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LANE ONE: Canadian calls for a Beijing 2022 boycott echo Jimmy Carter almost exactly...
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THE TICKER: USA Swimming confirms dates for 2021 Olympic Trials, but T&F faces a...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● U.S. Olympic Trials ● The highest-profile U.S. Olympic Trials events had been lined...
LANE ONE: How the U.S. failure at the 2019 FIBA World Cup could be...
There wasn’t a lot of attention given to the U.S. team in advance of the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. It was a...
LANE ONE: “The World Championships aren’t important. The Olympics are important.”
Olympic sport is often ignored in the U.S., even at the level of the World Championships, when the same athletes who will be in...
LANE ONE: Welcome to the best week of the Olympic-sport summer: FINA Worlds, Tour...
If you want to be up on your friends on who to look for in Tokyo in 2020, this would be a good week...
LANE ONE: The IOC’s glowing financial statements, and how they might go up in...
The International Olympic Committee released its 2018 Annual Report last week, with a complete set of financial statements that provide a fascinating look at...
LANE ONE: IOC heavyweight John Coates says the 2032 Olympic Games be awarded next...
When Australia’s John Coates speaks about the Olympic Games, it’s worth the time to listen. A senior vice-president of the Sydney Olympic Organizing Committee...
LANE ONE: Planning your time off for 2020 yet? How about U.S. Trials week...
With the announcement of St. Louis, Missouri as the site for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials for men and women, the United States Olympic...
LANE ONE: Morning swimming and track finals in Tokyo are the price of funding...
“Having finals in the morning, as requested by the International Olympic Committee, will enhance the visibility of athletics across all time zones.”
That comment from...
The IOC adds some new 2022 Winter events, but is really thinking about 2026
TSX HEADLINES – for July 20, 2018: The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board approved the addition of seven events to the competition program for...
The IOC adds some new 2022 Winter events, but is really thinking about 2026
TSX HEADLINES – for July 20, 2018: The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board approved the addition of seven events to the competition program for...
Isn’t it time for some Olympic talking heads?
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 6, 2018: Do we really another sports talk show?
Yes, if it’s about Olympic sports.
So-called “ancillary” programming like ESPN’s “NFL...
Isn’t it time for some Olympic talking heads?
TSX HEADLINES – for Apr. 6, 2018: Do we really another sports talk show?
Yes, if it’s about Olympic sports.
So-called “ancillary” programming like ESPN’s “NFL...
U.S. performance in PyeongChang wasn’t great, but it wasn’t a disaster
TSX HEADLINES – for Feb. 28, 2018: The U.S. medal count in PyeongChang wasn’t what was hoped for and there were plenty of critics....
U.S. performance in PyeongChang wasn’t great, but it wasn’t a disaster
TSX HEADLINES – for Feb. 28, 2018: The U.S. medal count in PyeongChang wasn’t what was hoped for and there were plenty of critics....
Give NBC a silver medal for consistent quality in a bad time zone
TSX HEADLINES – for Feb. 23, 2018: NBC spent a reported $963 million on the right for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, but didn’t...
Give NBC a silver medal for consistent quality in a bad time zone
TSX HEADLINES – for Feb. 23, 2018: NBC spent a reported $963 million on the right for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, but didn’t...
Your Winter Games TV guide, continued: 24 events to watch in week two
TSX HEADLINES – for Jan. 19, 2018: NBC will offer you the entire Olympic Winter Games from Korea if you want it, but no...
Your Winter Games TV guide, continued: 24 events to watch in week two
TSX HEADLINES – for Jan. 19, 2018: NBC will offer you the entire Olympic Winter Games from Korea if you want it, but no...
Get ready for Winter Games TV: 27 events to watch in week one!
TSX HEADLINES – for Jan. 17, 2018: NBC is planning to offer 2,400 hours of Olympic Winter Games programming, including live streaming of every...
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