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OLYMPICS

FILE - Adeliia Petrosian of Individual Neutral Athletes competes during the women's figure skating free program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Russian and Belarusian skaters can return to international events with approved neutral status

Read full article: Russian and Belarusian skaters can return to international events with approved neutral status

Russian skaters can return to world championships and Grand Prix events next season as neutral athletes for the first time since the full military invasion of Ukraine.

FILE - United States' Lindsey Vonn concentrates ahead of an alpine ski, women's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, file)

Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of Serena Williams' comeback as a fellow 40-something

Read full article: Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of Serena Williams' comeback as a fellow 40-something

Skier Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of what Serena Williams is going through as she prepares to play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon at age 44.

FILE - Nyjah Huston, of the United States, competes in the men's skateboard street preliminaries at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

X Games looks for a reboot featuring familiar names — Scotty James, Eileen Gu — and new teams

Read full article: X Games looks for a reboot featuring familiar names — Scotty James, Eileen Gu — and new teams

The X Games is out to show there are riskier moves in action sports than flying upside down above a halfpipe.

FILE - The Olympic rings stand above the course during the cross country skiing women's 50km mass start classic at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting future Winter Olympics

Read full article: Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting future Winter Olympics

The state of New York is forming an exploratory committee to consider whether Lake Placid and New York City should bid to co-host a future Winter Games.

Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey, center right, who was selected by the Vancouver Goldeneyes with the No. 1 overall pick in the PWHL draft, poses with Vancouver general manager Cara Gardner Morey, second from right, tennis icon and PWHL board member Billie Jean King, right, King's wife Ilana Kloss, and others, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Detroit. AP Photo/John Wawrow)

Vancouver Goldeneyes select US Olympian Caroline Harvey with the 1st pick in the PWHL draft

Read full article: Vancouver Goldeneyes select US Olympian Caroline Harvey with the 1st pick in the PWHL draft

Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey was selected by the Vancouver Goldeneyes with the first pick in the PWHL draft in the latest major milestone achievement for the U.S. gold medal-winner and three-time college champion.

FILE - Jenny Simpson smiles after the finals of the women's 1500-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials June 21, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson collapses after medical episode while pacing mile group at event

Read full article: Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson collapses after medical episode while pacing mile group at event

Olympic bronze medalist and world champion 1,500-meter runner Jenny Simpson collapsed after suffering a medical episode while pacing a mile group at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday night.

FILE - Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Sara Carter at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos, file)

US drug czar blasts WADA, saying proposed changes could undermine clean sport at Olympics

Read full article: US drug czar blasts WADA, saying proposed changes could undermine clean sport at Olympics

The U.S. drug czar portrayed a menu of changes to anti-doping protocols being proposed by a World Anti-Doping Agency panel in advance of the LA Olympics as moves that would “undermine the trustworthiness of the performances of competitors” at those games in two years.

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) is fouled by New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

The NBA's Wemby era is clearly underway. But he's still waiting for his first NBA title

Read full article: The NBA's Wemby era is clearly underway. But he's still waiting for his first NBA title

Victor Wembanyama had to watch the visiting team become champions, again.

Area athletes going for gold

Team Florida ready for Special Olympics USA Games

Read full article: Team Florida ready for Special Olympics USA Games

Around 200 athletes will represent Florida at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games later this month in Minneapolis. It is often a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Olympians who will try their hardest to win gold. However, Orlando's Jacob Craft is competing in the USA Games for a second time. Jacob, along with Special Olympics Florida CEO Meghan McLean, visited with News 6 Sports Director Jamie Seh.

Haiti midfielder Dominique Simon reacts following an unsuccessful scoring attempt during the second half of an international friendly soccer match against Peru, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Haiti's World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniform

Read full article: Haiti's World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniform

Haiti has been forced to change the design of its World Cup jersey after FIFA deemed it too political.

Hilary Knight, left, and Gavin Rossdale attend BottleRock Napa Valley on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at the Napa Valley Expo in Napa, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Hilary Knight will play for PWHL expansion Detroit via sign-and-trade with Las Vegas, AP source says

Read full article: Hilary Knight will play for PWHL expansion Detroit via sign-and-trade with Las Vegas, AP source says

Hilary Knight is heading to the PWHL’s expansion team in Detroit as part of a sign-and-trade deal involving one of women's hockey’s most recognized stars.

FILE - Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation Ceremony director Maria Laura Iascone, right, and Creative Director Marco Balich attend the Organising Committee's press conference unveiling the concept for the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Trio of star-studded World Cup opening ceremonies in US, Canada and Mexico aim to showcase unity

Read full article: Trio of star-studded World Cup opening ceremonies in US, Canada and Mexico aim to showcase unity

The World Cup will feature star-studded opening ceremonies in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

FILE - Team of Russia players celebrate during the Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between the Russia and Czech Republic at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga, Latvia, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Oksana Dzadan, File)

IIHF says it will determine Russia's eligibility on a tournament-by-tournament basis in 2026-27

Read full article: IIHF says it will determine Russia's eligibility on a tournament-by-tournament basis in 2026-27

The International Ice Hockey Federation says it will determine the status of Russia's participation on an event-by-event basis for the 2026-27 season.

Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates with Macklin Celebrini (71) after scoring a goal during the third period of the 2026 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship quarterfinal match between Canada and United States, in Fribourg, Switzerland, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Celebrini and Crosby score as Canada beats US to advance to semifinals of ice hockey worlds

Read full article: Celebrini and Crosby score as Canada beats US to advance to semifinals of ice hockey worlds

Macklin Celebrini scored again and Jet Greaves stopped 34 shots as Canada beat the United States 4-0 to advance to the semifinals at the ice hockey world championship.

