http://www.mail.com/organizations/2082-united-olympic-team.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/2082-united-olympic-team.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2088704-iran-beats-us-grand-central-exhibition.html NEW YORK (AP) — Iran's wrestling team visited the United States for the first time in a decade and found a virtual home meet. The fans waving Iranian flags and stomping on the temporary bleachers were treated to a show of dominance by the wrestling power Wednesday in the exhibition at Grand Central Terminal. Iran beat the Americans 6-1. ... Thu, 16 May 2013 00:18:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2088704-iran-beats-us-grand-central-exhibition.html 2013-05-16T00:18:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088632-franklin-ready-to-walk-high-school-aisle.html Missy Franklin is starting to feel like a grown-up. "I don't know where the time went," she said, breaking into a bubbly laugh. "We just went to the bank the other day and signed everything over. It's crazy. I do feel a little bit older." Sure, the star of the London Olympics still has much of her life in front of her. But Franklin reached one important m... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:02:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088632-franklin-ready-to-walk-high-school-aisle.html 2013-05-15T23:02:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083768-us-russia-iran-work-to-save-olympic-wrestling.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In Iran, Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs felt like Justin Bieber, LeBron James and Tom Brady all rolled into one. Not so much in his home country, though the New Jersey native was greeted by more than a dozen television cameras Tuesday when the American team arrived at the United Nations for a news conference with the Ira... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:18:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083768-us-russia-iran-work-to-save-olympic-wrestling.html 2013-05-14T20:18:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072140-wrestling-seeks-to-add-2-womens-weight-classes.html Wrestling's international governing body is poised to add two weight classes for women in its push to remain in the Olympics, The Associated Press has learned. Nenad Lalovic, the acting president of FILA, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that a rules committee will recommend the move — which would also eliminate a weight class in both men's freestyl... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:15:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2072140-wrestling-seeks-to-add-2-womens-weight-classes.html 2013-05-08T21:15:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2060586-wada-to-hold-meeting-china-gene-doping.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic officials and scientific experts will meet in China next month to review the progress in developing a test for gene doping, the potential future of cheating in sports. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist said researchers have made significant advances in devising a test, leaving officials hopeful a method can be approved ... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:34:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2060586-wada-to-hold-meeting-china-gene-doping.html 2013-05-03T10:34:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052324-gay-athletes-while-active-retired.html Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement. From Martina Navratilova to Greg Louganis to Sheryl Swoopes, men and women from a variety of sports have openly acknowledged their sexuality, though many others are believed to still be reluctant to come forward. ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:27:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052324-gay-athletes-while-active-retired.html 2013-04-30T01:27:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2045546-selig-mlb-wont-interrupt-season-olympics.html NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball won't change its schedule to boost the sport's chances of getting back into the Olympics. Baseball was an Olympic medal sport from 1992-2008, then was dropped for last year's London Games. IOC President Jacques Rogge says baseball should make its top athletes available, as they are in basketball and hockey. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2045546-selig-mlb-wont-interrupt-season-olympics.html 2013-04-26T00:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2022410-boston-marathon-bombs-worlds-cities-alert.html LONDON (AP) — With two high-profile events in the days ahead — Margaret Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon — British officials are looking anew at security precautions following the bombings in Boston. Terror threat levels in Europe and elsewhere, however, have remained unchanged, in contrast to other recent bombings and thwarted attacks that rais... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:06:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2022410-boston-marathon-bombs-worlds-cities-alert.html 2013-04-16T20:06:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017894-flanagan-best-us-hope-boston-marathon-years.html BOSTON (AP) — Shalane Flanagan grew up in nearby Marblehead watching her father run the Boston Marathon. Her mother was a marathoner, too, setting the women's world record in 1971. But Flanagan never ran her hometown race even as she was building a celebrated cross-country career that took her to three Olympics. Now, as the 31-year-old local favorite prep... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:30:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017894-flanagan-best-us-hope-boston-marathon-years.html 2013-04-13T22:30:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960182-kim-wins-womens-title-1st-worlds-2-years.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — The Queen has her title back. And another Olympic gold medal might not be far behind. Back at the World Figure Skating Championships after a two-year absence, Kim Yu-na looked as if she'd never been away Saturday night. The effortless jumps, the spellbinding expression, the lopsided victories, even the crowds of fans gathering at th... