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SafeSport Center changes targeted in new bill aimed at sex abuse in sports

Dec. 06, 2024 17:59 PM EST

Four members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan bill Friday that would spark changes at the U.S. Center for SafeSport, placing a time limit on resolving cases that can sometimes take years and improving communication between the center and abuse survivors. The Safer Sports for...

Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games

Dec. 05, 2024 15:22 PM EST

GENEVA (AP) — Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has talked up his own role helping...

IOC official open to back-to-back World Cup in Saudi Arabia and Salt Lake Olympics in early 2034

Dec. 03, 2024 13:54 PM EST

GENEVA (AP) — Scheduling the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia back-to-back with the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games would pose “no risk” to the Olympics, a senior IOC official said Tuesday. “We don’t see at this stage a major issue. On the contrary, it is a lot of sport in...

Las Vegas guard Kelsey Plum says she won't play in new Unrivaled, 3-on-3 women's league

Nov. 29, 2024 13:59 PM EST

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Aces standout Kelsey Plum won't play in the new, 3-on-3 women's league, Unrivaled, saying wants to take more time for herself in the offseason. Plum posted her decision on social media this week. The Unrivaled league, co-founded by Napheesa Collier...

Olympic flame for 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will go on 63-day journey across Italy

Nov. 26, 2024 15:03 PM EST

VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey before the cauldron is lit. Organizers announced the route for the torch relay on Tuesday at a palace facing the historic Verona Arena, the large...

Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics

Nov. 26, 2024 12:11 PM EST

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Almost 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, a ruling by sport's highest court in a Russian doping case is set to give French biathlon star Martin Fourcade another gold medal. The International Biathlon Union said Tuesday that the Court of Arbitration...

Simone Biles to join Snoop Dogg as a guest mentor for an episode on NBC's 'The Voice'

Nov. 21, 2024 13:15 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg and Simone Biles turned their Olympic bond from this summer’s Paris Games into a new challenge: The superstar tandem will team up on NBC’s “The Voice.” Biles will join Snoop for an episode on the reality competition television series, airing...

US track wants to shorten Olympic trials and put them at LA Coliseum

Nov. 14, 2024 20:22 PM EST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The leader of USA Track and Field cut through confusion surrounding the 2028 Olympic trials, saying the preference is to hold them in the LA Coliseum several weeks before the actual Olympic track meet takes place there. Max Siegel told The Associated...

Los Angeles is on the clock for 2028 Olympics with focus turning to delivery and planning next year

Nov. 14, 2024 19:38 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission wrapped up a three-day visit Thursday to check out selected venues and track the progress of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “We’re four short years away,” said Casey Wasserman, LA28 chairman...

FIFA and IOC hold different track records with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics in US

Nov. 10, 2024 08:31 AM EST

GENEVA (AP) — The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America. And if President-elect Donald Trump is not thinking about them yet, organizers of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics certainly are. The World Cup and the Summer Games are rare globally shared...