Russian bronze medalist gymnast Yury Ryazanov killed in car crashMOSCOW — Russian police say gymnast Yury Ryazanov has been killed in a car crash near his home, just days after taking the bronze medal at the world championships. Obama drums up support for Chicago Olympic bid, says city would ‘make the world proud’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama staged a homecoming-style Olympic rally at the White House Wednesday, saying the whole country is rooting for his hometown of Chicago in its efforts to host the 2016 Summer Games. Chinese triple Olympic gold medal gymnast Yang Wei to retireBEIJING — China’s triple Olympic gold medalist Yang Wei, one of the country’s best performers at last year’s Beijing Games, has retired from gymnastics, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday. What’s the No. 1 jock school? By one calculation, it’s MIT, but budget cuts threaten thatName the college that sponsored 41 varsity sports this year, tying with Harvard for most in the country. Spring promoted to associate head coach at Illinois, will retire from competitionCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Olympian Justin Spring is moving up at Illinois — and moving on from competitive gymnastics. |