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Casey Wasserman says he won’t resign as LA28 chairman despite mayor urging him to quit
Casey Wasserman hasn’t considered resigning as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics over his appearance in the Jeffrey Epstein files despite Mayor Karen Bass urging him to quit.
Sprinter Fred Kerley says he’s running clean at Enhanced Games, and that he’ll be at the LA Olympics
Sprinter Fred Kerley revealed that he is not taking performance enhancers as he embarks on the next phase of a career that officially kicks off Sunday at the Enhanced Games, where drugs are allowed.
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Star-studded World Cup opening ceremonies in U.S., Canada, Mexico aim to showcase unity
The World Cup will feature an unprecedented trio of star-studded opening ceremonies in the host nations, the United States, Canada and Mexico, created by the Italian producer behind the opening ceremony for this year's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
UK Athletics fined $471K over ‘wholly avoidable’ death of Paralympian
UK Athletics, the governing body of British track and field, was fined 350,000 pounds ($471,000) on Tuesday after pleading guilty to corporate manslaughter in the case of a Paralympian who died when a practice cage fell on him during training.
Protesters arrested at site of proposed main stadium for 2032 Brisbane Olympics
Five people were arrested Friday and other protesters moved away from the site of a proposed main stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics which has become the center point over the future of a heritage-listed park in the city.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future
Sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games, IOC president Kirsty Coventry told sports leaders on Wednesday.
An SNL ‘All Drug Olympics?’ Not quite. But these Enhanced Games are no joke
The first, best and most hilarious rendition of the "All Drug Olympics" came courtesy of "Saturday Night Live." It was 1988 when Soviet weightlifter "Sergei Akmudov," geeked up on anabolic steroids, Nyquil and "some sort of fish paralyzer," tried to clean and jerk 1,500 pounds - three times the existing world record - only to have his arms snap off at the shoulders.
Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games under the Nazis
Berlin's state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city's bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis.
From cricket’s capital to Olympic ambitions, India’s next play on the world sports stage
With a massive population, a rapidly growing economy and already the global powerbroker in cricket, India is preparing to expand its influence in international sport.
LIV Golf isn’t the only sports property being reconsidered in Saudi reboot of investment strategy
The billionaires in Saudi Arabia are pulling the plug on LIV Golf. It won't be the first mega sports project they've given up on recently.
Allyson Felix, 40, looks for a comeback and maybe a spot at the L.A. Olympics
Allyson Felix is attempting a comeback at age 40 that could give her a chance to add to her Olympic-record medal haul two years from now in Los Angeles.
USOPC ‘closely monitoring’ reaction to Wasserman but sidesteps questions about his LA28 leadership
The chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said the board has shared its concerns about LA Olympic leader Casey Wasserman with that organizing committee's board and that the USOPC is "closely monitoring the impact on our community."
USA Surfing regains status as national governing body in time for leadup to L.A. Olympics
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee recognized USA Surfing as the official national governing body for the sport in America on Wednesday, ending a multiyear saga that included the corporation's decertification and an attempt by U.S. Ski and Snowboard to take over.
Russia swimmers get anthem, flag back as a key Olympic sport drops its restrictions
The governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem.
Craig Reedie, Olympic politics veteran who led WADA during Russian doping scandal, dies at 84
Craig Reedie, the former World Anti-Doping Agency president whose position on the Russian doping scandal a decade ago brought him into conflict with the IOC where he was a vice president, has died. He was 84.
Semenya criticizes IOC chief Coventry after transgender athletes barred
Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya on Sunday expressed her disappointment with International Committee President Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender athletes from competing at the Olympics.
Male-born athletes banned from women’s Olympic events in ‘monumental’ win for female sports
The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that female-identifying male athletes will no longer be eligible for the women's field, prioritizing fairness over inclusion in a daunting but not unexpected blow to the gender-identity movement.
