Olympics
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Lincicome: It's about the athletes not the politics at the OlympicsDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - If I've been asked once I've been asked ... well, once, what is this Olympic boycott thing all about? Before I can answer I am also asked, "Are there mountains in Beijin...
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Constable: Tournament will draw table tennis elite to LibertyvilleOct 28, 2021 5:30 am - YouTube #8220;You see a world-class player playing a kid's game with little kids,#8221; says Englebert Solis, owner of tournament sponsor Edgeball Table Tennis. #8220;It...
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Track legend Joyner-Kersee teaches young athletes in Elk Grove VillageOct 10, 2021 1:00 am - If you want to be the best, why not learn from the best. That was the idea that brought a group of young athletes to Elk Grove High School on Sunday for a track-and-fiel...
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Biles tells Congress 'enough is enough' after gymnast abuse
Sep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON - Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told Congress on Wednesday that "enough is enough" in emotional testimony along with other young gymnast...
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A concluding sentiment to the 2020 Olympic GamesAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: Evita Griskenas of Orland Park, who trains at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Prospect Heights - recognized as one of the top training facil...
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Springsteen, U.S. fall to Swedes in jump off, earn silver
Aug 07, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - The Springsteen family has gone platinum many times over. Time to make space for a little silver, too. Jessica Springsteen and the U.S. equestrian jumping team c...
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As Pandemic Olympics wane, Japan asks: What did Games mean?
Aug 07, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Was it the strangest Olympics ever, staged during a deadly pandemic, with no fans? How about the angriest, awash in protests and fierce opposition from large swa...
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Felix's 11th medal comes in US runaway in 4x400 relay
Aug 07, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Allyson Felix won her 11th career Olympic medal Saturday, combining with her American teammates to finish the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a...
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Golden, again: U.S. beats France 87-82 for Tokyo title
Aug 07, 2021 1:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan - Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men's basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game. The Americans expected nothing less. And in t...
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Final curtain can't come soon enough for Tokyo GamesAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Testing one of the truisms of sports - that it is not over until the fat lady sings - I assume Tokyo 2020 will close with a 400-pound sumo wrestler belting out "Thanks f...