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FILE - LA28 logos decorate a backdrop as First lady Jill Biden speaks at a reception at the U.S. Chief of Mission Residence to commemorate the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics and celebrate the upcoming 2028 Olympic Games, to be held in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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Track to open LA Olympics, with women's 100-meter sprinters lining up three times in the same day

Read full article: Track to open LA Olympics, with women's 100-meter sprinters lining up three times in the same day
Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, acknowledges the crowd after performing during the women' free skating program in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - NHK Trophy in Kadoma, east of Osaka, western Japan, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Dominant Sakamoto defends title in final NHK Trophy, books spot in Grand Prix Final

Read full article: Dominant Sakamoto defends title in final NHK Trophy, books spot in Grand Prix Final

Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto performed a near-flawless free skate to defend her title in what she says will be her final NHK Trophy.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris speaks during an NFL football news conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Atlanta Falcons players to see video about Jesse Owens' feats at 1936 Berlin Olympics

Read full article: Atlanta Falcons players to see video about Jesse Owens' feats at 1936 Berlin Olympics

Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris has prepared a video to show his players in case they need to get up to speed on Jesse Owens’ accomplishments at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

FILE - Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sebastian Coe speaks during a press conference following a presentation before their fellow IOC members in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan 30, 2025 (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool Photo via AP)

Sebastian Coe pushes for a cross-country running race at the 2030 Winter Olympics

Read full article: Sebastian Coe pushes for a cross-country running race at the 2030 Winter Olympics

Sebastian Coe would love to see a cross-country running race brought back to the Olympics at the 2030 Winter Games.

FILE - Olympic rings are seen near a slope of the Stelvio Ski Center, venue for the alpine ski and ski mountaineering disciplines at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

From Milan to Cortina, a glance at the 2026 Winter Olympics venues

Read full article: From Milan to Cortina, a glance at the 2026 Winter Olympics venues

Northern Italy is gearing up for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, set to be the most widespread Winter Games ever.

Board Chair and President of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Gene Sykes speaks during a press conference during Team USA Media Summit, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Gender testing on tap for female skiers, snowboarders with 100 days to Olympics

Read full article: Gender testing on tap for female skiers, snowboarders with 100 days to Olympics

With 100 days to go until the Winter Olympics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has begun the complicated and expensive task of identifying female skiers and snowboarders who need to take gender tests before they arrive in Italy.

FILE - Flavor Flav laughs during an interview with The Associated Press at the USA house at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)

'Yeah, boyeeee': Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try, joins team as hype man for Olympics

Read full article: 'Yeah, boyeeee': Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try, joins team as hype man for Olympics

Flavor Flav, the iconic rapper and reality star, has become the official hype man for the USA Bobsled and Skeleton team.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks prior to Game 2 of baseball's World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Rob Manfred increasingly confident major leaguers will play in 2028 LA Olympics

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is increasingly confident big league players will participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin poses with her commemorative skis for her 100th victory after an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Sestriere, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

Mikaela Shiffrin expands brand, launches podcast that explores driving forces behind success

Read full article: Mikaela Shiffrin expands brand, launches podcast that explores driving forces behind success

The all-time winningest World Cup ski racer and two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is launching a podcast next week.

Artists Olimpia Zagnoli, left, and Carolina Altavilla pose next to Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics iconic posters presented during a press conference at Milan's Triennale permanent exhibition in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Milan-Cortina 2026 unveils official posters for Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Read full article: Milan-Cortina 2026 unveils official posters for Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic organizing committee has unveiled two official posters for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A security guard walks past a pommel horse at the venue prepared for the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

IOC recommends no international sporting events in Indonesia after country barred Israeli athletes

Read full article: IOC recommends no international sporting events in Indonesia after country barred Israeli athletes

The International Olympic Committee says it recommends no international sporting events be held in Indonesia after the country barred Israeli athletes from the gymnastics world championships in Jakarta.

FILE - Vladyslav Heraskevych, of Ukraine, during the second run of the men's skeleton World Cup race, Dec. 16, 2022, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Ukraine's top slider condemns decision that may allow Russians to compete in Olympics

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Ukraine's top Olympic sliding contender is frustrated with the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation's potential decision to allow Russian athletes to compete in the Milan-Cortina Games.

