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Granato shares plans for US hockey team
PARK CITY, Utah -- Americans playing hockey in Europe are likely to make up the majority of the U.S. men's team for the Pyeongchang Olympics, Olympic coach Tony Granato said Monday, adding that he will fill the remaining spots with players who are signed to American Hockey League contracts and with college players.
The Olympic tournament will ...Read more
US Olympic leaders not worried about sending a team to Winter Games in South Korea
As the White House and North Korean officials traded barbs about whether war has been declared between their countries, U.S. Olympic Committee leaders said Monday they remain confident that the American team can compete safely at the upcoming 2016 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula seemed to rise this ...Read more
Los Angeles officially awarded 2028 Olympic Games
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles' roller-coaster campaign to host the Olympics -- an effort marked by early defeat and last-second negotiations -- reached its conclusion Wednesday when the city was formally awarded the 2028 Summer Games.
International Olympic Committee members, by a unanimous show of hands, voted their approval at a session in Lima, ...Read more
A year since the Rio Olympics, legacy of the games is tattered
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Maracana Stadium pulsed with samba, bossa nova and forro music a year ago during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, but since then, Brazil's storied temple of soccer has barely been used.
Odebrecht, the giant construction company that helped renovate the stadium and is the majority shareholder in stadium ...Read more
Investigators focus on Miami investor in possible bid-rigging for 2016 Brazil Olympics
After the vote that decided Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Brazilian city erupted in celebration as the government declared a state holiday and wild parties flooded Copacabana Beach.
It was a historic first for South America, which had never hosted the Olympics.
But that victory has recently been tainted by whiffs of ...Read more
Tension in region may be making Olympic officials nervous about South Korea's Winter Games
Pyeongchang lies in mountainous terrain at the uppermost eastern corner of South Korea, about an hour from the border with North Korea. Normally, its proximity to the demilitarized zone, and the North beyond, would not be an issue.
But six months from now, thousands of athletes from around the world are set to gather at that remote location for...Read more
LA City Council endorses 2028 Olympics bid, accepting responsibility for any cost overruns
LOS ANGELES -- Rushing to meet a deadline imposed by Olympics officials, the Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to endorse a bid for the 2028 Summer Games even though council members acknowledged they were acting without complete information.
The council's unanimous decision will put tax dollars at risk by making the city responsible for any...Read more
Los Angeles, at Olympics starting line, has to hustle
Los Angeles is on track to host the Olympics four years later than it originally planned. Yet it is hustling to approve a new deal within days.
City officials say the International Olympic Committee imposed a deadline of Aug. 18 to approve agreements that spell out their financial responsibilities for hosting the 2028 Games. The City Council is...Read more
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Staff report says L.A. City Council should approve 2028 Olympic Games despite uncertainties
LOS ANGELES--A report issued Wednesday by key Los Angeles staff recommends the City Council approve a 2028 Olympic bid despite incomplete information and the "greater uncertainty" of committing to the massive sports event more than a decade in advance.
The City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst released their 86-page document...Read more
A dream and a reality, 2028 Olympics give LA a chance to imagine its future
LOS ANGELES -- When asked to explain the secret of Los Angeles on the eve of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the late poet, novelist and fantasist Ray Bradbury broke it down, capturing the ingenuous advantage the city enjoyed as it was coming of age.
"L.A. is a conglomerate of small towns striving toward immensity and never making it, thank God," he ...Read more
L.A.'s 2028 Olympics deal still needs City Council's blessing
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles city officials backed an agreement in January putting taxpayers on the hook for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns from the 2024 Summer Olympics, if L.A. were selected as host and unforeseen expenses arose.
Now that L.A.'s bid committee has negotiated terms with the International Olympic ...Read more
2028 Summer Olympics coming to Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -- After weeks of negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles officials have reached a deal to host the 2028 Summer Games under terms they hope will generate hundreds of millions in savings and additional revenues.
The agreement will bring the Olympics back to Southern California for a third time, after Los ...Read more
It looks like 2028 for LA's Olympics; would 11-year wait increase city's risk?
LOS ANGELES -- For several years Los Angeles city leaders have focused on winning the 2024 Summer Olympics, supporting a $5.3 billion plan to host the event seven years from now.
Those seven years might soon turn into 11, after the International Olympic Committee's recent decision to award the games to both Paris and Los Angeles, with one city ...Read more
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