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COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue would head a committee to study the organization's practices.

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ROME, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Italian Olympic Committee Wednesday said it is blocking a bid from Bari for the 2020 Olympics, leaving Rome and Venice as the country's credible entries.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A malfunction at a large dam caused widespread blackouts across the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia.

JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Israel President Shimon Peres has embarked on a state visit to Brazil and Argentina, accompanied by an entourage of Israeli businessmen, his office said.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The final round of ticket sales for 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics events has been delayed a week after a computer glitch, officials say.

LONDON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The runner-up in this year's Miss England pageant, Lance Cpl. Katrina Hodge, has replaced winner Rachel Christie after an alleged barroom brawl, organizers say.

LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Rachel Christie has given up her title of Miss England after being arrested for allegedly assaulting another beauty queen at a costume party.

LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- British artist manager Simon Fuller said the Spice Girls will reunite to perform in advance of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.

DOHA, Qatar, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Defending champion Venus Williams entered the semifinals Friday when Elena Dementieva lost at the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships at Doha, Qatar.

Pettitte, Hamels, rain on deck for Game 3 ... Olympic torch arrives in Canada .... Ricketts family takes over Chicago Cubs ... Two share lead at South Korean LPGA stop ... Sports news from United Press International.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The Olympic torch for the 2010 Winter Games arrived in the western Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia, Friday on a flight from Athens.

LONDON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A conference has been scheduled for Thursday in England addressing security challenges facing London ahead of the 2012 Olympics and other major events.

BERKLEY LAKE, Ga., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- David M. Moffit, a veteran Southern sports writer and editor for United Press International for more than 50 years, died after a bout with heart problems.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Police in Rio de Janeiro said seven more people died in the days-old battle for control of drug trafficking in several of the Brazilian city's shantytowns.

Dozens of people have been killed in Rio de Janeiro in what is being described a sa turf war by drug gangs.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Universal Detection Technology has been invited to present its biological threat warning system to the 2012 London Olympics organizers.

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Cities in France, Germany and South Korea placed bids to be chosen as the site for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Snow in North Carolina and a warm Olympics in British Columbia will characterize the winter, Accu-Weather meteorologist Joe Bastardi said in State College, Pa.

VIENNA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Austrian Hermann Maier, a four-time world champion who won two Olympic gold medals in 1998, Tuesday announced his retirement from competitive skiing.

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