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San Diego-Tijuana pursue longshot Olympics bid

As they mount a longshot bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, San Diego and Tijuana are playing down their shortcomings by playing up a new spirit of cross-border civic pride.

Billy Baldwin fights to save Olympic wrestling

Actor and wrestling advocate Billy Baldwin is hoping his notoriety and Hollywood connections can help keep the sport on the Olympic program.

BHP Billiton denies breaking law in Olympics deal

Global miner BHP Billiton is denying it violated anti-corruption laws through its sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Wrestling considers changing singlet for Olympics

Russia, a traditional wrestling powerhouse and homeland of the great Alexander Karelin, has been among the most active countries fighting for the sport's Olympic future.

Waiting on Kyrie word; Rivers and Popovich could be Olympics bound

Waiting on Kyrie word; Rivers and Popovich could be Olympics bound

Chicago Tribune: US short-track speedskating is spinning into chaos

Such a fractured - and fractious - situation is the disconcerting place in which the most successful U.S. Winter Olympic sport finds itself less than a year from the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia.

Finch, Brown hope Olympics lead to NBA head jobs

The two American coaches got a chance to step out of the considerable shadows cast by their famous head coaches last summer and lead international teams on the biggest of stages at the London...

Colleges could feel impact of losing wrestling from Olympics

This one is that the loss of wrestling from the Olympics would provide another convenient reason to drop the sport - a better one, in many ways, because it would steer clear of gender issues.

Column: Don't jump to conclusions on Pistorius

An athlete with prosthetic limbs competing at the Olympic Games?

Wrestling has just begun to fight back in attempt to remain in Olympics

Athletes from 71 nations competed for medals at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Murray withdraws from French Open

The 2012 U.S. Open champion and London Olympic gold medalist confirmed the news Tuesday on his...

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

Coach K return to US team no longer ruled out

Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball...