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Monday, July 23, 2012  IOC President Rogge honors slain Israelis with a minute of silence in athletes village

Friday, April 06, 2012  South Carolina pitcher Michael Roth was named the Southeastern Conference's H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  Ohio State's Jim Tressel resigns as football coach amid NCAA violations, sanctions

Monday, March 14, 2011  NCAA selection committee faces new challenges with expanded tourney field, seeding process

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Sammy Sosa will not face a perjury investigation for his remarks to Congress about performance-enhancing drugs.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  China was stripped of a bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics on Wednesday for fielding an underage gymnast, with that women's team medal now going to the United States.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010  Juan Antonio Samaranch, former IOC president, dies at 89; Term marked by success, scandal

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  IOC finances improve despite global economic woes; reserve funds increase to $466 million

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  Big and small, US Olympians sort through the rewards as they arrive in Vancouver

Wednesday, February 03, 2010  Five-time Olympians Lodwick, Grimmette, Puckett lead list of 216 Americans in Vancouver

Friday, January 08, 2010  Hiroshima, Nagasaki not put off by IOC resistance to 2020 joint Olympic bid

Wednesday, January 06, 2010  US Olympic Committee to introduce Blackmun as new CEO

Thursday, November 12, 2009  After 4 failed Olympic bids, Istanbul to try for 2020 Games

Thursday, November 12, 2009  ESPN buys Olympic rights in South America for Vancouver, London Games

Thursday, November 05, 2009  South African Olympics officials suspend track chief in Semenya case