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The Olympics aren’t over until NBC says they’re over!
Channel Guide MagazineAfter paying $1.1 billion to license the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London (plus another $200 million in production costs), it makes sense that NBC would want to continue milking the event for all that it's worth, even... -
Olympic Torch Begins Trek Around London
CNNLONDON -- The Olympic torch relay began its first full day in London on Saturday, marking the start of the final week-long countdown to the opening of the 2012 Games. The flame was handed to the day's first torchbearer in Greenwich, home to the...Tags: United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, Elizabeth II, London (England), Olympic Games
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A moment spent on running's hallowed ground
OXFORD, England – At the London Diamond League track meet July 13, ten of the 11 finishers in the men’s mile run broke four minutes. The only rare thing now about that time is how few chances elite international athletes get to run the mile...
Tags: Track and Field, London Theatre, University of Oxford, IAAF Diamond League, 2012 Summer Olympics
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Mitt Romney upsets Brits
KIAHLondon, England - The London Olympic Games have the first of many 'instant' heroes who have spent 'years' perfecting their sport. This is 26-year-old Im Dong-Hyun of South Korea, legally blind. He set the first world record of the games by beating...Tags: Boris Johnson, Olympic Games, Mitt Romney, David Cameron, England
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London Welcomes World for Olympic Opening Ceremony
CNNLONDON -- Few shows can claim such an audience. As the dramatic spectacle of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in London unfolded Friday night, organizers estimated a billion people around the world would be glued to their television sets to see it,...Tags: Amy Winehouse, Arts and Culture, Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Munich (Germany), CNN (tv network)
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Opening ceremony jolly good show
LONDON — In one of thousands of pubs across London, where surely tears mixed with laughter Friday night, they might say I was gobsmacked by the Olympic opening ceremony.
In a more proper English teahouse, they might say I quite fancied that.
All...Tags: Super Bowl, Harry Potter (fictional character), Chicago Tribune Columnists, Elizabeth II, Tim Berners-Lee
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Rachel Marsden: Olympics highlight England's iron stomach for nonsense, ineptitude
American VoicesMitt Romney and I are competing in a new Olympic event that involves proffering unvarnished criticism of the Olympics themselves. We're the Lochte and Phelps of this event -- appearing united when necessary and when it serves us both, and appearing...Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, United Kingdom, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Rachel Marsden, Olympic Games
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Before flame goes out, it's going to stay in
LONDON — For 70 days, the Olympic flame was one of the most visible sights in the United Kingdom, relayed over land, sea and sky in front of some 15 million people. Then it arrived at the Olympic Stadium for last Friday's opening ceremony and went...
Tags: Danny Boyle, Track and Field, International Olympic Committee
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Past Baltimore-Washington organizer considers 2024 Olympic bid
The Olympic flame may not be extinguished along the Chesapeake Bay.
A key organizer of the region's unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Summer Games is gauging interest in making a run at the 2024 Games. Dan Knise, president and CEO of the Washington-Baltimore...Tags: Francois Hollande, Sports, Sports Organizations, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, International Olympic Committee
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U.S. hurdler Harper takes silver; Lolo finishes 4th
LONDON -- Dawn Harper probably smiled more Tuesday as an Olympic silver medalist than she did as a champion four years ago in Beijing, where the 100-meter hurdles title landed in her lap after teammate Lolo Jones stumbled. Her knees scarred but her...
Tags: Brittney Reese, Carmelita Jeter, Galen Rupp, Jamaica, Jesse Williams
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Hurdler achieves new perspective
LONDON — Dawn Harper probably smiled more on Tuesday as an Olympic silver medalist than she did as a champion four years ago at Beijing, when she was 24 and the 100-meter hurdle title landed in her lap after teammate Lolo Jones stumbled. Her...
Tags: Track and Field, Sanya Richards-Ross, Carmelita Jeter, Galen Rupp, Usain Bolt
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Olympics to end with 'best ever after party': Adele, The Who, Pink Floyd rumored to be among performers
VarietyLONDON -- With Olympic fever still rife in the U.K. as the London Games wind down, anticipation is turning to Sunday's closing ceremony. Officials are trying to keep the details secret, beyond the known traditional elements, including the march of the...Tags: Pink Floyd (music group), The Who (music group), Spice Girls (music group), Elton John, Ray Davies
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