Olympics
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2020 Olympic bid cities must show financial backingFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - LONDON — Now that the Italian government has pulled the plug at the last minute on Rome’s Olympic bid, five remaining candidate cities must prove that they have the fina...
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US names 21-player women's Olympic basketball poolFeb 12, 2012 11:00 pm - Baylor all-American Brittney Griner is among 21 finalists for the U.S. women’s basketball team that will compete at the London Olympics. The 6-foot-8 Griner is looking t...
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Loyola beats Illinois-Chicago 78-69Feb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Ben Averkamp scored 17 points, leading five Loyola of Chicago players in double figures, and the Ramblers won their first Horizon League game of the season by beating Il...
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Safe4Athletes a response to unspeakable painFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Just about every high school girls swimming record in the state of Wisconsin belongs to Katherine Starr. Her name can't be found anywhere in the record books, though. B...
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Phelps using hyperbaric chamber to aid recoveryFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Michael Phelps is the latest athlete to use a hyperbaric chamber to aid recovery. The 16-time Olympic medalist said Wednesday he had been sleeping “at 8,000 f...
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Davis-White win dance title at US championshipsJan 27, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Meryl Davis and Charlie White are around, everyone else is fighting for second place. The world champions left no doubt they are the gold standa...
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Algonquin’s Brubaker soars to lead in pairs short programJan 26, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Rockne Brubaker and his last pairs partner split up, he wasn’t sure he wanted to keep skating. Nights like this are why the 25-year-old figure s...
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U.S. soccer team qualifies for Olympics with win over Costa RicaJan 26, 2012 11:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women’s soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won’t soon forget is how hard they...
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Canadian women earn Olympic berthJan 26, 2012 11:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Canadian women’s soccer team earned the 11th of 12 berths at the London Olympics on Friday, beating Mexico 3-1 in a CONCACAF qualifying...
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Des Plaines skater leads 3 U.S. women’s champsJan 26, 2012 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Agnes Zawadzki sure knows how to shake things up. The U.S. junior champ only two years ago, this 16-year-old Des Plaines native outskated not one, not...