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Should wrestling replace, uh, wrestling at the Summer Olympics?

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John Porter offended the French when he refused to drink a champagne toast in...

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The number of youth participating in the Park District of Highland Park's...

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Attention young bookworms!

It's summertime, and school's out. It's time to kick off your shoes, settle into a relaxing place and read the day away. Then, be a critic. Tell us what you thought of a book you recently read, and you...

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'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' a luxe example of '50s cinema

The teaming of Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" was a combination so potent it can only be described with an inappropriately long wolf whistle, so much so that even a...

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Bolt, Douglas top annual Olympic sports awards

When the Summer Olympics began with the staid Queen of England taking part in a James Bond skit filmed for the best opening ceremony ever, you knew the biggest event on the global sports calendar had a...

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Video game world built for 'Wreck-It Ralph'

BURBANK, Calif. — It was when he cast Bowser, the fire-breathing turtle from Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. games, that Rich Moore first grasped the magnitude of the job he was undertaking. “That was the...

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Global job forecast for 2013

CareerBuilder’s first annual global job forecast looks at hiring plans and financial positions of employers in the 10 largest world economies. When it comes to areas of job growth, the U.S. will focus...

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Feb. 22: Amazing Chinese acrobats of ‘Cirque Ziva’ to perform at CLC

The director of Golden Dragon Acrobats brings a new Chinese acrobatic show called “Cirque Ziva” to the College of Lake County on Friday, Feb. 22. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre...

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Conflicts of interest abound in IOC decision on wrestling

Wrestling was present at the creation. It is in the Book of Genesis, where Jacob goes to the mat with an angel. It is portrayed on a renowned, 2,500-year-old Greek vase, with Hercules wrestling the...

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Olympics wrestling with an identity crisis

Dear International Olympic Committee: I don't ask that you back down from your preliminary plan, announced this week, to eliminate wrestling from the list of now-25 core events for the 2020 Summer...

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Olympics officials wrestling with an identity crisis

Lady Gaga’s injured hip, which forced her this week to cancel the remaining 21 dates on her massive, two-year, six-continent Born This Way tour, will have a major economic impact on the concert...

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Grappling with the process for wrestling to stay Olympian

Now we are going to see how obstinate the International Olympic Committee can be. Its two traditional sports superpower nations, the United States and Russia, both have vowed to do everything possible...

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TV sports seen as factor in park district participation

When trying to interpret the ups and downs of program popularity at the Park District of Highland Park, administrators look to television for answers. The 2012 Summer Olympics were an inspiration to...

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Dawn Staley is a three-time Olympian and was elected to carry the United...

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No. 1 goal: Find who did it

President Barack Obama has made it official. The Boston Marathon bombing was an "act of terror." Here's my message to whoever is responsible: I don't feel terrorized; I feel mad. And furthermore, you...

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The breakout star of the 2012 London Summer Olympics was apparently swimmer...

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Brian Beaman of Selby competed in the 20008 Summer Olympics.

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Land of Linkin'

Despite his background as an Olympic athlete and renowned fencing coach, Marek Stepien doesn't like to talk about his own accomplishments. Instead, the former Olympian who competed as part of the...

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