Olympics
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Thousands brave Rio’s dirty waters in swim racesDec 14, 2013 3:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO — Thousands of amateur swimmers took to the brackish waters of Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach Saturday for an open-sea race that also brought out demon...
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Nice that Bears have decided on QB even if fans haven'tDec 12, 2013 4:00 pm - I'm as happy as the entire Channel 2 news team out for a night of ice skating that the Bears have named a starting QB for the Cleveland game. Not happy that it's the rig...
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Tearful Lysacek drops out of Olympic chaseDec 10, 2013 10:00 am - Evan Lysacek woke up every morning praying this would be the day the excruciating pain in his left hip — “like you're being electrocuted” — would subside. And every day ...
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U.S. women sweep bobsled medalsDec 07, 2013 2:11 pm - PARK CITY, Utah — The United States swept the podium in a women’s bobsled World Cup race on Saturday, with the team of Elana Meyers and Chicago’s Aja Evans winning a gol...
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Chicagoan third at speedskating World CupDec 07, 2013 1:26 pm - BERLIN — South Korea’s Mo Tae-bum won the men’s 1,000-meter race at the final World Cup speedskating event before the Sochi Olympics, while Chicago native Shani Davis fi...
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U.S. Ski Team: Vonn cleared for downhill trainingDec 03, 2013 7:28 pm - LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Lindsey Vonn was cleared to get back on a World Cup course for downhill training, the latest step as she works to return from a right knee injury ...
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Happy with rehab, Vonn trains, eyes Canada returnNov 29, 2013 4:02 pm - VAIL, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn is energized by her progress in recovering from a knee injury and might be in the starting gate next week in Canada. Vonn spoke with The Assoc...
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Mike North video: Tiger better toe the line with Lindsey VonnNov 21, 2013 9:11 am - Lindsey Vonn seems to have Tiger Woods in check and goes everywhere with him, and she is expecting him to attend the Olympics with her. Will she break up with him if he ...
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Chicago woman on champion U.S. curling teamNov 16, 2013 11:22 pm - FARGO, N.D. — Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz and Ann Swisshelm earned the U.S. women’s curling spots in the Sochi Olympics on Saturday night. The Brown r...
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Shani Davis wins 1,000 at World Cup speedskating meetNov 16, 2013 5:27 pm - KEARNS, Utah — South Korea’s Lee Sang-Hwa broke the world record in the women’s 500 meters for the second straight day and third time in eight days, finishing in 36.36 s...