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From Olympic hero to accused murderer
No memory of the London Olympics last summer remains as vivid as the image of South African inspiration Oscar Pistorius crossing the finish line of a 400-meter qualifying heat on his carbon-fiber blades. Suddenly, neither Pistorius' time nor any...
Tags: South Africa, United Nations, Firearms, Shootings, Nelson Mandela
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Goaltender Andre Blake Has No. 2 UConn Off To Fast Start
The Hartford CourantThe numbers are as wild as the hair. And, make no mistake, the numbers are pretty wild. Heading into an important home match Saturday night against No. 8 Notre Dame, UConn goalie Andre Blake carries a four-game shutout streak of 389 minutes, 42 seconds....Tags: South Florida Bulls, Georgetown Hoyas, Ray Reid, Connecticut Huskies, St. John's Red Storm
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Opening ceremony jolly good show
LONDON — In one of thousands of pubs across London, where surely tears mixed with laughter Friday night, they might say I was gobsmacked by the Olympic opening ceremony. In a more proper English teahouse, they might say I quite fancied that. All...Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Chicago Bears, J.K. Rowling , Daniel Craig, Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony
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There Was Nobody Faster In 1952 Than Hartford's Lindy Remigino
The Hartford CourantHolding two Olympic gold medals in his 81-year-old hands, Lindy Remigino breaks into laughter. The medals show their age. The stories do not. The stories never grow old. "Look at these medals, I don't even know which one is which," said Remigino, who won...Tags: YMCA, White House, Dallas Cowboys, Festive Events, Rugby League
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Usain Bolt, ready to strike twice
LONDON — They didn't introduce Usain Bolt on Saturday at Olympic Stadium so much as anoint him. And this is a place that knows something about coronations. First came the bouncy Eurythmics song, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," followed by polite...
Tags: Tyson Gay, Oscar Pistorius, Football, Track and Field, Ryan Bailey (track and field)
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Bolt, Douglas top annual Olympic sports awards
When the Summer Olympics began with the staid Queen of England taking part in a James Bond skit filmed for the best opening ceremony ever, you knew the biggest event on the global sports calendar had a chance to be a celebration of both winning and...
Tags: Allyson Felix, Michael Phelps, Jordan Burroughs, Theater, Missy Franklin
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He is (almost) legend
LONDON — We want him to be Superman. We knew him that way four years ago, when Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt emerged on the global sports stage and took world records and gold medals away from the Beijing Olympics with an ease that suggested he did...Tags: Superman (fictional character), Jamaica, Auto Racing, Michael Phelps, Ben Johnson
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Daum: Rise of the Olympic armchair judges
The conventional wisdom about the Olympics has always been that it turns its viewers into wannabe athletes. Every time the Games roll around, particularly the Summer Games with their relatively easy-to-try-at-home events like track and swimming , we start...
Tags: Gabby Douglas, NBC (tv network), Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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For my 16th Olympics, looking at a bigger picture
LONDON - This is my 16th Olympic Games. It is also the first in which I will see the Olympic Games rather than be focused on one sport, track and field at the Summer Games, figure skating at the Winter Games. I love those two sports, and they have given...
Tags: Philip Hersh, Olympic Games, Michael Phelps, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Sports
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Bolt races into Olympics history
LONDON — Moments after providing track and field's enduring snapshot of the 2012 Olympics, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt grabbed a news photographer's camera in the middle of his victory lap. The same lens had just been trained on Bolt as he...
Tags: Michael Jordan, Jamaica, 2016 Olympic Games, Track and Field, World War II (1939-1945)
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Does SNL influence elections?
No During the recent vice presidential debate Vice President Joe Biden or as he referred to himself "Big Daddy Joe," called the GOP vice presidential candidate "shark eyes." But don't worry Paul Ryan had Olympic medalist Usain Bolt in his corner. The...Tags: Elections, Ann Romney, Mitt Romney, Beyonce, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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A great debate: Bolt or Eaton?
LONDON — How do you measure greatness? By two events that lasted fewer than 30 seconds combined? By one 10-part event that ground on for 25 hours over two days? About 45 minutes after Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the Olympic track title he thought was...
Tags: Jim Thorpe, Decathlon, 2016 Olympic Games, Trey Hardee, Folklore and Mythology
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Oct 15, 2012
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Aug 9, 2012
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