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The Olympics boycott is due to China's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses," Jen Psaki said.

French politicians and athletes have expressed outrage over the acquittal of a judo coach accused of domestic violence against judo champion Margaux Pinot.

The British diving star was often seen knitting at the Tokyo Olympics, where he won a gold medal. He sold doggie jumpers for charity; now the purler's going pro with a shop that sells knitting kits.

Qai Qai the doll has brought joy to people on social media for years, from her meeting "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King to "camping" out at the 2019 Met Gala.

FLINT – Claressa Shields of Flint has taken the boxing world by storm since turning pro in 2016 after winning two Olympic boxing gold medals. She has also crossed over into the world of mixed martial arts, winning her debut before losing her second fight. Now, Forbes Magazine is recognizing the 26-year-old Shields’ accomplishments by naming her to its 30 Under 30 list for 2022. According to the magazine, the 30 Under 30 list is designed “to identify the new guard, the young innovators, trailblazers and disruptors remaking our world. Shields is scheduled to return to the boxing ring Jan. 29 against Ema Kozin of Slovenai in Wales.

People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “People of the Year.”.

Team USA will be rocking a new look when the puck drops at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

When U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles graced the cover of Vogue in August 2020, people were very vocal about disliking it. Not because of Biles,...

A drone show lights up the sky in Doha as Qatar marks one year to go until the 2022 World Cup. The countdown ceremony was held amid ongoing criticisms over Qatar's human rights record.

A look at Yuzuru Hanyu, Alexandra Trusova, David Pastrnak, Ireen Wuest and other star international athletes expected to compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Team Shuster walked away with a 9-0 win on Day 1 of the U.S. Olympic Team Curling Trials; Team Persinger and Team Dunnam also won their games.

Making an Olympic team is hard enough.

The all-around champion, who is Hmong American, says she was with a group of friends of Asian descent in Los Angeles when people in a passing car yelled at them to "go back to where they came from."

Lee took home the gold medal for the women's gymnastics all-around at the Tokyo Olympics in July.

Clyde Emrich, who as Chicago Bears strength coach had an impact on players' careers from the 1963 championship team to the modern day, died Wednesday. He was 90.

A look at Mark McMorris, Gus Kenworthy, Ester Ledecka, Mikael Kingsbury and other star international athletes expected to compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

A look at Nathan Chen, Alysa Liu, Auston Matthews, Maame Biney and other notable athletes expected to compete for Team USA at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

A look at Shaun White, Chloe Kim, Mikaela Shiffrin, Jessie Diggins and other notable athletes expected to compete for Team USA at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Scientists at Meta, have developed a new material and a touch sensor that they claim have the potential to support the development of a so-called metaverse.

Look back at the action from Day 3 of the U.S. Curling Trials.

Tell us about a local Olympian you know who is preparing to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Susana Vera via ReutersWhen Australian Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Alex “Chumpy” Pullin died in a freak diving accident in July 2020, his wife, Ellidy Pullin, didn’t want to give up the dream of having his baby. The two had been trying to conceive for months and had decided to try in vitro fertilization if they weren’t soon successful, she wrote on Instagram announcing the her pregnancy through posthumous sperm retrieval. “IVF was on our cards but it wasn’t something I ever imagined I’d b

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the final Skate America of their careers on Sunday by a tiny margin.

If you’ve been bumming since Aug. 9., the day after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics wrapped, don’t flip out — or do, just remember to stretch...

Activists accused the International Olympic Committee of granting legitimacy to rights abuses by allowing the Winter Games to proceed in Beijing.

FLINT – Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields isn’t the only Flint fighter preparing to climb back into the ring. Former super middleweight world champion Anthony Dirrell is also training for a high-profile bout. “I’m very ready for this fight,” Dirrell said in a story by worldboxingnews.net. But I know I’m ready to fight on the big stage and on a card of this magnitude. MORE:Dirrell fights to draw in super middleweight boutClaressa Shields hoping for ‘super fight’ in 2022Claressa Shields rallies to win MMA debutShields to pursue world championships in two sports

Alex Rose tells CNBC Make It how he and co-founder Sam Browne set up group sports events booking platform Let's Do This and got investment from Serena Williams.

