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Irish official in Olympic scalping case leaves IOC board

The Associated Press
Sep 10, 2017 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - The IOC says Patrick Hickey resigned from its executive board, more than one year after he was arrested at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in a ticket scal...
Top IOC member wants action with 'teeth' in vote-buying case

By STEPHEN WADE
Sep 08, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A top International Olympic Committee member wants his organization to act with "more teeth" in response to a vote-buying scheme to land last year'...
Parsons of Brazil elected president of Paralympic movement

The Associated Press
Sep 08, 2017 7:00 am - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The International Paralympic Committee has elected Andrew Parsons as president. The Brazilian replaces Philip Craven, who led the ...
Paralympics body eases ban on Russian athletes

The Associated Press
Sep 06, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The International Paralympic Committee has eased a ban on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete in qualifying events for next year's winter games in S...
IOC can't escape Rio; top organizer Nuzman held in dawn raid

By STEPHEN WADE and PETER PRENGAMAN
Sep 06, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The International Olympic Committee just can't get away from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The IOC is ready to put a rubber-stamp approval this mont...
US women's hockey team has Canada aplenty on fall schedule

The Associated Press
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. women's national team will play Canada at least four times as part of the Time is Now Tour leading up to the 2018 Winter Olympics...
Brazil, France allege Rio Olympics vote-buying scheme

By PETER PRENGAMAN and STEPHEN WADE
Sep 05, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics...
Australian Olympic staffer Tancred cleared of bullying

The Associated Press
Sep 01, 2017 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Australian Olympic Committee media director Mike Tancred says an independent tribunal has cleared him of bullying claims. The AOC issued a statement Friday...
US Sailing seeks inquiry into capsize that injured Olympian

By BERNIE WILSON
Sep 01, 2017 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - U.S. Sailing asked World Sailing and the Nacra 17 class association Friday to investigate a capsize in which Olympian Bora Gulari of Detroit lost parts ...
IOC warns 2018 Olympic organizers of white elephant venues

The Associated Press
Aug 31, 2017 7:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - The International Olympic Committee warned organizers in Pyeongchang on Thursday that they risk creating white elephants from 2018 Winter...

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