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Column: The Olympics in Chicago — imagining what could have been

Chicago's fate has been decided. Rio de Janeiro was awarded the XXXI Olympiad on Friday over three competitors, including the Windy City. Chris Yoder ponders what an Olympic Games in Chicago would have been like, and instead of asking what's ahead, he's left to wonder: "What if?"

A new type of storm: Thunder, wind, and "Lightning Bolt"

On May 31, 2008, a storm started to brew over a New York City track stadium, a storm that would take over the athletic world. That's when Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt jumped off the blocks in the men's 100-meter race and into the consciousness of thousands who saw his performance on ESPN and YouTube as he broke the world record with a time of 9.72 seconds.

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