Several rights groups and lawmakers have called for a boycott to protest China’s official campaign of repression against Uyghurs and other minorities, as well as its crackdown on Hong Kong.

Gymnast Sunisa Lee and Shaquille O'Neal's two oldest sons are on a list of 30 athletes who experts say could rake in big bucks.

Chinese and foreign figure skaters train ahead of the 2021 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, which will be held in Beijing this week as a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. All journalists and Winter Olympics staff are required to wear masks inside the stadium as Covid-19 prevention measures.

Two-time Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee has been cut from South Korea’s short track speedskating team after a reported text message exchange that suggested she may have intentionally tripped a teammate during the 2018 Winter Games. The Korea Staking Union on Wednesday said it’s preparing to launch an investigation and had barred the 24-year-old Shim from competing in the International Skating Union short track World Cup series beginning next week. The Seoul-based Dispatch online news outlet last week revealed what it described as text messages exchanged between Shim and her coach during the last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

What's happened in biathlon since the 2018 PyeongChang Games.

Learn about the sports, events, athletes, top matchups and schedules of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Become a short track expert with our 101 guides ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

All you need to know about cross-country skiing at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games.

All you need to know about freestyle skiing at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games.

Learn about what's happened in the sport of hockey since the 2018 Olympic Games.

Learn who's set to represent Team USA in speed staking at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Learn about the qualification procedure for figure skating at the Beijing Olympic Games.

Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya is working on a book about her triumphs as a runner and her experiences as an intersex woman with naturally high testosterone levels.

Freeski big air, women's monobob, and several mixed team events are new to the Olympic program for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.

Learn how athletes will qualify for alpine skiing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee says having fans present will create a favorable atmosphere at the Games. Spectators will have to meet COVID-19 requirements, but those have not yet been outlined.

Learn about the equipment used in alpine skiing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a directive announced Wednesday by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Multiple gymnasts give searing testimony about how the FBI and USA Gymnastics handled the Larry Nassar case. Also, SpaceX makes history with its latest launch. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

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Learn about the competition format for skeleton at the Beijing Olympic Games.

Learn about the qualification process for luge at the Beijing Olympic Games.

Learn more about the rules of hockey ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

All you need to know about snowboarding at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games.

Learn about the competition format for bobsled a the Beijing Olympic Games.

Here’s some of Michigan’s best that have represented the US over the years

Count Robert Roling of Plano among those who won’t miss the longtime broadcaster. | Opinion

Regular exercisers drink more, a new study confirms, but are less likely to be problem drinkers

Documents obtained by The Associated Press show two senior Olympic officials from Kuwait have been targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice for suspected racketeering and bribery related to FIFA and international soccer politics.

USA Gymnastics has agreed to pay out $425 million to hundreds of women as part of a massive settlement.

USA Basketball will face Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba in the first round of qualifying for the 2023 Basketball World Cup.

An inmate at a western Michigan prison was attacked and killed over the weekend by two other inmates, correction officials said.

A 21-year-old woman from Isabella County won a $300,000 prize playing Michigan Lottery’s Bonus Ball Bingo instant game.

A billboard in South Park Township, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is garnering a lot of attention.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a suspect wanted in connection to a non-fatal shooting that happened on Detroit's east side.

Some community centers and churches in Detroit will be used as sites for immunocompromised residents seeking a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Consumers Energy has reached an agreement to purchase electricity from a solar energy project planned for the site of a former golf course in northwestern Michigan.

The day after a GoFundMe campaign was created for the family of Dustin Wakefield, the man who was shot and killed while protecting his family from a gunman in Miami, contributors raised nearly $215,000.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced new coronavirus cases and additional deaths in the state. Here's everything to know.

American Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin is engaged to former National Football League player Andre Levrone Jr.

The Macomb County Health Department confirms it detected the virus in a sample of mosquitos within the county.

On Friday, Aug. 27, the Wayne County Public Health Department issued an order that mandates all Wayne County K-12 schools to require students and staff to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

The State Department of Civil Rights is keeping an eye on whether a mid-Michigan community grants a zoning change to allow temporary housing for teenagers who cross the southern U.S. border.

