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Ireland Olympic Team
Patrick Hickey
August 19, 2016
IOC's Hickey moved to Rio prison in ticket-scalping case
European Olympic head Patrick Hickey of Ireland is spending the closing days of the Rio Games in a prison after his arrest ...
August 18, 2016
AIBA reassigns executive director after judging probe
The International Boxing Association has reassigned its executive director in the middle of the Olympics after an examination ...
August 18, 2016
Stevenson advances to boxing final after Nikitin ruled out
U.S. boxer Shakur Stevenson reached the Olympic bantamweight final Thursday after his Russian semifinal opponent was unable ...
August 17, 2016
Police case against IOC executive seized naked by Rio police
The IOC hierarchy is used to being treated like royalty in Olympic host cities. Brazilian police afforded Patrick Hickey no ...
August 17, 2016
Several unfit judges, referees knocked out of Olympic boxing
The International Boxing Association removed an undisclosed number of referees and judges from the Olympics on Wednesday ...
August 15, 2016
Irish boxing star Taylor stunned in lightweight bout
Katie Taylor trudged out of the ring with a white towel around her neck, and needed time to compose herself and find the ...
August 14, 2016
Irish cyclist says he got bacterial pneumonia at Olympics
Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche says he developed a serious case of bacterial pneumonia while in Brazil for the Olympic road race ...
Michael Phelps
August 13, 2016
NBC's valedictory to Phelps _ if it turns out to be true
NBC may believe that Michael Phelps means it when he says his swimming career is over, but ultimately isn't ready to bet the ...
Tetyana Kob
August 12, 2016
Fighting back: Women's boxing begins encore in Rio Olympics
Mandy Bujold and Mikaela Mayer barely missed out on the debut of women's boxing at the London Olympics. The Canadian ...
Adilson Da Silva
August 08, 2016
Brazilian selected to hit golf's first shot in 112 years
The first Olympic golf shot in 112 years will be hit by the lone Brazilian in the men's field. The International Golf ...
Vanderlei de Lima
August 06, 2016
Substitute Rio lighter had hour's notice after Pele withdrew
How's this for last-minute notice? After Pele relinquished his starring role in the opening ceremony in slightly mysterious ...
August 05, 2016
Olympic road cycling is a grueling, panoramic tour of Rio
Olympic road cycling races promise to be a grueling, 6-hour showcase featuring everything from the sun-splashed beaches of ...
August 05, 2016
Rio delivers a simple, but spirited, Olympic welcome
What it lacked in flash, Rio made up for with feeling. With a limited budget, the consequence of a biting recession that ...
August 03, 2016
US boxer Claressa Shields punching toward 2nd Olympic gold
Claressa Shields got the Olympic rings tattooed on her powerful right bicep five weeks ago. "Rio" and "London" are inscribed ...
June 22, 2016
McIlroy opts out of Rio Olympics over Zika concerns
Golfer Rory McIlroy became one of the most high-profile sports stars to opt out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of ...
Dilma Rousseff
May 12, 2016
After political turmoil, Olympic organizers push on
The venues are, in the words of organizers, 99 percent ready. The torch is winding its way around the country in a ...