Olympics
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US women win 1st Olympic gymnastics title since 1996Jul 31, 2012 1:00 pm - LONDON — One by one, the Americans thundered down the runway, soared high above the vault and slammed into the mat. Boom! Boom! Boom! When the fireworks were over, so wa...
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When to watch for suburban Olympians todayJul 31, 2012 12:00 pm - Coming up today Ÿ After blanking Serbia 3-0 on Sunday, Sean Rooney of Wheaton and the U.S. men's volleyball team take on Germany. Watch it live, 10:45 a.m.-12:30 on...
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2.1 million attend first 3 days of London OlympicsJul 31, 2012 11:54 am - LONDON — Facing criticism for swathes of empty seats at venues, Olympic organizers said Tuesday that 2.1 million people attended events in the first three full days of c...
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Barrington rider and her horse working to make a future GamesJul 31, 2012 10:56 am - Abigail McArdle, 18, of Barrington Hills will be watching the first equestrian events in the Olympics on Friday from an insider’s perspective. The teen competes in the i...
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Winnetka's Dwyer helps Michael Phelps make historyJul 31, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON — Michael Phelps swam into history with his 19th Olympic medal, and this one was a more appropriate color. With a lot of help from his friends, Phelps took down t...
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Olympics awash in Twitter, for better or worseJul 31, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON — It's amazing how much trouble can be stirred up in 140 characters or less. But also how much intimacy, excitement, global scope and, yes, general zaniness. For ...
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Matt Grevers' former coaches say they saw gold comingJul 30, 2012 11:00 pm - It has been years in the making, but Lake Forest High and Northwestern graduate Matt Grevers has reached his goal of winning an Olympic gold medal while setting an Olymp...
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Images from the 2012 Summer Olympics on Monday, July 30, 2012Jul 30, 2012 9:19 pm - ...
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U.S. women’s volleyball team defeats BrazilJul 30, 2012 7:38 pm - LONDON — The U.S. women’s volleyball team defeated Brazil 3-1 on Monday at the Olympics in an early-round rematch of the Beijing Games final won by the Brazilians. Desti...
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Naperville’s Candace Parker leads U.S. women in rout over AngolaJul 30, 2012 6:21 pm - LONDON — The U.S. women say they don’t care about the final score. They just want to have least one more point than their opponent at the end of games in the women’s Oly...