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Nevada's Gaming Commission Considers Olympic Wagers

3:21pm February 10, 2015

by Nathan Rott

Nevada gaming officials are mulling a proposal that would allow gambling on the Olympic Games. If approved at a hearing this month, gamblers could start placing bets on the Summer Olympics in 2016.

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Boston is in the running to host the 2024 Olympics.

Not So Wicked Smaht: Boston's Olympic Hopes

9:04am January 14, 2015

by Frank Deford

The city is excited to be in the running to host the 2024 Summer Games. Commentator Frank Deford counts the many ways Boston will be a big loser if it wins.

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LA, DC, SF, Boston? U.S. Pick For Olympic Host May Come Thursday

11:09am January 07, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Monday that its board would discuss the four cities' bids at Denver International Airport later this week — and then possibly travel to the winning city.

Michael Phelps Pleads Guilty To DUI

3:02pm December 19, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

The Olympic gold medal winner gets no jail time for second conviction for drunk driving. He'll be able to train for Rio with his 18-month supervised probation.

IOC Unveils Changes Including Lower Bidding Costs, More Sports At Olympics

11:31am December 08, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The changes adopted today at a two-day meeting in Monaco include a new Olympic channel. They are all part of biggest change in decades to the International Olympic Committee.

Italian military police officers stand in front of anti-Olympics demonstrators in February 2006 in Turin, Italy, on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Games.

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As Boston, Other U.S. Cities Pursue Olympics, Critics See No Upside

8:32pm December 04, 2014

by Shannon Sims

"The commonwealth has far bigger and more important priorities than throwing a three-week party," the leader of No Boston Olympics says, but the city's bid, submitted Monday, is considered the leader.

American sibling skaters Ronald and Vivian Joseph perform the "death spiral" on Oct. 26, 1963, at the World Championships. The International Olympic Committee announced this week that the Josephs, who originally placed fourth in the 1964 Winter Games in I

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After 50 Years, An Olympic Medal Dispute Is Resolved

2:47pm November 26, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The International Olympic Committee recognized that American figure skaters Vivian and Ronald Joseph, who originally finished fourth, won the bronze at the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

Pistorius Could Still Compete For South Africa In Olympics

2:55pm September 15, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Despite a conviction for culpable homicide and the looming possibility of a jail term, Oscar Pistorius would be free to compete, says the head of South Africa's Olympic committee.

Devin Logan practices during a ski slopestyle training session in Sochi on Friday. She says she doesn't stress about competing, even on a course that some have called dangerous. "What we do is scary in general," she says. "But we know how to do it."

Slopestyle Skier Devin Logan Keeps It Cool, But She's 'All In'

7:01pm February 11, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Much of the attention on the Olympic slopestyle events has focused on snowboarders, but the downhill event is also done on skis. Devin Logan enters Tuesday's competition as the world's top-ranked female freestyle skier. And at 20, she'll compete before she can legally celebrate with a beer.

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Hundreds of thousands of people crowd Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday as Pope Francis celebrates the final Mass of his visit to Brazil. Security lapses, traffic chaos and other logistical snafus marred the visit.

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Pope's Visit: A Bumpy Test Run For Rio's World Cup, Olympics

7:47pm July 31, 2013

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The visit by Pope Francis was marred by security lapses, traffic chaos and other logistical snafus. The event, World Youth Day, was seen as a test for Rio, which hosts the World Cup next year and the summer Olympics in 2016.

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