Athletes made the Sochi Winter Olympics special
The winter weather was warm, as expected. The "dangerous face water" — as my Tribune colleague Stacy St. Clair famously tweeted — was an unexpectedly disgusting orange. The war waited...
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Chicago Marathon champion Rita Jeptoo positive on ‘B’ sample
Rita Jeptoo is one step closer to losing her 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon title and nearly $600,000 in prize money from her Chicago victory and the World Marathon...
Jon Drummond ban another ugly doping story for track and field
It has been quite a couple weeks in the creepy, crawly world of doping in track and field. The latest: Coach Jon Drummond, a 2000 Olympic relay gold medalist, 2012...
U.S. will bid for 2024 Olympics, pick city later
The United States Olympic Committee has thrown a hat in the ring for the 2024 Summer Olympics. No big reveal there, since all signs have pointed that way for a...
Adrian Peterson in the Olympics? Not a chance
It's very hard to type when your body is contorted by paroxysms of laughter. And what other reaction but guffaws can you have to Adrian Peterson's telling ESPN Friday he...
2018 Olympic organizers want all events to stay in South Korea
The head of Pyeongchang's 2018 Olympic Organizing Committee (POCOG) wants all the Winter Olympic events to remain in South Korea. In a a statement dated Friday (Korea time) from the...
Rough sledding for IOC idea to move 2018 Olympic venue
MONACO – Now the fun begins on the question of moving the 2018 Winter Olympic sledding sports outside South Korea. The International Olympic Committee has taken the unprecedented step of...
USOC chairman says odds good for 2024 Olympic bid, with single city
MONACO -- U.S. Olympic Committee chairman Larry Probst said Tuesday he hopes the USOC board will decide whether to make a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics at its Dec....
Fast break: IOC quickly approves reforms it needs more time to sort out
MONACO — It happened midway through the second phase of a process planned for three phases over a day and a half. A handful of the 96 International Olympic Committee...
IOC allows summer or winter Olympics in two countries; baseball, softball get second life
MONACO – By what International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach called a unanimous show-of-hands approval Monday, even though it clearly seemed not everyone raised a hand to vote, the IOC...