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Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive for her swearing-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol in January 2020.

WNBA Team Co-Owned By Ex-Sen. Kelly Loeffler Is Sold After Players' Criticism

4:08pm February 26, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The new three-member investor group which purchased the team includes former Dream player Renee Montgomery, making her the first retired player to have become both a co-owner and a WNBA executive.

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Former USA Gymnastics Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse Dies By Suicide

5:01am February 26, 2021

John Geddert coached the women's gold medal team in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was charged Thursday with two dozen criminal counts. An official says he took his life later the same day.

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Former USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert is seen above during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Former USA Gymnastics Coach Charged With Abuse Dies By Suicide

8:01pm February 25, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

John Geddert, 63, who coached the women's gold medal team in the 2012 Summer Olympics, was charged Thursday with two dozen criminal counts. An official says he took his life later the same day.

Former USA Gymnastics Coach Charged With 2 Dozen Criminal Charges, Dies By Suicide

5:34pm February 25, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Former USA Gymnastics and Olympic coach John Geddert died by suicide on Thursday, just hours after Michigan's Attorney General charged him with sexual assault and human trafficking.

The Olympic rings displayed outside the National Stadium, a venue for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo last year. The Games have been delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.

'No Cheering': Tokyo Olympic Organizers Release Guidelines For Torch Relay

11:31am February 25, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The Tokyo Organizing Committee are urging spectators to only clap, not cheer, when the Olympic torchbearers make their way through Japan starting March 25.

Tiger Woods, pictured at the Genesis Invitational golf tournament in Pacific Palisades, Calif., just two days before the accident on Feb. 23. The golfer was injured in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County and had to be extricated from the vehicle.

Tiger Woods Will Not Face Charges In Rollover Crash, Is Recovering After Surgery

7:42pm February 24, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"This is purely an accident," the Los Angeles County sheriff said, adding there's no evidence Woods was intoxicated. The golfer is awake and responsive after a "long surgical procedure."

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After Undergoing Surgery For Car Crash, Tiger Woods 'Awake, Responsive'

6:08am February 24, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Tiger Woods was involved in a single-car accident in Southern California. A rod was inserted into his tibia to stabilize injuries, and pins and screws were used to stabilize foot and ankle injuries.

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A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along a road in the Rancho Palos Verdes section of Los Angeles County on Tuesday. Woods suffered leg injuries in the one-car accident and was undergoing surgery, authoritie

Tiger Woods Undergoes Surgery After Rollover Vehicle Accident

8:47pm February 23, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

The legendary golfer suffered "multiple leg injuries," according to his agent. The sheriff's department said Woods was driving the only car involved in the collision.

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Tiger Woods Injured In Vehicle Accident

5:06pm February 23, 2021

Tiger Woods was involved in a serious, single-car crash Tuesday morning. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sports Illustrated and Golf.com senior writer Alan Shipnuck about the incident.

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Olympic Athletes Train Through COVID-19 Uncertainty

4:16pm February 23, 2021

by Tom Goldman

The delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics are five months away and it's uncertain whether the games will be held. But athletes are trying to keep focused and train.

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