President Donald Trump wants to reverse a trend of fewer children participating in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. The White House is promoting the goals of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition on Wednesday and will hold a field day with the president on the South Lawn.
The Bryan Fogel-Dan Cogan film "Icarus," which helped expose Russia's widespread doping of its athletes, won the Oscar for Best Documentary on Sunday night. The documentary, distributed by Netflix , began with the premise of Fogel, an amateur cyclist, out to prove how easy it is to beat a drug test.
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine will be in Milwaukee Friday. The event will be at 11 a.m. at the Lakefront Brewery and is open to the public.
Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez throws against the Minnesota Twins in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 16, 2016 in Detroit. Detroit won 10-8.
Nearly two dozen athletes tested positive in reanalysis of their doping samples from the 2012 London Olympics, adding to the more than 30 already caught in retesting from the 2008 Beijing Games. The International Olympic Committee said Friday that 23 athletes from five sports and six countries had positive findings in retests with improved techniques on 265 samples from the London Games.