team USA’s Hannah Kearney’s bid for another Olympic gold medal in women’s moguls is off to a flawless start. The defending champion cruised th...
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Jamaican team “cool” running at Sochi OlympicsFeb 06, 2014 4:55 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Everything’s cool and running with Jamaica’s bobsled team. They’re back inside the Olympic rings, and back on the track. After their equipment...
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Bode Miller tops opening downhill training sessionFeb 06, 2014 4:55 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Bode Miller mastered the Olympic course on his very first run Thursday, leading the opening downhill training session. A bronze medalist in th...
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Canadian Parrot takes lead in Olympic debut of slopestyleFeb 06, 2014 4:55 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — And to think, Shaun White chose not to ride down this course. Snowboarders kicked off competition at the Olympics on Thursday by making the s...
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Skaters hope super suits give them golden edgeFeb 06, 2014 4:55 am - SOCHI, Russia — Top speedskaters at the Sochi Olympics are all squeezing into new high-tech suits which will either shave fractions of seconds off their times or sow eno...
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Bode Miller leads downhill training; women delayedFeb 06, 2014 4:00 am - Bode Miller is at his fifth Olympics and already owns a U.S.-record five Alpine medals, so in many ways he certainly already has, as he put it Thursday, "been here and d...
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Highland Park couple to see son skate in SochiFeb 06, 2014 4:00 am - Steve and Marla Brown are excited to watch their figure-skating son Jason compete in the Winter Olympics. But they weren't content to watch the Sochi Games at home. The ...
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Billie Jean King won’t attend Sochi openingFeb 05, 2014 3:51 pm - NEW YORK — Billie Jean King will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics in Russia because her mother is ill. King, who was selected to help lead the...