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Vai Sikahema
Staff reporterSports director/anchor Vai Sikahema can be seen weeknights on PHL17 News at Ten Powered by NBC 10. Sikahema continues to serve as sports director/anchor for NBC 10 News at 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m. He joined WCAU in April 1994 and is also the host of...Tags: NBC (tv network), Arizona Cardinals, Freddie Mac, Green Bay Packers, Education
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Deal clears way for U.S. to bid for Olympics again
When historians of such things seek the moment the U.S. Olympic Committee found a way to forge the Thursday agreement that put the U.S. back in the game as a potential Olympic Games host, they need look no further than Oct. 7, 2009. It was five days...Tags: Sports Organizations, International Olympic Committee, Sports, NBC (tv network), Olympic Games
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93-5 'KHY Rock Report
Headlines for Friday, May 25, 2012
METALLICA: Ulrich's Acting on Display Monday
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich makes his acting debut -- playing someone other than himself -- when Hemingway and Gellhorn premieres on HBO on Monday night at 9:00 p.m....Tags: Amy Grant, Bon Jovi (music group), Peter Criss, Butterfly Ballots, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Deal to mend fences with IOC caps marathon effort by USOC's Probst
When historians of such things seek the moment the U.S. Olympic Committee found a way to forge the agreement Thursday that put the U.S. back in the game as a potential Olympic Games host, they need look no further than Oct. 7, 2009. It was five days...Tags: Sports Organizations, International Olympic Committee, Sports, Olympic Games, Corporate Officers
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Wrestler Jordan Burroughs throws himself into the Olympic mix
DALLAS — If you're looking for quiet and unassuming, Jordan Burroughs might not be your man. Not that you would expect reticence from someone who spends his days grabbing people and throwing them to the ground. This is a guy who does not...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Turkey, Human Interest, Education, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Michael Phelps to Retire After Summer Olympics
CNNNEW YORK -- U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps says he'll make one more push in the pool at the Olympics in London this summer, but after that he's hanging up his Speedo. Phelps told Anderson Cooper in an interview on "60 Minutes" on Sunday that while it took...Tags: Travel, Awards and Prizes, Sports, Anderson Cooper, Swimming
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Michael Phelps: 'I'm retiring. I'm done' after 2012 London Olympics
Zap2itOlympic swimmer Michael Phelps sat down with Anderson Cooper for "60 Minutes" to talk about his tumultuous four years between the 2008 Beijing Olympics and this summer's upcoming Olympics in London. "After Beijing, there have been countless times where I...Tags: Sports, Anderson Cooper, Swimming, Beijing Games, Michael Phelps
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Brother's pro basketball career gives opportunity to see the world
You had to chuckle at Michael Phelps' mother for her unrequited plea to her son to forego retirement after 2012 and extend his swimming career through the 2016 Olympics so she could make the trip to Brazil.
Seriously, who wouldn't want to go?
"C'mon...Tags: Travel, Memphis Grizzlies, National Basketball Association, Anderson Cooper, Chris Owens
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Varsity Q&A: Alexis Franklin, Old Mill, track and field
The Baltimore SunAlexis Franklin is one of the most successful track and field athletes in Old Mill history. This year, the senior ran the fastest times in the entire country for the 400-meter hurdles (59.05 seconds) and the 300-meter hurdles (41.49 seconds). Those times...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Penn Relays, Anne Arundel County, Pikesville, Track and Field
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OK, Chicago, let's do this
"What are we? Kids?" It was a dare posed often by one of my favorite assistant city editors. Whether he was dispatching reporters to a dicey crime scene or itching to sail across the lake in threatening weather, the late Steven Pratt was a go-for-it...
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Still coy on Olympic program, Phelps trying to catch Lochte
Tribune reporterDALLAS -- When the inevitable question arrived at the Team USA Media Summit on Sunday, the most decorated swimmer in history attempted some volleyball. "Can I ask a question?" Michael Phelps asked, half-sheepishly. "Why is it such a big deal what I'm...Tags: Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps
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