Snowboarder accused of running cocaine ring
LOS ANGELES — A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped…
Category: Olympics
‘King Conker’ accused of cheating, found with steel chestnut in pocket
The men’s champion of the World Conker Championships is being investigated after a steel chestnut was found in his pocket.…
Chepngetich smashes women’s marathon record
CHICAGO — Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashed the world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday,…
Olympian offers to will stolen gold medal to thief
Former Hungarian fencer Laszlo Csongradi has been left so distraught by the theft of his Olympic gold medal that he…
Chiles takes bid for bronze medal to Swiss court
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of…
Slain Olympic runner Cheptegei buried in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by…
‘Fight the Power’: Flavor Flav officially gifts bronze clock to Jordan Chiles at VMAs
After two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles earned her first individual medal in the floor final, the International Olympic Committee demanded she…
‘Clarity’ given after breaker Raygun ranked No. 1
Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, or “b-girl Raygun,” holds the top spot in her sport’s latest world rankings despite Olympic performances…
France bids farewell to successful Paralympics
SAINT-DENIS, France — This time, it really is au revoir. A summer sporting bonanza, which started under pouring rain on…
Paris to honor Olympic runner killed in Kenya
Paris intends to name a sports facility in honor of Rebecca Cheptegei, the Ugandan Olympic marathoner who died after she…
Ugandan runner dies due to burns from attack
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after…
U.S. Olympic rugby’s Maher among DWTS cast
U.S. Olympic rugby star and bronze medalist Ilona Maher was among the celebrity lineup announced Wednesday for Season 33 of…
Raygun breaks silence: Paris criticism ‘alarming’
SYDNEY — Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, the Australian breaker who became an overnight sensation at the Paris Olympics, has defended her…
Super-fan Klopp cheers on friend at Paralympics
Fomer Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp is used to being at the center of attention. On Thursday he was more than…
The shark attack survivor going for glory at Paralympics
Ali Truwit gathers her gear as she stands on the deck of a boat floating off Turks and Caicos in…
Colombia to take action vs. impostor hoops team
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A team that played in a basketball tournament in Russia usurped the colors and name of the…
‘Pommel Horse Guy’ named to cast of DWTS
NEW YORK — Fresh off the Olympics, U.S. breakout star and medalist Stephen Nedoroscik — better known to the internet…
Gymnast receives bronze first awarded to Chiles
The IOC is asking Jordan Chiles to return her bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an…
Chiles: Decision to strip her bronze ‘feels unjust’
The IOC is asking Jordan Chiles to return her bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an…
Raygun: Online hate since Olympics ‘devastating’
Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn says the backlash she has received since competing at the Paris Olympics has been devastating and…