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U.S. men, Canada women win flag football world titles to earn spots for Los Angeles Olympics
The United States successfully defended the men’s title at the flag football world championships on Sunday but lost the women’s title to Canada, while Mexico’s women and Canada’s men earned qualification spots for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Hockey Canada extends bans of all but one player acquitted of sexual assault in 2018 case
Three of the five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile 2018 Canada world junior case have had their international play suspensions get extended for at least another year, with only one set for immediate reinstatement.
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U.S. ‘28 track trials headed back to Eugene (not L.A.) over compressed 6-day schedule
The U.S. track and field Olympic trials will return to Eugene, Oregon, leaving Los Angeles on the sideline weeks before it hosts the 2028 Summer Games.
Mystics’ Delle Donne, Commanders’ Fletcher to be inducted into D.C. Sports Hall of Fame
The Washington, D.C. Sports Hall of Fame will welcome a new class later this month, featuring former Mystics' MVP Elena Delle Donne, gold-medal-winning bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor and ex-Commanders linebacker London Fletcher, organizers announced Monday.
If Frederick Richard wants to make men’s gymnastics fun, he knows winning has to be part of the plan
The CEO and founder of Frederick Flips is a busy man. So busy it's easy to wonder sometimes how interested Fred Richard is in keeping the main thing the main thing.
Carey returns home to U.S. gymnastics championships with ‘no expectations, no pressure’
Jade Carey doesn't need to be at the U.S. gymnastics championships. The 26-year-old knows she could have walked away following her final season at Oregon State in the spring of 2025, with a resume stuffed with Olympic and world championship medals and her place in the history of the storied U.S. women's program secure.
IOC won’t pursue its member Infantino over FIFA red-card ruling at World Cup
IOC member and FIFA leader Gianni Infantino will not have to explain to the Olympic body how U.S. President Donald Trump helped to stop a player's ban at the World Cup.
Richardson, Lyles cruise through first round of 100 meters at U.S. track championships
Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles cruised through their first-round races of the 100 meters on Thursday at the U.S. track championships.
SafeSport Center to begin publicizing names of people who go on its banned list
The U.S. Center for SafeSport began making public announcements of people placed on its disciplinary database Tuesday, a move designed to increase transparency and bring more attention to what the center believes is one of its top tools in the fight against sex abuse.
WTA institutes gene testing for all players on women’s tour
The Women's Tennis Association is introducing one-off mandatory gene-testing for all players effective from Tuesday - a requirement to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
WTA introduces gene testing for all players on women’s tennis tour
The Women's Tennis Association is introducing one-off mandatory gene-testing for all players effective from Tuesday - a requirement to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999
Josh Kerr, the British runner who helped stoke a revival in middle-distance drama on the track, added a new chapter Saturday by running the mile in 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the 27-year-old world record for the distance.
Storied men’s mile record set 27 years ago in sights of British runner Josh Kerr
The storied men's mile record in track that has stood for 27 years will come under attack Saturday from Britain's Josh Kerr.
Discussions for major leaguers in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in early stages
Discussions for major leaguers to play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics baseball tournament remain in the early stages, with players used to top hotels wanting to be assured of accommodations.
Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics about 2 years before the Los Angeles Olympics
Suni Lee is making a run at a third Olympics.
World Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sport’s Olympic equipment for the first time
The governing body for sailing is looking at how the sport's Olympic-class equipment is made, used and discarded, to eventually make changes that will reduce its environmental impact.
Russia heads to sports court to overturn its ban from international track and field
Russia's track and field federation says it has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a World Athletics ruling suspending its athletes from international events due to the war in Ukraine.
FIFA’s Infantino targeted by complaint to Olympic ethics body after Trump lobbying on Balogun ban
FIFA's president Gianni Infantino is being referred to Olympic ethics investigators for a possible breach of political neutrality, a human rights group said Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump helped block a World Cup player's ban.
