‘Victory tax’ repeal is passed

U.S. Olympic athletes would be exempt from a so-called victory tax under legislation approved by Congress and sent to the president. The Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that would block the IRS from taxing most medals or other prizes awarded to U.S. Olympians.

The U.S. Olympic Committee awards cash prizes to medal winners: $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. That’s in addition to the cash value of the medals themselves — about $600 for gold, $300 for silver. Bronze medals have little monetary value. Because the money is considered earned income, it is taxed — a practice some lawmakers refer to the “victory tax.”

The Rome City Council voted Thursday to back Mayor Virginia Raggi’s decision to reject the capital’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The vote leaves only Los Angeles, Paris and Budapest, Hungary, in the running for the 2024 Games.

Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand birdied the final four holes for an eight-under-par 65 and a onestroke lead over Brooke Henderson of Canada in the Reignwood LPGA Classic in Beijing.

Mexico’s Orlando Salido (43-13-4, 30 knockouts) and Japan’s Takashi Miura (30-3-2, 23 KOs) will face off in a a World Boxing Council interim superfeatherweight title fight on Dec. 17, promoter Oscar De La Hoya announced. HBO will televise the bout. — Lance Pugmire

The Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart is the WNBA rookie of the year. She received 38 of 39 votes from a national media panel.

The Ducks assigned Josh Mahura, Deven Sideroff, Tyler Soy and Sam Steel to their respective junior teams.