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Brazil's Big Blackout Raises More Questions for the Olympics
Nov 11th, 2009 - TIME
A massive blackout that plunged huge swaths of Brazil into darkness as well as the whole of Paraguay underscores the challenges facing South America's biggest...
South African Olympics officials suspend track chief in Semenya case
Nov 5th, 2009 - StarTribune
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's top sports body says it has suspended the track chief who lied about his role in a world champion runner's gender tests. The Olympic governing...
Stephen Colbert ? and Colbert Nation ? Enter the Olympics
Nov 3rd, 2009 - seattlepi
There's one more country going to the Vancouver Olympics: Colbert Nation. Stephen Colbert announced on Monday's The Colbert Report that his Comedy Central program — and his legion of fans — will become the primary sponsor for the U.S...
Tiger prowls in Shanghai as WGC comes to China
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tiger Woods makes a third trip to Shanghai this week still looking for a first HSBC Champions title but now with the added incentive of bagging what would be his 17th World Golf Championship (WGC) victory.Dubai looks to become first Arab city to host Olympics by considering 2020 bid
Nov 2nd, 2009 - WashingtonExaminer
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — This Gulf boomtown has set its sights on becoming the first Arab city to host the Olympics with a committee meeting Monday to consider a possible bid for the 2020 games.



