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USA Today Sports Columnist, Christine Brennan
Staff reporterAward-winning journalist Christine Brennan - USA Today sports columnist, author of the best-selling figure skating book Inside Edge and television sports analyst - is a leading voice on the Olympics, international sports, women's sports and other sports...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Journalism
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Steve Cochran 101
"If radio is the theater of the mind, Steve Cochran is the Steven Spielberg of talk radio hosts." --from Search for the Meaning of Life by Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz STEVE COCHRAN is the most valuable jewel in the crown that is the TRIBUNE COMPANY....Tags: Engelbert Humperdinck, Clubs and Associations, Steven Spielberg, Entertainment, Radio
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Olympic Bid Officials Brief Aldermen On Funding
(WGN-AM)- Just two days after Chicago 2016 Chairman Patrick Ryan tried to put off public hearings with angry aldermen about plans for financing the Olympic Games, he came to City Hall on Wednesday to allay their concerns in a series of closed-door...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Sports, Insurance, Chicago Tribune, Sports Organizations
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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, Sports Organizations, International Olympic Committee, Corporate Officers, NBC (tv network)
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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, Hugh Laurie, Water Polo, Cancer, Jay Leno
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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: Philip Hersh, Sports, Chicago Tribune, Sports Organizations, Corporate Officers
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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, 2012 Olympics Games, U.S. Olympic Team, United Air Lines
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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: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Primaries, Sports, Elections
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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: Toronto FC, Major League Soccer, New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, Soccer
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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... -
USA-Georgia Greco-Roman wrestling teams meet for Curby Cup
So much has happened to Greco-Roman wrestler Justin Lester over the last four years it's hard to pinpoint his greatest motivation heading into the Olympic Games this summer. It might be his failure to qualify for the Beijing Games in 2008 — despite...
Tags: International Trade, Awards and Prizes, Chicago Tribune, Greco Roman, Wrestling
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A water polo weekend to remember
Some of the best water polo players in the world are coming to Newport Harbor High next weekend. With the weeks dwindling until the London Olympics, the Newport Beach Water Polo club is working on making it into a Memorial Day weekend to remember. The...Tags: Polo, Sports, Awards and Prizes, Holidays, Memorial Day
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