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Bronze and gone: In a shocker, Usain Bolt takes third at worlds

LONDON — One final time, Usain Bolt peered down the last 50 meters of his lane and saw sprinter upon sprinter running footsteps ahead of him. One final time, the World’s Fastest M...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Not so fast: Los Angeles has business to settle on road to 2028 Olympics

LONDON — About that deal to bring the 2028 Olympics to Los Angeles: Not all is set in stone. Sometime over the next five weeks, leaders from LA and the U.S. Olympic Committee have...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Usain Bolt says no chance of loss or comeback

A farewell world championships for Olympic hero

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

After finishing 2nd, huge ‘thank you’ due to Los Angeles

One of the beautiful things about the Olympics is that the runners-up get prizes, too. Which brings us to Los Angeles. The second choice in its own country to host the ...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Usain Bolt is down to his last, blazing curtain call

Muhammad Ali stood alone on many fronts, but Joe Frazier, George Foreman and a few others still stood toe-to-toe with him in the ring. Jack Nicklaus contended with Arnold Palmer on the front...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Shortest hole at longest U.S. Open course could bring trouble

ERIN, Wis. – One of the many quirks at Erin Hills is what was originally called the Bye Hole — a devilish, downhill par-3 positioned between the old ninth and No. 10. It was initially built ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Play or carry? Aussie mates pull off U.S. Open flip-flop

ERIN, Wis. – For the second consecutive year, Aussies Nick Flanagan and Aron Price will walk the U.S. Open fairways together. This year’s different, though. Flanagan, who caddied ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tough rough: U.S. Open conditions may rob drama from a major

ERIN, Wis. – Remember last year, when Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson played a round for the ages, trading birdies and spectacular shots until Stenson finally came away with the British Op...

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Making of U.S. Open course: Death, intrigue shadow Erin Hills

Course’s visionary will watch his dream from jail cell

DATE: Jun 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Governors break ground on U.S. Olympic museum in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for an Olympic museum that will include a Hall of Fame and make mention of every athlete who has competed for the U.S. team. ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

U.S. Olympic Committee expenses included $10M to smooth friction for Los Angeles bid

DENVER – Tucked into the more than $257 million the U.S. Olympic Committee spent in 2016 was a $10 million payment to the International Olympic Committee designed, in part, to give the Unite...

DATE: May 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Olympic hurdles champion banned for whereabouts mix-up

Olympic champion hurdler Brianna Rollins of the United States received a one-year suspension Thursday for repeated failures to disclose her whereabouts to anti-doping officials — a ban she s...

DATE: Apr 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports