SPORTS NEWS

Supreme Court Backs U.S.O.C. in Discrimination Case

The Supreme Court has denied an appeal in to a ruling by a lower court that the U.S.O.C. has the legal discretion to finance able-bodied and disabled athletes differently.

Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 8:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games, Suits and Litigation, Handicapped, United States Olympic Committee, Paralympic Games, Discrimination, Iniguez, Tony, Supreme Court

U.S.O.C. to Select a New Leader

The United States Olympic Committee’s directors will choose a replacement for its chairman, Peter Ueberroth, who began a new era for the organization.

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Athletics and Sports, Olympic Games, United States Olympic Committee, Ueberroth, Peter

30 Seconds: With Kerri Strug

Kerri Strug, who made her Olympic debut at 14 in the 1992 Barcelona Games, is now 31 and has run four marathons and plans to run her first New York City Marathon on Nov. 2.

Posted Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Running, Olympic Games, Marathon Running, New York City Marathon, Gymnastics, Strug, Kerri

Not Winning Gold Inspires, Too

A month after the closing ceremony of the Olympics, the appeal of the 41-year-old Dara Torres and her triple-silver-medal performance seems greater than ever.

Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 9:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Crouse, Karen

For Paralympians Around World, Assistance Varies

Every nation has a different method of financing its national-team athletes for the Olympics and the Paralympics through health-care systems and sports programs.

Posted Friday, September 05, 2008 10:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Athletics and Sports, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games

London’s Countdown to 2012 Begins With Questions

For London, the trap is to avoid being accused of wasting money on a short-lived event, while not being seen as skimping on the Olympic Games.

Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, London (England), Olympic Games (2012)

Sports of The Times: Turn Out the Lights, the Party’s Over

At the closing ceremonies, Jacques Rogge, the president of the INternational Olympic Committee, had the look of a man happy to get out of Dodge.

Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, Rogge, Jacques

Sports Of the Times: In Party’s Afterglow, Instant Nostalgia Reigns

Public gnashing of teeth is not going to be noticeable Monday morning, when Beijing tries to get back to normal.

Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, Retail Stores and Trade

In Softball’s Swan Song, an Upside to an Upset?

The Americans’ loss in the gold medal softball game will make it easier for the sport’s supporters to argue that it should be back in the Olympics in 2016.