The Michigan Department of Transportation released a list of construction happening in the Metro Detroit area this weekend.

Twelve-year-old Gavin Weir, from Sioux Falls, S.D., has pitched four no-hitters in August, helping propel his team into the semi-finals of the Little League World Series this weekend. He says humility and teamwork are keys to his success. Correspondent Nikki Battiste reports.

A judge ordered a western Michigan couple to pay $30,441 to their son for getting rid of his pornography collection.

The Olympics and Paralympics have for decades been held in tandem, and both celebrate world-class athletic achievement. The Special Olympics differs in key ways.

DO YOU KNOW THEM? Further investigation determined the pickup truck the suspects were driving at the time of the shooting was stolen earlier this month.

If you're already jonesing for a taste of Olympic mastery, there's another helping just around the corner – and G.O.A.T. is on the menu. Serving...

Athletes attended a concert at London's SSE Arena, Wembley, to mark their return from Tokyo.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Pointers should pack Park and City streets Sunday, Aug. 15, to celebrate Olympic medalist Catie DeLoof along with the Grosse Pointe swim

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Pointers should pack Park and City streets Sunday, Aug. 14, to celebrate Olympic medalist Catie DeLoof along with the Grosse Pointe swim

At Olympic, you can go from luscious rainforests, to snow-capped peaks, to the stunning Pacific Coast—all in one park. What more could you ask for?

A Japanese mayor apologized Thursday for biting the Olympic gold medal of a softball player who had paid a courtesy visit after Japan beat the United States in the final. Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura had praised pitcher Miu Goto during the Aug. 4 visit, but his eyes were glued to her medal. “I’m really sorry that I hurt the treasure of the gold medalist,” Kawamura told reporters Thursday.

In 2016, Johnson made history as the first and only African-American woman on the Team USA women's water polo team.

The band on surreal gigs at cricket grounds and the "happenings" that inspired their new project.

In what was otherwise a rough two weeks in Tokyo for NBC Universal, viewers perked up a bit in the second week of the games when the U.S. team's performance did the same.

FLINT – JaVale McGee didn’t just win a gold medal when the United States men’s basketball beat France 87-82 in the final game of the Tokyo Olympics. McGee joined his mother Pamela as an Olympic basketball gold medalist, marking the first time in history a mother-son duo won gold. “It’s an amazing feeling, man,” JaVale McGee said in an Associated Press story. “I’ve got a gold medal. The 7-foot JaVale McGee, 33, was born in Flint and attended high school at Hales Franciscan in Chicago before playing collegiately at Nevada.

Here’s a breakdown of what certain countries pay athletes when they win a medal in the Summer Olympics, according to Forbes.

With the flame extinguished in Tokyo this past weekend, the torch for the Summer Olympics -- seeing as the Winter Games in Beijing are just six months away -- has been passed to Paris, the host of the 2024 Summer Games.

The Americans won 113 medals at the Olympics.

Relive the best moments of rowing at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics featured a joyful celebration among the athletes and a stunning look ahead to Paris 2024.

The Tokyo Olympic Games saw five-time Olympian Allyson Felix win two medals to surpass Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history; two extraordinary 400m hurdles world record-breaking finals; a women's sprint triple, completing the first double-double; and much, much more.

Catch up on all the biggest records set at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Serbia won its second consecutive water polo gold medal.

Look back at all the taekwondo action from the Tokyo Games.

The USA passed China in the overall tally of gold medals as the women's basketball and volleyball teams won on Day 16 of the Tokyo Olympics.

The Tokyo Olympic Games saw BMX freestyle riders compete for the first time and a first-ever 360 backflip, Dutchwoman Annemiek van Vleuten redeeming her crash in Rio and Jason Kenny becoming the most decorated Briton of all time.

Catch up on all the action from artistic swimming at the Tokyo Olympics.

Bulgaria won the group all-around rhythmic gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympic Games and it wasn't particularly close.

Brittney Griner played very much like one of the best players on the planet Sunday, leading the U.S's women's basketball team to its seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal with a blowout victory over host Japan at Saitama Super Arena.

Tijana Boscovic did a little bit of everything Sunday in leading Serbia's women's volleyball team to a never-in-doubt victory over South Korea to claim bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.