MiamiHerald.com: Olympics http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/olympics/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Olympics http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/olympics/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Olympics 60 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:01:22 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Coach K return to US team no longer ruled out]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404904/coach-k-return-to-us-team-no-longer.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404904/coach-k-return-to-us-team-no-longer.html Sat, 18 May 2013 22:24 EDT Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.

]]> <![CDATA[Report: Phelps planning comeback]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3403882/report-phelps-planning-comeback.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3403882/report-phelps-planning-comeback.html Sat, 18 May 2013 00:19 EDT Michael Phelps has repeatedly stated his Olympic swimming career is over.

]]> <![CDATA[Column: Restore wrestling, give others fair shot]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403297/column-restore-wrestling-give.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403297/column-restore-wrestling-give.html Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29 EDT

Wrestling is heeding the harshest of wakeup calls.

]]> <![CDATA[Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/15/3399183/pound-drug-testing-failing-due.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/15/3399183/pound-drug-testing-failing-due.html Wed, 15 May 2013 16:37 EDT

Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture.

]]> <![CDATA[The latest news from the USOC - May 14]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/14/3396584/the-latest-news-from-the-usoc.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/14/3396584/the-latest-news-from-the-usoc.html Tue, 14 May 2013 09:07 EDT Brittney Reese (Gulfport, Miss.) and Ryan Whiting (Harrisburg, Pa.) each recorded meet records and world-leading marks in their respective events to open the IAAF Diamond League season on May 10 in Doha, Qatar. Reigning Olympic champion Reese posted a personal best leap of 7.25 meters to win the women's long jump, while Whiting also set a personal best with a mark of 22.28 meters in men's shot put. Meanwhile, Dawn Harper-Nelson (East St. Louis, Ill.) won the women's 100-meter hurdles in a world-leading time of 12.60 seconds. Olympic medalists Michael Tinsley (Little Rock, Ark.), Christian Taylor (Fayetteville, Ga.) and Justin Gatlin (Woodham, Fla.) all also earned medals in the men's 400 hurdles, the men's triple jump and the men's 100m, respectively. Olympian and IAAF Female Athlete of the Year, Allyson Felix (Santa Clara, Calif.), secured second with a time of 50.19 in the 400.

]]> <![CDATA[AP sources: Singapore member eyes IOC presidency]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/14/3396964/ap-sources-singapore-member-eyes.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/14/3396964/ap-sources-singapore-member-eyes.html Tue, 14 May 2013 13:22 EDT

IOC Vice President Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president.

]]> <![CDATA[Pescante endorses IOC presidential candidate Bach]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/10/3390646/pescante-endorses-ioc-presidential.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/10/3390646/pescante-endorses-ioc-presidential.html Fri, 10 May 2013 08:09 EDT

Longtime IOC member Mario Pescante of Italy has endorsed Thomas Bach's bid to become the next president of the Olympic body.

]]> <![CDATA[Thomas Bach announces IOC presidential candidacy]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/08/3387505/ap-source-bach-to-announce-ioc.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/08/3387505/ap-source-bach-to-announce-ioc.html Wed, 08 May 2013 16:48 EDT

Thomas Bach became the first member to declare as a candidate for IOC president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the Olympic movement makes him "well prepared" for one of the most powerful jobs in sports.

]]> <![CDATA[The latest news from the USOC - April 30]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/30/3372456/the-latest-news-from-the-usoc.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/30/3372456/the-latest-news-from-the-usoc.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:20 EDT Team USA came out firing, setting an American record in the women's 4x800-meter by 13 seconds at the Penn Relays, held April 24-26 in Philadelphia. The team of Lea Wallace (Napa, Calif.), Brenda Martinez (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Ajee Wilson (Neptune City, N.J.) and Alysia Montano (Canyon Country, Calif.) crossed the finish line in 8:04.31. Their opening victory set the tone for Team USA to win four of the six events in the 14th edition of USA vs. the World.

]]> <![CDATA[The latest news from the USOC - April 23]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/23/3359724/the-latest-news-from-the-usoc.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/23/3359724/the-latest-news-from-the-usoc.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:50 EDT Just six days after her Boston Marathon victory, Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, M.D.) celebrated her 24th birthday by capturing the women's wheelchair race in the London Marathon, held April 21. Smashing the course record with a time of 1:46:02, McFadden dedicated her win to the city of Boston in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Fellow American Amanda McGrory (Kennet Square, Penn.) placed second.

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