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Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games.

The chair of Olympic Park Legacy Company says she'll be stepping down after the games.

Hannah Kearney (Norwich, Vt.) set a new record by tallying her 13th and 14th consecutive world cup victories in Park City, Utah. On Feb. 2, Kearney came from behind and recorded 25.21 points on her final run to vault into first place in the mogul competition. She finished out the weekend with another gold medal in the dual mogul event.

The Olympic Park Legacy Company has started taking bids for naming rights for major stadiums once the 2012 London Olympics are complete.

Thousands of London 2012 volunteers are gathering at Wembley Arena for their first orientation and training event for the Olympics.

The designer of the Olympic golf course for the 2016 Summer Games won't be announced until March.

Governments, law enforcement agencies and betting operators agreed Thursday to work more closely together to fight illegal betting and corruption in sports.

Transit officials have rejected a petition for London's black cab drivers to bump up fares by 20 percent during the Summer Olympics.

James Bond might have to cancel that Caribbean vacation: British officials say time off for some who work at the MI5 and MI6 security agencies will be restricted during the London Olympics.

Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice plans to return to competition next week as she makes a late bid for Olympic selection following shoulder surgery in December.

Construction and engineering firm BAM Nuttall has won two major contracts to transform the Olympic Park after the London 2012 Games, officials said Thursday.

All that stuff about the Olympic ideal, how it's all about taking part, not winning, can often seem like so much hot air, rendered hopelessly quaint and outdated by the ultra-competitive and mercenary world of modern sport. Until, that is, you speak to Kieran Behan.

Have flame, will travel.

Memo to Brazil: That idea of putting up a giant Jesus statue in a London park to promote the 2016 Olympic Games is not going over well.

The IOC wants governments to do more to tackle illegal betting, match-fixing and other corrupt activities that authorities say could pose a bigger threat to sports and the Olympics than doping.

London police said Tuesday they have arrested a man on suspicion of fraud after he allegedly duped an American woman into handing over tens of thousands of dollars for an investment related to the upcoming Olympics.

The U.S. women's national team claimed an Olympic berth with a semi-final victory over Costa Rica on Jan. 27 at the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, B.C. Following the victory, Team USA claimed the championship by defeating Canada, 4-0.

Olympic organizers have some travel advice for the millions of people who work and live in London: Be patient. Have a beer. Work from home.

Union leaders say subway staff are not being offered enough extra money for working erratic hours during the 2012 London Olympics.

Now Abby Wambach only has Mia Hamm to beat.

Ashley Wagner scored big in the free skate Saturday to win the women's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

The president of the International Ski Federation has been to every Winter Olympics in his lifetime since the five-ring circus came to his hometown of St. Moritz in 1948 - one week after his fourth birthday.

The final goal in the game that put the U.S. women's soccer team into the Olympics was scored by Alex Morgan, the super-sub who made her name at last year's World Cup.

Trying for his third national title, Jeremy Abbott surged to a large lead after the men's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Friday night.

In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women's soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won't soon forget is how hard they had to work get there.

There's a nod to Shakespeare, a big bell and ... nurses?

It's the burning question of the London Olympics.