RIO DE JANEIRO -- Sabotage by unhappy workers may have caused water and gas leaks, blocked toilets and electrical faults that slowed teams from moving into the athletes village, Rio Olympic organizers said Thursday.We are considering isolated cases, but we havent seen enough to say it was an organized sabotage thing, Rio spokesman Mario Andrada said. He said the most likely cause was what he called organizational problems.All 31 buildings at the massive compound for 18,000 athletes and staff are due to be ready at the end of Thursday, with the games opening in just over a week. Andrada says about 400 of the 3,600 rooms in the complex had defects.South Americas first games have been plagued by problems, including the Zika virus, severe water pollution, security worries and slow ticket sales. But the slipshod construction is the first problem directly touching many teams and athletes.Australia refused to check in at Sundays official opening, setting off public complaints by at least a dozen teams. Those complaints ranged from water dripping from ceilings and walls, the smell of gas, electrical shorts, and stopped-up toilet bowls -- or no toilet bowls at all.Andrada described a wild scramble last weekend to find 650 plumbers and electricians.Imagine, this was on a weekend in Rio, he said. We called literally all the constructions companies. We literally called every plumber in town.Rio is a relaxed beach town, where informal dress is normal and the work schedule is negotiable.One US official told me the workers were unprepared, working with water on the floor, working with electricity and wearing no protection; wearing flip-flops, Andrada said. But thats how we live here. Guys work with flip-flops. But the guys are technicians and know how to work.Rio organizers said 1,129 athletes and 2,449 staff members would be living in the village on Thursday. The total will swell in the next week as teams arrive from private training camps.Brazilian labor inspectors on Wednesday said they would fine the organizing committee nearly $100,000 (about 315,000 reals) for hiring workers without proper contracts required by law. It said about 630 workers did not enjoy benefits that protect them from workplace injuries.Andrada said the committee would challenge the fine.We might get fined, but not that amount, and we have 10 days to show the documents, Andrada said.---Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP .His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wade cheap nhl jerseys authentic . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. china jerseys . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. http://www.chinajerseyscheapwholesale.com/ . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April. china jerseys nhl . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. "It is still taking a little time to sink in what Ive achieved this week as was the case when I won the FedEx Cup but then it just kept getting better and better as the days went on and I am sure this will be the same," he said. china jerseys cheap . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Remember that Shaquille ONeal-Kobe Bryant feud? That seems like ancient history these days, as Shaq keeps piling the praise on his former teammate.Most recently, on ESPNs First Take, Shaq said Kobe has been the best player in the NBA since Michael Jordan.In the video above, SportsNation asked its hosts this question. Now were asking you.As the SN crew said, many players have arguments -- including ONeal himself, who won one fewer ring (four, compared with Kobes five) but as many MVP awards as Bryant (one).Tim Duncan,, who like Bryant retired after last season, won two MVP awards and five titles.dddddddddddd LeBron James has four MVP awards and three titles, while Stephen Curry just won his second straight MVP award -- and became the NBAs first unanimous MVP ever. Meanwhile, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade and several others have shown dominance since MJs time.Yeah, the choice is a tough one. ' ' '