Erik Spoelstra, the head coach of the Miami Heat, smiles as he announces that he has accepted the USA Basketball men's national team head coach position during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

How did Grant Hill ask Erik Spoelstra to be the Olympic coach? Turns out, he didn't have to

Read full article: How did Grant Hill ask Erik Spoelstra to be the Olympic coach? Turns out, he didn't have to

USA Basketball has explained the process of hiring Erik Spoelstra as the next Olympic coach.

FILE - Australia's Ariarne Titmus poses with her gold medal after winning the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis,File)

Olympic champion Ariarne 'Arnie' Titmus terminates swimming career, shocks fans

Read full article: Olympic champion Ariarne 'Arnie' Titmus terminates swimming career, shocks fans

Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus has announced her immediate retirement from elite swimming in a surprise move.

FILE - Construction continues at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Assago, near Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

NHL players may have to compete on untested ice due to construction delays for Olympics in Milan

Read full article: NHL players may have to compete on untested ice due to construction delays for Olympics in Milan

Construction on the main hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games is going down to the wire with NHL players preparing to return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade.

FILE - United State's Kevin Durant, right, shoots as Bam Adebayo, left, defends while assistant coach Erik Spoelstra watches during men's basketball practice at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Miami's Erik Spoelstra says coaching 2028 Olympic basketball team will be 'honor of a lifetime'

Read full article: Miami's Erik Spoelstra says coaching 2028 Olympic basketball team will be 'honor of a lifetime'

USA Basketball has announced Erik Spoelstra as the new coach for the men's team for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra speaks to the media ahead of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami's Erik Spoelstra top pick to coach US men's basketball team at 2028 Olympics, AP sources say

Read full article: Miami's Erik Spoelstra top pick to coach US men's basketball team at 2028 Olympics, AP sources say

Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team for the 2027 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

FILE - Caster Semenya, of South Africa, competes during a heat in the women's 5000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Champion runner Caster Semenya ending legal fight against sex eligibility rules, lawyer tells AP

Read full article: Champion runner Caster Semenya ending legal fight against sex eligibility rules, lawyer tells AP

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending her seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field.

FILE - Augustana University and Concordia University, St. Paul players compete during a women's college flag football game, April 7, 2025, in St. Paul. Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

NFL to launch professional flag football leagues ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Read full article: NFL to launch professional flag football leagues ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league plans to launch women’s and men’s professional flag football leagues “in the next couple of years."

FILE - President of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons passes the Paralympic flag to Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass, not in photo, after receiving it from Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, not in photo, during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

International Paralympic Committee lifts the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus

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The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus.

FILE - Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee Johan Eliasch arrives at the mixed zone during a break of the 144th session, which will elect the new IOC President, in Costa Navarino, western Greece, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Skiing's governing body approves gender eligibility testing policy

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Skiing’s governing body has approved a gene testing policy for gender eligibility in women’s events.

FILE - Head coach Kara Lawson directs players during a USA Basketball women's Americup Trials practice on June 18, 2025, at the USA Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Kara Lawson is named head coach of the US women's basketball team for the 2028 LA Olympics

Read full article: Kara Lawson is named head coach of the US women's basketball team for the 2028 LA Olympics

Kara Lawson helped the U.S. women’s basketball team win an Olympic gold medal as a player 17 years ago.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry attends a final press conference with Executive Board members after visiting Olympic and Paralympic Village and various venues in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

IOC confirms Russians competing as neutrals at Milan-Cortina Games and no talks on Israel

Read full article: IOC confirms Russians competing as neutrals at Milan-Cortina Games and no talks on Israel

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Russian athletes will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes at next year’s Milan-Cortina Winter Games.

File - This Aug. 18, 2016, file photo shows United States' Elena Delle Donne (11) and France's Marielle Amant, right, reaching out for the ball during a women's semifinal round basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Elena Delle Donne takes on new role as USA Basketball's first 3-on-3 women's hoops managing director

Read full article: Elena Delle Donne takes on new role as USA Basketball's first 3-on-3 women's hoops managing director

Elena Delle Donne has taken on a new role as USA Basketball's first managing director of the 3-on-3 women's national team.

