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• I.O.C. Issues Glowing Review of Beijing Games

  The International Olympic Committee praised Chinese organizers for their nearly flawless execution of the Games, but watchdog groups criticized the report for ignoring human-rights violations. Posted Nov 26 2008, 12:32 PM by NYT > Sports Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Freedom and Human Rights, International Olympic Committee, Beijing (China), Rogge, Jacques, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, United States Olympic Committee, Thomas, Katie, Committee to Protect Journalists

• Alan Ford, Top Freestyler in 1940s, Is Dead at 84

  Mr. Ford became the first swimmer to break 50 seconds for 100 yards, a barrier that some likened to the four-minute mile. Posted Nov 16 2008, 10:47 PM by NYT > Sports Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), Olympic Games, Swimming, Ford, Alan

• Winter Games Project Hits Snag in Vancouver

  The freeze in credit markets and a collapse of the city’s real estate market have made the financing of the Winter Games a critical issue. Posted Nov 14 2008, 09:01 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Olympic Games, Politics and Government, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Vancouver (British Columbia)

• Baseball and Softball Lobby for Olympics

  International softball and baseball officials argued for reinstatement to the Olympic program for 2016, telling a group from the I.O.C. on Friday that their sports have a worldwide appeal. Posted Nov 14 2008, 11:19 AM by NYT > Sports Filed under: Olympic Games, Baseball, International Olympic Committee, Softball

• G. Larry James, Olympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 61

  Mr. James was a former champion runner who won gold and silver medals in the racially charged 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Posted Nov 08 2008, 01:26 AM by NYT > Sports Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), Blacks, Olympic Games, Track and Field, James, G Larry

• Charles Dubin, 87, Who Led Track Inquiry, Dies

  Mr. Dubin was the Canadian judge who led a doping inquiry after Ben Johnson’s ouster from the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Posted Oct 30 2008, 12:50 AM by NYT > Sports Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), Olympic Games, Doping (Sports), Johnson, Ben

• On ‘Oprah,’ Jones Admits to Mistake

  Marion Jones, appearing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” said she believes she could have won her medals at the 2000 Olympics without performance-enhancing drugs. Posted Oct 30 2008, 12:44 AM by NYT > Sports Filed under: Olympic Games, Steroids, Jones, Marion

• An Olympian’s Path Toward Inner Peace

  In the New York City Marathon, Zola Budd Pieterse hopes to find something that eluded her through two Olympics, two world cross-country titles and a handful of world records — contentment. Posted Oct 26 2008, 10:36 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Emotions, Olympic Games, New York City Marathon, Running, Budd Pieterse, Zola, newyorkcitymarathon

• Sports Briefing | Olympics: Ski Resort Company Makes Refinancing Deal

  Intrawest, the company that will run the ski hills for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, has completed a $1.7 billion refinancing deal, ending weeks of speculation about its financial well-being. Posted Oct 23 2008, 11:32 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Olympic Games, Skiing

• Montgomery Sentenced to 5 Years

  Once dubbed the world’s fastest man, Tim Montgomery, the former Olympic track star, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for dealing heroin to an informant. Posted Oct 10 2008, 10:51 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Olympic Games, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Track and Field, Sentences (Criminal), Heroin, Montgomery, Tim

• Sports Briefing | Olympics: Countries Failed to Share Locations of Their Athletes

  Nearly half the countries that participated in the Beijing Olympics failed to tell organizers where their athletes were so they could be drug-tested outside of competition. Posted Oct 09 2008, 09:28 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, World Anti-Doping Agency, Doping (Sports)

• Ruling for U.S.O.C. in a Discrimination Case Stands

  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 Oct 06 2008, 09:00 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Suits and Litigation, Supreme Court, Olympic Games, Discrimination, Handicapped, United States Olympic Committee, Paralympic Games, Iniguez, Tony

• 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 Oct 01 2008, 09:26 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Olympic Games, Athletics and Sports, 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 Sep 27 2008, 11:59 AM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Olympic Games, New York City Marathon, Running, Marathon Running, Gymnastics, Strug, Kerri

• Not Winning Gold Inspires, Too

  The swimmer Dara Torres has found her appeal greater than ever, despite failing to win gold in Beijing. Posted Sep 22 2008, 07:39 PM by partners.userland.com Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, Crouse, Karen