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USOPC chief defends federation’s actions in lawsuit

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Ex-Olympic medical chief ties firing to reports of sex abuse

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

USOPC to fund professional staff to help athletes council

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USA Badminton in trouble for failing safe-sport policy

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FILE - In this July 23, 2016, file photo, a representation of the Olympic rings are displayed in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will add athletes to its board and enhance its oversight of individual sports organizations. It’s part of a package of reforms stemming from the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal. The reforms were approved Thursday, Nov. 8, 2019 and go into effect in January. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

USOPC to add athlete reps in wake of Nassar sex abuse

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Ju'Riese Colon, the CEO for the U.S. Center for SafeSport, talks about the challenges facing her organization at their headquarters in Denver, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. The center is receiving 55 percent more sex-abuse reports this year than in 2018, leading to a debate over whether the Olympic movement or federal government should shoulder the increasing cost of keeping athletes safe. (AP Photo/Eddie Pells)

Sex-abuse reports on rise; SafeSport Center seeks more money

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2017, file photo, Larry Nassar, 54, appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Mich. The government's $4.5 million fine against Michigan State University in the Nassar sexual assault scandal is unprecedented. The U.S. Education Department has extraordinary leverage over schools that participate in federal student aid programs. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

AP sources: Feds probe sex abuse in Olympic organizations

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 23, 2016, file photo, a representation of the Olympic rings are displayed in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee took steps designed to help athletes in the wake of Olympic sex-abuse scandals, proposing an increase in their numbers on its board and recasting its mission statement to include the job of promoting their well-being. These changes are part of a proposal, released Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, to rewrite the USOPC bylaws. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

USOPC proposes more athletes on board as part of overhaul

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, then-WNBA president Lisa Borders speaks before Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals in Seattle. A report examining the U.S. Olympic system urges a move away from the &quot;money for medals&quot; funding system and a reconfigured board of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee that would give more power to athletes. The USOPC asked for the document, a 113-page report delivered this week by a committee headed by former WNBA Commissioner Lisa Borders. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Report urges new board, funding model for US Olympic system

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press