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Feb 12, 2026; Milan, Italy; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at a men's ice hockey press conference during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

Gary Bettman wants better timeslot for Olympic hockey gold medal game

The NHL commissioner believes Sunday's gold medal game left millions of viewers on the table.

By Sam Neumann OnFeb 25, 2026 0
Simon Friedli, Fabio Badraun, Adrian Fassler and Andreas Hass (SUI) compete in the 4-man bobsled

IOC could give NBC a gift during 2026 Winter Olympics

Events like bobsled, luge, and skeleton might be contested in Lake Placid rather than Italy.

By Drew Lerner OnDec 16, 2024 0
The Canadian Olympic women's soccer team celebrating Olympic gold in 2021.

Canadian drone spying scandal FIFA punishment could knock defending champions out of Olympics

FIFA handed down a six-point penalty for Canada at the Olympics, hurting the defending champions' chances of advancing to the knockout stage.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 27, 2024 0
Canadian women's national soccer team head coach Bev Priestman on the sidelines at a Feb. 16, 2023 match against the U.S. in the SheBelieves Cup.

A drone spying scandal is rocking Olympic soccer, and leading to Connor Stalions jokes

A Canadian analyst and assistant coach have been sent home, with the former also receiving an eight-month suspended sentence from French authorities.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 25, 2024 1
Novak Djokovic at the 2023 French Open.

Novak Djokovic’s lens-written message condemned by French sports minister, Olympic Committee of Kosovo, and others

Djokovic's "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia" message has drawn major backlash.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 31, 2023 1
Piers Morgan and Bob Costas

Bob Costas and Piers Morgan debate whether any nation is flawless enough to host a global sporting event

"Every nation has flaws and problems and issues and things that they need to correct and shame in their past."

By Brandon Contes OnDec 7, 2022 0
Real Sports' Jon Frankel (L) interviews former WADA executive Rob Koehler.

Former WADA No. 2 Rob Koehler tells Real Sports he was told to ‘back off’ on calls to disqualify Russian athletes

This segment is a notable look at WADA's challenges and failings overall, but the discussion of specific pressure on a WADA executive to back off from his comments about banning Russian athletes is particularly significant.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 27, 2022 0
An IOC video included footage of the 1936 Olympics torch lighting.

The IOC has apologized “to those who feel offended” and deleted a video and tweet celebrating the 1936 Berlin Olympics torch lighting

"We apologize to those who feel offended by the film of the Olympic Games Berlin 1936. We have deleted this film, which was part of the series of films featuring the message of unity and solidarity, from the @Olympics Twitter account."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 24, 2020 5

How a GIF of Aly Raisman’s floor routine got me permanently banned from Twitter

I thought the only people to get permanently banned from Twitter were Leslie Jones’ online bully and terrorists. Apparently those...

By Jim Weber OnAug 25, 2016 4
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Reporter who broke Pat Hickey story has IOC credential revoked

On Wednesday morning, Brazilian journalist Jamil Chade broke the news that International Olympic Committee executive Pat Hickey had...

By Alex Putterman OnAug 17, 2016 53

IOC executive issued arrest warrant for scalping Olympics tickets

A high-ranking Olympic official was issued an arrest warrant for illegally selling tickets for the 2016 Rio Olympic...

By Harry Lyles Jr. OnAug 17, 2016 0

Olympic Channel to launch right after Rio Olympics ends

The IOC’s Olympic Channel is hoping it can use momentum from August’s Rio Games to get its free...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 28, 2016 0

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