USOC will not bid for 2018 Winter Olympics - Colorado Springs Gazette
The U.S. Olympic Committee will not bid for the 2018 Olympics, putting Denver’s dreams of hosting its first Winter Games on hold. Chicago is one of four finalists for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee will select the 2016
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London 2012 cuts the cloth - bbc
It doesn’t make me very popular with London 2012 organisers but I’m not a great fan of Olympic anniversaries - 1,000 days to go to the Games and all that. They are great for people who collect Olympic badges - and, believe it or not, Beijing produced
Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MURRAY TO WOO MIDDLE ENGLAND - FOXSports.com
“McGeady is a rare natural talent who can make a significant contribution. Even if he doesn’t, the GBP5m fee is hardly a dent in our petty cash.” East Stirlingshire FC shake off their image as perpetual losers by going top of Scottish League division
Source: msn.foxsports.com

Olympic Committee official resigns; was under fire over air-mask - Allentown Morning Call
Steve Roush, who had been under fire for his handling of the anti-pollution mask incident involving U.S. cyclists — including one from the Lehigh Valley area — at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics , has left his job at the U.S. Olympic Committee
Source: www.mcall.com

USOC chief resigns amid controversy - FOXSports.com
Steve Roush resigned from the U.S. Olympic Committee, leaving a post in which he played a key role in organizing logistics for American athletes at the past three games. He was the USOC’s chief of sport performance since 2003. For the three years
Source: msn.foxsports.com

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