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 05:05:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960182-kim-wins-womens-title-1st-worlds-2-years.html 2013-03-17T05:05:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1958050-chan-wins-3rd-title-ten-steals-worlds.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — When Denis Ten first started skating, the only rinks in Kazakhstan were outdoors. His mother would bundle him up before sending him out, often putting him in three pairs of pants so he would stay warm. "I looked like a cabbage," he said, drawing laughs. Now he looks like a champion. Or pretty darn close to one. The men's title at th... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:42:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1958050-chan-wins-3rd-title-ten-steals-worlds.html 2013-03-16T07:42:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959106-lagat-ready-challenge-nyc-half.html NEW YORK (AP) — Running outdoors. Cold weather. St. Patrick's Day in New York City. That's the unusual racing scenario for Bernard Lagat, who will make his half-marathon debut in the NYC Half on Sunday. He regained the U.S. indoor record in the 2-mile last month, but he'll be running the longest race — 13.1 miles — of his storied career outdoors. He's upp... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:29:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959106-lagat-ready-challenge-nyc-half.html 2013-03-16T07:29:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947182-us-short-track-mired-scandal-poor-showings.html With charismatic stars such as Apolo Anton Ohno, the United States has been a top contender in short track speedskating since the sport known as roller derby on ice joined the Olympics in 1992. If things don't change, and quickly, that won't be the case at the Sochi Games. With the next Winter Olympics less than a year away, the American program is mired ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:20:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947182-us-short-track-mired-scandal-poor-showings.html 2013-03-12T01:20:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947560-quadruple-jump-key-mens-figure-skating.html LONDON, Ontario (AP) — No quad, no medal. And one might not be enough. The four-revolution jump has been around longer than some of the top men at this week's World Figure Skating Championships, with Kurt Browning doing the first way back in 1988. But after ebbing and flowing in importance over the years, the quad is now as essential to a skater as the bl... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:41:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947560-quadruple-jump-key-mens-figure-skating.html 2013-03-11T23:41:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941902-ex-skater-accuses-gabel-rape-when-was-15.html A second former speedskater came forward Friday with allegations against Andy Gabel, telling The Associated Press she was raped at age 15 by the one-time leader of the U.S. short track program, then manipulated into an illicit three-year relationship that ended at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. Nikki Meyer, who was known by her maiden name of Nikki Ziege... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:03:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941902-ex-skater-accuses-gabel-rape-when-was-15.html 2013-03-09T01:03:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1936852-column-world-baseball-classic-flawed-tournament.html I'll admit that watching baseball late at night from Taiwan interested me, if only for an inning or so. Not so much for the product on the field, which was minor league at best, but for the fans banging their thunder sticks together in synchronized precision. At least the home team had fans. First-round World Baseball Classic games that didn't feature the... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:56:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1936852-column-world-baseball-classic-flawed-tournament.html 2013-03-06T23:56:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1930848-gabel-resigns-committees-abuse-claims.html Olympic medalist Andy Gabel stepped down from leadership roles with the International Skating Union and the National Speedskating Hall of Fame after being accused of a sexual relationship with an underage skater in the 1990s. ISU President Ottavio Cinquanta said Monday that Gabel quit as chairman of the short track technical committee, which governs the f... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:04:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1930848-gabel-resigns-committees-abuse-claims.html 2013-03-05T03:04:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1925534-us-speedskating-eyeing-sexual-abuse-allegations.html U.S. Speedskating began an investigation Friday into the report of a female skater accusing former Olympian and organization president Andy Gabel of sexual abuse in the 1990s. Bridie Farrell told public radio station WUWM in Milwaukee that she had sexual contact with Gabel repeatedly over several months in 1997 and 1998 while both were training in New Yor... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:58:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1925534-us-speedskating-eyeing-sexual-abuse-allegations.html 2013-03-01T20:58:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1917674-coach-wont-us-coach.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski said again Tuesday he doesn't plan to return as U.S. men's basketball coach after leading the Americans to two Olympic gold medals. Saying "my stance hasn't changed," Krzyzewski told ESPN Radio he expects USA Basketball to name a new coach this summer. The Hall of Fame Duke coach said during and after last summer's Olympics... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1917674-coach-wont-us-coach.html 2013-02-26T23:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1909124-us-wrestlers-shake-hands-with-ahmadinejad.