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Ralph Lauren's affinity for Americana will be on full display on athletes at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia — complete with red, white and blue, stars-and-stripes flags and, of course, polo ponies.
Chinese sports officials struck a deal to bring the Olympics to Beijing, promising to support Jacques Rogge's bid to head the International Olympic Committee in return for European backing for Beijing's bid, according to a recently released memoir.
The ousted CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee said changing leadership and strained relations with international Olympic officials were "far secondary" factors in Chicago's failed bid host the 2016 Summer Games.
Olympic silver medalist Stephane Lambiel is a step closer to the Vancouver Games.
The Kremlin favorite won an overwhelming victory in the mayoral election in Sochi, the Russian city hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, an election official said Monday. An opposition candidate called the vote a fraud and vowed to challenge the result.
Figure skating is downsizing the number of judges at the Vancouver Olympics.
Bringing the Olympics to the United States is a cause most American politicians can support. Still, the Chicago 2016 organizing committee figures a little prodding couldn't hurt.
A British man who unfurled banners denouncing China's human rights record on a major Hong Kong bridge the day of the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony has been sentenced to six months in jail.
George Gillett Jr.'s speech on global ownership Wednesday turned personal when he was pressed about the financial stability of his sports teams, Liverpool F.C. and the Montreal Canadiens.
Olympic gold medalists claimed the top three spots in both the male and female categories in the final vote tally for the United States Sports Academy’s Athlete of the Year, presented by NBCSports.com and USAToday.com.
Though some winter sports — including figure skating and speed skating — have already begun a holiday-induced hiatus, there was plenty of intrigue to be found on the World Cup circuit this past weekend. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:
David Tyree's helmet-assisted catch. Tiger Woods' victory at the U.S. Open (on one good leg) and Rafael Nadal's epic Wimbledon final win against Roger Federer. Usain Bolt's three world records, and Michael Phelps' eight gold medals.
Greece's troubled Olympic Airlines says it is canceling or rescheduling 40 flights Wednesday due to a brief strike by air traffic controllers.
The spectacular fireworks were long over and the Olympic athletes had all gone home. But for Cai Shanhai and his wife, He Jingfeng, it was still a moment to savor as they stared up at the soaring steel arches of the Bird's Nest national stadium this week.
IOC president Jacques Rogge says the global financial crisis should not hurt preparations for upcoming Olympics.
Olympic organizers issued detailed design rules for the 2012 London games Wednesday, including a mandate that at least some toilets in the Olympic park do not face the holy Islamic city of Mecca.
The Olympic flame is out, the smog is back, and traffic again clogs the roads.
An Israeli Cabinet minister called the Chinese ambassador Wednesday to apologize after Israel's only Beijing Olympics medalist used a curse to describe the Chinese in a newspaper interview.
In an Aug. 24 story about the final day of Olympic competition, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the United States won the silver medal in men's team handball. Iceland won the silver medal. The U.S. did not have a team in the event.
The head of the Iraqi Olympics Committee had just finished his speech when gunmen stormed into the hall.
China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists' names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves.
As police with riot clubs patrolled nearby, a merchant whispered that he feared a sweeping crackdown in China's northwestern Muslim region once the Olympic spotlight fades.
The International Olympic Committee is trying to stop downloads of video of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony that are being spread on The Pirate Bay, a file-sharing Web site.
Nine sports. Five press buses. Six taxis. More than 75 miles. Eight trips through security, with X-rays and metal detectors and ever-upbeat security personnel whose relentless smiles were, by the end of the day, driving me insane.
Welcome back to Inside the Mind of Dwyane Wade. I know you want to know how things are going over here in China. Let's start with other sports.
Oprah talk show going off the air - thestar.comCHICAGO–The Oprah Winfrey Show, an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.
Hotel franchise spat means higher room rates for 2010 Olympics touristsThe former Quality Inn Vancouver Airport Hotel has been stripped of its Quality Inn franchise, leaving hundreds of customers who made guaranteed bookings for the 2010 Olympic Games facing stiff price increases to retain their rooms.
