Olympics: Breaking Stories and all the Latest from USA Today

Here is the latest Olympic News from USA Today.

Ex-world time trial champ Rogers retires with heart problem
Former time-trial world champion Michael Rogers has retired from competitive cycling because of a heart condition

Candace Parker left off Rio roster
People familiar with the decision: Candace Parker left off Rio roster

USA Basketball to hold showcase to prepare for Rio
Team USA will compete in nationwide exhibitions this summer before the Olympics begin.

Poll: Which logo would you have chosen for Tokyo 2020?
The selection committee unveiled their choice, but it wasn’t the only option.

USA Basketball to hold showcase this summer to prepare for 2016 Olympics
Team USA will compete in nationwide exhibitions this summer before the Olympics begin.

Still swimming in exile, Syrian refugee to carry Rio flame
Still swimming in exile, Syrian refugee to carry Rio de Janeiro flame in Greece

US men’s basketball set for 5-game pre-Olympic schedule
The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team will face Argentina and three other opponents during a five-game, five-city exhibition tour

WADA appoints cycling doping expert to Russia project
A former war crimes investigator who helped examine doping in the Lance Armstrong era of cycling will help rebuild Russia’s discredited anti-doping agency

Rowing team to wear made in USA uniforms in Rio
Boathouse Sports unveils its new unisuits that Americans will wear in Rio.

Official wary of athletes staying outside Olympic village
With Nadal staying at friend’s house in Rio during 2016 Games, security official expresses concern with athletes staying outside of Olympic village

Organizers go for harmony in new Tokyo 2020 logo
Organizers unveiled the new official logo of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday, opting for simplicity over more complicated designs

Poels beats Albasini to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic
Dutch rider Wout Poels attacked near the end and held off Swiss veteran Michael Albasini to win the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic on Sunday for the biggest win of his career

Decades after Chernobyl, another chance for a Paralympian
Paralympian Oksana Masters was adopted out of a Ukrainian orphanage by an American woman nearly two decades ago

Drake Relays a special springboard in Olympic years
Nearly 50 Olympians will compete in Des Moines from Wednesday through Saturday.

Syrian refugee named torchbearer in Greek leg of Rio relay
A Syrian refugee who had part of a leg amputated after a bombing will be one of the torchbearers for the Greek leg of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic flame relay

The Confederate city of Brazil
Confederate flags fly without criticism, children dress up in Rebel uniform and a Confederate cemetery is carefully tended by citizens. Welcome to the Brazilian town of Santa Barbara D’Oeste, where some Southerners relocated after the Civil War.

Go to Rio Olympics for taste of Confederacy
Santa Barbara D’oeste offers different take on U.S. Civil War

Confederate history embraced by Brazilian city
Santa Barbara D’oeste hosts annual festival this weekend celebrating Southerners who moved there after Civil War

IOC member Baumann elected president of SportAccord group
Swiss IOC member Patrick Baumann has been elected president of SportAccord, an umbrella group of more than 90 Olympic and non-Olympic sports federations

Bolivia falls into line with WADA anti-doping code
Bolivia has been removed from the list of countries deemed non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency code

China’s anti-doping lab suspended over results error
China’s National Anti-Doping Agency says it is moving to fix problems at its testing laboratory that led the World Anti-Doping Agency to suspend it for a maximum period of four months

Legacy of Rio Olympics: Bike lane crashes into the sea
At the flame-lighting in the ruins of Ancient Olympia, Brazil’s sport minister Ricardo Leyser tried to assure the world about the troubled Rio de Janeiro Olympics

Neymar to play for Brazil in Rio, not Copa America
Striker Neymar to play for Brazil in the upcoming Olympic Games and will skip the Copa America

WADA suspends China national anti-doping body
The World Anti-Doping Agency has suspended China’s National Anti-Doping Laboratory for a maximum period of four months for “non-conformities” with standards

Discovery reaches Olympic TV deal with YLE in Finland
Finnish broadcaster YLE has reached a deal with Discovery Communications for domestic TV rights for the 2018 and 2020 Olympics

Katie Ledecky through the years

Six Russian track and field athletes banned for doping
Middle-distance runner Olesya Syreva was given 8-year ban.

IAAF expected to rule on Russian athletes in June
Russian’s federation was suspended for alleged state-sponsored doping.

Alise Post leads U.S. team for BMX world championships
Olympic veterans Alise Post and Brooke Crain were joined by medal hopefuls Nic Long and Corben Sharrah.

Rio organizing committee chief pledges to ‘deliver history’
The flame will start on its 15-week journey that will culminate at the Aug. 5 opening ceremony in Rio’s Maracana Stadium.

Flame for Rio Olympics is lit at birthplace of ancient Games
The Olympic flame has been kindled at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Greece, at the start of a 15-week journey leading to the August 5 opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro

Flame for Rio Olympics is lit at birthplace of ancient Games
The flame for South America’s first Olympics was kindled Thursday at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey that will culminate with the August 5 opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro

Former Olympic champion Cielo misses individual spot at Rio
Former Olympic champion Cesar Cielo has missed out on an individual spot on Brazil’s swimming team for the Rio de Janeiro Games in August