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CBSSports.com
Which former college basketball players are competing in 2016 Rio Olympics
CBSSports.com
The college season is long gone, the NBA Playoffs have been over for almost a month, and now even NBA Summer League has wrapped up. We're just about out of basketball. But wait -- the Olympics are around the bend. Rio will have 12 teams competing ...
What you can't see in this Team USA photoNEWS.com.auall 39 news articles »

The Guardian
Mark Cavendish pulls out of Tour de France to prepare for Olympics
The Guardian
Mark Cavendish won four stages at this year's Tour de France to take his overall tally to 30. Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP. Supported by. Nederburg Wine. William Fotheringham. Tuesday 19 July 2016 14.57 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 19 July 2016 18.40 ...
Mark Cavendish quits Tour de France to focus on Rio 2016 OlympicsThe Indian Express
Mark Cavendish leaves Tour de France to prepare for OlympicsSky

The Guardian
Russia and the Olympics: why the IOC's love of inclusion must be sacrificed
The Guardian
The Russian Olympic Committee headquarters and athletics federation office in Moscow. Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA. David Goldblatt · @davidsgoldblatt. Tuesday 19 July 2016 15.08 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 19 July 2016 19.20 EDT. Share on ...
There's still time LA — Just say no to the OlympicsLos Angeles Times
Editorial: Drugs, not bugs, threaten Rio OlympicsTimes Colonist

National Post
Graham DeLaet, Brooke Henderson and Team Canada embrace Olympics as top male pros pull out of Rio
National Post
OAKVILLE, Ont. — As Graham DeLaet sat on a stage next to the first tee at Glen Abbey Golf Club, there was definitely something about him that was missing, and I'm not referring to his beard. Zika provides plausible cover for pros like Milos Raonic to ...
Brooke Henderson leads Olympic golf team to RioCBC.caall 16 news articles »

Washington Post
Draymond Green wants to focus on Olympics, not his legal issues
Washington Post
Despite his pending misdemeanor assault charge, Draymond Green has one thing on his mind right now — winning a gold medal with Team USA at the upcoming Rio Olympics. “You don't let any type of distraction get in the way of that,” the Golden State ...
US basketball team opens camp in Las Vegas ahead of Rio OlympicsStuff.co.nz
Favourites emerge for Team USA starting five in RioNE

TIME
The Rio Olympics Will Be a Failure—But Not for the Reasons You Think
TIME
Baick is a professor of history at Western New England University. Our global sense of international order has failed. The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games were supposed to be a celebration of Brazil and of all South America, the first Olympics held on the ...
Brazil probes Olympics threats after group backs Islamic StateReuters
Experts Skeptical of Brazil Group's ISIS Pledge Before OlympicsABC News
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Cycling Weekly
Steve Cummings selected for Olympics as Peter Kennaugh withdraws from GB cycling team
Cycling Weekly
Steve Cummings will be part of Great Britain's squad for the 2016 Olympic Games road race in Rio de Janeiro. Cummings was originally missed off the list of riders representing GB on the road, but has now received a call-up after Peter Kennaugh withdrew ...
Steve Cummings added to Great Britain's road race team for Rio OlympicsEurosport.comall 25 news articles »

Firstpost
Olympics 2016: India's only judoka, Avtar Singh's parents appeal for funds to travel to Rio
Firstpost
Avtar Singh has defied all odds to make it to the Olympics in Rio. After participating in only six international events due to financial constraints, the judoka still mustered enough points to qualify for the Olympics. As the nation rests its hopes on ...and more »

Los Angeles Times
There's still time LA — Just say no to the Olympics
Los Angeles Times
The overwhelming news in the lead up to the 2016 Olympics has been about the rampant dysfunction of the host city, Rio de Janeiro, and for good reason. The stories are gruesome and sensationalistic, filled with the kinds of pulpy details that make a ...
Editorial: Drugs, not bugs, threaten Rio OlympicsTimes Colonist
Russia and the Olympics: why the IOC's love of inclusion must be sacrificedThe Guardian

The Guardian
Banning Russia from Rio is imperative to save Olympics' credibility
The Guardian
On 4 July 2007, Vladimir Putin arrived by private jet in Guatemala City ready for the 119th session of the International Olympic Committee. Russia was one of three nations bidding to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, along with Austria and South Korea.
Russia May Face Olympics Ban as Doping Scheme Is ConfirmedNew York Times
Russia ran a state-sponsored doping program at the Olympics, report confirmsThe Ve