• Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’

    Jet Set Sports/CoSport extends USOC sponsor contract

    by Becky Hurley Published: August 12,2010

    Tags: Jet Set Sports/CoSport, Olympics, tickets, USOC

    Jet Set Sports/CoSport, a longtime supporter of the U.S. Olympic Committee, has extended its USOC sponsorship through 2020. The company provides hospitality package and event tickets for the Olympic Games. As part of its sponsorship, the company donates thousands of tickets kids and athlete their families. One local recipient, for example, was the family of figure skater Rachael [...] [...]

    Understanding true meaning of the fictional apocalypse (access required)

    by John Hazlehurst Published: November 25,2009

    Tags: John Hazlehurst, Olympics

    Wasted a part of a sunny Saturday afternoon last weekend sitting through this season’s mega-disaster movie, “2012.” And no, the mega-disaster featured therein doesn’t have anything to do with the re-election of President Barack Obama, but with the end of the world. Not that I want to spoil the plot for you, but I particularly liked [...] [...]

    Rio’s win shows we’ve fallen behind (access required)

    by Staff Writer Published: October 9,2009

    Tags: CSBJ View, Olympics, Rio de Janeiro

    Now that the dust has settled, and Rio de Janeiro has won the perhaps-dubious honor of hosting the 2016 Olympic Games, the blame game has begun in earnest. Was it Oprah’s fault? President Barack Obama’s fault? Stephanie Streeter’s fault? Or was it the fault of the self-interested members of the International Olympic Committee, who have in the [...] [...]

    Rio wins 2016 Olympic games (access required)

    by Associated Press Published: October 2,2009

    Tags: Olympics

    (AP) - The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains and samba beat surprise finalist Madrid, which got a big helping hand from a very influential friend. Chicago was knocked out in the first round - in one of the most [...] [...]

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