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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Almost four months after the Olympics ended, Rio de Janeiro organizers are unable to pay some of their bills, including $3.7 million owed to the International Paralympic Committee.IPC spokesman Craig Spence told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the money is owed for travel grants, which is part of the contractual agreement to host the Olympics and Paralympics.Never have we faced an issue like this with an organizing committee being so late paying travel grants, Spence told AP.The default is the latest for embattled Rio organizers, who have also been late paying hundreds of creditors and contract employees.Spence said the unpaid travel expenses were damaging national Paralympic committees, particularly those with tiny budgets.Some of our smaller national Paralympic committees, who took out loans to pay for their travel for the Games, are now in serious danger of defaulting on their repayments, Spence said.Cash-flow problems, budget cuts and cost overruns dogged organizers in the run-up to South Americas first Olympics.Despite this, International Olympic Committee officials last week described the Rio games as the most perfect, imperfect games, discounting empty seats, organizational setbacks, and pea-green water in a diving and swimming venue.As the Olympics opened on Aug. 5, organizers needed millions in a bailout from the city and federal governments to fund the subsequent Paralympics. This broke a promise to use only private money to fund the $2.8 billion operating budget.We told everybody before the Paralympics that we were short for the Paralympic Games because of lack of sponsorship and ticket sales, Rio spokesman Mario Andrada said.Spence said Rio CEO Sidney Levy shocked officials just four weeks before the Paralympic opened, saying there was no money to do the Paralympics.The cash-flow problems continue, even as the committee is downsized and will cease to exist later next year -- save for lawyers to handle lawsuits.Spence said Rio organizers have told him that money that should have gone to pay the travel grants was seized by other creditors -- through a lawsuit and court injunction -- demanding payment.Spence said he was told these creditors included security and cleaning companiesThe issues have put the spotlight on Rios city hall and out-going mayor Eduardo Paes.In the bailout pledge, the city committed 150 million reals ($45 million) with the federal government promising another 100 million reals ($30 million).Andrada said the city had paid only 30 million reals ($9 million) so far, though organizers have billed the city for at least twice that much.Paes has been in the unwanted spotlight recently.A state court froze his assets last week as a public prosecutor investigates whether he failed to assess an environmental fee to the company that built the Olympic golf course.This adds to suspicion about overbilling and favoritism in infrastructure built for the Olympics and the 2014 World Cup.---Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWade . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wadeFake NBA Jerseys . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. Fake Jerseys Outlet . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. http://www.fakejersey.com/fake-college-jerseys/ . The 18-year-old American had five birdies in her bogey-free round for a 17-under total of 196. Lee held the overnight lead but mixed three birdies with two bogeys for a 70. Fake Jerseys Website .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head. Fake Hockey Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla.The Chicago Cubs will begin defense of their World Series title against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 2 as the nightcap of a Sunday tripleheader, all to be broadcast on ESPNs networks, Major League Baseball announced on Thursday.The season will open with the New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) followed by the San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks at 4 p.m. (ESPN2) before the Cubs play at St. Louis at 8:30 p.m. on ESPNs Sunday Night Baseball.OOf the 12 MLB games scheduled for April 3, the American League champion Cleveland Indians will open in Texas against the Texas Rangers as one of four Monday games on ESPNs networks.dddddddddddd The others: Atlanta Braves-New York Mets at 1 p.m., San Diego Padres-Los Angeles Dodgers at 4 p.m. and?Los Angeles Angels-Oakland Athletics at 10 p.m. ' ' '