How the Oswald Commission is finding Russian athletes guilty of doping
PALM DESERT, December 1, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee’s Disciplinary Commission – better known as the Oswald Commission – has been handing down...
Why can’t Olympic sports be more like college football?
PALM DESERT, November 27, 2017 – This past weekend was a great one in Olympic sports ... and college football.
Fans of both were attending...
After 125 years, time to say “Thanks, Baron” one more time
PALM DESERT, November 24, 2017 – This Saturday will mark 125 years since a 29-year-old Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin proposed that the Olympic...
Who makes more: Track stars or World Cup skiers?
PALM DESERT, November 17, 2017 – Alpine skiers have to be the princes and princesses of the Olympic-sport world, don’t they?
Training and competing at...
Are World Championships as important as the Olympic Games?
PALM DESERT, August 16, 2017 – The IAAF’s great World Championships in London was one of the sports highlights of 2017, but how do...
Three weeks, two World Championships, 68 U.S. medals!
PALM DESERT, August 14, 2017 – Although you wouldn’t even know about them if you were reading U.S. newspapers or watching SportsCenter on ESPN,...
The antidote to eSports: Real sports, and how the IAAF can lead the revolution
PALM DESERT, August 11, 2017 – The Olympic world is in a dither as the prospective chief executive of the Paris 2024 organizing committee...
On your marks, set, shoot! Is the IAAF pointing a gun at its own...
PALM DESERT, August 9, 2017 – The International Association of Athletics Federations is enjoying a banner World Championships in London, but there is trouble...
Amid the jeers, cheers for Justin Gatlin
PALM DESERT, August 7, 2017 – Lustily booed by the capacity crowds in London’s Olympic Stadium and then stunning the world by winning the...
Did Los Angeles get a good deal for 2028, or just a deal?
PALM DESERT, August 4, 2017 – First the announcement and the excitement. Now comes the careful review.
The International Olympic Committee has made public the...
TSX’s Weekend Fab Five: A Jamaican you know and one you don’t
The Sports Examiner’s best Olympic-sport performances of the weekend ... includes two fine Jamaican performances, but also a powerful start by the formidable U.S....
When is being the best in the world not good enough?
PALM DESERT, July 24, 2017 – The United States swim team led the medal count at the 2015 World Championships ... and was considered...
When technology went too far: Swimming’s fantastic plastic suits
PALM DESERT, July 21, 2017 – The swimming portion of the FINA World Championships starts on Sunday with American superstar Katie Ledecky possibly ready...
The IOC changed its future, now what about the Paralympics?
PALM DESERT, July 17, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee made a decisive move for the future with its decision to select host cities...
The International Olympic Committee, and its money
PALM DESERT, July 14, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee gives away 90% of all of its revenue to support the Olympic Movement.
Is this,...
Remembering UCLA’s Jim Bush, who knew the power of effort and encouragement
PALM DESERT, July 12, 2017 – Do we die a little bit inside when one of our mentors passes away?
For so many athletes who...
Ronald Reagan’s advice for the IOC and future Olympic bids
PALM DESERT, July 10, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee is on the verge of selecting host cities for two Olympic Games at the...
What did the IOC’s Evaluation Commission really say about L.A. and Paris?
PALM DESERT, July 7, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee’s Evaluation Commission gave glowing endorsements to both the Los Angeles and Paris bids for...
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