IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games.
Penn State voted AP sports story of year again 
The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The
Must-see sports photos of 2012 A look back at some memorable images of 2012.
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Olympic flag arrives in Rio, marking race to 2016 The Olympic flag touched down on Brazilian soil on Monday, marking the start of four years of preparations ahead of the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
Back to reality: Britain bounces back after games Basking in post-Olympic glory, Britain succumbed to reality Monday with commuters venturing back to work and Heathrow Airport experiencing one of its busiest
Olympics come to rocking end with a pop party With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor
US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops Kevin Durant scored 30 points, LeBron James added 19 and the U.S. men's basketball team defended its Olympic title, holding off stubborn Spain 107-100 on
US women win 5th straight gold, rout France 86-50 The U.S. beat France 86-50 Saturday night to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal and 41st game in a row, including the last eight in the tournament by an
Boudia of US edges Qiu for Olympic diving gold David Boudia won the men's 10-meter platform at the London Olympics, giving the U.S. its first gold medal in diving since 2000.
US breaks 27-year-old record in women's 4x100 Pointing the baton at the clock showing the world-record time of 40.82 seconds, Carmelita Jeter anchored the United States on Friday night to its first Olympic
US wrestler Burroughs comes through with gold The 24-year-old American backed up all that talk at the London Games, beating Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi 1-0, 1-0 in the men's freestyle 74-kilogram division
Bolt does it again, wins Olympic 200 Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds Thursday night to become the first man with two Olympic titles at that distance.
Hope's glory: Solo leads US to Olympic soccer gold In the closing minutes of the Olympic final, goalie Hope Solo flung her body toward the ball and managed to push it away. The lead stayed intact. The Americans
US women beat Australia 86-73 in Olympic hoops Facing its first challenge of the Olympics, the U.S. women's basketball team turned up its defensive pressure and turned away Australia.
Shields, Taylor, Adams win women's boxing titles U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, capping her swift rise to the top of women's boxing with a 19-12 victory over Russia's
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