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IOC, USOC deal stokes talk of new Chicago Olympics bid
Tribune reportersThe conversation about Chicago hosting a summer Olympics is rising from the ashes after one of the biggest hurdles to another U.S.-based games was overcome this week. The International Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic Committee agreed on Thursday...Tags: Chicago, Richard M. Daley, Sports, Sports Organizations, NATO Summit
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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: Corporate Officers, Olympic Games, EA Tiburon, Sports, Sports Organizations
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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: Corporate Officers, Chicago Tribune, Olympic Games, Sports, EA Tiburon
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Why USOC execs may look like the 1 percent
If I were among the vast majority of U.S. Olympians who struggle to make ends meet, I would be taken aback by the salaries of U.S. Olympic Committee staff members listed in the 2011 USOC tax filing made public today. It showed 14 USOC employees earned...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Sports, Sports Organizations, Employees, Awards and Prizes
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Anae fulfills Olympic dream
LOS ANGELES — As the U.S. Olympic women's water polo team was named Thursday, Coach Adam Krikorian read off the names in alphabetical order. The first name was the former Corona del Mar High and USC standout, Tumua Anae. This led to a funny...
Tags: Olympic Games, Polo, Beijing Games, Pan American Games, Swimming
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NATO summit will give Chicago a global boost, poll finds
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has touted the NATO summit as a way to showcase Chicago on an international stage, and much of the Chicago area agrees with that notion, a Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows. Nearly 6 out of 10 voters support hosting the conference and think...
Tags: Democratic Convention (1968), International Organizations, Elections, NATO Summit, White House
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Rookie weightlifter: Creatine built for bursts
When I was a rookie weightlifter, I took creatine supplements because everyone else was doing it. I quit after a week for reasons you don't want explained. Suffice to say it involved the words "gastrointestinal" and "distress." Apparently that's a rare...
Tags: Entertainment, Steroids, Nutrition, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Health
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As London Olympics approach, U.S. plays catch-up in triathlon
There are at least two reasons why fans might expect the U.S. to excel in the Olympic triathlon. First, this country is home to the sport's best-known race, the famed Ironman competition in Hawaii. Second, well, this is America. "When you go to the...
Tags: Entertainment, Concerts, Sports, Triathlon, Cycling
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For U.S., the Olympics have become away Games
When the 2012 London Olympics begin less than three months from now, it will mark an anniversary that Americans might not want to celebrate. Ten years have passed since the Games last took place on U.S. soil. And with the bidding process extended years...
Tags: Sports, 2012 Olympics Games, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Sports Organizations, Robert L. Gibbs
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For USOC boss, it's simple math: Revenue conceded to IOC would come from athletes
DALLAS - It’s a pretty simple situation. Until the U.S. Olympic Committee reaches some kind of new revenue-sharing agreement in the apparently endless negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, there will not be another Olympic Games in...Tags: Olympic Games, Sports, Sports Organizations, NBC (tv network), Media Industry
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When will the U.S. host another Olympics?
It's a pretty simple situation. Until the U.S. Olympic Committee reaches some kind of new revenue-sharing agreement in the apparently endless negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, there will not be another Olympic Games in the United...Tags: Olympic Games, Sports, Sports Organizations, NBC (tv network), Media Industry
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Court dismisses its lifetime Olympic ban on past British dopers
The international court decision allowing past British dopers to compete in the Olympic Games was an issue of law, not morality, no matter how much the holier-than-thou wailers from across the pond wanted to couch it as possibly leading to the end of...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Olympic Games, Sports Organizations, Steroids, International Law
May 25, 2012
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May 24, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 24, 2012
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May 19, 2012
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May 17, 2012
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May 17, 2012
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May 9, 2012
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May 10, 2012
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May 12, 2012
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May 13, 2012
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May 14, 2012
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 30, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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