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Rio 2016 adds Nissan as local Olympic sponsor
Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games. Organizers didn't disclose financial details, but said Wednesday the deal with the car maker for the Olympic and Paralympic Games exceeded "the requirements from Rio 2016 for the category." The committee said Nissan will provide 4,500 vehicles to transport athletes, officials and journalists during...

Potential Olympic ski champs set for Sochi test
Potential candidates for Olympic downhill gold in 2014 will put their technical and gliding skills to the test when they tackle the men's course for the first time in competition Wednesday.

2016 Olympic organizers add Nissan as sponsor
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games.

Baseball Hall to begin drug education program
The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults — in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.

More evidence big football players face heart risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pro football players may generally enjoy a longer-than-average lifespan -- but the biggest players may be more likely than others to die of heart disease, a U.S. study suggests. The study, reported in the American Journal of Cardiology, followed more than 3,400 NFL players who were active between 1959 and 1988. It found that 334 had died by 2007 -- only about half the ...

El Paso Sports Commission CEO: Triple-A baseball team would be unbelievable opportunity
Brian Kennedy, the president and CEO of the El Paso Sports Commission, said a possible Triple-A baseball team in El Paso would be an unbelievable opportunity for Downtown business and sports fans alike.

Valentine's Day: 10 Weird Sports Breakups
During Valentine's Day, you can find romance in the strangest of places, including sports. However, when you combine the terms sports and breakups in a search engine, you expect to see something about athletes and their partners (like Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries).

Senate candidate can't escape sports scandals
In the sports world, Craig James was a star football player for Southern Methodist University and the New England Patriots. He later became a household name in Texas as a television analyst for ESPN.

Reichelt tops training in Olympic test event
Austria's Hannes Reichelt pipped Swiss Didier Cuche Wednesday as alpine's speed event specialists were given a first glimpse of how difficult it will be to win Olympic downhill gold in 2014.