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Olympics
Egyptian Olympians were wearing fake Nike gear
Jul 26, 2012
Members of Egypt's Olympic team were apparently given fake Nike gear to wear during training in London.
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Does hosting the Olympics ever pay off?
Jul 25, 2012
Olympic host cities get a huge windfall of tax revenues and tourist dollars, right? Freakonomics looks at the effect the games really have on a host city.
Tahoe ski resorts bid for Winter Olympics
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Jeff Tyler
May 8, 2012
Squaw Valley hosted the Olympic games back in 1960. The company hopes history repeats itself.
Budget issues hurt Greece's 2012 Olympic plans
Apr 5, 2012
Today, the Greek Athletics Federation laid out what it sees as a "bleak future" for sports. The federation has suspended track and field events as part of budget cutbacks. That puts into question Greece's ability compete in the London Olympics this summer.
Britain not wired enough to handle the Olympics’ demand for Internet access
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John Moe
Feb 8, 2012
Things less than brilliant over there.
NBC retains TV rights to Olympics
Jun 7, 2011
And this final note. Even without its champion performer, NBC won gold in the competition over TV rights to the Olympics. You may remember last...
For public good, not for profit.
Looking back: Were the 2010 Olympics green, green-washed, or green-wished?
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Jo Easton
Mar 1, 2010
The 2010 Vancouver winter Olympics were to have been the greenest in history and there's no shortage of hits when you search for "Green Olympics...
Taking the temperature on Olympics greenwash
Aug 19, 2008
This Olympics has been a special one. The accomplishments of Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Yang Wei & co. show us all what the human body can do...
Olympic-size marketing blunders
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Richard Core
Aug 6, 2008
As we approach the Summer Olympics in Beijing -- and all the advertising that goes with it -- MSNBC.com offers a look at "The top 8 Olympic marke...