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Banged-up Steelers re-sign Davenport
.The Steelers re-signed running back Najeh Davenport and released rookie cornerback Roy Lewis on Thursday. Davenport spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons with Pittsburgh but was released in June. He was re-signed in October after Willie Parker injured a knee,...Tags: Beijing Games, Winter Olympics, Golf, Sports Organizations, Injuries
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Do You Believe? Olympic Jump Rope
The Hartford CourantWe've had Olympic ballroom dancing, so why not jump rope? Double dutch has become popular enough around the world that a team from Japan keeps winning an annual competition at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Now, the New York-based National Double Dutch League...Tags: Sports Organizations
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Chicago stresses surprise in Olympic bid
During the campaign to make their city an Olympic host, Chicago 2016 officials have dwelled on the idea that the city is a well-kept secret. So it is no surprise the only video the bid committee has shown in all its presentations to regional Olympic...Tags: Executive Branch, Richard M. Daley, Barack Obama, Government, Multi-Sport Events
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Terps' Vasquez named ACC Player of Week
Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez was named the Atlantic Coast Conference's Player of the Week after averaging 27 points, 8.5rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals in wins over Youngstown State and Vermont. Vasquez hit a three-point shot to force overtime in...Tags: Cycling Trial, National Football League, Washington Capitals, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Basketball
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Obama lends voice to Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid
It didn't take long for Barack Obama to start playing a significant role in promoting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
About 15 minutes into Chicago's presentation of its bid plans to the general assembly of the European Olympic Committees...Tags: Paralympic Games, Barack Obama, Sports Organizations, Olympic Games, Local Elections
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Obama makes video pitch for Chicago Olympics
Of The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama made a personal appeal Friday to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to his home city of Chicago. Obama appeared in a 90-second taped video message played by Chicago bid leaders to the general assembly of European Olympic...Tags: Paralympic Games, Barack Obama, Sports Organizations, Chicago Skyline, Olympic Games
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Obama: 'Long supported hosting the Olympics'
Chicago Tribune reporterIt didn't take long for Barack Obama to start playing a significant role in promoting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. About 15 minutes into Friday's presentation of the city's bid plans to the general assembly of European Olympic Committees,...Tags: Paralympic Games, Barack Obama, Sports Organizations, Olympic Games, Local Elections
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Tapping into Obama's appeal
Chicago organizations marketing the city are riding Barack Obama's coattails. Examples: •The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau added a "Presidential Chicago" page to its Web site the morning after his election, with suggestions on where to...Tags: Kenwood, Richard M. Daley, Hyde Park, Barack Obama, 2008 Obama U.S. Presidential Victory Rally
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Double dutch as an Olympic sport?
Associated Press WriterDouble dutch, once a pastime of American black teenage girls, has gone global. It's become such a hot jump-rope sport around the world that a team from Japan keeps winning an annual competition at Harlem's Apollo Theater. Now, the New York-based...Tags: New York City Police Department, Lincoln Center, Sports Organizations, Culture
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Researchers say they're getting closer to HGH test
The man described as the "guru of sports doping" and an East Coast cancer detection expert said they're on the way to establishing a urine test for human growth hormone that could close a drug-testing loophole experts described Monday as a "widespread"...Tags: National Football League, Medicine, Beijing Games, Western Medicines, Crimes
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Obama boosts Chicago's Olympic chances
Chicago Tribune reporterWhile Barack Obama transitions from Chicago to Washington, his presence will be felt thousands of miles away, where finalists for the 2016 Olympics will put on their best show Friday for Europe's Olympic voting delegates. That means Chicago's...Tags: Barack Obama, 2008 Obama U.S. Presidential Victory Rally, Sports Organizations, Government, Multi-Sport Events
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Randy Johnson becomes free agent as talks with Diamondbacks end
Randy Johnson filed for free agency Thursday after failing to reach an agreement to return to Arizona. The 45-year-old lefty, five wins shy of 300, "hopes to find a team where he can continue to pitch at a high level and contribute to another...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Cy Young, Randy Johnson
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