Olympics
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San Diego-Tijuana pursue longshot Olympics bidApr 30, 2013 6:21 pm - SAN DIEGO — Horrendous waits to enter the United States. A lack of sporting venues. Scarce hotel rooms during peak tourist season. As they mount a longshot bid to host t...
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Bolt to run 150-meter race at Copacabana beachMar 29, 2013 4:13 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO — Usain Bolt will have Copacabana beach in the background when he tries to break his 150-meter world best in a street race this weekend in Rio de Janeiro....
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Gold, Wagner give U.S. figure skating team a shot at SocchiMar 15, 2013 10:43 am - LONDON, Ontario — Gracie Gold knows what she wants. This is the U.S. runner-up’s first trip to worlds, and the Elk Grove Village-based skater can’t help but be a bit sta...
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Ex-skater accuses Gabel of rape when she was 15Mar 08, 2013 3:00 pm - A second former U.S. speedskater has made sexual abuse accusations against Olympic medalist and former U.S. Speedskating president Andy Gabel, saying he raped her when s...
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Chicago speedskater implicated in sexual abuse allegationsMar 01, 2013 6:00 pm - U.S. Speedskating began an investigation Friday into the report of a female skater accusing former Olympian and organization president Andy Gabel of sexual abuse in the ...
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Red Stars single-game tickets go on saleFeb 27, 2013 8:47 am - Single-game tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday for Chicago Red Stars home games for the National Women’s Soccer League season, team officials have announced. Th...
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Vonn ahead of schedule after knee surgeryFeb 22, 2013 4:16 pm - The four-time overall World Cup champion remains unhappy about how she sustained a season-ending injury — two shredded ligaments and a broken bone — at the world champio...
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Oscar Pistorius gets bail as murder trial loomsFeb 22, 2013 7:00 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius walked out of a South African court Friday a free man — for now — after a magistrate agreed to release him on bail ahead of his ...
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S. Africa police names new Pistorius investigatorFeb 21, 2013 7:47 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — South African police appointed a new chief investigator Thursday in the Oscar Pistorius murder case, replacing a veteran detective after unsettl...
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Nike suspends contract with Oscar PistoriusFeb 21, 2013 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — Nike Inc. has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner from South Africa charged with premeditated murder in the Valentine...