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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: EA Tiburon, Sports, NBC (tv network), Corporate Officers, Sports Organizations
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Laguna's Dries will compete at Olympic Games in London
No amount of preparation could ready Annika Dries for the announcement. On May 17, the former Laguna Beach High girls' water polo standout realized a lifelong dream when she was one of 13 athletes named to the USA Olympic women's water polo team that...
Tags: College Sports, Heisman Trophy, Jay Leno, Polo, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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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, EA Tiburon, Corporate Officers, Chicago Tribune, Sports Organizations
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United offers chance to win tickets to 2012 Olympic Games
United Airlines is giving away three grand prizes including airfare, hotel and entry tickets to the 2012 Olympic Games in London in its ”Fly Me to London” sweepstakes running through Wednesday. Winners will have the chance to cheer on the U....
Tags: Facebook, United Air Lines, 2012 Olympics Games, U.S. Olympic Team
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Michelle Beadle leaving ESPN for "Access Hollywood" and NBC Sports Group
Groller's CornerESPN personality Michelle Beadle, the co-host with Colin Cowherd on the "Sports Nation," has left the worldwide leader for a new multi-platform agreement that includes on-air duties for “Access Hollywood” and the NBC Sports Group. NBC is... -
Digest: UMBC's Hussein qualifies for Olympics in 200 IM
Swimming UMBC's Hussein qualifies for Olympics UMBC junior Mohamed Hussein took first place, broke the Egyptian national record and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 200-meter individual medley Sunday afternoon at the Auburn...Tags: Philadelphia Union, Maryland Terrapins, Physical Fitness and Exercise, National Collegiate Athletic Association, London (England)
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NBC prepares marketing blitz for online viewing of Olympics
BOSTON -- Looking to make consumers who subscribe to cable or satellite television aware that the bulk of the Summer Olympics can be watched online at no additional charge, NBC is going to embark on a large marketing campaign in advance of the London...
Tags: Satellite Technology, NBC (tv network), Entertainment, Time Warner Cable Inc., Consumers
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Don't condemn the will of GOP voters
On Saturday, Voice of the People had a letter titled "Lugar" by a reverend. The first paragraph lauded Sen. Richard Lugar's service to our country, a sentiment, that I feel, a large majority of Hoosiers would agree with. However, in the second paragraph...Tags: Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Richard Lugar, Parties and Movements, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Olympic weightlifter Holley Mangold is living large and loving it
DALLAS -- Everything about Holley Mangold is oversized. Her personality. Her laugh. Her ambition. But the first thing most people notice is her body, which, at 5 feet 9 and 350 pounds, is hard to miss. "I'm huge," Mangold says with pride, not political...
Tags: Nick Mangold, College Sports, Super Bowl, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Goalie Betsey Armstrong is hub of U.S. Olympic water polo hopes
DALLAS — Betsey Armstrong has an anchor tattooed on her right calf. Why it's there, though, she's no longer sure.
"There's not a really specific meaning behind it," she says with a shrug. "People ask me all the time if I'm in the Navy. I'm just...Tags: College Sports, Sports, Polo, Pan American Games, Water Polo
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Pau Gasol wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
Growing up, Pau Gasol came to a crossroads at which he had to decide whether to pursue a medical career or play professional basketball. He soon chose the latter, but the Lakers forward has still tapped into his interest in medicine. His involvement...
Tags: Ron Artest, Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies, LeBron James
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Sailing for U.S. in London is a point of pride for Anna Tunnicliffe
DALLAS -- Anna Tunnicliffe was born and raised in England. And she has the British accent to prove it. "With certain words it comes out," she acknowledged. But that does not, she insists, make this summer's Olympic Games a homecoming. "I'm American,"...
Tags: Alan Hale Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Kandahar Massacre (2012), Beijing Games
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