Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSweden's Lindberg elected to IOC executive board

07/09/11 DURBAN, South Africa (AP) - Sweden's Gunilla Lindberg returned to the International Olympic Committee executive board Saturday, becoming the second woman on the ruling 15-member body.

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Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsIOC chief says Tokyo should go forward with bid

07/14/11 TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo shouldn't be discouraged from bidding for the 2020 Olympics just because South Korea recently secured the 2018 Winter Games, the head of the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.

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A FIFA Corruption Fact Sheet, With Some Help From The New York Times

07/19/11 International soccer's governing body has always been a punchline for corruption in sports. They make the NCAA look like UNICEF. Even the International Olympic Committee looks honest next to soccer. But in truth, the scale of FIFA's corruption defies any sports context. Sepp Blatter and co. are in a league of their own here. FIFA's the organization that yields a fortune thanks to massive tax ...

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