(SportsNetwork.com) – Olympic luge champion Armin Zoeggeler of Italy announced his retirement on Tuesday. Zoeggeler was the first athlete to win an individual medal in six straight Olympic Games. Now 40 years old, Zoeggeler won bronze at the 1994 Games […]
Colorado Springs, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – USA Swimming has suspended Michael Phelps six months for violating the organization’s Code of Conduct. The suspension comes nearly a week after Phelps was arrested and charged with DUI in Baltimore, Maryland, and one day […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps disclosed Sunday he will “take some time away” from swimming in order to attend a program that will assist him as he focuses on himself. Phelps’ Twitter announcement came less than […]
Oslo, Norway (SportsNetwork.com) – The 2022 Winter Olympics bid for Oslo, Norway, was put on hold Wednesday after the government decided against giving financial support. Oslo mayor Stian Berger Rosland said the city will withdraw its application after the government’s […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps was arrested on a DUI charge early Tuesday morning. According to the Maryland Transportation Authority, Phelps was arrested and charged with DUI, excessive speed and crossing double lane lines within the […]
Salzburg, Austria (SportsNetwork.com) – Three-time Olympic ski jump champion Thomas Morgenstern announced his retirement Friday. Morgenstern helped Austria win silver in the team event at the Sochi Games. The 27-year-old Morgenstern struggled after suffering a cranial injury and lung contusion […]
Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide in the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa read her verdict on Friday, a day after clearing the double-amputee runner of premeditated […]
Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was cleared of premeditated murder in the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa began her summation of the evidence on Thursday and revealed the prosecution “has clearly not […]
Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Bob Suter, who patrolled the blue line for Team USA’s gold-medal winning “Miracle on Ice” team in 1980, died on Tuesday at the age of 57. The Star Tribune reported Suter, father to Minnesota Wild defenseman […]
Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – The murder trial for Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius came to an end Friday with a closing argument from the defense and Judge Thokozile Masipa has scheduled a verdict date of Sept. 11. The […]