Looking Ahead to 2016
offthebaseline.com 2/12/2009 — Host bids for the 2016 Olympics are due today, with Chicago as the reported front-runner. Olympic insiders are punting that Chicago’s pretty much a lock, saying that President Obama will “need only show up for the IOC vote in Copenhagen in October and Chicago will sweep aside rivals ...

Chicago’s bid for 2016 Games has potential hurdles
universalsports.com 3/24/2009 — More so than any of the three other bid cities, Chicago's quest for the 2016 Summer Games has some potential minefields to traverse.

Baseball swings, misses with softball
wcsnblogs.com 2/27/2009 — Baseball stood about as much of a chance of getting softball to join in a combined bid for reinstatement to the Olympic Games program as I do of hitting a home run off Tim Lincecum, the San Francisco Giants’ flame-thrower and 2008 National League Cy Young winner. Not to fault Harvey ...

Tokyo government gives full backing to 2016 bid
universalsports.com 3/18/2009 — Japan's upper house passed a resolution Wednesday in support of Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympics, giving the campaign the full backing of parliament.

MOMENTS - CHICAGO 2016 - FOR THE CHICAGO OLYMPIC BID
docksquadsports.com 4/3/2009 — cool promo video we created for the 2016 olympic bid features m jordan

Chicago 2016 Olympic Tennis
offthebaseline.com 2/13/2009 — As I posted yesterday, the bid books for the The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, were due today. The Candidature File, or “bid book” as it is commonly known, is the formal response to 227 questions posed to bid cities in contention to host ...

Chicago gets high marks for 2016 bid
universalsports.com 4/11/2009 — At the end of a long day touring potential venues for the 2016 Summer Games, the head of the International Olympic Committee's inspection team walked into the United Center and right into a hug from gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci.

Awesome Promo for Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid
notqualifiedtocomment.com 4/4/2009 — Chicago’s Olympic bid has gone from sure thing to no chance to possibility and back again. Would it be good for the city? That’s a topic for another day. In the meantime, here is a video promo the Chicago Olympic Committee prepared for the IOC Evaluation Commission, which is in ...

Bid Book
chicago2016.org 2/13/2009 — Download the complete Chicago 2016 Bid Book or read and download the highlights. (Right-click to download files) Reflective Image Poster of Athlete Jumping in mid-air Executive Summary The Executive Summary provides an overview of Chicago’s bid and ...

Manny rejects Dodgers' latest offer
msn.foxsports.com 2/27/2009 — Star slugger Manny Ramirez has rejected yet another offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers.