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LA28 schedule adjustments clear path for MLB to send players to Olympics
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (401+ words) Leading off the 2028 Olympic Games: Shohei Ohtani, at Dodger Stadium. On deck: the lighting of the Olympic torch. That is how the Los Angeles Games could look, based on the revised schedule announced Wednesday by LA28 organizers. In another sign that…...
3-time Olympian Jenny Simpson briefly loses pulse during 'medical incident,' remains hospitalized
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (414+ words) Three-time U. S. Olympian Jenny Simpson collapsed during a community running event Tuesday in Raleigh, N. C. , and still is receiving medical treatment a day later. There are few available details about what happened to the 39-year-old retired athlete who won a bronze medal…...
Letters to the Editor: Plan to reduce trash flowing into the ocean ahead of Olympics is misguided
3+ week, 5+ day ago (297+ words) Los Angeles Times Letters to the Editor: Plan to reduce trash flowing into the ocean ahead of Olympics is misguided This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. - Plastic pollution choking L. A. s rivers and…...
Enhanced Games' juiced athletes fizzle, break few records in Las Vegas
4+ week, 1+ day ago (786+ words) LAS VEGAS'Fred Kerley ran 100 meters in a pedestrian 9. 97 seconds Sunday night to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters had to be placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and untied shoes. Kerley,…...
Tell us: How much did you spend on Olympics tickets?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (125+ words) Los Angeles Times When tickets for the 2028 L. A. Olympics dropped earlier this month for locals, emotions around town quickly moved from pure excitement to shock and confusion. We're asking readers: If you have been lucky enough to snag tickets, how much…...
Lindsey Vonn won't rule out a return to skiing after horrific Olympics crash: 'You just never know"
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (636+ words) Lindsey Vonn is less than two months removed from a skiing accident at the Milan-Cortina Olympics that almost resulted in the amputation of her left leg. She has stopped taking painkillers but is still exhausted. She is back home in…...
USOPC 'quite confident' of LA28 direction amid ticket sales uproar
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (604+ words) Fans are frustrated with LA28. City Council members are battling over billions of dollars and overdue contracts. But in front of the U. S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board of directors, LA28 found support for the private organizing committee's progress with a little more…...
New IOC policy bans transgender women from competition, starting with 2028 L. A. Olympics
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (748+ words) Transgender women athletes will be excluded from the Olympics beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Games after the International Olympic Committee implemented a new eligibility policy on Thursday. Eligibility for women's competition will be determined by a one-time mandatory genetics test,…...
LA28's first Olympics ticket drop flops, leaving locals locked out of nearby events
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (74+ words) LA28s first Olympics ticket drop flops, leaving locals locked out of nearby events'Los Angeles Times LA28s first Olympics ticket drop flops, leaving locals locked out of nearby events Brenda Elizondo is an audience engagement fellow at the Los Angeles Times. She was…...
You could pay more than $5, 000 for a single ticket to the 2028 L. A. Olympics
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (655+ words) The budget for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles anticipates $2. 5 billion in revenue from ticket and hospitality sales. It became clearer with the opening of ticket sales this week that a hefty chunk of that revenue is coming from the…...