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Sidney Crosby's overtime shot to win the 2010 Olympic ice hockey final was supposed to be the last step in an ascension that seemingly began the second he laced up skates in Nova Scotia as a toddler. The Canadians were Olympic champions. Order to the ice hockey world had been restored with one brilliant flick [...]

The London Olympic Games could mark the last time fans see Meb Keflezighi run the Olympic marathon, he said on Jan. 14, 2012. On the same day, Keflezighi won the men's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, allowing him to qualify for this third Olympic Games.

Officials welcome news that the Lesotho Olympic team will base their pre-games training camp in Wrexham.

Londoners tell of Olympics travel plan fears

This year’s Olympics will increase traffic on London’s roads by about 33 percent as the capital hosts millions of spectators, traffic services provider Inrix Inc., said today in a report.

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Janet Evans' comeback continued to gather pace as the 40-year-old mother of two qualified for the US Olympic trials in the 800m freestyle.

Janet Evans qualified for the Olympic trials in the 800-meter freestyle Sunday, her second qualifying time in two days in her comeback bid. The 40-year-old Evans finished in 8 minutes, 49.05 seconds at the Austin Grand Prix. Evans, who still owns the American record set in 1989, won the race by more than 14 seconds.

Eritrean-born Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan, both Olympic medalists, won the US Olympic marathon trials men's and women's titles on Saturday to book berths at the London Olympics.

Janet Evans' Olympic comeback at age 40 just got serious. In her first elite-level competition since coming out of retirement, the former United States gold medalist and world record holder qualified Friday for this summer's Olympic trials in the 400 meter freestyle at the Austin Grand Prix. Evans won her preliminary heat with a time [...]