THE BIG PICTURE: Shellie Pfohl announces she is leaving U.S. Center for SafeSport at...
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is in the market for a new chief executive after Shellie Pfohl announced she will step down at the...
LANE ONE: The top Olympic-sport stories of 2018, part II: Nassar overshadows all
As 2018 fades away, what were the top stories of the year in the Olympic Movement, both in the U.S. and worldwide? We found...
LANE ONE: The top Olympic-sport stories of 2018, part I: Thrills, yes, but also...
As the calendar runs out on 2018, it’s worth looking back at the stories that were the most compelling, the most exciting and the...
BOBSLED: Disgraced Zubkov wants a personal letter in order to return his medals
Disgraced Russian gold medalist Alexander Zubkov, who piloted the two-man and four-man sleds to victory in Sochi in 2014, but was disqualified for doping...
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES: Tokyo organizers get 162,000+ volunteer apps
There is considerable concern about the cost of the Tokyo Games, set to begin in about 18 months. But on another measure of the...
THE BIG PICTURE: Russia’s head of anti-doping asks for Putin’s help to resolve WADA...
The drama over access to the Russian doping database in Moscow continues, with discussions reportedly taking place over another visit from the World Anti-Doping...
THE BIG PICTURE: Russia refuses WADA team full access to Moscow lab data; now...
The simmering fight within the anti-doping movement over Russia’s reinstatement by the World Anti-Doping Agency is now getting ready to boil over.
WADA released a...
LANE ONE: Echoes of the failed Int’l Track Association in the new Int’l Swimming...
Being old does have some benefits. One of them – for as long as it lasts – is memory.
When the International Swimming League (ISL)...
THE BIG PICTURE: FINA and Int’l Swimming League trade barbs
The furor between the International Swimming League (ISL) and the Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) continued unabated this week.
ISL held a meeting in London...
LANE ONE: U.S. House committee report indicates little change coming to the Ted Stevens...
While the Ropes & Gray Report on the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal has grabbed most of the national headlines, an important report from one...
DOPING: Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act introduced in Senate
The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act previously introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and...
THE BIG PICTURE: Salt Lake City selected by USOC for a future Winter Games...
The U.S. is back in the Olympic bidding business, this time for an Olympic Winter Games.
At its Board of Directors meeting in San Francisco...
LANE ONE: Why is FINA trying to keep swimmers from making money at swimming?
If you listen to the leaders of the Olympic Movement, and especially International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach of Germany, you will hear –...
DOPING: WADA sending “technical mission” to Moscow next week
The World Anti-Doping Agency announced last Friday that “A full technical mission from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will be in Russia next week...
THE BIG PICTURE: After being sued, FINA announces new meet series
In the blowback from the twin lawsuits filed against it for restraint of trade in the U.S., the International Federation for swimming, FINA, suddenly...
LANE ONE: Larry Nassar preyed on young girls; why is gymnastics focused that way?
Larry Nassar has been convicted of crimes that will keep him in jail for the rest of his life. He sexually abused hundreds of...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC’s bad pun in its commitment to sustainability release underlines the...
The International Olympic Committee came out with a emotionally-worded statement entitled “IOC Takes Leadership Role in the UN Sports for Climate Action Initiative,” supporting...
LANE ONE: The Nassar sex-abuse scandal: What actually happened (and didn’t happen)?
The long-awaited report on the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal in gymnastics from the Boston-based Ropes & Gray law firm was made public on Monday...
THE BIG PICTURE: Olympic Summit reveals IOC policy on eSports
The International Olympic Committee convened its seventh Olympic Summit over the weekend, including representatives of most of the stakeholders in the Olympic Movement.
A lot...
LANE ONE: USOC’s reformation attempt with gymnastics is only its latest NGB adventure
The move by the United States Olympic Committee to institute revocation of recognition proceedings against USA Gymnastics drew headlines in the wake of the...
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