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US runner Shannon Rowbury on course for 2012 Olympic medal after Russian disqualified
The results of the London Olympics are still changing more than 12 years laterSports - ABC News - 18 hours ago -
Olympic medalist suspended in doping investigation
Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood dopingSports - ABC News - November 1 -
The speech that changed the course of women's football
The story of how a science teacher from Oslo made a speech that would change the future of women’s football.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Comcast tops earnings estimates as Olympics propel the company
Comcast beat third-quarter earnings estimates as the Summer Olympics in Paris boosted NBCUniversal’s revenue and Peacock’s subscriber count.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Australian breaker Raygun retires from sport after Olympic backlash
Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition
Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ...Sports - ABC News - November 6 -
Yahoo Sports AM: Olympic athletes in peril
In today's edition: How the House-NCAA settlement is impacting Olympic sports, Winnipeg won't stop winning, NBA Cup tips off, CFP rankings revealed, and more.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago -
Maia Sandu wins second term as Moldovan president
Pro-EU leader wins run-off amid claims of meddling by MoscowBusiness - Financial Times - November 4 -
FirstFT: Donald Trump on course to reclaim the White House
Also in today’s newsletter, Benjamin Netanyahu fires defence minister and Big Oil’s dirty legacy in NigeriaWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Trump election win spurs US stocks to strongest week in a year
S&P 500 breaks through 6,000 for first timeBusiness - Financial Times - November 8 -
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7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash
French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ...World - ABC News - October 25 -
Historic House-NCAA settlement leaving hundreds of Olympic sport athletes in peril
While the NCAA and power conferences agreed to expand upon scholarships as part of the settlement, they also imposed roster limits for sports, many of which did not previously exist.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25 -
Winnipeg Olympics Were Once The West's Top Women's Hockey Challengers
The Winnipeg Olympics were Western Canada's top challenger in the 1930s, almost annually competing for a Dominion title. Here's a look back at the historic women's hockey team.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2 -
The Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say
A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal housing in Paris and surrounding areas during preparations for the 2024 Summer OlympicsWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Bottom Line: Coaches call in hired guns for Olympics, sponsorship solution
Coaching FGS Global registered to lobby for a “federal solution that protects Olympic sports programs and broad-based sports sponsorship” on behalf of several associations representing sports ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Raygun quits competitive breakdancing over backlash to her viral Olympics performance
Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has announced that her professional breakdancing career is over, citing the online reaction to her Paris Olympics performance.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn retires from competitive breaking after Olympic upset
Australian was hounded online for performance in Paris Carrying on ‘seems a really difficult thing for me to do’ Breaker Rachael Gunn has retired from competitive breaking due to the scrutiny ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Raygun Retires From Competitive Breaking After Intense Olympic Backlash
The 37-year-old Rachael Gunn became the subject of widespread ridicule after her unorthodox Olympic routine.Sports - The New York Times - November 7 -
Olympic champion Noah Lyles races streamer IShowSpeed in 50-meter dash
IShowSpeed challenged the Olympic champion to a race for $100,000 and a shot at being the fastest man in the world.Sports - ESPN - November 8 -
Canada’s Olympic drone spying scandal a symptom of an ‘unacceptable culture’
Independent investigation’s report sent to Canada Soccer Governing body promises ‘decisive action’ inside a week The drone spying scandal that erupted during Canada’s women’s football team’s ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Canada Soccer Association says Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep
The Canadian Soccer Association says an independent review confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstepSports - ABC News - November 8 -
Canada’s Olympic drone spying scandal a symptom of ‘unacceptable culture’
The drone spying scandal that erupted during Canada’s women’s football team’s 2024 Paris Olympics campaign was a symptom of a “past pattern of an unacceptable culture”, Canada Soccer has said after ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8 -
What kind of host will Donald Trump be for the World Cup and Olympics?
The president-elect could spark tension between the culturally open cities staging events and a national government promoting insularity. Very soon after the outcome of the US presidential election ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
This lounge chair made of 1984 L.A. Olympics merch is a tribute to what's coming
Artist Darren Romanelli teamed up with Goodwill and scoured EBay to piece together his Olympic-themed lounge chair and ottoman.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago -
Olympic skier Lindsay Vonn says she's coming out of retirement
Five years after retiring from the sport that made her a household name, skiing legend Lindsey Vonn says she wants to race again. Vonn says she plans to return to training as she tests out a new ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, 40, coming out of retirement
Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Vonn, 40, to return 6 years after last Olympics
Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 -- and six years after her most recent Olympics.Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago -
Béla Károlyi, gymnastics coach of Olympic stars, dies at 82
Legendary gymnastics coach Béla Károlyi has died at 82. Károlyi coached Romanian Olympic gold medalists Nadia Comaneci before coming to the U.S. where he helped a 16-year-old Mary Lou Retton win ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Fifth athlete disqualified from one of dirtiest races in Olympic history
Tatyana Tomashova loses London 2012 1500m silver Russian banned for retrospective doping offences The London 2012 race regarded as one of the dirtiest in history has expunged yet another name ...World - The Guardian - 18 hours ago -
Controversial Cortina sliding track for 2026 Olympics taking shape as deadline approaches
The controversial sliding center being completely rebuilt for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics is starting to take shape as the clock ticks down to a March deadlineSports - ABC News - 12 hours ago -
EY fires staff who took multiple online training courses at once
Accounting firm says multitasking violated US policy but some describe dismissals as overreactionBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
EY fires workers for taking 2 online training courses at same time
EY employees canned after consultancy rejects claims of multitasking by those who signed up for multiple sessions.Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
Musk, DOJ on collision course over $1M checks to swing state voters
Elon Musk and the Department of Justice (DOJ) appear poised for a showdown as the tech billionaire's super PAC powers ahead despite a warning from the agency over its daily $1 million giveaways to ...Politics - The Hill - October 25
