Tag: Olympics

Rookard, Lehman win titles on ice at US nationals

Rookard, Lehman win titles on ice at US nationals

Washington Examiner · December 28, 2012 1:45 am

In this March 13, 2012 photo, Elmer Gale poses at his sumo school in Toronto wearing a mawashi, a traditional sumo garment worn during fights. Gale, along with U.S. sumo wrestler Emanuel "Tiny" Yarbrough, were cast in a Canadian opera production of "Semele." (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit)

Caroms, quirks and odd bounces in sports in 2012

Fred Lief · December 27, 2012 11:16 am

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, is taken from the Centre County Courthouse by Centre County Sheriff Denny Nau, left, and a deputy, after being sentenced in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison, effectively a life sentence, in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall. The Sandusky saga was a top story in the sports world in 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012

Tim Reynolds · December 27, 2012 11:10 am

AP photographers captured the year in sports

Tim Reynolds · December 27, 2012 6:12 am

Column: And the winner is … Time for the Newbys

Column: And the winner is … Time for the Newbys

Paul Newberry · December 27, 2012 1:10 am

Scalping at Sochi Olympics could lead to $30K fine

Scalping at Sochi Olympics could lead to $30K fine

Washington Examiner · December 26, 2012 11:49 am

U.S. national short track coach Guy Tibault sits in the stands during the U.S. short track speedskating championships, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Guy Thibault tries to unite US short-track team

Lynn DeBruin · December 24, 2012 9:18 pm

FILE - Iowa State head coach PaulÂ Rhoads directs his players during the first half of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia, in this Nov. 23, 2012 file photo taken in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State might have the best defense no one outside of Ames has heard of this season. The Cyclones held 11 of their 12 opponents below their season scoring average, and half of them at least 10 points under what they normally got. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)

Douglas, Taylor, Cyclones highlight 2012

Luke Meredith · December 24, 2012 7:41 pm

Politics overshadows on-field progress in Asia

Politics overshadows on-field progress in Asia

John Duerden · December 23, 2012 5:07 am

Celski, Gehring win national short track titles

Celski, Gehring win national short track titles

Lynn DeBruin · December 23, 2012 12:32 am

Spain’s accredited doping lab suspended by WADA

Spain’s accredited doping lab suspended by WADA

Washington Examiner · December 22, 2012 5:36 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012, file photo, Gabrielle Douglas, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Douglas, who became the first African-American gymnast to claim gymnasticsâ biggest prize _ the all-around Olympic title _ is The Associated Pressâ 2012 female athlete of the year. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Douglas wins AP female athlete of the year honors

Nancy Armour · December 21, 2012 11:43 pm