Olympics
It could be could argued that Rafer Johnson lighting the torch to open the 1984 Summer Olympics is the greatest moment in 100 years of Coliseum history.
June 23, 2023
World & Nation
The Summer Olympic Games are days away and Guanabara Bay is bustling.
Aug. 2, 2016
Olympics: Two golds, including speed skater Derek Parra’s, set a U.S. record.
Feb. 20, 2002
Business
The Special Olympics capitulated to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, dropping a vaccine mandate in hopes of escaping a $27.5-million fine.
June 6, 2022
Three protesters broke into the site of the flame-lighting ceremony for the Beijing Winter Olympics holding a banner that read: “No genocide games.”
Oct. 18, 2021
Olympics: Network sees coverage of Salt Lake Games as potential for ‘patriotic catharsis.’
Nov. 25, 2001
Japan, which just hosted the Summer Olympics, will not send government ministers to the Beijing Winter Games, in line with a similar move by the U.S.
Dec. 24, 2021
Sports
Now that Boston has pulled the plug on its struggling campaign to play host to the 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles becomes the consensus favorite to step in as a last-minute replacement.
July 28, 2015
Dec. 23, 2015
Athlete Going to Special Winter Games
Jan. 29, 1997