Summer Olympics

SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius

Carl Pistorius, brother of Oscar Pistorius, the superstar double-amputee Olympic athlete who shot and killed his girlfriend and is accused of murder, stands inside the court for his culpable homicide case at the Magistrate Court in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and ...

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SUMMER OLYMPICS

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.
SUMMER OLYMPICS

Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics

The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are building in Sochi:
SUMMER 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 team.
SUMMER OLYMPICS

Column: Restore wrestling, give others fair shot

Wrestling is heeding the harshest of wakeup calls.
SUMMER OLYMPICS

Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will

Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture.
SUMMER OLYMPICS

AP sources: Singapore member eyes IOC presidency

IOC Vice President Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president.
SUMMER OLYMPICS

Pescante endorses IOC presidential candidate Bach

Longtime IOC member Mario Pescante of Italy has endorsed Thomas Bach's bid to become the next president of the Olympic body.
SUMMER OLYMPICS

Thomas Bach announces IOC presidential candidacy

Thomas Bach became the first member to declare as a candidate for IOC president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the Olympic movement makes him "well prepared" for one of the most powerful jobs in sports.
LOCAL NEWS

Kristin Armstrong rides home

Kristin Armstrong overcame plenty of hurdles and the world’s top cyclists en route to her second gold medal. Saturday, in front of a crowd of nearly 1,000 at Boise’s Capitol Park, the Boise resident couldn’t overcome her own emotions.
SUMMER OLYMPICS

Former Idaho mountain biker wins bronze medal at Olympics

Julie Bresset, a 23-year-old from France competing in her first Olympics, took advantage of a mistake by defending gold medalist Sabine Spitz of Germany on a rough section of the picturesque course in the English countryside, and then gradually pulled away to win gold Saturday.