Olympic medal-winning sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested in Florida on Thursday after allegedly driving more than 100 mph.

The 25-year-old track star was taken into custody outside Orlando and booked into the Orange County Jail on a charge of dangerous excessive speeding. She was clocked going 104 mph on SR-429, according to local NBC...Read more

For years, Katie Uhlaender had a goal that few athletes even dare to dream — to compete in both the Winter and Summer Olympics.

An injury derailed that attempt. Now another dream appears to have been dashed for the daughter of former major league baseball player Ted Uhlaender — representing the United States in a record sixth consecutive ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jordan Chiles might be able to keep the bronze medal she won, then was stripped of, at the 2024 Paris Olympics after all.

On Jan. 23, Swiss Federal Supreme Court sent the U.S. gymnast's case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to re-examine the matter "on the basis of an audio-visual recording" that could provide evidence...Read more

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges against him Monday and was ordered detained as his case proceeds.

Wedding, who authorities say was in hiding for more than a decade and on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council members on Monday called for the city and LA28 to have “hard and honest” conversations and come up with a backup plan in the case of a widespread boycott of the 2028 Olympic Games.

The council members’ requests come against the backdrop of mounting calls for a boycott of this summer’s World Cup ...Read more

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization, is set to plead not guilty to multiple charges against him, his attorney said ahead of a scheduled court hearing on Monday.

Wedding, who was in hiding for more than a decade and on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted ...Read more

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of an organization that trafficked large quantities of drugs through L.A., was apprehended recently in Mexico, U.S. officials announced Friday.

Authorities said Wedding, who was in hiding for more than a decade and on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” ...Read more

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization, has been apprehended by authorities in Mexico, U.S. officials announced Friday.

Authorities said Wedding, who is believed to have been in hiding for more than a decade and was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted ...Read more

When Kirsty Coventry was elected as the International Olympic Committee’s first woman president last March the former Olympic swimming champion admitted the IOC faced “a number of difficult challenges” and acknowledged that one of them was “Donald Trump.”

Meeting with President Trump early in her presidency would be a “priority,” ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LA28 announced that more than 1.5 million people from 150 countries signed up for 2028 Olympic tickets in the first 24 hours of registration, making the first day of registration the busiest in Olympic history.

The 2028 Summer Games attracted more registrations in one day than the first day of sign-ups for Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024...Read more

It's been one surprise after another lately from Lindsey Vonn. And the announcement that the 41-year-old slopes queen has qualified for the Milano Cortina Olympics in February isn't the last of it.

It might have been her post on Instagram that stated unequivocally that this will be the end.

"I am honored to be able to represent my country one ...Read more

LOS ANGELES —John Slusher shouldn't admit this. When the former Nike executive signed on to oversee LA28's commercial operations last year, he looked at the private organizing committee's lofty financial goals with some concern. Sales were "incredibly slow." There was momentum around the first Olympics in L.A. in more than 40 years, but not ...Read more

Growing up just outside Melbourne, Australia, Scotty James was more likely to spot the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot as he was to spot snow. For him, the Winter Olympics seemed about as accessible as Mars.

"It is very unique, being an Australian in winter sports," he said. "We're very few and far between."

Unique, but not impossible. Because ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LA28 announced the next step in its ticketing plan for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Monday as ticket registration will open on Jan. 14.

Fans can start registering for tickets on Jan. 14 at la28.org, and the registration will remain open until March 18. All who sign up will be entered into a random draw to receive a time...Read more

With a contingent of former players behind him, President Donald Trump signed the Congressional Gold Medal Act honoring members of the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team Friday at the White House.

“This was one of the greatest moments in the history of U.S. sports,” Trump said. “Nobody thought that one was possible”

The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LA28, the committee behind the Olympic Games coming to Los Angeles, quietly added to its roster of directors some high-profile Republicans with ties to President Trump.

The 35-member volunteer board of directors now includes notable Republican political figures Kevin McCarthy, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LA28 hopes to sell more tickets for the 2028 Games than any other Olympic organizing committee in history, and the private group launched a fundraising campaign Thursday to help keep those tickets accessible to local fans.

The fundraising effort invites local sports teams, philanthropists and partners to fund ticket donations ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A former Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization has been charged with ordering the murder of a witness against him earlier this year, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles.

Authorities said Ryan Wedding, a Canadian who is ...Read more

Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder and a fixture on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list, has been indicted on charges including murder, drug trafficking and money laundering, the FBI announced.

The agency on Wednesday also upped their $10 million reward for Wedding to $15 million.

Attorney General Pam Bondi called the ex-snowboarder, a 43-...Read more