Olympics
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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...
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Solo uncertain for US game that decides Olympic berthJan 24, 2012 11:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Hope Solo has an ailing leg, the result of some extra work she was putting in to get back into playing shape after “Dancing With the Stars....
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America’s next Olympic star? Could be anyoneJan 24, 2012 11:00 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Michael Phelps. Missy Franklin. Jordyn Wieber. Ryan Lochte. Any of those athletes could be the defining face of the U.S. Olympic team in the r...
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U.S. tops Mexico 4-0 for 1st place in Olympic qualifyingJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Not this time, Mexico. The U.S. women’s soccer team avenged one of its most shocking losses Tuesday night, and did so emphatically. A pair ...
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Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dead at 29Jan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died Thursday, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah. Burke, who li...
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Janet Evans qualifies for 800m Olympic swim trialsJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — Janet Evans qualified for the Olympic trials in the 800-meter freestyle on Sunday, her second qualifying time since coming out of retirement. The 40-year...
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American teen, 16, earns World Cup slalom podiumDec 28, 2011 10:00 pm - IENZ, Austria — Teenager Mikaela Shiffrin used to watch skiers Marlies Schild and Lindsey Vonn on television when she was a kid. On Thursday, the 16-year-old high schoo...
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Forsberg denies Sweden threw game at 2006 OlympicsDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - STOCKHOLM — Peter Forsberg is backtracking on comments he made in a TV interview suggesting Sweden threw a group-stage game at the 2006 Turin Olympics to get an easier d...
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Vonn wins Super G, sweeps weekend in Lake LouiseDec 03, 2011 11:00 pm - LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. won a downhill for the second day in a row at Lake Louise on Saturday. It was Vonn’s 10th career victory at Lake Louise,...