2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games medals unveiledVANCOUVER - The design of 2010 Olympic medals unveiled today feature contemporary aboriginal artworks and are undulating rather than flat - both firsts in Games history. The medals are based on two master works of an orca whale and raven by Canadian aboriginal artist Corrine Hun …
What Becomes of Olympic Stadiums? - Photo Essays - TIMEWhat Becomes of Olympic Stadiums?
Chicago torpedoed by anti-U.S. sentiment? Some Chicago officials say anti-American resentment likely played a role in Chicago's Olympic bid dying in the first round Friday. President Obama could not undo in one year the resentment against America that President Bush and others built up for years, they said.
Rooting against America: Beck, other conservatives cheer elimination of Chicago's Olympic bidConservative media figures have celebrated the International Olympic Committee's elimination of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and used the event to bash President Obama, who flew to Copenhagen to lobby IOC members on behalf of Chicago's bid.
New digital Tsar has Olympic aim to get Britons onlineThe race is on to get as many British people online as possible by 2012, Martha Lane Fox has told the BBC. As the government's new Digital Champion she has been charged with getting millions online who are not yet connected to the internet.
Murano ball behind the world's strongest vaginaShe can lift as much as 14 kg with her private part. Five minutes of exercising those muscles can bring unbelievable pleasure.
Pasadena City College State Championship Player to go to World GamesEaster Faafiti a recent graduate of Pasadena City College who lead the Pasadena City College Lancers Basketball Team to the State Chamiopnships and who recently transferred to Gallaudet University has been invited to represent the United States in the 21st Deaflympics..
Olympian turns to prostitution WELLINGTON - A NEW Zealand athlete has turned to prostitution to fund his London Olympics bid, it was reported here on Sunday.
Greece fined over airline subsidy Europe's highest court, the European Court of Justice, has fined Greece 2m euros ($2.8m; £1.7m) for failing to recover state aid from Olympic Airways.
German celebrities gear up for wild wok raceA handful of German celebrities will hurtle down an Olympic bobsled track in modified Chinese woks at the seventh annual Wok World Championship in Germany on Saturday, organisers said.
Boxer Chris Finnegan has diedFormer bricklayer turned professional and at light-heavyweight took the British, Commonwealth and European titles but failed to take the world crown despite an heroic effort against champion Bob Foster over 14 rounds at Wembley.
(UPDATE 2/11/2009: An article posted at notes that hemp-friendly Seattle Chief of Police Gil Kerlikowske has apparently been offered the helm of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, more commonly known as the "drug czar." Drop by …
Seeing Red Helps Accuracy / Blue = CreativityIf a new study is any guide, the color red can make people's work more accurate, and blue can make people more creative. More Articles
A New Face for A.D.H.D., and a Debate Children with the disorder typically have trouble sitting still and paying attention. But they may also have boundless energy and a laserlike focus on favorite things — qualities that could be very helpful in, say, an Olympic athlete.
Sweet 16 and Closing in on the Olympic dreamFor starters, I really liked the headline. It was to the point and told me what I needed to know about the story. I really liked the delayed lede. It was very descriptive and you could tell the writer did their research.
Suhaib Webb » Blog Archive » Muslim sprinter wins Olympic sprint dressed head to toe in hijabMuslim sprinter wins Olympic sprint dressed head to toe in hijab Sprinters have long been squeezing their muscular frames into the most eye-wateringly skimpy, tight and revealing costumes imaginable.
Let's Hold the Next Olympics in North Korea! I bet the North Koreans would be a bit more smart about faking their gymnasts ages. They would have learned from the '90s when one of their gymnasts was 15 for three years running.
Nike asks Chinese government to identify Yahoo bloggerYes, Nike, the brand that prides itself on the iconoclastic and fantastic, has asked the not fantastically democratic Chinese government to root out this rogue and, well, shake him by the sleeves of his t-shirt, perhaps.
Hacker Uncovers Chinese Olympic Fraud, Proves China Is Fielding Underage Gymnast"A new chapter in the ongoing controversy surrounding China's women's gymnastics team opened today, as search engine hacker stryde.hax found surviving copies of official registration documents issued by China's General Administration of Sport of China.
Chinese Gymnasts 14, Official Document Shows (update) An official Chinese document unearthed today provides further evidence in the ongoing scandal that China's gold winning women's gymnastic girls are just that—girls.
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