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Belarusian booted from Paralympics for carrying Russian flag

By STEPHEN WADE
Sep 08, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Paralympic Games already has its first political protest, right at the beginning with the opening ceremony. A Belarusian sports ministry employ...
IOC will cooperate with Brazilian Olympic ticket probe

The Associated Press
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee promised to cooperate Wednesday with Brazilian authorities in the ticket scalping investigation that has...
Paralympics: As games begin, athletes want progress

By EMILY GIAMBALVO
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - At the 2012 London Paralympics, athletes competed in venues full of spectators who cheered from the first event to the last. Lines for tickets exte...
Olympic champion Biles to release autobiography Nov. 15

The Associated Press
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is ready to tell the full story behind her rise from prodigy to champion. Biles, who won five med...
Organizers: Ticket sales up, Rio is ready for Paralympics

By KENDRA HANSEY
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With the Rio Paralympics set to begin Wednesday, organizers say ticket sales have jumped from around 200,000 to 1.6 million, and a spirit of optimi...
Brazil charges IOC's Hickey, 9 more on ticket scalping case

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian prosecutors have filed charges against a high-ranking Olympic official in connection to a ticket-scalping case that unfolded during last ...
84 Russian athletes lose bid to compete in Paralympics

The Associated Press
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - BONN, Germany (AP) - A German court has dismissed appeals by 84 Russian athletes seeking to compete at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The state court in Bonn, where ...
IOC head Thomas Bach to miss Paralympics opening ceremony

The Associated Press
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach will miss Wednesday's opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in order to attend a state event in Germany. The Internati...
Naperville's Olympic swimmer receives 'humbling' hometown welcome

By Marie Wilson
Sep 06, 2016 1:00 am - Swimmer Kevin Cordes used to call his favorite meet the “Naperville Olympics.” Now he's competed in the real Olympics. Cordes returned Tuesday to the city council chamb...
Rio Paralympics saved by last-minute government bailout

By STEPHEN WADE
Sep 05, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Paralympics leadership hoped Rio de Janeiro would build on the success of London. Instead, it's about limiting any damage. When the curtain com...

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