Olympics
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Evan Jager returns to Jacobs and his Algonquin fansSep 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Evan Jager has set an American record in the 3000-meter steeplechase, represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the same event and competed all o...
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Berland’s inspirational story still gleamsSep 04, 2012 4:23 pm - Bob Berland’s Olympic dream had suddenly spiraled into a nightmare. After all, how was he going to flip his judo competitors on their backs without a flippin’ leg? While...
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Oswego Paralympian adds another medalSep 02, 2012 4:09 pm - Cyclist Joe Berenyi of Oswego won a second medal Sunday during the cycling competition at the Paralympic Games in London. After winning a gold medal Friday in the 3-kilo...
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Suburban cyclist wins gold at ParalympicsAug 31, 2012 9:28 pm - A local Paralympian has struck gold in London. Cyclist Joseph Berenyi of Oswego won the gold medal in the 3-kilometer individual pursuit on Friday. The 43-year-old Auror...
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Algonquin Olympian to meet fans, sign autographsAug 31, 2012 5:21 pm - After cheering him on from afar, fans of Evan Jager will have the chance to meet the Olympian when he returns to Algonquin for a homecoming next week. Jacobs High School...
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‘Spirit in Motion’ gala opens London’s ParalympicsAug 30, 2012 9:58 am - LONDON — Volleys of fireworks lit up the night sky, Beverley Knight belted out “I am what I am,” and Britain’s first Paralympic gold medalist lit the caldron to open the...
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Renowned Olympian, judo coach from Buffalo Grove diesAug 28, 2012 10:00 am - Irwin Cohen competed for the United States in the 1972 Munich Olympics, but for him and the athletes he coached since, judo was always much more than a sport. It was fam...
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Cyclist from Arlington Hts. aims for Paralympic goldAug 21, 2012 4:04 pm - When Cathi Swanson was running behind her son, David, all those years ago, teaching him how to ride a bike, she couldn’t know he’d eventually be speeding past her and al...
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Sky’s Fowles, Cash share some Olympic storiesAug 17, 2012 5:21 pm - There are a lot of grueling tests Olympic athletes put their bodies through in their quest for gold. But here’s a crazy workout that doesn’t make most lists: walking, th...
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Back to reality: Britain bounces back after gamesAug 13, 2012 9:20 am - LONDON — Basking in post-Olympic glory, Britain succumbed to reality Monday with commuters venturing back to work and Heathrow Airport experiencing one of its busiest da...