Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture

As most of Europe moves into the solemn weeks before Easter, the party is just getting started on the French Rivera

Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture
Sports

Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL

It has been two years since hockey at the Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues

Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL
News

US man gets prison for Tokyo Olympics doping charge

A Texas man who pleaded guilty to involvement in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs to athletes before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was

US man gets prison for Tokyo Olympics doping charge
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Russian Olympic Committee loses appeal against suspension by the IOC

The Russian Olympic Committee has lost an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic Committee

Russian Olympic Committee loses appeal against suspension by the IOC
Sports

MLB union says 2-second cut to pitch clock too soon for some pitchers

Major League Baseball’s move to slice two seconds off the pitch clock with runners on base is too much, too soon, according to the head of the players’ union

MLB union says 2-second cut to pitch clock too soon for some pitchers
Sports

Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam

Kayla DiCello seized the accolades projected for some of her higher-profile counterparts by winning the uneven bars and floor exercise on the way to the all-around title at the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup on Saturday

Kayla DiCello takes gold in USA Gymnastics Winter Cup. Olympic champ Sunisa Lee falls on bars, beam
Sports

Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case

Four appeals filed at sport’s highest court in fallout from the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are set to delay awarding medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics yet again

Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case
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Olympic commission suggests SafeSport be independent from USOPC

A commission charged with reviewing the Olympic system in the United States recommended Congress rework key facets of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, including making it completely independent of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and reimagining the way it deals with cases in the grassroots

Olympic commission suggests SafeSport be independent from USOPC
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Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico

Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia have won the final qualifier for the upcoming Olympics following nine days of volatile weather

Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto Rico
Sports

Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia

IOC president Thomas Bach confirms Israel faces no threat to its Olympic status ahead of the Paris Games despite the conflict in Gaza

Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia
Environment|Sports

Alyssa Naeher has 3 saves in a penalty shootout over Canada and the US heads to Gold Cup final

Alyssa Naeher had three saves in the penalty shootout after a rain-soaked 2-2 draw with Canada on Wednesday night, earning the United States a spot in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup final

Alyssa Naeher has 3 saves in a penalty shootout over Canada and the US heads to Gold Cup final
Entertainment|Sports

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, 'Just Add Water,' to be published June 11

Few swimmers have made a splash as big as Katie Ledecky, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time winner of The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky's memoir, 'Just Add Water,' to be published June 11
Business|Sports

To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants

France's public administration minister says the government will offer bonuses to civil servants mobilized to work in Paris during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes

To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants
Sports

Lindsay Horan scores in 1st half, US beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game

Lindsey Horan scored on a header in first-half stoppage time and the United States beat Brazil 1-0 on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup

Lindsay Horan scores in 1st half, US beats Brazil 1-0 in Women's Gold Cup title game
Sports

Russian skater's doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics

The doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva left a “very unpleasant” taste with the World Anti-Doping Agency because the teenager was the only one punished with a ban while her coaches and entourage have not been sanctioned

Russian skater's doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics
World

Russia will not boycott Paris Games, Russian Olympic chief says

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will not boycott this year's Paris Olympics, its president said on Thursday, despite restrictions on athletes imposed by the International

Russia will not boycott Paris Games, Russian Olympic chief says
World

Russia will be asked for ceasefire during Olympics, Macron tells Ukraine interviewer

Russia will be asked to observe a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Paris Olympics, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview from Paris shown on Ukrainian television and

Russia will be asked for ceasefire during Olympics, Macron tells Ukraine interviewer
News|Sports

Olympic law rewrite calls for public funding for SafeSport and federal grassroots sports office

A proposed rewrite of the law governing the Olympics in the United States calls on public funding for the embattled U.S. Center for SafeSport while also forming a new government office to oversee grassroots sports that have long been attached to the Olympics themselves

Olympic law rewrite calls for public funding for SafeSport and federal grassroots sports office
Sports

IOC urges sports, governments to avoid Russia-organized possible rival to Olympic Games

The IOC is facing a Russia-organized potential rival to the Olympics and has urged sports and political leaders not to take part

IOC urges sports, governments to avoid Russia-organized possible rival to Olympic Games
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USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women

USA Basketball’s men’s team is assured of seeing Serbia and South Sudan in the group stage of the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women are guaranteed of a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France this summer

USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women
World

Russia says Olympic parade ban destroys the ideal of the Games

Russia slammed a decision by the International Olympic Committee to ban its athletes from the opening parade of the Paris Olympics in July, calling it a violation of the ideal of

Russia says Olympic parade ban destroys the ideal of the Games
Sports

Paris Olympics Soccer draw: United States men will face France

The United States men’s team will face France at the Paris Games after being drawn in the same group as the host nation for the Olympics soccer tournament

Paris Olympics Soccer draw: United States men will face France
World

Olympics-Parisians get ready to leave city with rental cash in pocket

Like many Parisians, Martin Cassan will be heading the other way when the tidal wave of Olympics visitors hits the French capital in late July, taking the opportunity to make some

Olympics-Parisians get ready to leave city with rental cash in pocket
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A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities

An exhibit in the French capital before this summer's Paris Olympics shows how the games have been a “mirror of society” since the beginning of the 20th century

A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities
News|Sports

Clark invited to play with US national team during training camp at Final Four

Caitlin Clark was invited to the USA Basketball national team training camp during the Final Four in Cleveland, contingent on Iowa’s season being over

Clark invited to play with US national team during training camp at Final Four

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