New Olympic ideals bare a coarse nature
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ATHENS -- Well, there&#39;s one more thing to knock off the list of stuff you didn&#39;t expect to live long enough to witness: watching one of People magazine&#39;s 50 most beautiful people pitch a nearly perfect softball game at the Olympics in ...
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The Internet is good for getting results and learning the mechanics of obscure sports but it fails to capture the full glory and personalities that make the Olympics so special.
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The backdrop of America's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games might be the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sears Tower or the Los Angeles Coliseum &#151; or none of these at all.
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Olympics organisers are to submit of one of the biggest planning applications in European history.
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It would've been understandable if American Matt Emmons had a bad first Olympic experience. The way things had been going, he seemed destined for that.
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Told to avoid inflaming anti-American  sentiment, U.S. athletes may have toned down the bravado too  much in the early days of the Athens Games.
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ATHENS, Greece -- If international gymnastics is a brick house, the mortar holding it together is a conglomerate of finger-pointing, dubious judging, scandal, complaining and bald-faced weeping.
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Getting the technology in place for Athens 2004 is an Olympic task in itself.
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The country has long lagged behind in Olympic sports. And that's why grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is a national hero
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Nude athletes, performance-enhancing lizard meat, and animal sacrifices are just a few of the things that separate the ancient Olympics from the modern games, says the author of The Naked Olympics.
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They leave the Olympics with gold medals for the third straight time, olive wreaths crowning their heads and a lasting legacy that&#39;s just a shade off perfection.
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ATHENS, Aug 10 (IPS) - -The scorching sun of Athens would suggest this   might be more the place to think global warming than Salt Lake  City where  the winter Olympics of 2002 were held. It has turned  out to be just the  other way round.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Butt-covering is among the few human endeavors that is not a medal sport at the Olympics. Which is a shame, because the indisputable favorite for the gold appeared on open ground yesterday.
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ATHENS, Greece -- In a rented warehouse in Athens&#39; Alimos neighborhood, a group of Greek florists with blistered fingers are working to be a part of Olympic history.
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In an attempt to keep pace with surging Chinese and Russian sports schools for prospective Olympians, the USOC is focusing on small details to keep the U.S.'s edge.
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The Olympic Games are a week old! Not bad for an event first recorded in 776 BC. The Games have so far gone much better than anyone really expected.
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The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It&#39;s a realization that&#39;s just starting to hit the Olympic hosts