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NHL Officially Puts Plan to Send Players to 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Ice

The league made its long-rumored decision about skipping the Games public on Wednesday morning

NHL Will Pause Season as NBA, NFL and EPL Continue to Play, for Now

It seems likely the league will exercise its opt-out clause for player participation in the Beijing Winter Olympics

China Threatens "Countermeasures" If US Proceeds With Boycott of Winter Olympics

U.S. government officials wouldn't attend the Games, but American athletes would still compete in China

WTA Stands Against China Over Peng Shuai by Suspending Tournaments

The women’s tennis tour will not hold tournaments in China, including Hong Kong

Proposed Changes to Modern Pentathlon Prompt Chaos in the Sport

It began with a woman punching a horse. Now the future of the Olympic sport is up in the air.

Report: US Planning Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

If the boycott is approved, American athletes can still compete in the Winter Olympics, which are scheduled to begin on February 4

Horse Riding Dropped From Modern Pentathlon at Olympics Following Horse-Punching Incident in Tokyo

German pentathlon coach Kim Raisner was thrown out of the Tokyo Games for punching a horse

Will China Be the First Host Nation to Be Removed From Olympic Hockey?

Hockey officials are concerned the Chinese team will embarrass the host nation at the upcoming Winter Olympics

Tokyo Olympics "Anti-Sex" Beds Being Used for COVID-19 Patients in Japan

The repurposed cardboard beds will be set up in a temporary medical facility

How Skateboarder Nyjah Huston Prepared for Tokyo

We sat down with the most decorated street skater in X-Games history to learn about his training regimen, competition tactics and more

NBC's Ratings for Tokyo Games Were an All-Time Low for Summer Olympics

Despite the drop in viewers, the Tokyo Games were profitable

Runner Defends Himself for Knocking Over Water Bottles During Olympic Marathon

Morhad Amdouni knocked over waters at a hydration station before taking the last one for himself

US Women Were the Stars for Team USA at Tokyo Summer Olympics

The U.S. finished with 66 medals in women's events, the most ever for any nation

Why Don't Americans Care Their Fellow Americans Are Winning the Summer Olympics in Tokyo?

New polling sheds a light on why Summer Olympics viewership remains very, very low

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Will We See Bryce Harper at the 2028 Olympics?

Baseball will return to the Olympics in four years

How a World Champion Fencer Is Preparing for the Paris Games 

Miles Chamley-Watson on advice he got from Kobe Bryant, working out with Lewis Hamilton and his Olympic routine

Buffalo Bills Sign Gold Medalist Gable Steveson

Can a talented wrestler make the leap to the NFL?

Do We Want Aaron Rodgers on the US Olympic Team?

Rodgers says flag football, which will be an Olympic sport in 2028, could be part of his "next chapter"

There Was a Substantial Doping Scandal at the Tokyo Olympics

A group of 23 Chinese swimmers are at the center of it

Is Paris Ready for This Summer's Olympics?

The logistical issues could be overwhelming

Enhanced Games Could Feature Athletes Using the Apple Vision Pro

That's in addition to the performance-enhancing drugs

An Olympics Without Drug Testing Is Coming Courtesy of Peter Thiel

Doping is basically encouraged for the athletes of the Enhanced Games

The NFL Is Making Flag Football Inroads in France

The NFL Flag France National Championship, a youth tournament, will take place at the end of November

NFL Players Have “Real” Interest in Playing Flag Football at ’28 Olympics

An NFL executive called player interest in participating "palpable"

Life Lessons From an Ageless Mongolian Marathoner

The one they call "Ziggy," who turned 42 this month, is looking to qualify for his sixth Olympic Games

Flag Football Set to Touch Down as Olympic Sport in 2028

Flag football was one of five sports approved for LA '28 by the IOC

Paris Olympics Pose an Existential Threat to the Seine's Booksellers

The city has a plan to temporarily relocate them when the Games are on