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DeScenza: no medal, and world mark swept away in record flood – 9th Edition

August 16, 2009

By Philip Hersh It didn't end well for Mary DeScenza.In Thursday's 200-meter butterfly final at the World Championships in Rome, the swimmer from Naperville not only lost the world record ...

Hail and farewell, Michelle; a wider world awaits – 10th Edition

August 16, 2009

By Philip HershIt was hardly a surprise when Michelle Kwan issued a statement Friday saying she would not compete in 2009-10, which means, of course, that her competitive figure skating ...

Phelps clad in glory, but his sport wears emperor’s new clothes – 11th Edition

August 16, 2009

(All the rage:  Michael Phelps reacts to his 100-meter butterfly win over Milorad Cavic, in foreground.  Photo: Domenico Stinellis / Associated Press)By Philip HershA number of writers doing post-mortems ...

To walk the walk about supporting women, IOC must pick softball for 2016 – 12th Edition

August 16, 2009

(Players from 2008 Olympic medalists Japan, the United States and Australia make the case for their sport at the end of the Beijing Olympic competition.  Associated Press / Amy ...

USOC boss shoots down would-be vultures circling Chicago bid – 13th Edition

August 16, 2009

By Philip HershThe U.S. Olympic Committee took a potshot Monday at the cities circling Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid like vultures.Stephanie Streeter, the USOC's acting chief executive, issued a ``Statement of ...

Changing my primary venue — for a while – 14th Edition

August 16, 2009

By Philip HershBERLIN -- If ever there was an event made for Twitter, it is the World Track and Field Championships, with its non-stop action: heats in track events, qualifying ...

If a tweet won’t hit server, does anyone hear it? – 15th Edition

August 16, 2009

By Philip HershBERLIN -- The best laid plans.Twitter seems to be taking some time off.  No one can connect to it now.So....Blog tweets.U.S. 100 champion Mike Rodgers, world champs rookie, ...

The inside stuff: IOC letter on U.S. Olympic Network dispute – 2nd Edition

August 16, 2009

By Philip Hersh The Chicago Tribune has obtained a copy of the letter sent by the International Olympic Committee to the U.S. Olympic Committee, in which the IOC advised the USOC ...

USOC words, actions, attitude doing Chicago Olympic bid no favors – 3rd Edition

August 16, 2009

By Philip Hersh Since the April day in 2007 the U.S. Olympic Committee announced it had selected Chicago over Los Angeles as U.S. candidate for the 2016 Summer Olympics, the USOC ...

Numbers game: IOC would be taxed without NBC revenues – 4th Edition

August 16, 2009

By Philip HershWant to know why the International Olympic Committee is backing NBC in its dispute with the U.S. Olympic Committee over the U.S. Olympic Network?It is pretty clear from ...

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