Olympics
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Pistorius lived out dream by running at OlympicsFeb 14, 2013 7:53 am - LONDON — Only six months ago, Oscar Pistorius was running circles around the track at the Olympic Stadium, a shining example of what a person can achieve in the face of ...
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Amputee Olympic star Pistorius charged in slayingFeb 14, 2013 5:12 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine’s Day slaying of his girlfriend at h...
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IOC President Rogge to meet with wrestling leaderFeb 13, 2013 5:11 pm - The IOC executive board removed wrestling from the program of the 2020 Games on Tuesday, cutting it from the list of 26 sports at last year’s London Olympics. The decisi...
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Body slam for wrestling: Sport cut from OlympicsFeb 12, 2013 5:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland — For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate body slam: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings. The vote Tuesday by the IOC's executive board ...
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‘Pingpong diplomacy’ figure Zhuang Zedong diesFeb 10, 2013 9:50 am - BEIJING — Three-time world table tennis champion Zhuang Zedong, a key figure in the groundbreaking “pingpong diplomacy” between China and the United States, died Sunday,...
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Putin: Fire senior Russian Olympic officialFeb 07, 2013 8:02 am - SOCHI, Russia — A year before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired....
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Vonn to have surgery in US next week after crashFeb 06, 2013 4:00 pm - SCHLADMING, Austria — Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery in Colorado next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in...
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Russia sparing no expenseFeb 05, 2013 10:24 pm - SOCHI, Russia — One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) a...
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Her knee shredded, Lindsey Vonn done for seasonFeb 05, 2013 3:00 pm - SCHLADMING, Austria — All it took was a moment. Lindsey Vonn landed hard and tumbled face first with a piercing shriek. Just like that, the star American skier was on th...
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Red Stars add 3 players to NWSL rosterFeb 05, 2013 2:47 pm - The Chicago Red Stars have added three more free agents for the upcoming NWSL season. Former Olympic team captain Lori Chalupny, Taryn Hemmings, and Ella Masar will join...