Olympics
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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...
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Belarus shot putter stripped of Olympic goldAug 13, 2012 7:40 am - LONDON — Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus became the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London Olympics after her gold was withdrawn Monday for dopin...
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Images from the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremonyAug 12, 2012 7:00 pm - ...
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Olympics come to rocking end with a pop partyAug 12, 2012 6:00 pm - LONDON — With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant...
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Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Sunday, August 12Aug 12, 2012 4:17 pm - ...