Olympics
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IOC: Russians can compete at Olympics, but without flag
Dec 06, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian athletes will be allowed to stand on the medal podium at the Winter Olympics - just not with their anthem playing or their nation's ...
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IOC to offer Olympic medal ceremonies after Sochi appeals
Dec 06, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Athletes cheated out of medals by Russian competitors at the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be offered a "dignified" medal ceremony at the next Wi...
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Q&A: What IOC punishment means for Russian Olympic athletes
Dec 05, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russia was formally barred from sending a team to the 2018 Winter Olympics, but many of its athletes should be competing in South Korea. In ...
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Thumbs-up from athletes for IOC decision on Russia
Dec 05, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Athletes who lost medals because of Russia's doping program at the Sochi Olympics gave a broad thumbs-up to the International Olympic Committee's decision T...
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The Latest: Pyeongchang organizers respect IOC decision
Dec 05, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The Latest on Russian doping (all times local): ___ 3:30 a.m. Organizers of the Pyeongchang Olympics have issued a statement saying they acc...
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Olympic star Moses remarkably recovers from head injuries
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Edwin Moses turned the corner, saw the blue police lights in the distance and, immediately, started spinning. His senses overwhelmed by th...
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CAS dismisses doping appeals for Taimazov, Chernova
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed appeals by wrestling gold medalist Artur Taimazov and heptathlete Tatyana Chernova against ...
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IOC weighs Russian Olympic ban, risks provoking Putin
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russia could be banned from competing at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a prospect that President Vladimir Putin has already warned would be humi...
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Figure skater Medvedeva to address IOC on doping
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Two-time defending world figure skating champion Evgenia Medvedeva will address the International Olympic Committee board on Tuesday ahead of a vote on whe...
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What would banning Russia mean for the Winter Olympics?
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - When the International Olympic Committee board prepares to vote Tuesday on whether to ban Russia from February's Winter Olympics, its members will decide t...