Tag: Olympics

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2012 file photo, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge waits for the opening of the IOC executive board meeting, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Rogge, the Belgian surgeon who has led the Olympic body since 2001, steps down at the end of his term in September 2013. Although no one speaks openly yet about replacing him, the list of potential contenders is an open secret in IOC circles. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott, File)

Campaign for IOC president takes shape, quietly

Stephen Wilson · December 18, 2012 10:04 am

Jackson hosts junior gymnasts

Jackson hosts junior gymnasts

Washington Examiner · December 18, 2012 9:01 am

Baseball, softball agree on name of new world body

Baseball, softball agree on name of new world body

Washington Examiner · December 17, 2012 5:25 pm

American snowboarders Kevin Pearce, left, and Shaun White joke with each other during a television interview for the Dew Tour at Breckenridge ski resort in Breckenridge, Colo., Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. As he heads into this weekend's Dew Tour iOn Mountain Championship finals, the opening event on the 2012-13 snowboarding calendar, White said there's more to come, with the Sochi Games just a little over a year away. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Shaun White still pushing snowboarding envelope

Eddie Pells · December 15, 2012 3:00 am

Ryan Lochte of the U.S. reacts after his victory with a new world record 1'49''63 in the men's 200 meters individual medley final during the FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Lochte sets world record at short-course worlds

Washington Examiner · December 14, 2012 9:24 pm

Vienna considers bid for 2028 Summer Olympics

Vienna considers bid for 2028 Summer Olympics

Washington Examiner · December 14, 2012 1:52 pm

Ryan Lochte of U.S. competes at the men's 100 meters butterfly final during the FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Lochte won the bronze medal. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Americans extend gold tally at short-course worlds

Washington Examiner · December 13, 2012 9:43 pm

Teammate may be Svindal’s biggest challenger

Teammate may be Svindal’s biggest challenger

Andrew Dampf · December 13, 2012 9:26 pm

Baseball backs merger with softball in Olympic bid

Baseball backs merger with softball in Olympic bid

Washington Examiner · December 13, 2012 6:42 pm

In this Nov. 24, 2012, photo, Shanxi Flame's Maya Moore greets fans as she prepares to take the court for a WCBA basketball game against the Jiangsu Dragons in Taiyuan, China. While her Minnesota Lynx team awaits the return of WNBA training camp in May, Moore is averaging 45 points a game and earning mid-six figures for the Flame, helping bring new fans to the women's game in a baseball crazed nation. (AP Photo/CHINATOPIX) CHINA OUT

Maya Moore leaving mark on Chinese basketball

Doug Feinberg · December 13, 2012 6:38 pm

United States' Abby Wambach (14) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first half of an exhibition soccer match against China, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Abby Wambach helps US beat China 4-0

Bernardo Fallas · December 13, 2012 6:36 am

This combo of two file photographs shows at top; FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, scoring his second goal against Zaragoza during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, in a Nov. 17, 2012 file photo, and at bottom; a June 18, 1972 file photo of Gerd Mueller, left, of West Germany, scoring a goal against the Soviet Union in the Heysel Stadium, in Brussels. Messi scored his 85th goal during the Spanish league game with Betis on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, matching the current record of most goals scored within one calendar year, previously held by former German striker Gerd Mueller. (AP Photos, Files)

Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi

John Leicester · December 12, 2012 10:03 pm