WASHINGTON — Senators demanded the straight dope on performance-enhancing drugs at a hearing this week, ahead of major sporting events coming to the U.S.

Next year the country will co-host the World Cup with Canada and Mexico, and the 2028 Summer Olympics are headed to Los Angeles. Looking further ahead, Salt Lake City is on tap to host the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Golden Knights center Jack Eichel was named to USA Hockey’s preliminary roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the organization announced Monday.

All 12 teams participating in the Olympics, which take place in February in Italy, unveiled the first six players on their rosters.

Joining Eichel on Team USA are Toronto Maple Leafs ...Read more

"The Future of Sports Is Here: We are on a mission to redefine superhumanity through science, innovation and sports."

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An unabashedly ambitious goal, or at least choice of words. Yet "redefining superhumanity" isn't enough for the Enhanced Games, a start-up that plans to hold an Olympic-style competition next year in Las Vegas.

The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LA28 announced Honda its automotive partner for the L.A. Olympics on Monday, securing a major founding-level partnership that will help the private organizing committee cover its estimated $7-billion budget.

Honda, which opened its U.S. headquarters in L.A. in 1959 and is now based in Torrance, will work with LA28 on an ...Read more

BALTIMORE — NFL players in the Olympics? It might be happening.

At the spring meetings Tuesday, NFL owners unanimously approved allowing players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. While it’s not a done deal yet, the vote authorized the league to negotiate safety provisions and scheduling logistics with...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Super Bowl champion and Olympic gold medalist? Some NFL players could be at the center of the Venn diagram in 2028.

NFL team owners could vote next week at the league's meetings on whether to allow NFL players to participate in Olympic flag football in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. A resolution, announced Thursday, included ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — During the near decade since Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 Olympics, new venues have arrived, proposed venues have fallen through and sports have shuffled, but the centerpiece of the ever-evolving plan has always been clear.

The Coliseum.

The iconic stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2028 Olympic ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Gary Hall Jr. won 10 Olympic medals with the U.S. swimming team from 1996-2004, then lost them all in January when the house he was renting in the Pacific Palisades went up in flames.

He now has all five golds, all three silvers and both bronzes back in his possession again, after the International Olympic Committee President ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With Dodger Stadium and Alamitos Beach joining the list Tuesday, LA28 has almost completed its full venue plan for the 2028 Olympics.

The organizing committee announced an updated venue plan Tuesday in which sites for all but two events have been revealed as the Games approach in less than three-and-a-half years. The ...Read more