Olympics
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Sky coach named an assistant for women's hoops campSep 30, 2013 3:30 pm - Doug Bruno, Pokey Chatman, Jennifer Rizzotti and Dawn Staley will assist Geno Auriemma at the U.S. women's basketball training camp in Las Vegas this weekend. Bruno was ...
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Armstrong returns Olympic bronze medalSep 12, 2013 3:24 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong has returned his Olympic bronze cycling medal, the latest fallout from his confession to using performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong won...
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Germany’s Thomas Bach elected IOC presidentSep 10, 2013 11:42 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Thomas Bach was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday, keeping the powerful sports body in European hands. Bach,...
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Tommie Smith: Sochi athletes should weigh protestsSep 09, 2013 3:54 pm - RIETI, Italy — When Tommie Smith bowed his head and thrust a black-gloved fist toward the sky from the top of the Olympic podium 45 years ago, he was making a personal s...
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Lysacek’s comeback delayed againSep 09, 2013 3:54 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Olympic champion Evan Lysacek’s comeback is again being delayed by injury. Lysacek, a Naperville native, was to compete later this week at the...
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Barcelona readies 2022 Olympic bid 1 day after Madrid lossSep 08, 2013 10:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain — Less than one day after Madrid lost in its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, Barcelona Mayor Xavier Trias said the city is prepared to present a b...
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Tokyo will host 2020 OlympicsSep 07, 2013 3:42 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, capitalizing on its reputation as a “safe pair of hands” and defying concerns about the Fukush...
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Madrid, Tokyo, Istanbul in home stretch for 2020 GamesSep 06, 2013 4:59 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A day before the host of the 2020 Olympics is selected, Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul made their closing arguments to IOC voters Friday: Ÿ Madrid ...
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Bolt closes out season with another winSep 06, 2013 4:57 pm - BRUSSELS — Usain Bolt closed out the season Friday with another win in the 100 meters, finishing in 9.80 seconds in the Memorial Van Damme. The time, sluggish by his ste...
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Auriemma to coach U.S. women’s Olympic team againSep 06, 2013 4:56 pm - STORRS, Conn. — Geno Auriemma is thrilled to be headed to Rio. After months of denying his interest in coaching the U.S. national team, Auriemma will return for an unpre...