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Family: Matthew Stewart found dead in jail cell

The Gazette

New sponsorship deals helping USOC pad bottom line

Last updated Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 11:03pm

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A handful of recent sponsorship deals have padded the pocketbook of the U.S. Olympic Committee, which reported it has generated $110 million in revenue since Scott Blackmun replaced Stephanie Streeter as chief executive officer in January.

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Air Force athletics director sees great future for Mountain West Conference

The Gazette

Last updated Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 10:30pm

Hans Mueh was wondering, like most everyone else, about the future of the Mountain West early Wednesday. By the end of the day, the Air Force athletics director liked what he saw.

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Before the Dream Team, there was the 1960 Olympic basketball squad

Matt Wiley, The Gazette

Last updated Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 7:33pm

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Arguably the greatest men's Olympic basketball team of all time was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.

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Parra wants to chop down racial barriers

The Gazette

Last updated Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 11:58pm

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Retired long-track speedskater Derek Parra, the first Mexican-American to win a medal in the Winter Olympics, believes racism persists in the U.S. because parents are reluctant to introduce their kids to cultures other than their own, opting to stick to what's familiar.

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