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Lakers Owner Jerry Buss, Is MJ Returning To The NBA? No More Olympic Wrestling, And UTEP Basketball.

Brandon Cohn — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:46:28 +0000

Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

Today's show includes a discussion on Lakers late owner Dr. Jerry Buss, and how some called him the "best owner in sports

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NBC Made a Video of Female Athletes in Slow-Motion [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:09:59 +0000

The NBC Olympics website has been featuring videos called "Bodies in Motion". They're basically just montages of the athletes in slow-motion -- female athletes -- but the music they chose almost makes them feel like porn. Did we mention all the athletes are women? We did, huh.

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Lolo Jones Is Feeling Low-Low-Low-Low [AUDIO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:28:03 +0000

Not only did she finish fourth in the 100-meter hurdles, Lolo Jones has been ripped as an Olympic-size poseur by the New York Times, her teammates -- silver medalist Dawn Harper and bronze medalist Kellie Wells -- seem almost happy Lolo didn't medal.

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Andy Murray Gets Redemption, Gold Against Roger Federer at the Olympics

Andy Lee — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:12:27 +0000

It was four Sundays ago today that Andy Murray had to fight back tears after losing to the immortal Roger Federer in the finals at Wimbledon.

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2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 9 — Usain Bolt Wins Gold Again in 100 Meters

Joe Student — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:46:10 +0000

The spotlight turned to the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action:

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2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 7 — Michael Phelps Wins 17th Career Gold Medal In His Last Individual Race

Joe Student — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 02:00:02 +0000

US swimmers Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin added to their impressive medal collections on Friday at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s action from the London Games:

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American Swimmer Ryan Lochte is Kind of a Dult [Video]

Andy Lee — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:49:32 +0000

The other day on the "Sports Spin" I said there was something a little off putting about American swimmer Ryan Lochte. I couldn't describe exactly what it was, but this video shines a clearer light about my feelings about Lochte. As talented as he is in the pool, he doesn't seem to possess much grey matter.

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NBC Addresses the Olympics Tape Delay Dilemma [Audio]

Andy Lee — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:53:15 +0000

One of the big stories of the XXX Olympics has been NBC's decision to show marquee events on a tape delay in prime time. This is nothing new, but in the era of social media, people have a larger platform to express their frustration.

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Olympic Fun: So Call Me Lochte [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:13:35 +0000

At the risk of overloading the internet with Carly Rae Jepsen ripoffs, we present a "Call Me Maybe" parody -- meaning nobody's lip-syncing the song in a mass transit vehicle, they're making funnies by writing their own lyrics. This one's by a group called NOC, which seems to be happy Ryan Lochte's beating Michael Phelps these days.

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2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 1 — Ryan Lochte Wins Gold; Michael Phelps Is Fourth

Joe Student — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 03:30:11 +0000

After yesterday’s Opening Ceremony, the 2012 Summer Olympics had its first full day of competition on Saturday.

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U.S. Olympic Swim Team Covers "Call me Maybe" [Video]

Andy Lee — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:02:54 +0000

Remember a couple months back when the Harvard baseball team lip synched to "Call me Maybe" in their Ford van. For some reason, that will never be known, over fifteen million people have viewed that video.

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NBC's Bob Costas Goes Silent to Honor 'Munich Massacre' Victims [Video]

Andy Lee — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:45:41 +0000

For weeks NBC broadcaster promised as much as one minute of silence to pay tribute to the eleven Israeli athletes and coaches who were killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich.

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Olympic Diver Troy Dumais

Joe Student — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:52:55 +0000

Participating in his fourth Olympics, Troy Dumais is still in search of his first Olympic medal. The 32-year-old Dumais has been a member of the National Team every year since 1996.

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Taekwondo Olympian Diana Lopez

Don Deane — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:38:34 +0000

Olympic taekwondo may not be as popular as, say, swimming or track and field, but its athletes are just as motivated. Take Diana Lopez, for example, a fierce competitor in the sport who hopes to soon add gold to her 2008 bronze medal win in Beijing.

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Chinese Athlete has Trouble Clearing Hurdles [Video]

Andy Lee — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:30:17 +0000

With the London Olympics commencing later this month, the home viewers will get a front row seat to some of the greatest athletes in the world. This guy is not one of them. This Chinese guy was fast, but not too adept at clearing hurdles

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'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius Will Be First Amputee to Compete in Olympics [VIDEO]

Joe Student — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:35:31 +0000

South African sprinter and double amputee Oscar Pistorius was named to his country’s Olympic team on Thursday, becoming the first amputee ever to compete in the Games.

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Olympic Coach Pulls Out Epic Celebration Dance Over – Yes – a Gymnastics Routine

Ben Chew — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:30:57 +0000

We always thought there was nothing more hilarious than watching middle-aged sports coaches celebrate after their athletes perform well, but and we’ve found something more hilarious: a middle-aged sports coach getting a little too psyched over — here’s the kicker — gymnastics.

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Olympic Hurdler Lolo Jones [VIDEOS]

Don Deane — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:00:19 +0000

Of all the US athletes set to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, none have captured our hearts more so than Lolo (real name Lori) Jones. And why not?

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte

Don Deane — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:31:15 +0000

For more than a decade, Michael Phelps has been the undisputed star of male competitive swimming. But that may change when 27-year-old Ryan Lochte competes at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and vies for the title of the fastest swimmer alive.

To get to know this athlete better, here are 10 things you may not know about the Olympic hopeful.

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Request for Moment of Silence for Slain Israeli Athletes at Summer Games Rejected by Olympic Committee

Shauna Wright — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:27:04 +0000

The upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics marks 40 years since 11 Israeli athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

In commemoration, the Israeli government and two US Congressmen asked for a moment of silence at this summer’s event, only to have the International Olympic Committee reject the proposal.

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