Olympics News
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Disgraced ex-sprinter Marion Jones finds new life in WNBA
12:18 PM on 03/10/2010
TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) - Marion Jones has signed with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock, hoping to launch a new career after losing five Olympic medals for using performance-enhancing drugs...
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Shut out of 1,500 gold, Shani Davis sets eyes on Russia
4:47 PM on 02/22/2010
RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) - If there was any doubt about Shani Davis returning for another Olympics, all it took was another surprise in the 1,500 meters...
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Shani Davis takes home silver in speedskating 1,500
12:41 AM on 02/21/2010
RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) - Davis already has his sights on tackling the sport's toughest test of stamina and speed at the 2014 Olympics in Russia...
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Rap star says Romney got physical with him on plane
1:14 PM on 02/19/2010
BOSTON (AP) - A rap star says former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney first touched him -- and not the other way around...
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Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong becomes first West African to qualify for Winter Games
2:38 PM on 02/18/2010
Born in scotland, the 35-year-old is a one-man team who taught himself how to ski only six years ago...
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Shani Davis defends Olympic title, wins men's speedskating 1,000 meters
8:47 PM on 02/17/2010
BRITISH COLUMBIA (AP) - Davis defended the title he won four years ago, when he became the first African-American to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Games...
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TheGrio's 100: Shani Davis, a speed skater on the fast track to Olympic gold
8:50 AM on 02/17/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Shani Davis stands at ease in his own skates. Perhaps it's that comfort level that begins to explain just how he's become so adept at skating in lanes...
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First black figure skating pair leaps over color barriers & national borders
1:49 PM on 02/16/2010
From CTV & The NY Times - Although largely unremarked in the U.S. news coverage, the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver hosted James-Bonheur, the first all-black figure skating pair to compete at the Olympic level...
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Speedskater Shani Davis suddenly facing challenge in 1,000 meter race
6:19 AM on 02/16/2010
RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) - The men's speedskating 1,000 meters, which many experts considered a one-man race, has suddenly got more interesting...
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'We Are the World' remake premieres during Olympics opening ceremonies
5:20 PM on 02/12/2010
The song features appearances by a number of artists including Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber, Jordin Sparks, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Pink...
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Where's the diversity at the Winter Olympics?
10:43 AM on 02/12/2010
OPINION - Few African-Americans participate in winter sports due largely to limited access...
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Slideshow: African-Americans at the Winter games
8:38 AM on 02/12/2010
OPINION - Despite recent successes blacks continue to not participate in winter sports due largely to a lack of resources and opportunities to train...
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TheGrio's 100: Serena Williams, the first lady of tennis
8:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Serena Williams' temperament flows in waves of streaming definition. All emotion. All defiance. All heart...
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TheGrio's 100s: Allyson Felix, sprinting towards gold
5:10 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - On the homepage of her website, Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix offers this proverbial wisdom: "Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life...
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TheGrio's 100: Candace Parker, basketball's leading lady
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
theGrio's 100 - In a which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg sort of way, you're oft left to wonder if the WNBA's bold, new slogan of 'Expect Great' was conceptualized to mark the dawn of the Candace Parker era...
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Ex-track star Marion Jones wants to play in WNBA
11:41 AM on 12/01/2009
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Disgraced track star Marion Jones is training for a comeback -- in the WNBA...
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Obama has a tough critic: himself
12:17 PM on 10/27/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - Call it a breath of fresh air or a turnoff. Either way, the man in the Oval Office is making a habit of confessing, apologizing, revealing and regretting.
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Black skater speeds towards 2010 Olympics
11:40 AM on 10/22/2009
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) - He's won world championships. He's set world records and he's likely to be one of the biggest U.S. stars in Vancouver.
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Olympics bid squanders Obama's political capital
8:19 AM on 10/06/2009
OPINION - President Obama's dramatic intercession in Copenhagen and the awarding of the games to Rio de Janeiro has raised questions of whether the effort was an efficient use of taxpayer dollars and presidential prestige...
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Obama's failed Olympic bid reflects on his presidency
2:17 PM on 10/05/2009
President Barack Obama's high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels -- that he's a better talker than closer, more celebrity than statesman...
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