Olympics
-
Images from the Olympic announcementOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
-
Do we really want Summer Games?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. ...
-
Local Olympians back bidOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The prospect of competing in front of a hometown crowd has local Olympians and athletes enthusiastically rooting for Chicago when the host city for the 2016 Olympic Summ...
-
3 reasons why each Olympic bid can win or lose
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Friday's vote by the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen to select the host city for the 2016 Summer Games is too close to call. Any of the four candidate citi...
-
Robinson: hosting games 'tremendous honor'
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- It would be a "tremendous honor" to host the world if Chicago got the 2016 Olympics, original Dream Teamer David Robinson says. Chicago is in a tight conte...
-
USOC has a lot riding on Chicago 2016 win
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- They shelved long-awaited plans for a TV network after only a month, and made nice with International Olympic Committee members who think they're hogging t...
-
Michelle Obama arrives in Copenhagen for IOC vote
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- Michelle Obama didn't waste any time impressing International Olympic Committee members. As the first lady walked through the hotel lobby Wednesday, she sp...
-
Some Chicago residents hoping Olympics bid a bust
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some around town hope the International Olympic...
-
Olympic countdown: Long night's journey into daySep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - With the seven-hour time difference between Chicago and Copenhagen, Denmark, it's going to be a long night's journey into day on Friday before we find out which city wil...
-
Suburbs to be represented in CopenhagenSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - With more than $50 million at stake for Northwest suburban businesses, the president of the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau is going to Copenhagen to show ...