Olympics
AP Source: Coach K returning to US men's team
Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.
Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid
Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to help organize the games.
AP Interview: Rogge cites need for targeted tests
Olympic officials agree that more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats who are escaping the net, IOC President Jacques Rogge said Wednesday.
SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius
One Pistorius brother is free of charges _ acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend.
Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics
The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.
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