The latest news from the USOC - May 21
| |Tuesday, May. 21, 2013
The U.S. Men's National Ice Hockey Team captured bronze at the 2013 IIHF Men's World Championship, held May 3-19 in Stockholm. In a fitting finale, Team USA prevailed in a thrilling 3-2 shootout victory over Finland. Alex Galchenyuk (Milwaukee, Wis.) notched goals on back-to-back attempts, including the game-winner, while goaltender John Gibson (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stopped three out of four attempts from Finland during the three-round shootout. Gibson tallied 36 saves throughout the nail-biter to deliver the U.S. its first medal since 2004.
SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius
| |Tuesday, May. 21, 2013
JOHANNESBURG — One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend.
Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
| |Monday, May. 20, 2013
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man.
Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics
| |Monday, May. 20, 2013
SOCHI, Russia — The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are building in Sochi:
Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics
| |Monday, May. 20, 2013
SOCHI, Russia — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.
