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2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: World Rowing bans (almost all) transgenders; MLB players might play at LA28; Diggins wins back-to-back Cross Country World Cup titles!

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Study says IOC transgender guide fails women; Malaysia passes on 2026 Commonwealth Games; Malinin’s brilliant skating gold!

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Colon asks $30 million for SafeSport; Russian Deputy P.M. OK with Russians at Paris Games; Lyles aiming at records in 2024!

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Russia says IOC to require anti-invasion declaration; Brisbane 2032 review says build A$3.4 billion stadium! Diggins wins X-C Ski World Cup!

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: IOC commission “very happy” with Paris 2024; Burns’ 10 keys for Olympic sponsor success; big U.S. wins by Stolz, Jorgenson, Shiffrin!

1896 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Strong poll for Sweden as 2030 Winter host; not so much for Brisbane 2032; suspended sentences in Tokyo 2020 bribery case

5-Ring Circus

TSX REPORT: India says Russia in, but Kosovo out as IBA stands by; FIE tells U.S. fencers to remove Ukraine arm flags in Korea

1972 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: IOC excited about Paris, but is fine-tuning costs and emphasizing human rights (with no apology for Beijing ‘22); Evenepoel, 22, wins La...

1980 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Why Mondo didn’t try for a world record at Stockholm; 29% of USATF top-3 are unsponsored; 35 nations call for Russian bans

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: U.S. women’s water polo dynasty adds Worlds gold; NBC’s Olympic Channel shutters in September; 36 torches and 32 Olympic medal lots up...

Aquatics

HIGHLIGHTS: Hindley makes history with Giro d’Italia win; Oregon’s Williams goes 9.86, FSU’s Cunningham 13.07; climbing world Speed record for Miroslaw!

Archery

HIGHLIGHTS: Mondo clears 19-9 in Doha; Britton Wilson goes hog-wild: 50.05, 53.75 world lead, 48.6r at SEC; Kiefer wins Foil Grand Prix in Incheon

Alpine Skiing

HIGHLIGHTS: Ghana’s Azamati zooms 9.90 at Texas Relays; Uno wins Worlds men’s skating gold as U.S. medals five!

2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Sakamoto wins women’s figure skating Worlds; Vancouver pols fight over 2030 OWG vote; IIHF to review pro-Russian acts of its ex-President!

Alpine Skiing

HIGHLIGHTS: Shiffrin finishes up fourth World Cup title; U.S. wins titles at German Cup gymnastics; Walsh wins three for Virginia in NCAA women’s swimming

5-Ring Circus

HIGHLIGHTS: U.S. women take CONCACAF U-20 crown; Shiffrin maintains overall World Cup lead; Jackson and Bowe take season skating titles!

2024 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: “Coastal Rowing” coming to LA28?; Suriname V.P. plays in own club’s CONCACAF game at age 60; Goldschmidt new USSA chief

Athletics

HIGHLIGHTS: Collegiate long jump record for Tara Davis; U.S.’s Gerek Meinhardt wins Foil Grand Prix; U.S. men edge Northern Ireland, 2-1

2020 Olympic Games

HIGHLIGHTS: Roglic defends Vuelta a Espana title (barely), Dressel wins five events and King streaks to 27 straight wins in ISL match 8

Cycling

CYCLING: Wild wins, then loses Ride London Classique while teenager Evenepoel wins Clasica San Sebastian

Cycling

CYCLING: Mt. Baldy stage made the difference for Amgen Tour winners Pogacar and van der Breggen

Must Read

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Worries over snow for Milan Cortina; gymnastics now looking at Pilates? Another luge gold for the U.S.? Yes!

Doping

ANTI-DOPING: Doping violations in 2023 rose 20% over ’22 and up 46% over ’21, but WADA says this is a “positive sign”; India leads...

Aquatics

PANORAMA: Enhanced Games lawsuit vs. WADA, swimming gets final dismissal; AIU says 98% of finalists at Tokyo worlds tested O-o-C!

Figure Skating

U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: Fred Richard and Ilia Malinin create “National Backflip Day” on Sunday as Team USA fund-raiser

2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: USA Swimming to pay $2.7 million in direct-athlete stipends in 2026; FIFA OKs $727 million World Cup 2026 prize & prep money