CSBJ Daily

The United States Olympic Committee will launch a new Web site, Teamusa.org, Friday that will feature video from competitive events, feature stories on Olympians and athlete blogs.
“Teamusa.org will allow fans of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams the opportunity to better connect with America’s athletes on their journey to the games […]

USA Basketball, the national governing body for men’s and women’s basketball in the United States, announced this morning that it has selected the finalist cities for the location of its headquarters and national training facilities following the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
The cities are Glendale, Ariz.; Indianapolis, […]

The United States Olympic Committee has named Janine Alfano as Managing Director of Development.
Alfano will direct USOC private donor fundraising activities, which include major gifts, games-related hospitality initiatives, capital needs, planned giving and donor events. She begins her new job on March 10, just five months prior to the opening of […]

Crain’s Chicago Business reported yesterday that Mayor Richard Daley’s administration has proposed building a home for the United States Olympic Committee on the city’s Navy Pier on Lake Michigan close to Chicago’s downtown.
The news comes as the USOC is meeting this morning in Atlanta, where it is expected to review […]

USA Cycling spokesman Andy Lee said the organization’s board has not made a decision about whether it will move its headquarters from Colorado Springs.
Officials said earlier this year that they had expected to make a moving decision by early December.
“We definitely have a proposal on the table from Ogden (Utah), but we’re still waiting […]

El Paso County and the city of Colorado Springs’ Economic Development Divisions have received approval from the Colorado Economic Development Commission to add the United States Olympic Committee retention and expansion project to the list of eligible Enterprise Zone projects.
The approval will provide state income tax credits to donors who contribute to the project.
Cash contributions […]

The Indianapolis Business Journal reported last week that Colorado Springs officials are “in a panic” over losing USA Basketball - and other Olympic governing bodies - possibly to Indianapolis, because the Indiana Sports Corp. is apparently making a “hard run” at USA Basketball.
I have told people around town that Indianapolis is a real contender to […]

USA Basketball is looking to move its headquarters and training facilities out of Colorado Springs after the 2008 Summer Games.
USA Basketball, the national governing body for men’s and women’s basketball in the U.S., has issued a request for proposal to cities interested in forging a long-term partnership.
More than 20 cities have expressed interest.
USA Basketball apparently […]

The national media have begun to weigh in on the possibility that the United States Olympic Committee might leave Colorado Springs – and at least one reporter has some discouraging words.
NBC Sports reporter Alan Abrahamson wrote yesterday there’s a real chance the USOC could be leaving Colorado Springs.
“There’s considerable sense in running a high-performance training […]

The USA National Karate-do Federation has relocated its national office to Colorado Springs from St. Albans, W.Va.
“… We are extremely excited to be located here in … the amateur sports capital of the U.S., where we can continue to develop a close working relationship with the United States Olympic Committee and other Olympic and Pan […]