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Diving great Greg Louganis to marry in fall

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis arrives at amfAR's Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles. Louganis plans to get married this fall. People magazine says the 53-year-old Louganis will marry paralegal Johnny Chaillot.

Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall.

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Track Olympians share the dream at Centre camp

What began four years ago with 38 campers at old Harrodsburg High School has blossomed — make that tripled — into a prestigious track and field camp at Centre College.
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Archery soaring after London Olympic success

From blockbuster movies to hit TV shows to greater Olympic exposure, archery seems to be hitting all the right targets.
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Report says USA Basketball moving to Arizona

Rumors about a possible move by USA Basketball began circulating again Tuesday after The Arizona Republic reported on its website that the national governing body plans to move its headquarters to Tempe, Ariz.
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USOC keeps interested eye on 2020 Olympic race

U.S. Olympic Committee leaders are playing the role of interested observers in the bidding process for the 2020 Games, hoping they can learn something from Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo as they try to land the Olympics.
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Russia faces security challenges at Sochi Olympics

Drones hovering overhead, robotic vehicles roaming Olympic venues to search for explosives, high-speed patrol boats sweeping the Black Sea coast - Russian officials say they will be using cutting-edge technology to make sure the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi will be "the safest Olympics in history."
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London's Olympic Park to host professional boxing

London's Olympic Park will stage professional boxing in September at the Copper Box Arena, a venue that hosted handball and fencing in the modern pentathlon during last year's games.
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IOC gripped by election frenzy, sports politics

As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face.
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IOC declares 6-man race for presidency

It's officially a six-man race to succeed Jacques Rogge as International Olympic Committee president.
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IOC accepting bids for 2022 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee began taking bids from cities Thursday for the 2022 Olympics.
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Tyson Gay back on track and healthy again

At 30 and in the twilight of his career, Lexington native Tyson Gay is training wiser to give his body more of a break. He intends to be around — and healthy — for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, hoping to capture that elusive individual Olympic sprint medal and maybe, just maybe, do what...