United States' Ryan Crouser celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's shot put final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ryan Crouser beats injury and wins his third world shot put title to go with three Olympics golds

Read full article: Ryan Crouser beats injury and wins his third world shot put title to go with three Olympics golds

When he closes the book on 2025, Ryan Crouser will have six official shot put attempts on the books.

FILE - Rostislav Gaitiukevich and Mikhail Mordasov, from Russia, push at the start of the men's two-man bobsleigh World Cup race in Igls, near Innsbruck, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

Bobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics

Read full article: Bobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics

Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

FILE - Nina Dobrev, left, and Shaun White arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years

Read full article: Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple tells The Associated Press.

Sarah Hirshland, CEO of the U.S. Olympic Paralympic Committee, speaks at an event announcing a historic fundraising initiative for the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Utah Olympic organizers announce 9-figure fundraising effort for 2034 Winter Games

Read full article: Utah Olympic organizers announce 9-figure fundraising effort for 2034 Winter Games

Organizers of the Salt Lake City 2034 Winter Games have announced a fundraising effort that they say is the largest philanthropic campaign supporting a host city in Olympic and Paralympic history.

FILE - USA's, from left, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony face photographers as they celebrate after beating Spain in the men's gold medal basketball game at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Aug. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)

The Redeem Team had one goal at the 2008 Olympics. Its final reward awaits in the Hall of Fame

Read full article: The Redeem Team had one goal at the 2008 Olympics. Its final reward awaits in the Hall of Fame

The 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, forever to be called the Redeem Team, goes into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1988, file photo, South Korea's Park Si-hun, left, delivers a left jab to Roy Jones Jr. of the United States, during the summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ron Kutz, File)

Roy Jones Jr. given the 1988 Olympic gold medal by the boxer who got the controversial win over him

Read full article: Roy Jones Jr. given the 1988 Olympic gold medal by the boxer who got the controversial win over him

Roy Jones Jr. has the gold medal from the 1988 Olympics — thanks to a gift from the South Korean fighter who defeated him in the controversial boxing match.

This photo combination shows Megan Romano, of the U.S., at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 4, 2013 and Australia's James Magnussen during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, April 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Rick Rycroft)

Enhanced Games (no drug testing) file $800 million lawsuit against critics

Read full article: Enhanced Games (no drug testing) file $800 million lawsuit against critics

The startup Olympic-style sports festival promising no drug testing has filed an $800 million antitrust lawsuit against its main critics for what it claims is an illegal campaign to make athletes boycott its own event.

FILE - Johann Andre Forfang, left, and Marius Lindvik, both of Norway, celebrate after the final round at the second stage of the 68th four hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Norway ski jumpers accept 3-month ban for manipulated suits

Read full article: Norway ski jumpers accept 3-month ban for manipulated suits

Two Olympic gold medalists have accepted a three-month ban after a scandal over tampering with ski jump suits for Norway men’s team at this year’s world championships.

FILE - Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu poses with her three medals before a commendation ceremony for role models of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics at the Great Hall of the People, on April 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu injured in a training accident in New Zealand

Read full article: Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu injured in a training accident in New Zealand

American-born Chinese skier and Olympic freestyle gold medalist Eileen Gu has suffered an injury while training in New Zealand.

Kishane Thompson, of Jamaica, crosses the finish line ahead of Noah Lyles, of the United States, to win the men 100 meters during the Silesia Diamond League athletics meet at the Silesian Stadium, in Chorzow, Poland, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafal Oleksiewicz)

Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles 'super excited' about racing toward world title defenses

Read full article: Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles 'super excited' about racing toward world title defenses

Noah Lyles says he's “super excited” about his progress toward defending his 100 and 200 meters titles at track and field’s world championships in Tokyo next month.

FILE - This aerial view show Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

LA Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues in game-changing deal for 2028

Read full article: LA Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues in game-changing deal for 2028

Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights for a handful of its venues in deals expected to bring multiple millions of dollars to the 2028 Games while breaking down the International Olympic Committee’s long-sacrosanct policy of keeping brand names off its stadiums.