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In a rare gesture of goodwill, members of the U.S. freestyle wrestling team shook hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday after finishing third in a tournament. Iran and the U.S. have found a common ground in wrestling lately after the sport was kicked out of the Olympics, with both countries intent on seeing it rest... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:18:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1909124-us-wrestlers-shake-hands-with-ahmadinejad.html 2013-02-22T21:18:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1905342-5-olympians-who-went-to-court.html Oscar Pistorius, facing a charge of premeditated murder in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend, is one of several OIympians who found themselves in a courtroom for various accusations. Here are some the most famous: MARION JONES One of track and field's biggest stars at the 2000 Olympics, she won three gold medals and two bronzes in Sydney. Eigh... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:20:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1905342-5-olympians-who-went-to-court.html 2013-02-21T10:20:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1901840-tyler-hamilton-discloses-doping-payments-to-doctor.html MADRID (AP) — Cyclist Tyler Hamilton told a Spanish court Tuesday he paid tens of thousands of dollars a year for doping to the doctor at the heart of the Operation Puerto scandal. Hamilton told Judge Julia Santamaria by video he used blood doping about 15 times and also bought the blood booster EPO, testosterone, growth hormone and insulin from defendant... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:31:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1901840-tyler-hamilton-discloses-doping-payments-to-doctor.html 2013-02-19T22:31:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1900454-us-iran-find-common-ground-olympic-wrestling.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The caretakers of the Olympics may have inadvertently accomplished what has eluded diplomats: Galvanizing Iran and the U.S. on a common goal. Wrestling officials from the arch foes appeared to be in bonding mode Tuesday on the sidelines of a Tehran tournament less than a week after the stunning decision by the International Olympic Com... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1900454-us-iran-find-common-ground-olympic-wrestling.html 2013-02-19T20:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896338-americans-finish-1-2-world-cup-skeleton-finale.html A year from the Sochi Olympics, the U.S. women's skeleton and bobsled teams have sent a clear message to the rest of the world. Quite simply, the Americans plan to be ready for a medal push. U.S. teammates Noelle Pikus-Pace and Katie Uhlaender took the top two spots — by a wide margin — in the season-ending skeleton World Cup race on Saturday at the 2014 ... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:09:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896338-americans-finish-1-2-world-cup-skeleton-finale.html 2013-02-16T22:09:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896824-pro-soccer-player-robbie-rogers-gay.html Robbie Rogers, a former player for the U.S. national team and Major League Soccer, says he is gay and "could not be happier" about his decision to go public with his disclosure. In a post on his personal website, Rogers writes: "Life is only complete when your loved ones know you. ... Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay." Rogers' ... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:38:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896824-pro-soccer-player-robbie-rogers-gay.html 2013-02-16T20:38:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1895172-nhl-meets-with-iihf-olympic-issue.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two days of talks between the NHL and international hockey officials wrapped up Friday with signs that the league will wind up sending its players to the 2014 Sochi Games. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel met for about 2½ hours after a 90-minute get-together Thursday night. No new t... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:38:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1895172-nhl-meets-with-iihf-olympic-issue.html 2013-02-15T20:38:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1889826-jacques-rogge-to-meet-with-wrestling-leader.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Facing a wave of criticism from around the world, IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to save its place in the Olympics. The IOC executive board dropped wrestling from the program of the 2020 Games on Tuesday, a decision which brought a sharp bac... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:59:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1889826-jacques-rogge-to-meet-with-wrestling-leader.html 2013-02-13T19:59:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1888428-column-swifter-higher-stronger-dumber.html The motto of "swifter, higher, stronger" says little about the Olympics these days and everything about the lengths to which the clueless fuddy-duddies at the IOC will go in pursuit of the almighty buck. At this pace, "The Bachelor" and "The Voice" will be locks for the 2020 Games. Not so wrestling, which the IOC executive committee dropped in a secret vo... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:44:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1888428-column-swifter-higher-stronger-dumber.html 2013-02-13T08:44:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1887056-us-wrestlers-blindsided-olympic-ouster.html Olympic wrestling star Cael Sanderson woke up Tuesday morning to news that seemed too shocking to process: wrestling would no longer be an Olympic sport. Sanderson's disbelief quickly turned to resolve. He and his high-profile counterparts in the U.S. have vowed to fight to keep wrestling a part of the Olympics. "I don't think I've really accepted it yet,... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1887056-us-wrestlers-blindsided-olympic-ouster.html 2013-02-13T07:23:00Z