Jeremy Nobis, former Olympic skier, was found dead in a prison cell. The 52-year-old athlete once competed in the giant slalom event at the 1994 Winter Olympics for Team USA, finishing ninth. But officials said Nobis was found unresponsive inside his cell
Four million applications were received for an online lottery where winners get to buy tickets for next year’s Paris Olympics, the local organizing committee said Friday. They hope to sell 1.3 million tickets for the 2024 Games as a result of the
American and British boxing officials are among the leaders of a breakaway group launched Thursday with the aim of saving boxing’s place at the Olympics. The new federation, to be called World Boxing, is a rival to the 77-year-old International Boxing Association,
Nike continues to receive backlash after transgender influencer Dylan Muvaney posted multiple photos to social media modeling its sports bras and leggings. Mulvaney, whose face was recently put on honorary cans of Bud Light by beer maker Anheuser-Busch, posted the photos to
Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee is walking away from college gymnastics. Lee, who won three medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo including gold in the women’s individual all-around, announced on Twitter Monday that after two years at Auburn, she would
A friendly competition between mom’s at an elementary school turned into a display of masterful sprinting by Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica. Fraser-Pryce is considered to be one of the best sprinters to ever grace a track, and she showcased
Dick Fosbury, an Olympic gold medalist high jumper known for revamping the technical discipline of the sport, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 76. Fosbury died after a recurrence of lymphoma, his publicist Ray Schulte said. The Oregon native was known
Vladimir Putin is currently living with his girlfriend, an Olympic gymnastics champion, on a heavily-guarded country estate, according to a report from a Russian investigative news site. The Russian strongman’s love nest which Vladimir Putin shares with 39-year-old Alina Kabaeva boasts numerous
Patricia Spratlen Etem, a former member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing team in 1980 and 1984, was not an athlete growing up. In fact, it was not until she attended the University of California, Berkeley in the mid-1970s, fresh off the implementation
Greg Foster, a 1984 Olympic silver medalist for the United States, died Sunday at 64, according to UCLA track and field. The university said Foster, a three-time world champion in the 110-meter hurdles, died peacefully at his home. He had been through