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RIO DE JANEIRO - In an attempt to crack down on ticket scalping, Brazilian organizers of the 2016 Olympics will impose large fines on anyone involved in the resale of tickets distributed by national Olympic committees.Ticket scalping occurs at most Olympics and was a problem at last years World Cup in Brazil.National Olympic committees receive tickets, some of which are sold legally and wind up in package deals.Organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Games said Wednesday that fines for resale of those tickets could reach 100 times the tickets face value.The fines are an additional measure to reinforce the integrity of the ticketing program, the Rio organizing committee said in a statement.The policy applies only to tickets distributed by national Olympic committees. Tickets sold to the public through websites or other means are not included, although they are subject to Brazilian law.Selling tickets at above face value is illegal in Brazil.A top official of the ticketing partner of footballs world governing body FIFA was arrested after the World Cup and charged in an alleged ticket-scalping scheme.The cheapest ticket for the Rio Games is 40 Brazilian Reals (about $15 at the current exchange rate). The most expensive ticket will be 4,600 Brazilian reals (about $1,800) for the opening ceremony.Rio organizers have said that 7.5 million tickets will be issued for the games. Half of them will be priced under $30.Rio officials said using fines to deter scalping was a first for any Olympics.Officials may offer more details Thursday when they also announce distribution plans for tickets going to the general public.___Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP Cheap Josh Reddick Jersey . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Cheap Yuli Gurriel Jersey ." The game can be seen live on TSN starting with Monday Night Countdown at 6:30 p.m et/3:30 p.m. pt. The Patriots, who had a bye in Week 10, will look to continue the offensive success they had a week earlier when New England scored 55 points and racked up 610 yards of total offense in a 55-31 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Steelers. http://www.cheapastrosjerseys.com/?tag=c...pettitte-jersey. Mickelson shot a 2-under 70 after opening with a 77 -- his worst score of the season -- on TPC San Antonios AT&T Oaks Course. Lefty was 11 strokes behind leader Steven Bowditch, the Australian who had a 67 to reach 8-under 136. Cheap Jimmy Wynn Jersey . -- Tony Finau won the Stonebrae Classic on Sunday for his first Web. Cheap Astros Jerseys . "I honestly dont know," he said. Try this: 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds by Rajon Rondo, a 62-37 rebounding advantage by the Celtics and a horrible 4-for-30 shooting performance on 3-pointers by the Nets.Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Monta Ellis scored 15 of his 30 points in the final quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 106-102 victory over the Raptors to snap Torontos six-game winning streak. Chandler Parsons contributed 16 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 15 and Al-Farouq Aminu scored 14 for the Mavericks, who have won two straight and eight of their last 10 games. Kyle Lowry had 25 points and Amir Johnson contributed 20 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who fell to 13-3 on the season. Torontos leading scorer, DeMar DeRozan, exited the game early in the third quarter with a left groin strain. DeRozan, who entered Friday leading the Raptors with 20.7 points a game, was held scoreless on 0-for-8 shooting from the field. Ellis 3-pointer widened Dallas lead to 97-83 with 2:21 left, but the Raptors made a furious charge and closed within 104-102 on Lowrys bank shot with 9,9 seconds remaining. Devin Harris then sealed the outcome at the foul line for Dallas by making both attemptss with 6.dddddddddddd seconds left. Lowry scored 13 points in the final quarter to help the Raptors stay close. Toronto scored the games first 10 points, but trailed 26-21 after 12 minutes. Dallas led 48-43 at halftime and was in front 69-54 following an Ellis 3- pointer with 3:24 left in the third. Earlier in the period, DeRozan dribbled past Nowitzki on the right side of the lane but had his left leg slip, causing him to fall to the floor with 8:23 remaining in the frame. DeRozan was writhing in pain before eventually getting to his feet and walked off the court gingerly. The Mavs led 71-64 going to the final quarter. Game Notes Nowitzki went 1-of-7 from 3-point range, but became the 23rd player in NBA history with 1,500 career triples ... Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle earned his 300th victory with Dallas. He joined Don Nelson (339-251) and Dick Motta (329-409) as the only other Mavs coaches to reach the mark ... Lou Williams scored 16 points for Toronto. ' ' '