Olympics
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Local Chinese on Olympics: 'We are so proud'Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Hao Chen won't be in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games, but he's found a way to help bring the Olympic spirit to Chicago. The 10-year-old Lake Bluff boy competed in a mi...
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US men's soccer team confident about chances in Beijing
Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - TIANJIN -- Missing out on an Olympics usually doesn't bode well for the next time around. The United States Soccer Federation, however, would like to consider its absenc...
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Norway scores early to beat U.S. 2-0
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U.S. basketball team gets big Beijing welcome
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Olympic double dip for U.S. sprinter DixAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - DALIAN, China - Walter Dix looks at the sprints differently than most of his competition. "Sometimes, the fastest guy doesn't win," he said Tuesday at the U.S. track tea...
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Runner chosen U.S. flagbearer
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Daley takes 2016 bid to BeijingAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Beijing is ready to host this year's Summer Olympic Games. And Mayor Richard Daley and a delegation from Chicago were in the air Monday afternoon, flying to China. They...
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U.S. sprinter Dix taking an Olympic double dip
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Rock stars? Team USA not partying like themAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - SHANGHAI, China - The swarm of photographers quickly reached more than a dozen, all for a can't-miss chance to witness a real superstar in action. Only Dwight Howard was...
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Phelps keeps a low profile upon arrivalAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Michael Phelps sneaked into Beijing almost unnoticed. He's unlikely to go out that way. The probable star of the Beijing Olympics avoided hundreds of fans, pho...