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Will the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 help cricket finally take off in the US?

Cricket has been historically unsuccessful in winning over the US, so how can the T20 World Cup help flip the script?

Al Jazeera · Jun 1, 2024

With 100 days before the Paris Olympics, Team USA hopefuls meet the press

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee officials and Team USA contenders met in New York City this week to discuss how they're preparing ahead of the Summer Games in Paris.

WEKU · Apr 17, 2024

Reform at last for US Olympic program?

Long-awaited report on U.S. amateur sports calls for far-reaching change. It's long overdue — but a big step

Salon · Mar 10, 2024

Olympic medalist Aja Evans accuses US bobsled team doctor of sexual misconduct in lawsuit

NEW DELHI: Aja Evans, a bronze medallist in the bobsled event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, has filed a complaint alleging that a physician on Team USA's medical staff sexually assaulted and harassed her for almost ten years while she was receiving treatment.

The Times of India · Sep 22, 2023

Olympic bobsleigh medalist Aja Evans sues team doctor alleging sexual assault

Olympic bobsleigh medalist Aja Evans filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging sexual abuse by a chiropractor on Team USA’s medical staff over the course of a decade

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023

SafeSport Center 'in potential crisis' according to panel's survey of Olympic system

A wide-ranging survey into the state of the U_S_ Olympic system leveled criticism at the U_S_ Center for SafeSport, with a draft report concluding that feedback collected about the 6-year-old agency “paints a picture of a center in potential crisis.”

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Is Olympic abuse commission for real?

Given U.S. Olympic history, some athletes see an "obvious conflict of interest" behind new congressional panel

Salon · Mar 26, 2023

Probe into US Olympic failings stunted by red tape in DC

More than two years since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to probe the inner workings of the U.S. Olympics has yet to conduct a formal interview because of bureaucratic red tape in Washington

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Olympic snowboarders accuse USOPC, national federation of sex trafficking in lawsuit

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the national governing body for snowboarding and the former national team snowboard coach conspired to engage in sex trafficking, enabling and covering up repeated acts of sexual misconduct, three former national team snowboarders claimed in a lawsuit Thursday.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2023

50 years later, sprinter Matthews welcomed back to Olympics

The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the games more than 50 years after banning him for his low-key racial injustice protest at the Munich Olympics

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022