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Former Brazil Olympic boss sentenced to jail for corruption

(AP) — Carlos Arthur bral, businessman Arthur
Nuzman, the head of the Soares and Leonardo Gryner, Bretas’ ruling labels Nuzman
Brazilian Olympic Com- who was the Rio commit- as “one of the main respon-
mittee for more than two tee director general of op- sibles for the promotion and
decades, was sentenced to erations. Investigators say the organization of the crimi-
30 years and 11 months in all three and Nuzman coor- nal scheme, given his posi-
jail for buying votes for dinated to bribe the former tion in the Brazilian Olym-
Rio de Janeiro to host the president of the International pic Committee and before
2016 Olympics. Association of Athletics Fed- international authorities.”
erations, Lamine Diack, and The judge also said the sports
The ruling by Judge Marcelo his son Papa Massata Diack executive “headed and coor-
Bretas became public Thurs- for votes. dinated action of the other
day. agents, clearly as a leader” to
Cabral, who has been in jail illegally garnish support at
Nuzman, who also headed since 2016 and faces other the IOC.
the Rio organizing commit- convictions and investiga-
tee, was found guilty of cor- tions, told Bretas two years The judge said he will send
ruption, criminal organiza- ago he paid about $2 million the results of the investiga- Barack Obama traveled as
tion, money laundering and in exchange for up to six votes tion to authorities in Senegal, the sitting president of the In 2017, the IOC suspended
tax evasion. in the International Olym- where Papa Massata Diack United States to Denmark to Nuzman’s honorary mem-
pic Committee meeting that and Lamine Diack live, and campaign for his home city bership which he has held
The 79-year-old executive, awarded Rio the Olympic France. A French court in Chicago. Many years later since 2013 and has yet to be
who was an IOC member and Paralympic Games. He 2020 sentenced Lamine Di- while still in office, he hint- removed.
for 12 years including at the said the money came from a ack to two years in jail for ed at possible corruption in
time his colleagues were al- debt owed to him by Soares. corruption while leading sports when he described the “Now, the IOC ethics com-
legedly bribed in the 2009 track and field. Now 88, Di- 2016 Olympic vote as “a little mission will study the judge-
vote, won’t be jailed until all Cabral, who governed Rio ack returned to Senegal in bit cooked.” ment against Mr. Nuzman
his appeals are heard. state from 2003-10, added May. and will make its recommen-
that another $500,000 was The investigation in Brazil dations as soon as it receives
He and his lawyer did not paid later to Diack’s son with Rio’s bid beat Chicago, To- began in 2017 after French the full information from the
comment on the decision. the aim of securing three kyo and Madrid to host the newspaper Le Monde found Brazilian authorities,” the
more votes of IOC members. 2016 Games in a vote held in members of the IOC had IOC said on Friday in a state-
Bretas also sentenced to jail Lamine Diack was a senior Copenhagen.. been bribed three days before ment.
former Rio Gov. Sergio Ca- IOC member at the time the vote.

Allen throws for 4 TDs as Bills beat hobbled Saints, 31-6

(AP) — Josh Allen and the mer- down passes, giving him a franchise- mindset going into this game and we “Going in, we felt like we had to be a
curial Buffalo Bills swung back best seven TDs in a single season by were just ready.” little bit more aggressive,” because of
to a better version of themselves a tight end. His second score gave the how capable the Bills are offensively,
against the reeling New Orleans Bills (7-4) a 24-0 lead. The Saints (5-6), playing without Payton said. “We weren’t going to be
Saints. dynamic running back Alvin Kamara able to win a game scoring 14 points
Stefon Diggs had seven receptions for a third straight game, were shut or 17 points against a team like this.”
Allen passed for 260 yards and four for 74 yards and a touchdown, and out for three quarters. They finally
touchdowns, and the Bills throttled running back Matt Breida turned a scored on Siemian’s 11-yard pass to Siemian finished 17-of-29 passing for
New Orleans’ short-handed offense short pass into a 23-yard score in a tight end Nick Vannett on the first 163 yards, one TD and one intercep-
in a 31-6 victory Thursday night that dominant victory that came just four play of the fourth. tion. Taysom Hill, who is coming off
sent the injury-ravaged Saints to their days after a 26-point home loss to In- a foot injury, was active as New Or-
fourth straight loss. dianapolis. Buffalo outgained New Orleans 361- leans’ backup quarterback but did not
190 and the Bills possessed the ball play.
“Coach always talks about playoff “To come up short the way we did for 34:38 to the Saints’ 25:22.
caliber and that’s the team we want (last weekend), sometimes it can be Incidentally, Brees was working the
to be,” Allen said. “We want to be the demoralizing,” said defensive end The game illustrated how limited the game as a broadcaster and the raucous
best versions of ourselves ... every Mario Addison, who had one of Buf- Saints’ offense has become, in part reception he received from the crowd
time we step on the field.” falo’s two sacks of Trevor Siemian. because of injuries to Kamara and star when he was honored on the field at
“You’ve just got to flush that and do it receiver Michael Thomas, who has halftime contrasted sharply from the
Dawson Knox caught two touch- all over again. Everybody had a great not played all season, and also due to collective groans of frustration when
significant changes at quarterback. one New Orleans drive after another
stalled.
New Orleans went 5-2 in games
started by QB Jameis Winston, who Most fans had filed out of the dome
took over this season for the retired by early in the fourth quarter, leav-
Drew Brees. But Winston went out ing a solid traveling contingent of
for the season with a knee injury dur- fans wearing Buffalo blue to close out
ing New Orleans’ most recent vic- Thanksgiving on a celebratory note.
tory on Oct. 31 and the Saints have
lost every game Siemian has started. The result left Payton foreshadowing
changes as the Saints try to figure out
Saints coach Sean Payton’s urgency to how to end their worst losing streak
sustain drives against the high-pow- in a season since 2015.
ered Bills was evident in his decision
to call a running play on fourth-and-2 “We’ll look at everything right now.
near midfield and to later run a fake Obviously, we have to,” Payton said.
punt. Both failed, with the run losing “We’ve got to look closely at every-
yards and punter Blake Gillikin’s pass thing we’re doing and who we’re do-
sailing high and wide of intended re- ing it with.”
ceiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey.