The ousted CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee said changing leadership and strained relations with international Olympic officials were "far secondary" factors in Chicago's failed bid host the 2016 Summer Games. "The headline should be: Rio won the bid. Chicago did not lose the bid and ...

More so than any of the three other bid cities, Chicago's quest for the 2016 Summer Games has some potential minefields to traverse. Chicago organizers hope two big potential problems are put to rest this week: the squabble over the U.S. Olympic Committee's ...

The committee trying to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago has invited President Barack Obama to be in Copenhagen for its final presentation but doesn't yet have a firm commitment. Pat Ryan, chairman of the Chicago 2016 bid, said Monday that Obama planned to ...

The chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee vows to conduct a full national search to replace CEO Jim Scherr, though the timing of the search remains undetermined. Larry Probst made the promise Monday during a meeting with leaders of America's Olympic sports, who wanted clarification on ...