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Track looks to pump up U.S. fan base ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

July 24, 2022 at 7:57 p.m.

When international track and field officials wanted to place their world championships in the U.S. for the first time, the running mecca that embedded Nike into American culture was the...

FILE – A silhouette of a snowboarder in action in a heat during the FIS World Cup snowboarding big air competition at the Battersea Power Station in London, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. When former members of the U.S. snowboarding team sought to report sex-abuse allegations against a longtime coach, they received conflicting information that left them unsure of where to turn — or whether they wanted to pursue the cases at all. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Snowboard abuse case exposes flaws in new reporting system

April 14, 2022 at 11:22 a.m.

When former members of the U.S. snowboarding team wanted to report sex-abuse allegations against a longtime coach, they received conflicting information that left them unsure of where to turn —...

Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther (0) celebrates during ...

Gonzaga gets top nod for NCAA Tournament, Arizona, KU, Baylor next

March 13, 2022 at 5:05 p.m.

Gonzaga received the top overall seed for the NCAA Tournament, with Arizona, Kansas and defending champion Baylor joining the Zags as No. 1s.

Ukraine athletes defend country, demand sanctions for Russia

February 27, 2022 at 5:56 p.m.

Earlier this month, Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych flashed a sign at the Olympics: “No war in Ukraine.” On Sunday, he was hunkered down about 150 kilometers (90 miles) outside...

Silver medalists Karen Chen and Nathan ...

U.S. figure skaters to get Olympic torches as medals wait, AP sources say

February 16, 2022 at 11:26 a.m.

IOC president Thomas Bach offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case that is preventing them from receiving their...

Silver medal winner United State's Nick ...

Skiing with soul, Americans Alex Hall and Nick Goepper go 1-2 in Olympic slopestyle

February 16, 2022 at 6:46 a.m.

The medals were great. Every bit as important to American slopestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper: They did it their way.

In this photo provided by Patti Kauf, family and friends of Jaelin Kauf, of the United States, celebrate her silver medal in the women’s moguls finals at Tetonia Club in Alta, Wyo. Kauf’s mom, Patti, and her dad, Scott, are multiple-time champions in the freestyle discipline, from well before it turned into an Olympic pursuit. (Patti Kauf via AP)

Moguls skier Jaelin Kauf delivers the love and wins Olympic silver

February 6, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

At the Tetonia Club in Alta, Wyoming, they clung to one simple phrase as the bedlam gained steam while their daughter, sister and friend, Jaelin Kauf, edged closer and closer...

100%: Chief medical officer says all U.S. Olympians vaccinated

January 20, 2022 at 7:18 p.m.

The U.S. Olympic team's top doctor says all of the 200-plus athletes heading to Beijing for the Winter Games next month are fully vaccinated, and not a single one asked...

USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine

September 22, 2021 at 6:24 p.m.

U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a groundbreaking new policy announced Wednesday by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Gold medalist Katie Nageotte celebrates after ...

Losses in track, wins on field: Another rocky day for USA

August 5, 2021 at 7:37 p.m.

TOKYO -- A five-minute burst of action near the backstretch of the Olympic track served up the perfect snapshot of what is going right, and all that is going wrong,...

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