Lausanne, Switzerland (SportsNetwork.com) – The International Olympic Committee officially opened the bid process for the 2024 Games on Thursday. A new step was set in motion for the 2024 Olympics, as an “Invitation Phase” will start the process. The IOC […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – After a 22-month process, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced that Boston will represent the United States in its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Boston beat out three other semifinalists — Washington D.C., San Francisco, and […]
Solden, Austria (SportsNetwork.com) – Two U.S. Ski Team hopefuls were killed Monday in an avalanche in Austria, the team announced. Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, were among a group of six athletes freeskiing at a Solden resort, the […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps entered a guilty plea to a drunk driving charge on Friday in a Baltimore courtroom and received a one-year suspended sentence. Phelps was arrested Sept. 30. After entering the guilty plea […]
Moscow, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Former Soviet Union Olympic hockey coach Viktor Tikhonov died Monday. He was 84 years old. According to the Russian Hockey Federation, Tikhonov died in a Moscow hospital after a long illness. Tikhonov led his teams to […]
Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – Prosecutors have appealed the conviction and sentence given to South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison on Oct. 21 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa had […]
Johannesburg, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – Former world 800-meter champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi of South Africa died in a car accident Friday. He was 34. Mulaudzi won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He captured gold at the 2009 World […]
Lausanne, Switzerland (SportsNetwork.com) – The executive board of the International Olympic Committee granted provisional recognition to the Kosovo Olympic Committee on Wednesday. The IOC also proposed that the country be granted full recognition at the next IOC session in December […]
Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge in […]
Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, convicted last month of culpable homicide in the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is expected to learn his sentence next Tuesday. Judge Thokozile Masipa concluded a week-long sentencing hearing on […]