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  IOC gripped by election frenzy, sports politics

  As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face.

• Bidding for 2022 Winter Olympics opens

  The International Olympic Committee opened the bidding process for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in 2022 on Thursday.

• The latest news from the USOC - June 4

  2012 Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) claimed the title of 2012-13 Arena Grand Prix Series women's champion with wins in the 200-meter backstroke (2:08.24) and 200 freestyle (1:58.26) at the 2013 Arena Grand Prix, held May 30-June 2 in Santa Clara, Calif. Meanwhile, Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) earned four victories to take home the men's crown, including a meet record in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:11.36.

• The latest news from the USOC - May 29

  A number of U.S. Olympians finished atop the podium at the 2013 adidas Grand Prix, held May 25 in New York. Tyson Gay (Lexington, Ky.) won the 100-meter in 10.02 seconds. In just two attempts, 2012 Olympic pole vault champion Jenn Suhr cleared 4.63 meters to win the event. Against stiff competition, Janay DeLoach Soukup (Fort Collins, Colo.) set a meet record and won the long jump with a distance of 6.79 meters. In other events, Ryan Whiting (Harrisburg, Pa.) led a U.S. sweep over the top four spots in the men's shot put and Michael Tinsley (Little Rock, Ark.) won the 400 hurdles.

• Wrestling makes IOC shortlist for 2020 Olympics

  The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee recommended the sports of baseball/softball, squash and wrestling for possible inclusion on the Olympic program for the 2020 Olympic Games.

• Coach K returns to coach USA Basketball

  It appears Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has decided to remain at the helm of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball squad.

• The latest news from the USOC - May 21

  The U.S. Men's National Ice Hockey Team captured bronze at the 2013 IIHF Men's World Championship, held May 3-19 in Stockholm. In a fitting finale, Team USA prevailed in a thrilling 3-2 shootout victory over Finland. Alex Galchenyuk (Milwaukee, Wis.) notched goals on back-to-back attempts, including the game-winner, while goaltender John Gibson (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stopped three out of four attempts from Finland during the three-round shootout. Gibson tallied 36 saves throughout the nail-biter to deliver the U.S. its first medal since 2004.

• Report: Phelps planning comeback

  Michael Phelps has repeatedly stated his Olympic swimming career is over.

• The latest news from the USOC - May 14

  Brittney Reese (Gulfport, Miss.) and Ryan Whiting (Harrisburg, Pa.) each recorded meet records and world-leading marks in their respective events to open the IAAF Diamond League season on May 10 in Doha, Qatar. Reigning Olympic champion Reese posted a personal best leap of 7.25 meters to win the women's long jump, while Whiting also set a personal best with a mark of 22.28 meters in men's shot put. Meanwhile, Dawn Harper-Nelson (East St. Louis, Ill.) won the women's 100-meter hurdles in a world-leading time of 12.60 seconds. Olympic medalists Michael Tinsley (Little Rock, Ark.), Christian Taylor (Fayetteville, Ga.) and Justin Gatlin (Woodham, Fla.) all also earned medals in the men's 400 hurdles, the men's triple jump and the men's 100m, respectively. Olympian and IAAF Female Athlete of the Year, Allyson Felix (Santa Clara, Calif.), secured second with a time of 50.19 in the 400.

• The latest news from the USOC - April 30

  Team USA came out firing, setting an American record in the women's 4x800-meter by 13 seconds at the Penn Relays, held April 24-26 in Philadelphia. The team of Lea Wallace (Napa, Calif.), Brenda Martinez (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Ajee Wilson (Neptune City, N.J.) and Alysia Montano (Canyon Country, Calif.) crossed the finish line in 8:04.31. Their opening victory set the tone for Team USA to win four of the six events in the 14th edition of USA vs. the World.

• The latest news from the USOC - April 23

  Just six days after her Boston Marathon victory, Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, M.D.) celebrated her 24th birthday by capturing the women's wheelchair race in the London Marathon, held April 21. Smashing the course record with a time of 1:46:02, McFadden dedicated her win to the city of Boston in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Fellow American Amanda McGrory (Kennet Square, Penn.) placed second.

• Former US Olympic 200-meter champ Crawford suspended for two years

  The USADA announced that United States Olympic sprinter Shawn Crawford has received a two-year suspension for committing an anti-doping rule violation in which he failed to file his whereabouts information.

• The latest news from the USOC - April 16

  Propelled by Ashley Wagner (Alexandria, Va.) and Gracie Gold's (Springfield, Ill.) second and third-place finishes in the free skate, Team USA won the 2013 ISU World Team Trophy, held April 11-14 in Tokyo. Madison Chock (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Evan Bates (Ann Arbor, Mich.) won the short dance event with a season-best score of 98.37 points.

• The latest news from the USOC - April 9

  Ian Silverman (Baltimore, Md.) set world records in the men's 800-meter and 1,500 freestyle S-10 events at the 2013 U.S. Paralympics Spring Swimming Nationals in Minneapolis, held April 4-6. Victoria Arlen (Exter, N.H.), Kayla Wheller (Seattle, Wash.), Nora Nir-Kistler (Allentown, Pa.), Haley Beranbaum (Snohomish, Wash.) also posted record-setting performances.

• The latest news from the USOC - April 2

  The U.S. Men's Rugby Sevens National Team defeated Scotland, 17-0, to win the Tokyo Sevens plate final on March 31. The final was a rematch of the March 30 meeting between the two teams that resulted in a 12-12 draw. A 21-19 semifinal win over Fiji set up the highest finish by the U.S. men in the last two seasons.

• Pistorius allowed to travel for competition

  South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to travel for competition after a judge on Thursday rescinded some of the bail restrictions originally imposed after the runner was charged with murder last month.

• The latest news from the USOC - March 26

  Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska) became the first American woman to break into the top three overall at a FIS Cross-Country World Cup on March 24 in Falun, Sweden. Starting the day in 15th, Randall skied to seventh in the 10-kilometer freestyle pursuit, which moved her to the third overall spot.
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  LONDON 2012

  London crosses the finish line with a smashing success

  At the massive, musical, clever Closing Ceremonies, London takes a bow for a job well done
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  In My Opinion

  Usain Bolt, Sanya Richards-Ross silence doubters in Olympics

  Usain Bolt, usually the personification of confidence, admitted he was tense before the start of the men’s 100-meter dash as he warmed up inside Olympic Stadium. He kept flashing back to his false-start disqualification at last summer’s world championships, which prompted all the clucking that he was done.

• How South Florida Olympians have fared so far

  Sanya Richards-Ross: Track and field, 400 and 200 meters. Formerly Pembroke Pines and St. Thomas Aquinas. Still to race.

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