Golf, rugby make Olympic roster for 2016, 2020Posted Oct 09, 2009 9:10 AMBy MATTIAS KAREN(AP) COPENHAGEN -All those beautiful beaches and Tiger Woods, too! After more than a century on the sidelines, golf will return to the Olympics at...
Cold and windy Chicago
Let The ‘Games’ BeginParmy Olson, 02.11.09, 01:50 PM ESTForbes, NY As the economy slides, how much do Chicago, Tokyo and others still want to host the 2016 Olympics? A lot. Ah, the Olympics — a chance for some of...
The modern sport dilemma
Stuck in the middle on steroid useBy LYN COCKBURN As the Toronto Blue Jays look toward their spring training opener on Feb. 26 against the New York Yankees, there’s already one good thing to be said for Canada’s team:...
Chicago 2016
Chicago 2016 reaches out to community groupsTuesday, February 10, 2009 3:38 PM Faced with criticism about a lack of true community involvement, Chicago’s Olympic planners are adding new committees to represent key interests from affordable housing to contract procurement...
Chicago 2016 Olympics Bid
PREVIEW-Olympics-2016 Games bid cities enter final stretchTue Feb 10, 2009 11:34am GMTBy Karolos Grohmann ATHENS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Four cities bidding to host the 2016 Olympics will present their vision for the Games to the International Olympic Committee...
Chicago 2016 bid less than 1 week away
Chicago 2016 expects greater scrutiny of Olympic Village proposalLack of financial guarantee may hurt, but leaders say they’ll avoid London, Vancouver woesBy Laurie Cohen and Kathy Bergen Tribune reportersFebruary 8, 2009 With the deadline for Chicago’s final Olympic bid...
Ilyumzhinov: Chess will soon be part of Olympics
Chess will soon be part of Olympics – IlyumzhinovBy K.R.Nayar, Senior ReporterPublished: January 03, 2009, 23:20www.gulfnews.com Dubai: World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is confident that chess will soon be included in Olympics. Speaking to Gulf News, after...
Poker instead of chess in the Olympics?
Poker In The Olympics?By Earl Burton for POKER NEWS DAILY Posted on January 01, 2009 An English gaming company has recently revived the idea that poker should be an official sport for Olympic competition, but admits that there are...
An amazing Gold!
Relay Stunner Keeps Phelps’ Dream Aliveposted: ONE MINUTE AGOfiled under: Olympics BEIJING (Aug. 10) – With history about to slip away and Michael Phelps cheering him on, Jason Lezak pulled up next to the lane rope and set out...
Should Chess Be an Olympic Sport?
Should Chess Be an Olympic Sport?Tuesday, Aug. 05, 2008By MEAGHAN HAIRETIME.com – TIME Magazine What makes an Olympic sport? The games that get the official nod from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) can be controversial and sometimes bewildering: rhythmic...