Final round of ticket sales for Vancouver Olympics begin Saturday

October 29th, 2009 Vancouver Olympic security may cost less than $1BOTTAWA — The head of security for the Vancouver Olympics says the cost of providing protection for the 2010 Winter Games shouldn't go over budget — and may be less than expected. Ward Elcock told a House of Commons committee on Thursday that he doesn't anticipate asking the federal government for more than the roughly $1 billion already budgeted.

October 25th, 2009 NBC set to begin push for Vancouver OlympicsMaking the U.S. Winter Olympic team is no clear-cut deal.

October 23rd, 2009 Chairman of 2010 Vancouver Olympics diesVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jack Poole, the man who brought the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver, has died. He was 76. Vancouver Olympic officials said he died Friday in hospital following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.

October 23rd, 2009 Canadian who brought Olympics diesVANCOUVER, British Columbia — The man who brought the 2010 Winter Games to Vancouver has died. Olympic officials confirmed early Friday that Jack Poole, a prominent Vancouver businessman, is dead following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.

October 7th, 2009 Vancouver organizer pledges to balance budgetCOPENHAGEN — The organizers of the Vancouver Olympics are promising to balance the budget for the games, presenting a brighter financial outlook than previous estimates. John Furlong, the chief executive of organizing committee VANOC, said in his final progress report to the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday that the financial situation has improved in the last few months.

October 4th, 2009 IOC says no fear of backlash from US sponsorsCOPENHAGEN — The International Olympic Committee's marketing boss believes Chicago's rejection by Olympic voters will not affect the status of Illinois-based McDonald's as a leading sponsor. "(McDonald's) have told us absolutely no," IOC director of television and marketing Timo Lumme told the Associated Press on Sunday.

September 14th, 2009 Trevor Linden to carry torch during Olympic relayVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Former Vancouver Canucks captain Trevor Linden has been asked to run a leg during the Olympic torch relay. Linden says he doesn't yet know what leg he'll be running during the cross-country trip leading to the Winter Games.

August 26th, 2009 Rogge: women's ski jumping for Youth OlympicsLONDON — IOC president Jacques Rogge says women's ski jumping will be included in the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 and has a "very strong case" to be part of future Olympics. Rogge sent a letter to a group of women who have appealed for women's ski jumping to be added to the program of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.

August 18th, 2009 BERLIN - Jamaican Usain Bolt, who broke the world 100 meter record on Monday, is said to have run so fast that he was in danger of getting a speeding ticket. Bolt set the world record at 9.58 seconds, a huge reduction from the old record of 9.69 he ran a year previously at the Beijing Olympics.

August 18th, 2009 Female ski jumpers send letter to IOC presidentVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Women's boxing is in. So how about women's ski jumping in the Olympics? That's what a group of female ski jumpers pitched in a letter to IOC president Jacques Rogge, urging him to include their sport in the Vancouver Games.

July 27th, 2009 2011 WCup ticket sales to start Oct. 29BERLIN — Organizers of the 2011 women's World Cup in Germany say ticket sales will start Oct.

July 1st, 2009 Bonds done for Marlins stadium, construction setMIAMI — Construction has begun for the long-awaited Florida Marlins ballpark. Only hours after the final arrangements were completed for the bonds that will help pay for the 37,000-seat retractable-roof stadium, crews arrived Wednesday morning at the former Orange Bowl site to begin preparations for the project.

June 21st, 2009 Mats Sundin says he won't play in 2010 OlympicsSTOCKHOLM — Vancouver Canucks center Mats Sundin says he will not play for defending champion Sweden at the Vancouver Olympics in February. "There will be no Olympics in Vancouver for me next year," Sundin said in a story on the Web site of the Swedish newspaper Expressen.

June 10th, 2009 Ticket sales improving for Confederations CupJOHANNESBURG — Organizers say that two-thirds of Confederations Cup tickets have been sold and that the opening match will likely be a sellout. South Africa plays Iraq to kick off the two-week tournament on Sunday at the 61,000-capacity Ellis Park stadium.

May 29th, 2009 Phase 2 of Vancouver ticket sales to begin June 6VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The second round of ticket sales for the 2010 Winter Olympics will begin next Saturday. The Vancouver Organizing Committee said on Friday that thousands of individual tickets will be available for medal presentations and celebrations at Vancouver's BC Place stadium each night of the games.