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    Jul 18, 2012 | Zap2It

  1. Olympics: New IOC guidelines allow beach volleyball players to cover up

    Channel Guide Magazine
    Remember the ensuing hoopla when American soccer player Brandi Chastain whipped off her jersey to reveal a relatively modest black sports bra when her penalty-shootout kick bested China in the 1999 Women’s World Cup? Just in time for the 2012 London...
    2. Jul 21, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. IOC decision on Marial is reason to cheer

    LONDON – Professional journalists try to keep the proper distance from subjects we write about.
    LONDON – Professional journalists try to keep the proper distance from subjects we write about. That ethical guideline does not prevent us from feeling human emotions about some of the subjects. So I wanted to cheer early Saturday afternoon when I...

    Tags: Road Running, Sports Organizations, Wars and Interventions, Philip Hersh, Sports

    3. Jul 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. South Sudanese marathoner gets into Olympics as independent athlete

    Guor Marial, the South Sudanese marathoner whose man-without-a-country Olympic plight was first brought to light by the Tribune five days ago, will be able to compete in the London Summer Games under the Olympic flag.
    Guor Marial, the South Sudanese marathoner whose man-without-a-country Olympic plight was first brought to light by the Tribune five days ago, will be able to compete in the London Summer Games under the Olympic flag. The International Olympic Committee'...

    Tags: Chicago Marathon, Sports Organizations, Sports

    4. Jul 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Olympic ticket roads blocked for many Londoners

    LONDON -- When they are not complaining about traffic dislocations and commuting slowdowns created by designated Olympic lanes and the expected crush of Olympic visitors on public transport, Londoners' most frequent complaint about the upcoming Summer Games is their inability to get tickets.
    LONDON -- When they are not complaining about traffic dislocations and commuting slowdowns created by designated Olympic lanes and the expected crush of Olympic visitors on public transport, Londoners' most frequent complaint about the upcoming Summer...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Trips and Vacations, Sports Organizations, Philip Hersh, Travel

    5. Jul 24, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. IOC should honor slain '72' Israeli athletes in Olympic Opening Ceremony

    These days, silence holds just as much power – and maybe more – in sports than words.
    These days, silence holds just as much power – and maybe more – in sports than words. Perhaps that is why the International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge dug his feet in the ground against honoring the slain Israeli athletes...

    Tags: Elections, Sports Organizations, Sports, Politics, Barack Obama

    6. Jul 23, 2012 | Zap2It

  6. A Woman’s Place: Qatar, Brunei and Saudi Arabia send female athletes to the London games.

    Channel Guide Magazine
    It’s hard to imagine the Olympics without the ladies. In fact, for lots of us — especially us fellow females — our first, or best, Olympic memory is entirely girly. Nadia Comaneci. Mary Lou Retton. Dorothy Hamill. Kristi Yamaguchi. Flo-...
    7. Jul 25, 2012 |Story| HB Independent

  7. In the Pipeline: Making noise over minute of silence

    With the Olympics starting this coming week, I wanted to point out that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the worst day in Olympic history.
    With the Olympics starting this coming week, I wanted to point out that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the worst day in Olympic history. In 1972, at the Munich games, eight Palestinian terrorists killed two Israeli athletes and took nine...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Terrorism, Sports Organizations, Disneyland Park, George Santayana

    8. Jul 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Olympics: Iran news renews flap about not facing Israeli athletes

    World Now
    After an Iranian official said that Iranian athletes would play “every country” at the Olympics, it seemed the London Games would put a halt to Iranians boycotting games to avoid facing off against Israelis. But the question is up in the air...
    9. Jul 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Tasty Olde English food no longer pie in the sky

    LONDON – It wasn’t so many years ago that if you told friends of plans to be in London for a month, they would have said. “You have to eat English food that long?”
    LONDON – It wasn’t so many years ago that if you told friends of plans to be in London for a month, they would have said. “You have to eat English food that long?” To everyone but a pompous Frenchman, that notion thankfully become...

    Tags: Summer Olympics, Pies and Tarts, Sports Organizations, Lamb, Sports

    10. Jul 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. What if Chicago had hit gold with 2016 bid?

    LONDON — What if, on Oct. 2, 2009, in Denmark, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge had said: "Tonight I have the honor to announce that the Games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of ... Chicago."?
    LONDON — What if, on Oct. 2, 2009, in Denmark, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge had said: "Tonight I have the honor to announce that the Games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of ... Chicago."? In the nearly three...

    Tags: Leona Lewis, David Beckham, Michael Jordan, Jimmy Page, Summer Olympics

    11. Jul 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. An Olympic tragedy

    In September 1972, the world watched in disbelief as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by the Palestinian terrorist organization "Black September" at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich. The story, and Israel's decade-long retaliation, have been captured in countless movies, books and miniseries.
    In September 1972, the world watched in disbelief as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by the Palestinian terrorist organization "Black September" at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich. The story, and Israel's decade-long retaliation, have been captured...

    Tags: Marketing, Summer Olympics, England, Avery Brundage, Sports Organizations

    12. Jul 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Belarus leader denied entry to Britain for Olympics or otherwise

    World Now
    Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, viewed by many as Europe's last dictator, will not attend the London games after being denied a British visa, officials said Wednesday....
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