FILE - United States' Mallory Swanson, left, reacts with teammate Sophia Smith after scoring her side's third goal during a women's group B match between the United States and Zambia at Nice Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2024, in Nice, France. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Mallory Swanson returns to the USWNT first the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics

Read full article: Mallory Swanson returns to the USWNT first the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics

Triple Espresso is back.

FILE - IOC President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP, file)

IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

Read full article: IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future

IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.

Alex De Minaur of Australia attends a break during the first round men's singles tennis match against Toby Samuel of Britain at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers

Read full article: Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers

Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Fred Kerley, of the United States, competes in the men's 100-meter final at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Kerley runs 9.97 at Enhanced Games, where Kristian Gkolomeev gets a $1M bonus for swimming mark

Read full article: Kerley runs 9.97 at Enhanced Games, where Kristian Gkolomeev gets a $1M bonus for swimming mark

Fred Kerley ran 100 meters in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters were placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and untied shoes.

Athlete, Fred Kerley attends a press conference ahead of the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Sprinter Fred Kerley says he's running clean at Enhanced Games, and that he'll be at the LA Olympics

Read full article: Sprinter Fred Kerley says he's running clean at Enhanced Games, and that he'll be at the LA Olympics

Sprinter Fred Kerley says he isn't taking performance enhancers as he embarks on the next phase of a career that officially kicks off Sunday at the Enhanced Games, where drugs are allowed.

FILE - The Olympic rings are illuminated during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games under the Nazis

Read full article: Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games under the Nazis

Berlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis.

Student Mikala Sposito welds at Washtenaw Community College on Friday, May 1, 2026, in Ann Arbor., Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition

Read full article: Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition

A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades.

FILE - Ivan Litvinovich of the Individual Neutral Athletes celebrates after winning the gold medal during the men's trampoline finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

IOC urges sports to let Belarus athletes compete again without vetting as neutrals

Read full article: IOC urges sports to let Belarus athletes compete again without vetting as neutrals

The International Olympic Committee says athletes from Belarus should once again be able to compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status.

FILE - Indian cricket fans cheer holding banners and posters as they arrive at the stadium hours before the start of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Nov.19, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi,File)

From cricket’s capital to Olympic ambitions, India’s next play on the world sports stage

Read full article: From cricket’s capital to Olympic ambitions, India’s next play on the world sports stage

India is expanding its influence in international sports, with the 2030 Commonwealth Games set for Ahmedabad and a bid for the 2036 Olympics in the same city.

Lindsey Vonn arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Costume Art" exhibition on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Lindsey Vonn nominated to US ski team for next season as she faces long recovery from Olympic crash

Read full article: Lindsey Vonn nominated to US ski team for next season as she faces long recovery from Olympic crash

It’s easy to read into Lindsey Vonn being among the 48 athletes nominated to the U.S. Alpine ski team for the upcoming season.

China's Wu Yize poses for the media with the trophy and wearing the Chinese national flag, after winning the World Snooker Championship defeating England's Shaun Murphy in Sheffield, England, Monday, May 4, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)

Snooker’s Olympic push gets a jolt from China’s back-to-back world champions

Read full article: Snooker’s Olympic push gets a jolt from China’s back-to-back world champions

Snooker’s top official says the sport's bid to enter the Olympic Games will be boosted by having back-to-back world champions from China.

FILE - A general view of the 18th hole flag pole during the first round of LIV Golf Jeddah at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Friday, March 1, 2024 in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. (Matthew Harris/LIV Golf via AP, File)

LIV Golf isn't the only sports property being reconsidered in Saudi reboot of investment strategy

Read full article: LIV Golf isn't the only sports property being reconsidered in Saudi reboot of investment strategy

The billionaires in Saudi Arabia are pulling the plug on LIV Golf.

FILE - United States' Lindsey Vonn smiles during a press conference by the U.S. ski team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again

Read full article: Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again

Lindsey Vonn is still recovering physically and emotionally from her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics.

Japanese Olympic figure skating pairs champions Riku Miura, left, and Ryuichi Kihara attend a spring garden party hosted by Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Akasaka Palace's imperial garden in Tokyo, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara retire

Read full article: Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara retire

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have announced their retirement from figure skating, two months after winning the Olympic gold medal with a record-breaking skate.

FILE - Neutral Athlete Russia, Kliment Kolesnikov reacts after winning gold medal in the men's 50-meter backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, on Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Swimming becomes first major Olympic sport to lift restrictions on Russian athletes

Read full article: Swimming becomes first major Olympic sport to lift restrictions on Russian athletes

The governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem.

FILE - Then North Korea's IOC representative Chang Ung arrives after a flight from Pyongyang at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Chang Ung, North Korean ex-IOC member who brokered Olympic joint marches with South, dies

Read full article: Chang Ung, North Korean ex-IOC member who brokered Olympic joint marches with South, dies

Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died at 87.

FILE - Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting celebrates after defeating Poland's Julia Szeremeta in their women's 57 kg final boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Taiwan Olympic boxing champ involved in gender debate wins first bout at Asian titles

Read full article: Taiwan Olympic boxing champ involved in gender debate wins first bout at Asian titles

Lin Yu-ting, a boxing gold medalist at the center of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has won her first international bout since then at the Asian championships in Mongolia.

FILE - South Africa athlete Caster Semenya, center, answers reporters with lawyers Gregory Nott, left, and Shona Jolly KC after Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on in her seven-year legal fight against track and field's sex eligibility rules, Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Antonin Utz, File)

Olympic champion Caster Semenya disappointed with Kirsty Coventry after IOC's transgender decision

Read full article: Olympic champion Caster Semenya disappointed with Kirsty Coventry after IOC's transgender decision

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has expressed her disappointment with IOC President Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender women athletes from competing in women’s events at the Olympics.