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• While appearing on the Late Show, went by nicknames including Monty and Smitty. Her tasks included delivering prizes to audience members and interviewing castoffs from Survivor in addition to reporting from the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2006.
Whether you're one of those Windy City residents who favor Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics or you believe the whole project is just ripe for Capone-style corruption, know this: when you're standing on the shores of Lake Michigan, it's easy to imagine an...
Chicago learns its Olympic fate on Oct. 2, when members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meet in Copenhagen to award the 2016 Games. Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are the other contenders, and boosters say the Second City has a fighting chance. First, it offers a compact proposal...
What's attractive to well-heeled fans and Latvian weight lifters, however, doesn't always help a host city or its residents. Critics of the bid say that while the Olympics might provide construction jobs and an influx of revenue, any boost would be short-lived. "To make a city...
Such Olympian angst may be moot. IOC insiders believe Rio's bid is gaining favor (South America has never hosted an Olympics). Around the Rings, an American publication that exclusively covers the Olympic movement, tagged Rio as the favorite in its final ?Power Index? ahead of decision day. ?...