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CHICAGO, April 17 (UPI) -- Women's basketball player Teresa Edwards highlights the United States Olympic Committee's nominees for its 2009 Hall of Fame class.
Nominees were selected by a 10-person nominating committee made up by athletes, members of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, historians and USOC representatives.
The list includes 15 individuals, five teams and five paralympians.
Other nominees are swimmer Gary Hall, Sr., sprinter Michael Johnson, alpine skier Picabo Street, the 1992 Men's Olympic Basketball team, the 1976 U.S. Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay Team, and paralympians Jean Driscoll (athletics), David Larson (athletics), Greg Mannino (alpine skiing) and Sarah Will (alpine skiing).
"The U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame honors Olympic and Paralympic legends who have inspired our country for generations, uniting us behind Team USA and giving us role models who epitomize the Olympic Ideals," acting USOC chief executive officer Stephanie Streeter said at Thursday's announcement in Chicago.
The Aug. 12 induction ceremony will feature a fundraising banquet to benefit Chicago's bid to hold the 2016 Games.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 Monday and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-92 in Caron Butler's return to Dallas, where he helped win a title last year.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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