Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics news, results, schedule

Zachary Di Gregorio reacts with compatriot Sean Hollander after competing in the final run of the luge doubles event at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Medway’s Zack DiGregorio helps give USA Luge its first World Cup doubles win in 18 years

Zach DiGregorio and Sean Hollander gave the United States its first luge World Cup doubles gold medal in nearly 18 years, winning the opening race of the season at Mount Van Hoevenberg

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The next stop for Gilbert Kabamba is Lafayette, La., for the US Olympic Team Trials.

Everett heavyweight Gilbert Kabamba believes he has a fighting chance for the 2024 Olympics

The unlikely and remarkable journey of the 22-year-old Kabamba began in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fraser Bullock (left) president and CEO of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games and Salt Lake City's mayor, Erin Mendenhall, celebrated at City Hall.

In a surprise, IOC lines up French Alps to host 2030 Winter Olympics; Salt Lake City, a shoo-in, set for 2034 edition

A French bid uniting the snowy Alps region and the French Riviera resort Nice came together only in the past few months to compete with Sweden and Switzerland for the IOC’s support.

The Atteridgeville Prison where Oscar Pistorius was held ahead of his parole hearing in Pretoria, South Africa.

South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing his girlfriend

Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world.

Mikaela Shiffrin won her seventh reindeer with the World Cup victory in Finland.

Mikaela Shiffrin extends wins record to 89 with a seventh slalom title in Levi, Finland

Shiffrin’s latest win followed a week in which she had to reduce her time on snow after a training crash.

Fred Schoch arrived on the Head of the Charles Regatta scene in 1991.

Fred Schoch’s time with thriving Head of the Charles Regatta to end with retirement in 2024

When he came on board in 1991, Schoch was the regatta’s first full-time employee. “I was the right guy at the right time,” he said.

US Rowing's A boat passed under the Anderson Memorial Bridge on it's way to winning the women's championship eights race.

Top US squad wins women’s championship eights race, bragging rights at Head of the Charles

With boats in the championship eights race, the A boat prevailed over the B boat by just two tenths of a second.

Kristina Wagner (left) and Sophia Vitas won a bronze medal in women's doubles at this year's World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

For Weston rower Kristina Wagner, Head of the Charles has become a high-stakes event

The Olympic hopeful will face a stacked field in the championship singles with the regatta offering prize money for the first time.

International Olympic Committee member Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the former president of Croatia, said, “It is important that all interested parties and preferred hosts commit to abide by the IOC’s code of ethics and rules of conduct."

Political stances by countries may hurt bids to host the Olympic Games

Though problematic countries were not identified by the IOC, Poland and Indonesia have expressed interest in hosting the 2036 Olympics.

Salt Lake City, Utah, was host of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics locations in 2030, 2034 to be chosen in July, and Salt Lake City is in the running

Sweden, Switzerland and France have been working on possible bids for the 2030 edition and Salt Lake City officials have long targeted 2034.

Fred Richard became the youngest American male gymnast to win a World Championships medal.

‘A lot of doors have opened’ for Stoughton gymnast Fred Richard, and his sights are on the Olympics

The 19-year-old Richard now will go about training for a busy 2024 season that he hopes leads to the 2024 Paris games.

Mary Lou Retton performed on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics individual all-around finals at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984.

Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia

Her daughter said the 55-year-old, who became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title, is “fighting for her life” and not able to breathe on her own.

The inaugural girls flag football championships for Massachusetts high schoolers took place at Gillette Stadium in June. Could the Olympic stage be next?

From flag football to cricket, these sports could debut — or return — at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

The IOC executive board will present the sports for consideration in the Olympic program in 2028 next week.

On the podium after the vault competition, Simone Biles (left) poses with her silver medal after finishing runner-up to Rebeca Andrade of Brazil (center), who denied Biles her 22d gold medal. Seojeong Yeo (right) of Team Republic of Korea won the bronze.

Rebeca Andrade wins vault’s world title, denies Simone Biles another gold medal at world championships

One day after Biles became the most decorated gymnast in history, Andrade of Brazil denied the American superstar her 22nd world title by winning the women’s vault competition.

Fred Richard has soared into the top tier of American male gymnasts.

Stoughton’s Fred Richard cemented himself among the gymnastics elite, and is on the path to an Olympic future

Richard took third in the all-around at this past weekend's US Gymnastics Championships, earning a spot for the world championships this fall.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh was one of 29 Ukrainian athletes who qualified for worlds in Hungary this week. She won the first gold medal for Ukraine and the second overall, adding to a silver won by Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk in the triple jump.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh closes track worlds with a poignant conclusion: Gold for Ukraine

Ukraine’s best high jumper, 21, has trained in Germany and, most recently, in Belgium, where her mother, sister, and niece are also living. Her father remains in Dnipro, the hometown she was forced to leave quickly when the war started.

Athing Mu, of the United States, celebrates after taking the bronze medal in the final of the Women's 800-meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

With Athing Mu’s bronze and men’s 4x400 gold, United States closes out worlds with 29 medals

This wasn’t quite the bountiful haul of last summer, when the United States amassed 33 medals at worlds on home turf in Eugene, Ore.

