On Sunday, the NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Game was held on the center court of NBA Jam Session.
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One of the main issues had been whether top players would compete in the Olympics but the game's brightest star, Tiger Woods, had indicated on Tuesday he would play.
In February, he scored the game-winning overtime goal in the Gold Medal game at the Olympics for his home country in Vancouver.
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Going so far to suggest that, aside from when the US plays Canada in the Gold Medal game of an Olympics contested in North America (Salt Lake 2002 and Vancouver 2010), it may not be worth the logistical hassles for NHL players to play in the Olympics.
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No one fights in the Olympics, yet the gold medal game between the U.S. and Canada in Vancouver was one of the greatest hockey games of all time.
With golf returning to the Summer Olympics in 2016, the rules of the game have been globally standardized for the first time in history.
However sumptuous or slick the Olympics, it is far from being the only game in town.
It's the second time a game manufacturer has created mobile games for the Olympics--a venture that requires a pricey license from the International Olympic Committee.
Murray had captured not the usual trophy, but a gold medal, in a London Summer Olympics, held on the most prestigious court in the game, before thousands of homeland maniacs shouting his name.
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Mexican gymnast Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas used the arrangement for her Olympics routine, quite possibly marking the first time a video game soundtrack has been used in the Olympic games.
Fifa, aware that football's presence in the Olympics has long been a source of discomfort both within the game and among other sports, has been keen to find an alternative to the under-23 model, and will not have been happy to bow to pressure from the IOC.
"The Olympics is seen as the most significant driver of the growth of the game around the world, " said Mike McCarley, Golf Channel's president.
The two admitted to reporters during the London Olympics to attending relationship counseling to improve their communication skills -- and their game.
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In the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics, the USA men's basketball team last night played an exhibition game against Brazil at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.
With the Olympic Games approaching, The Wall Street Journal set out to answer this parlor-game question: If Earth had to send one man to the Intergalactic Olympics, who should go?
Asked if he'd ever made 10 3s in a game, Anthony responded by asking how many he made last summer in the Olympics.
That she is a woman is also a positive since separate fields of 60 men and 60 women, including the game's top pro stars, will compete on the course in the Olympics.
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