Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
Olympic swimmer says she wants to save others from sex abuse
NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors said in an emotional interview Monday that her former coach “stole so much” from her in the decade she alleges he sexually…
Read MoreTrump has a tweet for everything, but none yet for Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has a tweet for just about everything, but he’s got nothing so far for Team USA a few days into the 2018 Olympic Games.…
Read MoreOLYMPICS: What would a South Korean ask a North Korean?
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Koreas share a border, a culture and a language. But 70 years after they were separated, North and South are about as divided as…
Read MoreNorth Korea won Pyeongchang political gold, but what’s next?
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — North Korea won the political gold medal at Pyeongchang just by showing up. But what’s next? Kim Jong Un scored some badly needed publicity points…
Read MoreIn honor of the Olympics Opening Ceremony
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Read MoreUSA Gymnastics sets up fund for athletes abused by Nasser
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics has established a fund it says it designed to assist gymnasts who were victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar. The organization’s president, Kerry Perry,…
Read MoreNorovirus at Olympics has officials scrambling, worried
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Signs posted around the Olympic venues urge extreme caution. Nine hundred troops stream into the area to help. Worried organizers sequester 1,200 people in their…
Read MoreSnow volleyball will make case for Olympics in Pyeongchang
A snow volleyball exhibition is planned for Pyeongchang to help the sport’s international governing body make the case for it to be added to the Olympics. If successful, volleyball would…
Read MoreOlympian Adam Rippon has ‘no interest’ in fight with Pence
Figure skater Adam Rippon insists he has no interest in “picking a fight” with Vice President Mike Pence, who has been chosen by the White House to lead the U.S.…
Read MoreVictim recounts sex abuse to ex-doctor: "Little girls don't stay little forever. They grow into strong women that return to destroy your world."
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — One after one, gymnasts and other victims of a disgraced former sports doctor stepped forward in a Michigan courtroom Tuesday to recount the sexual abuse and…
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