Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
| |Monday, May. 20, 2013
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man.
Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics
| |Monday, May. 20, 2013
SOCHI, Russia — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.
Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics
| |Monday, May. 20, 2013
SOCHI, Russia — The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are building in Sochi:
Coach K return to US team no longer ruled out
|Saturday, May. 18, 2013
Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.
Michael Phelps throws water on reports that he'll return to the Olympic pool
| |Saturday, May. 18, 2013
BALTIMORE — He's back . . . unless he's not.
Commentary: With Raphael Martinetti gone, Olympic wrestling may be in the safe
| |Saturday, May. 18, 2013
CHICAGO — Even as they were distracted by an Iranian team's hasty departure from the United States regarding supposed security concerns, wrestling's leaders got some good news a day before the international wrestling federation (FILA) has an extraordinary congress that needs to embody all senses of the word "extraordinary."
Report: Phelps planning comeback
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
Michael Phelps has repeatedly stated his Olympic swimming career is over.
Column: Restore wrestling, give others fair shot
| |Friday, May. 17, 2013
Wrestling is heeding the harshest of wakeup calls.
Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will
| |Wednesday, May. 15, 2013
LONDON — Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture.
AP sources: Singapore member eyes IOC presidency
| |Tuesday, May. 14, 2013
LONDON — IOC Vice President Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president.
