Stephen Wade
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Associated Press reporter/sports writer. “News is what someone wants suppressed. Everything else is advertising.” — Katharine Graham [email protected]
Tokyo. St. Louis. Ted Drewes.
Joined July 2011
Wasserman’s focus is on private money needed to pull off Olympics. In truth, this giant event depends on billions in US taxpayer money for security, roads, visas, construction, etc. This taxpayer money allows private money to turn into profit for a few.
LA Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues in game-changing deal for 2028.
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LA Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues in game-changing deal for 2028.
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Kunishige Kamamoto, Japan's top national soccer team scorer, dies at 81.
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Kunishige Kamamoto, who scored 75 goals in 76 games for Japan’s national team, died Sunday according to the Japan Football Association.
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Note. The IOC is a private sports business. It will rely on billions from US taxpayers for security, customs, transport, etc. to pull off event. A few will profit (sponsors and broadcast rights holders). Most won’t including area’s 75,000 homeless. Priorities?.
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Americans set a relay world record in swim worlds in Singapore and Ledecky wins again.
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The United States set the world record in the 4x100 freestyle mixed relay, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds in the swim world championships.
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Ex-Olympic champ Rowdy Gaines calls for changes at USA Swimming as team struggles in Singapore.
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Five different countries take gold medals on a wide-open day at the swim world championships
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Five different countries take gold medals on a wide-open day at the swim world championships.
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Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi has won a bronze relay medal at the swim world championships.
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Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi has won a bronze relay medal at the swim world championships.
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Summer McIntosh of Canada makes it two gold medals in two days at the world swim championships.
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Summer McIntosh is off to a perfect start at the swimming world championships with two gold medals in two days.
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American team at world swimming battles case of 'acute gastroenteritis' that damages performance.
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The United States team at the swimming world championships in Singapore is battling a case of “acute gastroenteritis” that compromised performances on the opening day of eight days of competition in...
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American team at world swimming battles case of 'acute gastroenteritis' that damages performance.
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Summer McIntosh wins first gold medal at worlds in her quest for five.
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America team at world swimming battles case of 'acute gastroenteritis' that damages performance.
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