Olympics
IOC leaders praise Los Angeles amid unrest in 2028 Olympics host city
Olympic officials meeting Wednesday in Switzerland took a calm, longer view of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after days of images of deployed military and burning cars on the host city's streets.
Simone Biles apologizes to Riley Gaines, tweaks transgender-athlete stance
Olympic gymnastics great Simone Biles apologized Tuesday for her viral blast at Riley Gaines, saying her intention was to defend "children" coming under public scrutiny amid the debate over fairness versus inclusion in female sports.
Olympics under pressure to strip Khelif of boxing gold medal after leaked lab report
Calls for the International Olympic Committee to rescind Imane Khelif's women's boxing title have reignited after a leaked lab record reportedly found that the Algerian athlete has male chromosomes.
U.S. Olympic swimming trials to return to Indianapolis in 2028
The 2028 U.S. Olympic swimming trials will return to Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium after drawing record-breaking crowds last year in the first event held inside a football stadium.
Swimming world body to banish athletes and supporters of doping-fueled event in Las Vegas
Swimmers and officials who compete in and support a doping-fueled sports event planned in Las Vegas will be banished from the sport, the governing body World Aquatics said on Tuesday.
Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to fight for new governing body
Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcoming events with the sport's new governing body.
Paralympic chief challenges Brisbane 2032 organizers to top the success of Sydney 2000
There was no better day to urge the people of Brisbane to do better than the benchmarks Sydney set for the Paralympics.
Berlin bids to host Olympics with 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looming
Berlin has formally presented its bid to rehost the Olympics in the same stadium where Jesse Owens starred during the 1936 Games under the Nazis.
Olympic swimmer from Russia banned 2 years for doping
Russian Olympic swimmer Valeriia Salamatina was banned for two years for doping, the International Testing Agency said Monday.
Berlin wants to host the Olympics again as 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looms
Berlin is making a bid to host the Olympics again, possibly 100 years after the city hosted the 1936 Games under the Nazis.
NFL owners sign off on players joining Olympic flag football in 2028
NFL players could grace Olympic flag football fields at the Los Angeles Games. The league's owners approved a proposal on Tuesday that will allow players to represent their countries in 2028.
Ex-wrestling gold medalist Kyle Snyder pleads to lesser charge after arrest in prostitution sting
Former Olympic wresting gold medalist Kyle Snyder pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct after being arrested in a prostitution sting.
Olympic wrestling gold medalist Kyle Snyder charged in prostitution sting
Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder, one of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, was arrested in a prostitution sting, according to police in Columbus.
Olympic swim great Hall warded 10 medals to replace those destroyed in L.A. fires
After all his Olympic medals were destroyed in the Los Angeles fires, swimming great Gary Hall Jr. set an unexpected record replacing them at IOC headquarters Monday.
Female athletes will outnumber men for first time at 2028 Olympics
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women's soccer.
Fresh vs. familiar is the theme as U.S., Canada resume rivalry at women’s world hockey championships
Three years of major tinkering has U.S. women's hockey coach John Wroblewski believing he has finally captured the right mix of experience and youth heading into the world championships.
Overall ski champion Brignone breaks leg in crash with home Olympics approaching
The celebrations ended abruptly for freshly crowned overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone when she broke multiple bones in her left leg during a giant slalom crash at the Italian championships on Thursday -- 10 months before a home Olympics.
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic officials fire coach, director after report on sexual abuse
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has fired a coach and a director after The Associated Press reported that the coach was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide.
Slovenian Prevc sets world record with jump of almost 835 feet
Domen Prevc set a ski jump world record of 834.97 feet to delight home fans at the season-ending World Cup in Planica.
Mikaela Shiffrin powers through a bump-filled course to win World Cup finals slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin started the World Cup slalom season with a win. She closed it out the exact same way.
