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Chicago swimmer Grand’Pierre set to represent Haiti at Rio Games
Naomy Grand’Pierre, a sophomore swimmer at the University of Chicago, always imagined competing in the 2016 Olympics. She just never thought it would happen like this. Since she was a little kid in...
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One more reminder that the Rio Olympics aren’t going swimmingly
Since Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Olympics in 2009, there has been a steady stream of bad news and dark predictions. A failing economy. Out-of-control crime. The impeachment of Brazil’s president....
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Are U.S. swimmers above suspicion? NBC thinks so in a big way
U.S. swimmer Lilly King has become a national hero for letting the world know that Russia’s Yulia Efimova, who twice has been banned for doping, shouldn’t be anywhere near an Olympic pool. King follows...
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After classless comments, time for Hope Solo to get lost
When the Olympics end, there will be all sorts of lingering questions, ranging from how to deal with continued doping problems to whether the Games should be awarded to countries that don’t seem...
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Ryan Lochte wuz robbed — predictably, not in a Rio pool
To walk inside the perimeter of the Olympics is to feel safe. The International Olympic Committee has the area where the Games are contested, where the athletes live and where the media work on...
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Don’t be surprised if Michael Phelps is back for the 2020 Games
The Olympic swimming competition is done, a development that has landlubbing NFL fans celebrating. But even the most chlorine averse among us has to admit that what Michael Phelps accomplished in Rio...
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US men beat Argentina 105-78 to head into semis
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 8:45 p.m. The U.S. men’s basketball team powered into the semifinals of the Olympics, beating Argentina...
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LeBron says he wishes he was with US team in Rio
LeBron James misses the Olympic stage. The Cleveland superstar, who decided to skip his fourth Olympics after leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title in June, said in an interview with ESPN’s Rachel...
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Brazilian police say Lochte, U.S. swimmers were not robbed
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police said Thursday that swimmer Ryan Lochte and three U.S. teammates were not robbed after a night of partying, and the intoxicated athletes instead vandalized a gas...
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Opinion: Rio swimmer reveals shocking truth: Women get periods!
Women have been competing at the Olympic games for 116 years now. They’ve been swimming in them for almost as long. And guess what? They’ve been getting their periods the whole time. Yet when China’s...
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Lochte issues apology, blames ‘language barrier’
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his behavior surrounding an incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have...
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Friday roundup: Bolt says this is goodbye before winning 9th gold
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt bid goodbye with another gold medal. Ryan Lochte apologized on Instagram. Bolt won his ninth Olympic medal Friday night, anchoring...
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USOC boss says Lochte, fellow swimmers will face discipline
U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun says further action is coming in the matter of 12-time swimming medalist Ryan Lochte and his three U.S. teammates whose story of a robbery overshadowed the Rio...
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Speedo exit: Lochte loses first major sponsor since Olympics
Ryan Lochte lost his first major sponsor when Speedo USA announced it is dropping the swimmer over a drunken incident during the Rio Olympics that he initially described as an armed robbery. As part of...
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Swimmer Feigen apologizes for ‘serious distraction’ in Rio
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. swimmer James Feigen apologized for the “serious distraction” he and three teammates caused at a gas station during the Rio Olympics, saying he omitted facts in his statement to...
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Rio police charge Lochte with false report of robbery
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte on Thursday with filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A police statement...
View ArticleMeet Olivia Smoliga: Glenview native who’s rising to stardom with U.S. Swimming
Olympic gold medalist Olivia Smoliga, a rising star for U.S. Swimming, went from “hating” the sport of swimming to making a career out of it. Smoliga, a Glenview native, made a splash at the 2012 U.S....
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