Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
Kemba Walker, Myles Turner lead Team USA over Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With his team playing on a raised basketball court in a stadium normally used for soccer and cricket, U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said he felt like…
Read MorePan Am Games protesters each get 12 months of probation from U.S. Olympic committee CEO
DENVER (AP) — The letters went to the two protesters. The message was meant for a much wider audience. The CEO of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent letters…
Read MoreItaly’s Milan-Cortina wins vote to host 2026 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Riding a wave of widespread Italian enthusiasm to be an Olympic host, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo won the vote Monday to stage the 2026 Winter Games.…
Read MoreUS Olympic cyclist and Minnesota native Catlin found dead in her home at age 23
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic track cyclist Kelly Catlin, who helped the U.S. women’s pursuit team win the silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, died Friday…
Read MoreSemenya appeal case mixes science, sports, gender politics
GENEVA (AP) — Caster Semenya’s running future will be decided by three judges starting next week in a landmark case that will challenge science and gender politics. The two-time Olympic…
Read MoreInvestigation launched into abuse claims by “Garlic Girls”
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The darlings of South Korea’s Winter Olympics are back in the headlines eight months after their stirring run to a curling silver medal in Pyeongchang.…
Read MoreInspired by Olympian, Vikings power through for victory
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings took only two healthy defensive ends to Philadelphia, a true test of conditioning and determination for Danielle Hunter and Stephen Weatherly at a…
Read MoreSurvey: Athletes feel pressure of win-at-all-costs culture
A majority of U.S. athletes responding to an anti-doping survey said they feel pressure from higher-ups to win medals, and the spotlight shines only on those who pile up victories.…
Read MoreLawmakers: Funding, urgency lacking in Olympic abuse crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tears and anger this time came from lawmakers who spent the day fuming over a growing sex-abuse problem in Olympic sports that leaders have taken too…
Read MoreCurling craze: Olympic gold prompts the curious to try sport
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In a single-file line, the all-ages group of 40 shuffled gingerly onto the ice. Some wore jeans, some wore sweatpants and one was in gym shorts.…
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