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5-time Olympian found dead in Las Vegas home

Daniela Larreal Chirinos was found dead the afternoon of Aug. 15 at her home in Las Vegas after a worried friend called police for a welfare check

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Thibodeau out of NBA job but assisting Team USA

It was the summer of 1992, and Tom Thibodeau was trying to work his way up in the NBA. He had spent the prior season serving as an advance scout for the Seattle SuperSonics. Now, he was in San Antonio as an assistant for Jerry Tarkanian, who at age 62 was a rookie head coach with the Spurs.

Lebron stops in Las Vegas to confirm commitment to USA team

LeBron James showed up Wednesday, practiced with the rest of the USA Basketball men’s national team and left the Las Vegas minicamp later in the evening, his commitment to Team USA for the summer having been fulfilled.

Team USA Basketball returns to Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Thirty four of the world’s top NBA players returned to Las Vegas this week for the USA National Team’s minicamp from August 11 to 13.

Warriors’ Green out to prove worthy of Olympic roster spot

When USA Basketball finalizes its roster for next summer’s Olympics in Brazil, there will be no shortage of players who can score. But there will be a need for someone who can rebound and defend, someone who can make a play that may not necessarily show up on the score sheet. Is Draymond Green that someone?

“Miracle on Ice” goalie is selling his memorabilia for $5.7M

Thirty-five years after Jim Craig helped lead the United States hockey team to a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics, the “Miracle on Ice” goaltender is hoping to make another impossible dream come true by selling all his memorabilia from the Lake Placid Games in one 19-item lot for $5.7 million.

 
Beijing wins bid for 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing was chosen by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, becoming the first city to be awarded both the summer and winter Games.

 
IOC ‘confident’ on U.S. 2024 bid despite Boston pullout

The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it remains confident the United States will deliver a bid to host the 2024 Summer Games despite Boston’s withdrawal a day earlier.

 
Boston drops bid for 2024 Olympics

Boston has rescinded its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, leaving the U.S. Olympic Committee looking for another city to compete against potential international hosts.

Controversy surrounds Japan’s ‘bike helmet’ Olympic stadium

Japan appears set to proceed with a controversial design — likened by some critics to a giant bike helmet — for its centerpiece stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, despite heated objections to the project, an official said Wednesday.

Paris enters race to host 2024 Olympics

Paris on Tuesday officially announced its bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and bring the global sports event back to the French capital for the first time in a century.

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