2010 Winter Olympics

American runners team up at Bolder Boulder Updated: 19 hr ago BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — For one race, they're colleagues instead of competitors — three runners trying to take back a title the Americans haven't won in six years. Deena Kastor, Magdalena Lewy Boulet and Janet Cherobon-Bawcom join forces for the international team challenge on Memorial Day at the Bolder Boulder,... Read More

Serbia, Japan, South Korea secure Olympic berths Yesterday TOKYO (AP) — The women's volleyball teams from Serbia, Japan and South Korea won spots at the London Olympics at a qualifying tournament Sunday. Serbia beat Japan 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 15-9 in the final match to finish in third place with 14 points. Japan needed to win two sets in the match to finish in... Read More

IOC still working with Saudis on female issue Published: Thu, May 24, 2012 QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Describing talks with Saudi Arabia as "not an easy situation," IOC President Jacques Rogge said the Olympic body is still working with the Gulf country on sending female athletes to the London Games. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei are the only countries that have never fielded women on their... Read More

Judge asked to block land of Olympic golf course Updated: Thu, May 24, 2012 SAO PAULO (AP) — A company disputing ownership of the land where the 2016 Olympic golf course will be built has asked a judge to annul all contracts and block construction on the site. Elmway Participacoes said Thursday it doesn't want the city of Rio de Janeiro and its partners making any deals related to the... Read More

AP Sources: IOC-USOC revenue deal finalized Published: Thu, May 24, 2012 QUEBEC CITY (AP) — International and U.S. Olympic leaders finalized a new revenue-sharing agreement that ends years of acrimony between the powerful bodies and clears the way for future American bids for the games, two officials with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday. The officials told The Associated... Read More

Pool prep under way for US swimming trials Updated: Thu, May 24, 2012 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — For the next six weeks, it's all swimming all the time at Omaha's CenturyLink Center. Installation of the warm-up and competition pools for the U.S. Olympic Trials began early Wednesday. Some 50 workers will put in 18-hour days the next 10 days to create optimum conditions for swimmers bidding... Read More

Doha and Baku cut from 2020 Olympic bid field Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The race for the 2020 Olympics will come down to a contest between Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul after the IOC trimmed the field Wednesday, once again rejecting Doha's bid to take the games to tiny Qatar. Doha and Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, were eliminated as the International Olympic Committee... Read More