Olympics
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Sochi city hall orders killing of stray dogsFeb 03, 2014 8:34 am - SOCHI, Russia — A pest control company that has been killing stray dogs in Sochi for years told The Associated Press on Monday it has a contract to exterminate more of t...
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IOC: Hotel delays not affecting athlete familiesFeb 03, 2014 8:34 am - SOCHI, Russia — Family and friends of Olympic athletes have been unaffected by unfinished hotel rooms in the mountains near Sochi, an IOC official said Monday. Although ...
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U.S. women earn 1-0 win over CanadaJan 31, 2014 10:28 pm - FRISCO, Texas — U.S. forward Sydney Leroux has made it a habit of scoring against Canada. The Canadian-born Leroux, who is a U.S. citizen, scored in the 78th minute to b...
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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