Olympics
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Krzyzewski expects LeBron to play in OlympicsJun 21, 2012 3:03 pm - DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski expects LeBron James to play for the U.S. Olympic team. Again balancing coaching duties between the U.S. and Duke, Krzyzewski also confirm...
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Ishihara says support for Tokyo’s Olympic bid will growJun 01, 2012 5:48 am - TOKYO — Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara says low support for the city’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics is an “idiosyncrasy” of Japanese people and that enthusiasm for th...
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Glen Ellyn teen fights for Panama in summer OlympicsMay 27, 2012 8:00 am - At age 4, Carolena Carstens showed she might be a prodigy in the making. She joined a kickboxing club in her hometown of Glen Ellyn; her parents thought it would be good...
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Archery hits pop culture's bull's eye with 'Hunger Games'May 26, 2012 8:00 am - Two-time Olympian Jennifer Nichols' eyes light up with she talks about her sport finally climbing out of the shadows. “The Hunger Games” has shined a bright light on the...
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UK bans leaders who abuse rights from OlympicsMay 26, 2012 7:55 am - LONDON — Britain will ban leaders guilty of human rights abuses from traveling to the U.K. for the 2012 London Olympics, a senior British official said this week. Jeremy...
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Smaller sports firms rely on informal endorsements to compete at OlympicsMay 19, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON - Provexis, vying for a sliver of the $42 billion sports-drink market, is counting on a lift from unsolicited athlete endorsements on the eve of the Summer Olympi...
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Motherhood big change for Walsh in 3rd Olympic tryMay 12, 2012 3:24 pm - Preparing for this Olympics is different for Kerri Walsh because this time she has two kids tagging along on her training. The U.S. beach volleyball star now has a son f...
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Olympic flame for London Games lit in GreeceMay 10, 2012 11:54 am - ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — The flame that will burn during the London Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Thursday, heralding the start of a t...
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U.S. bobsledder retires to pursue military careerMay 08, 2012 8:02 pm - LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — After serving as a fire team leader deep in the mountains of Afghanistan and toting an automatic weapon weighing more than 22 pounds when fully ...
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2008 gold medalist retires after losing at Olympic wrestling trialsApr 22, 2012 1:54 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa — Olympic champion Henry Cejudo returned to wrestling to inspire people and try to win a gold medal with his mother in the stands in London. It didn’t wo...