Dick Button, first U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist, dies at 95
Dick Button, the legendary figure skater who became the first American to win Olympic gold in the sport, has died at age 95, according to The New York Times and The Washington Post, citing ...
Boston skating club trained Olympic champions. It has also shared in the sport's pain
For the next eight decades, the utilitarian barn on the banks of the Charles River was one of the centers of American figure ...
Dick Button, the pioneering ‘godfather’ of figure skating, dies at 95
Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new heights, ...
Today in Sports – Week Ahead, Jan. 24 – Jan. 30
Eddie Collins, Wee Willie Keeler and George Sisler are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1956 — Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks captures the first of his NBA record four ...
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"I'm on vacation now, it's upto you"- Michael Phelps' coach Bob Bowman reveals the Olympian's 'alien-like' dominance during training
Michael Phelps' coach, Bob Bowman, opened up about the Olympic gold medalist's incredible ... final stages of preparation for the quadrennial games. With the Olympics just a week away, Bowman's ...
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Lake Placid celebrates 45th anniversary of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority announced a line-up of events celebrating the 45th anniversary of the ...
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L.A. was already behind on its Olympics prep. The wildfires will make it so much worse
He told Fast Company that the city can juggle both rebuilding and hosting the games; it’s the private Olympic committee that’s throwing the games, not the city itself. And it would be a folly ...
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LA's Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city's rebuild could impact the Games' runup
That seems cruelly ironic after Los Angeles organizers sold the Games as a no-build event. None of the Olympic venues were ... Beijing went ahead with the 2022 Winter Games under strict pandemic ...
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This free winter sports festival featuring Olympic athletes is coming to Ontario for the first time
Get your adrenaline pumping at this FREE urban winter festival featuring ... Natalie Allport and Frank Jobin, Olympic silver medalist Laurie Blouin, and X Games silver medalist skier Meghan ...
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‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker Dead At 90
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Bob Uecker, legendary baseball broadcaster, dead at 90
Bob Uecker, a legendary baseball broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers and former player, has died, the organization announced on Thursday. He was 90. Uecker called games for the Brewers since ...
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'Mr Baseball' Bob Uecker, American sportscaster-actor, dies at 90
He noted that during 54 years of broadcasting games, "Bob’s trademark wit became a ... joked that his hitting slumps lasted into the winter and sports equipment companies paid him not to endorse ...