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Video: Taiwan catches Lin-fever
A group of Taiwanese basketball fans was cheering for Jeremy Lin, an American of Taiwanese descent, on Wednesday night in Taipei, as they watched the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors.

Russian Parliament Speaker Backs Dagestan's Olympic Bid - RIA Novosti
Sochi, on the other side of the Caucasus mountain range from Kaspiysk, is hosting the 2014 Winter Games. The inaugural summer Youth olympics were in Singapore in 2010, and in 2014 they go to Nanjing, China.

Columbus looking to move Nash?
Columbus, the city, is celebrating its bicentennial this year, and the local paper published a series of testimonies that orbit the theme: "We think Columbus is great." John Glenn, a former astronaut who has orbited the earth, wrote the city has "a rich tapestry of people, geography and economic interests." Rick Nash, whose hockey team has never ... (more)

Decade after Salt Lake City, olympics elusive for USA - USA Today
Since the 1984 summer olympics in Los Angeles, which sold unprecedented corporate sponsorships and turned hosting the Games into a profitable ... U.S. athletes won the medals race at the 2010 Vancouver Games for the first time since the 1932 ...

A fan of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador holds a placard reading
A fan of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador holds a placard reading "We are all Contador" during a symbolic bike ride this week in Pinto, Contador's home town, in support of the banned rider.

Sebastian Coe wants to see Africa host Olympic Games - CNN Sports Illustrated
Coe said it would be inappropriate to suggest a timeline in which an African country might host the olympics ... launching an Olympic bid following the success of the 2010 World Cup but decided not to try for the 2020 summer Games.

Video: Golf tournament chairman cries over Tiger Woods
Watch as the Honda Classic tournament chairman is overcome with teary emotion as he announces Tiger Woods will play in the big event.

OpEd -- Youth olympics Still Seek Spotlight - Around Rings
(ATR) Just as Singapore was the perfect host for the first summer Youth Olympic Games ... London 2012 will be the first olympics to presumably see the impact of the 2010 YOG, but it may take until 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Innsbruck’s impact will be ...

Olympic chairman sets sights on Africa - CharlotteObserver.com
Coe said it would be inappropriate to suggest a timeline in which an African country might host the olympics ... launching an Olympic bid following the success of the 2010 World Cup but decided not to try for the 2020 summer Games.

International Capsules: IOC sees 'no reason for concern' over Sochi Games
The International Olympic Committee inspection found "no real burning issues" in Sochi preparations for the 2014 Games, with organizers promising to complete construction of all sports venues by the end of 2012.