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Russian Hackers Release Info on US Athletes

Rio Revenge?
Russian Hackers
Hit Medical Info
of US Athletes

the rundown

Sep 14, 2016 6:33 AM CDT

Rio Revenge? Russian Hackers Hit Medical Info of US Athletes

'What we're seeing here is a digital temper tantrum,'

(Newser) - In what one analyst calls a "digital temper tantrum," hackers linked to the Russian government have hacked into the World Anti-Doping Agency's Olympic database and released information on star American athletes, including Serena and Venus Williams. WADA has confirmed the security breach, and the hacking group "...

Phelps Stunned
in Final Solo Race

OLYMPICS

Aug 13, 2016 1:19 AM CDT

Phelps Stunned in Final Solo Race

He was in Olympic swimming's 1st 3-way tie for 2nd

(Newser) - Michael Phelps is used to being in a league of his own. So it was strange to see him, after what he insists was his final individual race as an Olympian, crowding onto a medal stand with two other swimmers. And it wasn't even the top step. In a...

Katie Ledecky Makes History
With 4th Olympic Gold

OLYMPICS

Aug 13, 2016 12:16 AM CDT

Katie Ledecky Makes History With 4th Olympic Gold

She broke own record in 800-meter freestyle

(Newser) - Katie Ledecky came into the Rio Olympics facing enormous expectations. Some athletes might've buckled under the pressure. She seemed to thrive on it. The 19-year-old from suburban Washington capped off one of the greatest performances in Olympic history with her fourth gold medal and second world record, shattering her...

Here's Brazil's Plan for
a Zika-Free Olympics

Jan 25, 2016 7:42 AM CST

Here's Brazil's Plan for a Zika-Free Olympics

Largest outbreak has been in host country to 2016 Summer Games

(Newser) - From polluted waterways to terrible planning , organizers of the 2016 Summer Olympics set to take place in Rio de Janeiro have faced plenty of challenges . The latest: the mosquito-borne Zika virus that has been linked to serious birth defects in newborn babies. Authorities in Brazil—home of the largest-known outbreak...

ASU to Get a High-Profile Coach: Michael Phelps

Dec 28, 2015 7:37 AM CST

ASU to Get a High-Profile Coach: Michael Phelps

Tempe apparently agrees with him

(Newser) - With 22 medals and 39 world records under his belt, swimmer Michael Phelps is set to retire (again) after Rio 2016 this summer, the Washington Post reports. So, what's next for the most decorated Olympian of all time? Phelps has signed on to be a Arizona State University volunteer...