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FILE - Haruyuki Takahashi, then executive board member of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games arrives at Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on March 30, 2020. Prosecutors searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Takahashi on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the Tokyo Games, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Report: Tokyo Olympic board member under investigation

Jul. 26, 2022 01:45 AM EDT

Residents film the fireworks explode over the iconic Bird's Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Once savvy, NBC's Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing

By David Bauder And Joe Reedy Feb. 19, 2022 09:25 PM EST

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) pulls up one of his daughters on stage while celebrating with offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth (77) after the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Super Bowl has 101 million TV viewers, up from 2021

By David Bauder Feb. 15, 2022 04:40 PM EST

Manchester City's Jack Grealish, centre right, challenges for the ball with Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta during an English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Discovery, BT in talks over British pay-TV partnership

Feb. 03, 2022 04:51 AM EST

A puck slides over the Olympic rings during a hockey practice at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Remote Games: NBC announcers ready to call action from US

By Joe Reedy Feb. 02, 2022 07:03 PM EST

Skaters compete during the Speed Skating China Open, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The venue will host speed skating competition at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
ESPN will not send reporters to Beijing Olympics

Jan. 20, 2022 05:06 PM EST

FILE - In this July 14, 2021, file photo, journalists film the National Ski Jumping Centre, one of the venues for Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, during a media tour in Zhangjiakou in northwestern China's Hebei province. The IOC says the Olympics are only about the sports; no politics allowed. But reporters from other countries who puncture the PR skin to explore other aspects of life in China — as they have in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics — could draw more than criticism. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Beijing Games: Sports coverage fine, other things maybe not

By Stephen Wade Aug. 02, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2021, file photo, Olympic sponsors' vehicles parade ahead of torch relay in Ashikaga, Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. The Olympic corporate sponsorship program has been a key part of the Olympic experience since it began in 1985. But all that magic from the Olympic sponsorship is being undermined because of the virus. (Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP, File)
Olympic sport of schmoozing eludes corporate sponsors

By Anne D'innocenzio Jul. 15, 2021 11:03 AM EDT

The Olympic rings are visible atop the Olympic Tower in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. A small core of international lawyers and activists are prodding leading Olympic sponsors to acknowledge China's widely reported human-rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs, Tibetans and other minorities. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Rights groups target sponsors like Airbnb for Beijing Games

By Stephen Wade Feb. 25, 2021 10:48 PM EST

Former track federation president Lamine Diack, centre left, leaves the courtroom after his trial in Paris, France, Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Diack has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a scheme that allowed Russian athletes who paid hush money to keep competing when they should have been suspended for doping.(AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
Olympic bid scandal linked to former IOC member's son

Sep. 21, 2020 08:48 AM EDT

A symbol installed for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 on a barge is moved away from its usual spot by tugboats off the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The five Olympic rings floating on a barge in Tokyo Bay were removed for what is being called “maintenance,” and officials says they will return to greet next year's Games. The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic and are to open on July 23, 2021. The Paralympics follow on Aug. 24. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Survey: Majority of Japanese firms oppose Olympics next year

Aug. 20, 2020 09:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2018, file photo, Chinese performers dance during a ceremony to mark the arrival of the Olympic flag and start of the flag tour for the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 at a section of the Great Wall of China on the outskirts of Beijing. Uncertainty surrounds how the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held next year in the midst of the coronavirus. The same questions permeate three mega-events that will be staged in China within a year after the Tokyo Games close. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Tokyo Olympics followed up by 3 mega-events -- all in China

By Stephen Wade May. 22, 2020 02:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Tulane running back Amare Jones is tackled for a loss by Auburn defensive end Marlon Davidson (3) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala. Davidson was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the NFL football draft Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
The Latest: Wiz coach Brooks’ buzz cut nets $50K for charity

By The Associated Press May. 14, 2020 12:50 PM EDT