Asher Hong reacts after competing on the parallel bars during the US Gymnastics Championships. Hong won the men's national title on Saturday night.

Teenager Asher Hong wins first men’s national gymnastics title

The 19-year-old Hong, a sophomore at Stanford, is the first teenager to win a men’s all-around national championship since John Orozco in 2012.

Li Li Leung, president of USA Gymnastics, speaks during the US gymnastics championships Aug. 18 in Tampa, Fla.

USA Gymnastics wants to build a centralized training center for all disciplines by the 2028 Olympics

President Li Li Leung said over a dozen cities have responded to the organization’s request for an “expression of interest” in taking on the project

Mr. Courtney (right) greeted Britain's Derek Johnson after a furious photo-finish victory in the 800-meter race at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. With them was the bronze winner, Norway's Audun Boysen.

Tom Courtney, runner who took Olympic gold by inches, dies at 90

Mr. Courtney captured the gold in a furious 800-meter run by inches in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

Sha'Carri Richardson, 23, won the 100-meter event at the world championships in Hungary, in a race that featured four of the eight fastest runners of all time.

Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by setting world championship record in 100 meters

Richardson, whose positive marijuana test derailed Olympic dreams in 2021, looked stunned when she crossed the line.

Canada's Summer McIntosh celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter individual medley final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Ahead of Paris Olympics, 16-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh picks up two gold medals at swimming worlds

After winning only four gold medals during the first seven days, the United States picked up three on the final day for a total of seven golds and 38 overall.

Swimming

Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships

Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle at the the World Swimming Championships on Saturday.

2024 Olympics

One year out from the 2024 Paris Olympics, here’s the medal outlook for the US

There's no reason to think the Americans won't continue to dominate the Summer Games. They could win 130 medals.

Olympics

The Paris Olympic Games are a year away. Can the City of Light work its magic?

The 2024 Summer Olympics will reflect the realities of an anxious world that still is hopeful that the gathering of the world’s best athletes in peaceful competition will send an encouraging message.

cycling

World cycling’s governing body bans female transgender athletes from women’s events

The decision came after American rider Austin Killips became the first openly transgender woman to win an official cycling event earlier this year.

marathon

World champion Tamirat Tola headlines an elite field for the Sydney Marathon

The Sydney Marathon, a hopeful entrant to World Marathon Majors, will take place Sept. 17 and will be lead by world champions, including Tamirat Tola and Judith Jeptum Korir.

US track and field championships

Spreading her wings in a new event, hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins women’s 400 at US track and field championships

The record-setting 400-meter hurdler, made her forary into the women's 400-meter dash look easy by cruising across the line in a meet-record time of 48.74 seconds at the US track and field championships.

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Red Sox

Jim Leyland (left) turned to Joaquin Benoit to face David Ortiz in Game 2 of the 2013 ALCS. The rest is history.

As Jim Leyland heads for Cooperstown, one decision — against the 2013 Red Sox — still haunts him

Leyland played a part in one of the most memorable moments in recent Red Sox history.

Shohei Ohtani, two-time unanimous MVP, agrees to record $700 million contract with Dodgers

The star hitter/pitcher ended one of the most anticipated free agencies in the sport's history.

Five things to know about new Red Sox outfielder Tyler O’Neill

O'Neill is a multi-talented player who has spent his entire major league career in St. Louis.

Patriots

Patriots officially eliminated from playoff contention in Week 14; earliest since 2000

New England has now missed the postseason for the third time in the last four years.

Patriots’ Bill Belichick still won’t name a starting quarterback, but continues to praise Bailey Zappe, offense

Belichick had positive words for Zappe in his weekly appearance on WEEI, but his lips remain sealed on a starter going forward.

Patriots 2024 NFL Draft odds: Despite Thursday’s win, New England maintains No. 2 spot in draft order

The Bears, who own the Panthers' first-round selection, have a firm grip on the top pick amid Carolina's struggles.

Bruins

Morgan Geekie (left) assisted David Pastrnak's goal against the Coyotes Saturday.

Bruins’ Morgan Geekie could be in line for a larger role down the middle

With Pavel Zacha's injury timeline unclear, Geekie could be seeing more ice time in the coming weeks.

Former NHL player and coach Tony Granato diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

The 59-year-old Granato posted on X that he will begin treatment this week.

There’s a toughness missing from this Bruins team that used to be part of their fabric

There was a fear factor when going up against Big Z & Co. Not so today.

Celtics

With the top six group solid, Celtics should look for more depth off the bench

Boston is 29th in the NBA in bench scoring, partly because it’s 29th in shot attempts from the bench.

An intense and passionate title game proved the NBA’s In-Season Tournament was fully embraced

The question is whether this In-Season Tournament tells us any more about how this season will conclude than before it began.

Anthony Davis leads Los Angeles Lakers to NBA In-Season Tournament title

Davis had seasons highs of 41 points and 20 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 28 points and tournament MVP LeBron James had 24 points and 11 rebounds.