Peter Ueberroth

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Olympic Committee is about 30 days away from selecting a new chief executive who will help improve international relations, the board chairman said on Monday.

Despite rough economy, USA Track proposes 40 percent budget hike thanks mainly to Nike deal. Told to clean up its act, USA Track and Field responded Thursday by announcing a $21 million budget for next year, a 40 percent increase over 2009 thanks largely to a new marketing deal with Nike.

Red, white and who? 100 days from Vancouver, USOC still looking for right kind of leader. The leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee are going through the kind of year that won't look good on their resumes.

Less than a week after the US Olympic Committee was fingered as the main reason for Chicago's shocking first-round elimination in the vote for the 2016 Olympic host city, its leadership was rocked yesterday by a vote of no confidence from the leaders of the national sports bodies. ``The US Olympic family has tried faithfully to muffle its deep concerns about the decisions and strategies made by the USOC Board of Directors, but we can no longer stand by and watch,'' Skip Gilbert, chief executive of USA Triathlon and chairman of the NGB Council, said in a statement. ``This is not a `vocal minority' speaking out but an overwhelming majority voice.'' Only a few hours before the sports bodies called for the resignation of chairman Larry Probst and acting chief executive Stephanie Streeter, Streeter said that she would not be a candidate for the permanent job, which is expected to be filled by next spring. ``It seems like this is the right time to step away,'' said Streeter, the former Banta

USOC still looking for answers in wake of Chicago's embarrassment in vote for 2016 Olympics. After the shock in Copenhagen comes the backlash in Colorado.

Site of 2016 Games will play big part in USOC's future relations with IOC, own members. They shelved long-awaited plans for a TV network after only a month, and made nice with International Olympic Committee members who think they're hogging the piggy bank.

Intelligence, steadiness and modesty made Ryan ideal fit for Chicago's Olympic bid. Pat Ryan isn't a gold medalist, like the leader of Madrid's bid committee. Nor does he have a long history with the International Olympic Committee, as the heads of Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo's organizations do.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) conceded defeat and informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here that they would not for the moment be setting up an Olympic television network.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 1992 basketball "Dream Team," alpine skier Picabo Street and sprinter Michael Johnson headlined the list of inductees into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday.

Dream Team, Michael Johnson, Picabo Street among inductees into USOC Hall of Fame. The Dream Team is still dominating.

Athletics legend Michael Johnson and the 1992 US Olympic men's basketball "Dream Team" were among those named on Wednesday as the 2009 inductees into the US Olympic Hall of Fame.