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IOC: American TV rights worth less after Rio win

Associated Press
Oct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- The cost of Chicago's defeat in its bid to host the 2016 Olympics will be felt in the value of the next U.S. broadcast deal. The International Olympic Comm...
Chicago eliminated as 2016 Olympic site

By Ted Cox
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Stunned silence. That was the response at Daley Plaza downtown Friday when Chicago became the first city voted out among the final four bidding to play host to the 2016 ...
Assessing the fallout from Chicago's Olympic-sized loss

By John Patterson and Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago called in all the political heavy hitters, ranging from Oprah to President Barack Obama, in its drive to win the Olympic bid. Chicago called in all the political...
Never at a loss for words on 2016 bid

By Mike Imrem
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Random thoughts on losing the 2016 Summer Olympics to Rio, which is no big loss anyway: • OK, this clinches it. Copenhagen doesn't get an NBA expansion franchise. • Forg...
Olympic-sized whipping for Chicago; it was never going to happen

Associated Press
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama was in the comfort of his private quarters on Air Force One somewhere over the Atlantic when he got the news. The vote was in, his adopted hometow...
IOC votes for 2016 Olympic host today in Copenhagen

Associated Press
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid made final pitches to the International Olympic Committee to be selected later Friday as host of the 2016 Olympic...
Chicago makes it personal in quest for 2016 Games

Associated Press
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- Looking out at the International Olympic Committee members, President Barack Obama grinned. "This could be a meeting in Chicago," he said, "because we look...
Rio to host 2016 Olympics

Associated Press
Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- Finally, South America gets an Olympics. The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beach...
Images from the Olympic announcement

Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
Do we really want Summer Games?

By Barry Rozner
Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I love the Olympics. There. I said it. I know it's not chic in this age of hyper-cynicism, but I still enjoy the games. Certainly not as much as in the days of the U.S. ...

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