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Wade To Undergo Knee Surgery, Will Miss Olympics
MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade needs surgery on his left knee and will miss the London Olympics. The Miami Heat guard called USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski on Thursday and...
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Bosh Out Of Olympics To Rest, Rehab Injury
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh is still hurting, and his Olympic plans are being pushed aside so he can heal. The Miami Heat forward told USA Basketball on Friday that he is withdrawing from consideration for...
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Noah Out For London Olympics
(WSCR) Due to a severely sprained ankle suffered during last season’s playoffs, Bulls center Joakim Noah will not play for the French national team in the 2012 Olympics in London. The French sports...
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Olympic Champion Michael Johnson: ‘Slavery Has Benefited Descendants Like Me’
(CBS) Olympic champion Michael Johnson believes descendants of West African slaves have a “superior athletic gene” that gives black American and Caribbean sprinters an advantage. “Over the last few...
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Jordan: 1992 Dream Team Better Than 2012 USA Squad
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan said there’s no way Kobe Bryant and this year’s USA Olympic basketball team could’ve beaten the 1992 Dream Team. Jordan told The Associated Press Thursday that he...
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Few Members of Rich South Marching Band Set To Leave For London Olympics
RICHTON PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Some members of a south suburban high school marching band leave Tuesday for the London Olympics, but there’s disappointment that not all of them can afford to go. The Rich...
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Phelps Showing Leadership Among US Swimmers
LONDON (AP) — Michael Phelps is speaking up on the brink of his last Olympics. The 14-time gold medalist, introverted by nature and criticized for acting like a lone wolf, is talking at team meetings...
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Video: 20 Years Later, Dream Team Footage Released
(WSCR) It’s been 20 years since the original Dream Team first took the court. Now, after two decades, footage of a scrimmage game has been released. This particular video chronicles the battle between...
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Baffoe: The Olympics—I Don’t Get It
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) Oh joy, the Olympics begin tonight… if you don’t count that they began on July 25th. Some credentials on my end—I attended the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as a 14-year-old on a family...
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Illinois’ Bryant Wins Silver In Synchronized Diving In London
LONDON (CBS) – Illinois-native Kelci Bryant and partner Abby Johnston won the silver medal Sunday in Women’s Synchronized 3-meter Springboard diving at the 2012 Olympics in London. This is the first...
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Vollmer Sets 2nd World Record Of London Games
LONDON (AP) – Dana Vollmer won a gold medal at the Olympics and set a world record, too. Not bad for someone who didn’t even qualify four years ago. On a night featuring a relay duel between the...
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Video: Olympic Chair Fail
(WSCR) Ah, the Olympics – a chance for the best of the best to show what they’ve got in a variety of athletic competitions. While the greatest athletes in the world are out fighting for gold medals,...
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Wisch: Bring Baseball Back To The Olympics
By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) Since the Olympics kicked off last Friday with its “Lord of the Dance meets Lord of the Rings” extravaganza, I’ve watched my fair share of these Tape-Delay Games. And, thus...
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Phelps Earns Place In History With 19 Olympic Medals
(WSCR) With his gold medal in the 4×200 freestyle relay in the London Games on Tuesday, Michael Phelps earned his 19th Olympics medal, becoming the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. The...
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Badminton Scandal Leaves 8 Olympians Expelled
(WSCR) Could this be the darkest moment in badminton history? It might be after eight female badminton players were kicked out of the Olympic Games on Wednesday over charges of “not using one’s best...
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Lake Forest Swim Club Thrilled At Dwyer, Grevers Winning Gold
LAKE FOREST (CBS) – A North Shore swim club is bursting with pride after two of its former members struck gold in London. “I’m the best in the world, and that’s so cool to say. It’s something I’ve been...
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Parents Hid Mother’s Cancer, Grandparents’ Death From Chinese Gold Medalist
(CBS) There have been some odd stories involving the Chinese Olympic team through the years and this one is no different. Wu Minxia won her third straight gold medal in the three-meter synchronized...
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Ten Foot Mailbag: Dream Team Vs. 2012 And Lollapalooza
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) Bears training camp is underway! Oh, we’re getting so close to being free from the suck of summer. The White Sox are surprisingly good, but they aren’t filling the crevasse in my...
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Loukas, Jager Go for Gold Sunday at Olympics
LONDON (WBBM) – Christina Loukas knows she has work to do Sunday in the finals of the Women’s 3-meter springboard competition in London. The Riverwoods native finished sixth in the semifinals to...
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Loukas Falls Short At Olympics
LONDON (CBS) – Christina Loukas fell short of winning a medal Sunday at the Olympics. The Riverwoods-native finished eighth in the finals of the Women’s 3-meter Springboard in London. Wu Mingxia of...
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