http://www.sportspew.com/syndicate/pictures/2/TopRated Top Rated Pictures http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/1/manning-and-brady Tom Brady, left, is on par with Peyton Manning in recognizing and accounting for last-second defensive adjustments, Trent Dilfer writes.

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]]> Gamer http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/3/obama-in-copenhagen-for-2016-olympic-chicago-bid COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- President Obama urged the International Olympic Committee on Friday to pick his hometown of Chicago as the host of the 2016 Games, saying the city represents the American dream as well as the Olympic spirit. President Obama personally appealed to IOC members for the 2016 Summer Olympics Games to be in Chicago. Obama;#039;s address to the 106 IOC members gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, was the highlight of the Chicago bid committee;#039;s final presentation before the vote to choose the host city. ;quot;Chicago is a place where we strive to celebrate what makes us different, just as we celebrate what we have in common,;quot; Obama said. He pointed out that from hosting the World;#039;s Fair in 1893 to hosting World Cup events in 1994, the Illinois city has the experience needed to put on an Olympic Games. Watch Obama makes his pitch to IOC ;raquo; ;quot;We know how to put on big events and scores of visitors and spectators will tell you we do it well,;quot; the president said. Obama took the podium just after his wife, Michelle, made a heartfelt plea for IOC members to award the Games to her native city. She emphasized the city;#039;s community spirit and desire to meet challenges. ;quot;Chicago;#039;s vision for the Olympic and Paralympic movement is about so much more than what we can offer the Games,;quot; she said. ;quot;It;#039;s about what the Games can offer all of us. It;#039;s about inspiring this generation and building a lasting legacy for the next. ;quot;It;#039;s about our responsibility as Americans not just to put on great Games, but to use these Games as a vehicle to bring us together, to usher in a new era of international engagement, and to give us hope and to change lives all over the world,;quot; she said. Obama said Chicago is a place where people know that no matter their background, ;quot;with hard work and discipline and dedication, we can make it if we try.;quot; He said, ;quot;That;#039;s not just the American dream, that is the Olympic spirit. That;#039;s why we see so much of ourselves in these Games. And that;#039;s why we want them in Chicago. That;#039;s why we want them in America.;quot; Watch how bloggers react to Obama;#039;s Olympic sales job ;raquo; Chicago was the first of four potential host cities to appear before the IOC on Friday. After more than a year of intense campaigning, each city is making a last-minute effort to attract more votes in their favor. Tokyo, Japan; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Madrid, Spain, are also in the running. Watch how Rio de Janeiro hopes to attract Games ;raquo; During the question-and-answer session that followed Chicago;#039;s presentation, Syed Shahid Ali, an IOC member from Pakistan, asked the Chicago representatives about the difficult entry requirements for many foreign visitors to the United States. Chicago 2016 President Lori Healey said the committee has a strong partnership with the federal government that includes the formation in June of a special federal office for the Olympics that would oversee the entry of international visitors. President Obama added that the issue is an overall priority, not just for the Games. ;quot;One of the legacies I want to see coming out of the Chicago 2016 hosting of the Games is a reminder that America at its best is open to the world,;quot; he said. ;quot;We are putting the full force of the White House and the State Department to make sure that not only is this a successful Games, but that visitors from around the world feel welcome and will come away with a sense of the incredible diversity of the American people.;quot; After the presentations on Friday, IOC members will sit down to cast their votes in a secret ballot. Ninety-seven of the IOC;#039;s 106 members are eligible to vote in the first round; seven must sit out that round because they represent one of the countries bidding for the Games. One other member is currently suspended, and IOC President Jacques Rogge has chosen not to vote. A city must receive a majority of vote

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]]> Matt http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/4/kansas-city-chiefs-quarterback-matt-cassel Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel, left, is sacked by Washington Redskins defensive end Andre Carter during first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Landover, Md

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]]> Gamer http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/5/ronde-barber Tampa Bay Buccaneers;#039; Ronde Barber (20) and Barrett Ruud (51) team up to bring down Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams (34) during a first-quarter run in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 18,

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]]> Gamer http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/6/carnell-williams Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Carnell Williams (24) breaks through the Carolina Panthers defense, including linebacker Na;#039;il Diggs for a first-quarter touchdown during an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 18,

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]]> Gamer http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/7/percy-harvin Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin fields balls from Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell prior to their NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Minneapolis

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]]> Gamer http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/8/joe-flacco Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco looks to pass against the Minnesota Vikings during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2008, in Minneapolis

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]]> Gamer http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/9/adrian-peterson Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) breaks the tackle of Baltimore Ravens safety Dawan Landry (26) while running for 26 yards during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2008, in Minneapolis

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]]> Gamer http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/10/adrian-peterson Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) breaks the tackle of Baltimore Ravens safety Dawan Landry (26) while running for 26 yards during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2008, in Minneapolis

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]]> Gamer http://www.sportspew.com/pictures/11/greg-jennings Detroit Lions;#039; Larry Foote, left, gives chase as Green Bay Packers;#039; Greg Jennings runs upfield after a catch during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis

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