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Naming its board
Look for the USOC to name both Henry Kissinger and Bill Bradley to its board of directors at its meeting in Washington D.C. this weekend. Bradley declined a senior position within the USOC and will instead accept a post in one of two newly created spots for at-large members of the public sector. Gordon Gund, owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, is likely to get the other spot. Kissinger will likely occupy an existing position. Celebrating his heritageExpect U.S. swim star Lenny Krayzelburg to skip this summer's world championships in Fukuoka, Japan in favor of the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Both events are scheduled for mid-July and Krayzelburg told me as long as the political waters are safe this summer, he plans to honor his Jewish heritage by swimming in Jerusalem. Krayzelburg's family emigrated from Odessa to escape religious persecution when he was 13 years old.Feeling the pressureHere's one reason USA Track & Field won't release the names of the 10 athletes with positive A-test drug samples hanging over their heads any time soon. The organization is under heavy pressure from both the IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency to release the names, but with just $100,000 of its annual $13 million budget actually on hand as cash, the organization can ill-afford a lawsuit from one of its athletes who feels his due process has been violated.Sports Illustrated staff writer Brian Cazeneuve covers the Olympic sports beat for the magazine and is a regular contributor to CNNSI.com.
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