Chicago gave Barack Obama major support in his election bid and today the president-elect returned the favor to his hometown. He appeared in a video address pitching Chicago's bid for the 2016 summer Olympics. Chicago is up against Rio de Janeiro ...
21 Nov 2008
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - VANOC has details of the itinerary for the 2010 Olympic torch relay. The longest torch relay in Olympic history begins November 19th, 2009 in Victoria and make stops as far North as Alert in Nunavut and as far East as Cape ...
21 Nov 2008
(RTTNews) - President-elect Barack Obama delivered a video message to the European Olympic Committee Friday on behalf of Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid. "In the coming years," Obama said in the video, "my administration will bring a fresh perspective on ...
21 Nov 2008
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Olympic flame will shine on every corner of Canada during a historic torch relay that will serve as the national rallying cry for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Olympic organizers will launch the torch's ...
21 Nov 2008
Capello succeeded Steve McClaren after England's failure to reach Euro 2008 and has brought about a dramatic change in their fortunes. The 2-1 win over Germany in Berlin on Wednesday means England end 2008 on the back of five successive wins. "We are ...
21 Nov 2008
Auburn Hills, MI (AHN) - Reigning WNBA champion Detroit Shock rewarded head coach Bill Laimbeer with a two-year contract Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. A member of the Detroit Pistons team the captured back-to-back NBA ...
21 Nov 2008
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Olympic flame will shine on every corner of Canada during a historic torch relay that will serve as the national rallying cry for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
21 Nov 2008
Daily Local Ontario newspaper, news for Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
21 Nov 2008
Obama, who lives a few blocks from Chicago's proposed 2016 Olympic stadium, offers a potential boost for the city's chances of taking the Summer Games back to the United States for the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. ...
21 Nov 2008
Late October 2009: Lighting ceremony in Olympia, Greece.
21 Nov 2008
The Olympic torch relay will begin its Canadian journey in Victoria on Oct. 30, 2009 at Mile 0 of the Trans-Canada Highway, within sight of Washington State’s Olympic Mountains.
21 Nov 2008
Mr. Obama delivered his remarks through a 90-second videotaped address that was played to the general assembly of the European Olympic Committee during a meeting in Istanbul. Chicago is engaged in a four-city competition for the games, ...
21 Nov 2008