Olympics
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Gay suspended 1 year, returns Olympic silver medalMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Sprinter Tyson Gay accepted a one-year suspension Friday after testing positive for a banned substance nearly a year ago and returned the silver...
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Paralympic coaches spot suburban talentApr 27, 2014 1:01 am - Paralympic hopefuls had a chance to learn from elite level coaches and athletes, as well as test their skills, Sunday at Elk Grove High School. Among the athletes at the...
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Pistorius defense tries to rebuild caseApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius' lawyers tried to roll back the prosecution's momentum at his murder trial Wednesday following the star athlete's shaky testimon...
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Prosecutor accuses Pistorius at end of questioningApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - PRETORIA, South Africa - Wrapping up five days of relentless cross-examination of Oscar Pistorius at his murder trial, the chief prosecutor insisted Tuesday that he inte...
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Olympic great Michael Phelps ending retirementApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement, lured back into the pool by the fun of it and the possibility of swimming at a fifth Olympics in Rio in 2016. The 22-time Oly...
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Rio mayor says workers must make up lost timeApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - More than 2,000 workers at Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic venues remained on strike Friday, and the city's mayor warned that the workers will have to mak...
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IOC official: Slopestyle injuries "unacceptable"Apr 11, 2014 1:01 am - MONACO - Maybe Shaun White was right all along. An International Olympic Committee official charged with monitoring injury rates at the games says the new discipline of ...
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Prosecutor: Pistorius' story doesn't add upApr 11, 2014 1:00 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — The prosecutor cross-examining Oscar Pistorius at his murder trial Friday tried to shred his version of events on the night he shot and killed h...
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Jamaican sprinter banned for dopingApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - KINGSTON, Jamaica - A Jamaican disciplinary panel on Thursday banned former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell from athletics for 18 months after the veteran spr...
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Prosecutor mocks Pistorius' version of eventsApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - PRETORIA, South Africa - The chief prosecutor laughed scornfully at an answer from Oscar Pistorius during the Olympic athlete's murder trial Thursday, mocking the man wh...