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Rio mayor acknowledges venues behind schedule

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Pinehurst only the start of men’s, women’s doubles

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Kelly Clark back on top at US Open

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

This Feb. 24, 2014 photo released by NBC shows, from left, Carson Daly, Natalie Morales, Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer, Al Roker, and Ronan Farrow on &quot;Today,&quot; in New York. After winning in the ratings for two weeks during the Winter Olympics _ NBC's first weekly wins since the London games in summer 2012 _ the &quot;Today&quot; show has kept some of its momentum now that Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and the team are back in the New York studio. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)

‘Today’ feeling fight again after Sochi

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, a skier passes by the Olympic rings at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Overshadowed by the international crisis over Ukraine, Russia welcomes the sporting world back to Sochi this week for the Winter Paralympics that will be snubbed by some politicians and will struggle to match the successful Winter Olympics that ended less than two weeks ago in the Russian Black Sea resort. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, FILE)

Sports spotlight back on Sochi amid Crimea crisis

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Dog adopted during Sochi Games still fighting

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Tina Maze of Slovenia starts a training run for the women's alpine skiing World Cup downhill race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott)

Women’s WC downhill will replace super-combined

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

Dallas Stars defenseman Brenden Dillon (4) celebrates his short-handed goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

Benn paces Stars to 4-1 win over Hurricanes

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New York Rangers left wing Benoit Pouliot, left, celebrates with center Derick Brassard (16) after getting the assist on Brassard's first-period goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Hank who? Rangers’ Talbot beats Chicago 2-1

By IRA PODELL - Associated Press

Panel: Boston has ‘monumental task’ in Olympic bid

Associated Press

Sidney Crosby of Canada (87) scores on Goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist of Sweden (30) during the second period in the gold medal men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

NHL heads back to the ice after Olympic break

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

Canada forward John Tavares is helped up off the ice by a trainer during the second period of a men's quarterfinal ice hockey game against Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Tavares is out for the rest of the Olympics with an unspecified leg injury. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Islanders’ Tavares won’t need knee surgery

By IRA PODELL - Associated Press

Czech Republic forward Jaromir Jagr sits on the boards waiting to enter the game during the third period of men's quarterfinal hockey game against the United States in Shayba Arena at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

Jagr, Elias, Zidlicky, Brunner return to Devils

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press

Canada forward Sidney Crosby, far right, stands with teammates for the Canadian national anthem after beating Sweden 3-0 in the men's gold medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Canada’s Olympic hockey win could be NHL farewell

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

One of the reasons for the optimism is that American athletes had success in newer additions to the Olympic program in action-style sports. Sage Kotsenburg started by winning the first medal event of the Sochi Winter Games — the men's snowboard slopestyle. (Associated Press photographs)

Americans leave Sochi Olympics with 28 medals, lifetime of memories, and dogs

By Amy Rosewater — Special to the Washington Times

Performers recreate the fifth Olympic ring that didn't open in the opening ceremony during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

NBC’s Olympics: The eyes have it

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

Performers sing on stage before the start of the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Column: A pop quiz for things learned in Sochi

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen celebrates winning the gold after the mixed biathlon relay, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Bjoerndalen’s farewell highlights Olympic biathlon

By ERIC WILLEMSEN - Associated Press