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x Embed x Share Police in Rio say they’re underpaid and understaffed. Newslook Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympic Games from Aug. 5-21.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports) With just 30 days until the opening of the Summer Olympics in Rio, the concerns that have long overshadowed the Games linger. The myriad and varied issues — from water pollution to political strife — are unlikely to be resolved before or by…

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Michael Phelps has a long-term sponsorship deal with Under Armour, a non-official Olympic sponsor. Getty Images The International Olympic Committee (IOC) shook up the rules for advertising for Rio 2016 when it announced changes that opened the door for more brands to benefit from their ties to the games, even if they aren’t official Olympic sponsors. While the new rules come with restrictions, they’ve helped…

Photo illustration: Jim Cooke, Photo: Getty Many words have been used to describe the upcoming Games of the XXXI Olympiad—words such as “hell,” “nightmare,” and “state of public calamity,” to name a few. But is Rio really going to be all that bad? To put it simply: Oh my god yes. Advertisement But why are this year’s Summer Olympics so fucked? And will you die if you attend? For myriad…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment Brendon de Jonge of Zimbabwe withdrew from the Summer Olympics on Tuesday because he didn’t want to miss two tournaments in his bid to keep his PGA Tour card. De Jonge is the 12th player to pull out of the Rio de Janeiro Games, where golf will make its return after a 112-year absence. He is the first player to specifically cite the PGA…

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It was the night Detroit City FC opened its new home stadium in Hamtramck, and some 7,400 soccer fans packed the place. They sung. They chanted. They swore. Then swore some more. They wore scarves emblazoned with Detroit City’s insignia and clothing dyed in the team’s maroon and gold color scheme. Some even wore gas masks, as symbols of their own rabid enthusiasm, and to defend against the smoke plumes set off at…

Soccer is exploding in Buffalo, but places to play haven’t kept pace. Outdoor fields are overextended, and there are no indoor venues in the city to use in fall and winter. That could change after last week’s announcement that a soccer facility will be part of a redevelopment to replace Women & Children’s Hospital. The plan by Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. calls for indoor fields for younger children…

Storied Italian soccer club AC Milan has been sold to a Chinese consortium, says the club’s owner, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi, who served four terms as Prime Minister but was later convicted of tax fraud and bribery, told an Italian newspaper Tuesday that the deal would bring in around $830 million after the club’s debt had been settled, reports the BBC. “Milan has now embarked on this…

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If you want proof that the current Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format is working, all you need to do is look at who’s winning races. They’re the same people who contend for the championship year in and year out. The current Chase format is simple: Win at least one race and finish in the top 30 in driver points during NASCAR’s 26-race regular season and you make the…

MORE: NASCAR tweaks rules package for Kentucky As a teenager thrown into NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series with the options of sink or swim, Joey Logano had few places of refuge. Taking over the No. 20 Toyota of then two-time series champion Tony Stewart at Joe Gibbs Racing in 2009, Logano struggled under the weight of high expectations and a new series against much tougher competition. But while his Sprint Cup education got off to a somewhat…

Michael Phelps has a long-term sponsorship deal with Under Armour, a non-official Olympic sponsor. Getty Images The International Olympic Committee (IOC) shook up the rules for advertising for Rio 2016 when it announced changes that opened the door for more brands to benefit from their ties to the games, even if they aren’t official Olympic sponsors. While the new rules come with restrictions, they’ve helped…

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U.S. swimmers won 31 medals at the 2012 Olympics, of which 16 were gold. There were 11 individual gold medals won, but not all of those swimmers will return for the 2016 Olympics in Rio – partly because Team USA has 30 Olympic rookies on its 47-strong roster this time around. Newcomer Leah Smith (who will swim the 400m and 800m freestyle, plus the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays) perhaps…