Politics Dec 18 Trump told FIFA, Olympics and NCAA to get in line. For the most part, they complied Whether he was accepting awards from FIFA, attending the Ryder Cup or hosting Olympic leaders at the White House, President Trump figured out how to get himself in the headlines for sports stories, while also shaping those sports to fit…
Nation Dec 02 Lawsuit alleges USA Gymnastics failed to protect athelets from coach’s sexual abuse The lawsuits allege the organizations failed to "properly investigate," revoke coaching credentials, report the coach to law enforcement or take other actions to protect athletes.
Nation Aug 19 Ex-coach at renowned gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after abuse reports A coach at a center in Iowa that has trained Olympic champions is facing allegations that he abused young female gymnasts and secretly photographed others undressing at a prior job in Mississippi.
Nation Apr 07 Testimony to begin on landmark $2.8 billion NCAA settlement that could make seismic changes for college sports The $2.8 billion House settlement calls for paying damages to athletes who say the NCAA and five biggest conferences prevented them from earning money off their celebrity status.
World Feb 10 Track’s proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Semenya and others World Athletics announced recommendations that would apply strict transgender rules to people like Semenya, who was born female but has what the organization describes as naturally occurring testosterone levels in the typical male range.
World Aug 08 Lyles, battling COVID, finishes 3rd in Olympic 200-meter final won by Botswana’s Tebogo Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 meters Thursday, falling to Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, then being tended to by medics who carted him off the track in a wheelchair suffering with what The Associated Press learned was a case of COVID.
World Aug 04 Noah Lyles wins 100-meter final by .005 seconds, among closest finishes in Olympic history Lyles became the first American to win the marquee event in Olympic track since Justin Gatlin in 2004.
World Jul 23 Olympians have more access to resources after Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health Athletes heading to the Paris Olympics have more access than ever to resources in the once-taboo realm of mental health and many sound more willing than ever to use them.
Nation Mar 23 Transgender athletes banned from track and field competitions, rules tightened for Semenya In a pair of decisions expected to stoke outrage, the World Athletics Council adopted the same rules as swimming did last year in deciding to bar athletes who have transitioned from male to female and have gone through male puberty.
World Feb 20 34 nations call on International Olympic Committee to clarify neutrality on Russia The governments of 34 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of "neutrality" as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year's Paris Olympics.