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  • This product image released by Ralph Lauren shows U.S. Olympic  athletes, from left, swimmer Ryan Lochte, decathlete Bryan Clay, rower Giuseppe Lanzone and soccer player Heather Mitts  modeling the the official Team USA Opening Ceremony Parade Uniform. As an official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, Ralph Lauren has designed Team USA’s Official Opening and Closing Ceremony Parade Uniforms as well as a unique collection of village wear apparel and accessories which embodies the spirit of American athleticism and sportsmanship. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauren)

    Americans reaping what China sews

    Uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue - but made in China. That has members of Congress fuming.


  • **FILE** Jerry Colangelo (Associated Press)

    Despite injuries, Colangelo stands pat on Olympic roster

    The U.S. plans to stick with its short-handed men's Olympic basketball team — at least for now.


  • Michelle Obama is behind the "Let's Play!" program, a fitness initiative aimed at combating childhood obesity. (Associated Press)

    First lady takes obesity fight to summit

    Men with earpieces and dark suits, two metal detectors and a bomb-sniffing dog whose wet nose dribbled on the marble floor stood outside the Hilton Anatoles Grand Ballroom on Monday. This wasn't normal for the U.S. Olympic Committee's media summit: First lady Michelle Obama was minutes away.


  • The rumba is what did in Jaleel White. The actor, shown with partner Kym Johnson, was bounced from "Dancing With the Stars" after a dance-off Tuesday against Roshon Fegan and his partner. (ABC via Associated Press)

    Tuning in to TV: YouTube starting channels for female dramas, Olympics

    YouTube is adding to its original programming by launching channels specializing in female dramas and U.S. Olympic athletes.


  • Sports Briefs

    U.S. Olympic Committee leaders will resume negotiations with the IOC this week about the revenue-sharing dispute that's been blocking potential American bids for the games, including the 2022 Winter Olympics.


  • Boeheim regrets questioning Fine accusers' motives

    Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim apologized for questioning the motives of the men who accused his longtime assistant of molesting them as minors, saying his comments were especially insensitive to the overall issue of child abuse.


  • Boeheim apologizes for questioning Fine accusers

    Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim apologized Friday for questioning the motives of the men who accused his longtime assistant of molesting them as minors, saying he reacted out of loyalty.


  • Boeheim gets ovation as inquiry continues

    Syracuse University men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim was greeted by another loud ovation Friday night before his fourth-ranked Orange met No. 10 Florida with former star Carmelo Anthony in a front-row seat.


  • Boeheim still a coach for US Olympic team

    Jim Boeheim's spot on the coaching staff of the U.S. basketball team is secure, though the U.S. Olympic Committee is monitoring the child sex abuse investigation of Boeheim's longtime assistant at Syracuse.


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