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Rio 2016 Summer Olympics: One-Year Countdown

http://gty.im/453177130 Three years ago, the Olympic Games visited London, becoming the first city in the world to ever host the Games for a third time in the Modern Era. A successful two and a half weeks filled with drama, excitement, and triumph unfolded not just for the competing athletes, but for the British Isles as a whole. Next year, the…
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Toronto to host the 2016 World Cup of Hockey; Does this mean the NHL removes itself from Olympic involvement?

It appears that NHL involvement in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea is highly unlikely. It was just recently announced that the city of Toronto will host the World Cup of Hockey in 2016. With that being said, the question arises: Does this mean the NHL removes itself from Olympic involvement or does this have nothing to do with it? The…
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