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Alysa Liu of the United States performs during the women's free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy competition in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Top US figure skater Alysa Liu switching coaches

Nov. 22, 2021 04:40 PM EST

FILE - In this May 7, 2012, file photo, coach Mike Teti displays the bronze medal from the Seoul Olympics and the gold medal from the 1987 World Championship in Copenhagen in his office in Oakland, Calif. Longtime U.S. rowing coach Teti, who has been criticized by some of his former team members as being emotionally abusive and using physical intimidation, has resigned but immediately accepted a position funded by a large donor leading a new high-performance training club ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
US Rowing accepts resignation of longtime men's coach Teti

By Janie Mccauley Oct. 22, 2021 02:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, coach Mike Teti speaks into a megaphone toward rowers practicing in the Oakland Estuary in Oakland, Calif. As the Tokyo Games approach, US Rowing is awaiting the results of a months-long assessment commissioned by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee of its national team programs, including the men's group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intense and intimidating style. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Rowers say Olympic coach threatened, verbally abused them

By Janie Mccauley Jul. 18, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown gestures during an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Francisco. Brown is the coach of the Nigerian men’s Olympic basketball team this summer, and that team starts preparations for the Tokyo Games with training camp beginning this weekend in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
As Olympics near, Warriors' Brown eager for Nigerian chance

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 18, 2021 01:39 PM EDT

Alex Karwoski practices in the Oakland Estuary in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Nearly two dozen U.S. men's rowers signed on to keep training for another year after the Tokyo Olympics were delayed until 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
U.S. rowers aiming to make 2021 Olympic team stick together

By Janie Mccauley Dec. 14, 2020 02:32 PM EST

A woman wears a mask while crossing the street in front of Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Thursday, April 2, 2020. Officials are setting up 400 beds at the center to house homeless people who are currently in shelters to allow for more social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
California homeless advocate: 'We're moving way too slowly'

By Janie Har Apr. 03, 2020 01:04 AM EDT