Show me the money: Skiing’s rewards are for just a few
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 26, 2018: The competitive skiing season has been completed and so it’s time to tote up the millions won...
The second time the U.S. track team beat Hitler’s Germany
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 21, 2018: Everyone remembers the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and how Jesse Owens and other African-American stars made...
Do they feel lucky? FIFA and Morocco 2026
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 19, 2018: One of Hollywood’s unforgettable lines was Clint Eastwood’s question to two criminals looking down the barrel of...
When will the Int’l Paralympic Committee give its athletes the spotlight?
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 12, 2018: With considerable fanfare, the heads of the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee signed an...
Is the IAAF suddenly the best hope to lead international sport?
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 9, 2018: Just a few days after the close of the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, leadership in international...
IOC’s attempt to reduce Games costs is all about icing, not the cake
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 7, 2018: The International Olympic Committee announced with great fanfare “The New Norm,” a collection of 118 recommendations to...
Bach’s embrace of Russia a re-run of an old Samaranch movie
TSX HEADLINES – for Mar. 2, 2018: The International Olympic Committee’s quick re-embrace of Russia didn’t suit a lot of people, but for those...
Ho Ho Ho: The top stories of 2017, a tumultuous year in Olympic sport
TSX HEADLINES – for Dec. 25, 2017: This has been anything but a tranquil year in international sport, mixing great performances with uneasy politics,...
Russia’s plan to embarrass the IOC for PyeongChang
TSX HEADLINES – for Dec. 21, 2017: Sure, the Russian Olympic Committee was suspended by the International Olympic Committee, but whatever you think of...
A 39-year first? IOC will accept less than a full Host City financial guarantee...
PALM DESERT, November 8, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee insists as a condition of granting hosting rights to the Olympic or Olympic Winter...
German court will hear challenge to IOC’s sponsor exclusivity Rule 40
PALM DESERT, October 30, 2017 – Very few athletes can quote chapter and verse from the Olympic Charter, the rulebook of the International Olympic...
Coming soon: the sports marketing spectacle of the 21st Century … or a train...
PALM DESERT, October 27, 2017 – The 2028 Olympic Games have been awarded to Los Angeles. The 2026 FIFA World Cup could be assigned...
Triathlon star Katie Zaferes is all about being prepared
PALM DESERT, October 25, 2017 – American triathlon star Katie Zaferes finished second at the Triathlon World Series Grand Final this year and is...
Winter Games warm-up: Five names to know (Part I)
PALM DESERT, September 11, 2017 – We’re barely finished with summer and it’s less than five months from the start of the 2018 Olympic...
The ticking time bomb of Olympic bids, bribery and doping cover-ups
PALM DESERT, September 8, 2017 – High school civics classes emphasize the difference that each of us can make in our surroundings and to...
Thinking the unthinkable: What if the 2018 Winter Games could not be held?
PALM DESERT, September 6, 2017 – The Korean peninsula has seen more than its share of tragedy and war. Now, with the Olympic Winter...
Television: the glue that holds the Olympic Games together
PALM DESERT, September 4, 2017 – There was no such thing as television when the Olympic Games were revived in 1896. Radio networks didn’t...
Six dates that will shape Olympic sport over the next six months
PALM DESERT, September 1, 2017 – Now that the swimming and track & field world championships are over, time to relax until the Winter...
The life of a 24-year-old Shooting star: Lexi Lagan
PALM DESERT, August 18, 2017 – The United States national champion in the women’s Sport Pistol event is Lexi Lagan. Her win at the...
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