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Brazil judge orders release of IOC member in ticket probe

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Aug 29, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A Brazilian judge ordered on Monday the release of a high-ranking IOC member who was arrested during the Rio de Janeiro Games in a ticket-scalping ...
Boorman, longtime coach of Simone Biles, heading to Florida

The Associated Press
Aug 29, 2016 7:00 am - SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Aimee Boorman, the longtime coach of Olympic champion Simone Biles and the coach of the 2016 U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team, is heading to Fl...
Irishman in Rio Games ticket-scalping probe released on bail

The Associated Press
Aug 28, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian officials say an Irish businessman arrested at the beginning of the Rio Games in a ticket-scalping probe has been released on bail. Rio's...
Athlete sells Rio medal to help 3-year-old with eye cancer

The Associated Press
Aug 26, 2016 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski has sold the silver medal he won at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics to help pay for the medication of a 3-year-...
Kenya Olympic officials arrested over alleged mismanagement

By TOM ODULA and MUTWIRI MUTWOTA
Aug 26, 2016 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Three officials of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) have been arrested in connection with the alleged mismanagement of the country's ...
Russia's luxury gifts for Olympic medalists spark dispute

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Aug 26, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Luxury cars, apartments, even a racehorse - being an Olympic medalist in Russia can come with great material rewards but also controversy. Under President ...
Column: Solo, Lochte and a look at gender equality after Rio

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Aug 26, 2016 7:00 am - A triumphant Olympics for the U.S. team - especially all those golden female athletes - has come with some nasty aftershocks, raising more potential questions about gend...
Kuwait dissolves Olympic committee, soccer association

The Associated Press
Aug 26, 2016 7:00 am - KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Kuwait has dissolved its Olympic committee and the country's national soccer association, further deepening an ongoing dispute over the direction of s...
As WNBA returns, Sky's Delle Donne reflects on Olympic gold

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Aug 26, 2016 1:00 am - And now back to your regularly scheduled programming. Think back WNBA fans. Way back. There was a season going on several weeks ago. Now, after a 34-day break for the Ol...
Rio police: Irishmen say their top official handled tickets

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Aug 25, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Two Irish Olympic executives have told Rio police that the head of their national committee, who has been arrested in a Summer Games ticket-scalpin...

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