Topic: International Olympic Committee
Major League Baseball exploring sending teams to Italy for spring training gamesMajor League Baseball hopes to have two teams trade hot dogs and apple pie for pasta and gelato. MLB is exploring the possibility of sending a pair of clubs to Italy ...
Some Chicago residents hope to watch 2016 Summer Olympics _ on TV from Rio, Madrid or TokyoThe mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some around town hope the ...
Sports officials respond in low-key manner to federal terror warnings about stadiums, arenasSports officials are confident that adequate security measures are in place to thwart any potential terrorist attacks on stadiums around the country. Responding in a low-key manner to security warnings ...
Struck out, still swinging: Softball, baseball lose bid to return to Olympic, vow to fight onOn a day when her sport lost another bid to get back into the Olympics, U.S. softball star Jennie Finch vowed to fight on. A two-time Olympian, ...
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Diplomats get night at ballpark and pitch for Olympic baseballNot many fans get to go on the field for batting practice the first time they attend a baseball game. Nor do they get to schmooze with players or take ...
Mexican toddler who died of swine flu in US was born into a wealthy familyWhile some of Mexico's swine flu fatalities were poor and had uncertain access to health care, the toddler who became the first U.S. death from the outbreak was ...