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2020 Olympic Games

THE BIG PICTURE: USOPC’s Hirshland outlines its ongoing reorganization, the sales effort with LA28 and hopes for a new U.S. IOC member

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LANE ONE: California SB 1401 would pay college football and basketball players but almost no one else; 2023 World Univ. Games suspended; skating to...

2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: World leads for Smith, Casas, Murphy, Dressel and King at U.S. Trials; IOC visiting Salt Lake City; more weightlifting doping positives

1996 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Dressel and Ledecky swim world leaders at U.S. Int’l Team Trials; Atlanta ‘96 canoe slalom site burns down; Chloe Kim taking a...

2028 Olympic Games

LANE ONE: By our count, Hayward Field will seat less than 17,000 for 2022 World Championships, and that may be just fine

2024 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Int’l Boxing to decide if they want a Russian President; 13 U.S. gymnasts ask for $130 million from FBI; free chicken...

2020 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Tokyo global audience confirmed at 3.05 billion, down 15% from 2012; Italy helping 500 Ukrainian athletes; Duel in the Pool returns!

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: USOPC re-structuring tosses Adams and Penn; could New Balance’s showy new facility galvanize others? Riders in limbo via UCI’s harsh ban rules

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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Swiss government asks for ban on Russian officials; remembering T&F expert Dwain Esper; new USA Judo star Dominic Rodriguez

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LANE ONE: Exploring the unmatched 2022 schedule at Eugene’s Hayward Field; what’s the best value?

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THE LATEST: Felix to retire at end of ‘22 season; collegiate track & field Hall of Fame announced; Ukraine to play Scotland on 1...

2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: College recruiting getting crazier due to $5,980 cash awards; French elections on 24 April could impact Paris ‘24; fans call Infantino “clown”

1932 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: The ties between sport and politics in Russia; Australia lands ‘26 Commonwealth Games; more Oregon money for Eugene World Champs

1896 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: LA28 “very, very comfortable” on finances despite deficit; Dillard’s ‘48 100 m gold sells for $120,000; Liu retires at 16?

2028 Olympic Games

LANE ONE: City posts LA28’s annual report, showing loss of $33.9 million at the end of 2020, but with major payments starting to come...

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HIGHLIGHTS: Allman’s 235-9 the biggest discus throw in 30 years! U.S. women rout Uzbeks, 9-1; Sweden wins men’s Curling Worlds again

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SPECIAL: Updated! Our revised, 620-event International Sports Calendar for 2022 now posted!

2028 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: U.S. skaters’ medal-ceremony appeal explained; new petition to limit transgender women in sport; Deloitte signs as IOC sponsor

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THE BIG PICTURE: Life and money advice to athletes by superstars in hockey and track & field: Chris Pronger and Ato Boldon

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LANE ONE: New Olympic-federations report rips U.S. pro-sports model, asks for more government support, and ignores U.S. school-sport systems

2024 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Paris 2024 schedule a win for boxing, shooting and swimming; more 2030 Winter bid drama in Spain; four gold medalists in...

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HIGHLIGHTS: Curzan wins four, Casas three at Tyr Pro Swim San Antonio; van den Poel and Kopecky win Flanders; teen Grimes wins 10 km...

2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: U.S. draws England, Iran and maybe Ukraine for ’22 World Cup; Paris ‘24 announces daily schedule; Andrews leaves USA Weightlifting

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THE BIG PICTURE: FIFA chief Infantino says of biennial World Cup concept: “We are not in a hurry.”

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