US Olympic Basketball Team Loses to Soviets I
Lead: In a heart-breaking and controversial final result, the 1972 U.S. Olympic Basketball team lost to the Soviet Union. The game remains a subject of bitter dispute to this day. Intro: A Moment in...
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Lead: In the final game of the 1972 Summer Olympic basketball competition, the Soviet Union’s team won but under circumstances that remain questionable to many even to this day. Intro: A Moment in...
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Lead: In September 1972 the United States lost the basketball final to the Soviets in one of the most disputed games in the modern Olympiad. Intro: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts Content: In the...
View ArticleBirth of Modern Olympics – I
Lead: Born of optimism about the human spirit and steeped in nineteenth century ideals of progress, the modern Olympics were designed to promote international good will, healthy living and peace. It...
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Lead: There were several whose work led to the modern Olympic games, but the most prominent of the founders was a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin. His persistence in the face of universal apathy...
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