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Putin: Russian doping scandals could be US election meddling

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that a recent flurry of Russian sports doping allegations could be an American attempt to interfere in next year’s Russian presidential electi...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

5 things to know about Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next year

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – South Korea’s sleepy skiing destination of Pyeongchang is finally looking like a Winter Olympics host city after more than a decade of work, two failed bids, and c...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Steamworks Brewing hosts event for local Paralympian Brittani Coury

Paralympic snowboarder Brittani Coury will make a stop at Steamworks Brewing Company for a meet-and-greet on Friday afternoon at Steamworks Brewing Company before heading to the U.S. Olympic...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

U.S. Olympic Committee CEO says it’s time for action on Russian doping

COLORADO SPRINGS – The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee called on his international counterparts to act immediately on allegations of Russian doping, with now less than four months until...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Los Angeles would support a US Winter Games, but it’s complicated

PARK CITY, Utah – The venues are there. The city loves the Olympics. The memories of the last games it hosted are still fairly fresh and mostly positive. This is the story of Los ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Olympic president confident Games will go on in South Korea

LIMA, Peru – The president of the International Olympic Committee said Friday he remains confident the Winter Games will go on as scheduled in South Korea despite growing tensions on the pen...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

New TV network to focus on Olympics will debut Saturday

NBC Universal’s Olympic Channel will highlight past, present athletes

DATE: Jul 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

IOC completing 1,000 retests of Vancouver Olympic samples

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The IOC expects to complete retesting of more than 1,000 doping samples from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics next month. Richard Budgett, the Olympic body’s me...

DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Governors break ground on U.S. Olympic museum in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for an Olympic museum that will include a Hall of Fame and make mention of every athlete who has competed for the U.S. team. ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

U.S. bobsledder Steven Holcomb, 37, found dead

Steven Holcomb, the longtime U.S. bobsledding star who drove to three Olympic medals after beating a disease that nearly robbed him of his eyesight, was found dead in Lake Placid, New York, ...

DATE: May 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Russia hopes for boost from Olympic hockey turmoil

MOSCOW – After a week of turmoil for Olympic hockey, Russia thinks it is poised to be the big winner next February in South Korea. Its fans have waited more than 25 years for an O...

DATE: Apr 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NHL skipping Olympics. Ovechkin: ‘I don’t care – I just go’

Alex Ovechkin and other players aren’t so sure the NHL’s decision to skip the Winter Olympics in South Korea next year is final. The Washington Capitals superstar on Tuesday reite...

DATE: Apr 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports