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ATLANTA (AP)—Here’s a no-brainer: Michael Phelps was named USA Swimming’s athlete of the year on Saturday.Phelps’ mother, Debbie, was on hand at the group’s convention to accept the award. He won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, breaking Mark Spitz’s 36-year-old record.
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By Horace HelpsKINGSTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Jamaica’s prime minister said on Friday that U.S. President George W. Bush shrugged off his recent request for aid to Jamaica, asking instead how the Caribbean island could help the United States churn out more Olympic champions.
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Equestrian stripped of Beijing result for doping
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP)—Equestrian rider Rodrigo Pessoa has been stripped of his fifth-place finish at the Beijing Olympics and banned from competing for 4 1/2 months after a positive drug test on his horse.
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Former CEO of EA Sports to chair USOC board
By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer
DENVER (AP)—The U.S. Olympic Committee is replacing a name most sports fans know—Peter Ueberroth—with an architect of a game most sports fans know—EA Sports.
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2010 Olympic ticket sales begin Friday
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—Ticket sales start Friday for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and aren’t first come, first served.
Instead, they will be available for five weeks through an online process designed to thwart scalpers trying to snap up tickets to the best events.
2016 Games bid cities launch final year of campaigning
By Karolos Grohmann
ATHENS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Four cities vying to host the 2016 summer Olympics throw themselves into a final year of hectic campaigning on Thursday to convince the IOC their bid has what it takes to deliver a successful Games.
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Female ski jumpers push lawsuit over Games
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By Allan Dowd
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A coalition of international women ski jumpers, suing for the right to compete in the 2010 Olympics, boosted their case on Wednesday by adding an another athlete from host country Canada.
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