Olympics
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Olympic flame relay highlights Putin's RussiaOct 07, 2013 3:00 pm - MOSCOW — In the words of President Vladimir Putin, the four-month Olympic flame relay will “show the world Russia as she is and as we love her.” The relay for the Sochi...
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Girls giving rugby a chance, helping sport’s growth in U.S.Oct 06, 2013 9:56 am - In his native South Africa, rugby is more than a sport for Palatine resident Warren Taylor. “For us it’s a religion,” he said. That level of devotion seems to have been ...
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IOC receives Armstrong’s Olympic medalOct 02, 2013 4:05 pm - LONDON — Lance Armstrong’s Olympic medal is back with the IOC. The International Olympic Committee stripped the American rider of the bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney G...
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Lysacek has torn labrum, will miss Skate AmericaSep 30, 2013 3:36 pm - PARK CITY, Utah — This isn’t quite the way Evan Lysacek wanted to break into acting. The reigning Olympic figure skating champion revealed Monday he’s got a torn labrum...
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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...