Summer Olympics

The identity of the person selected for the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron is one of sport’s best-kept secrets, to be revealed during the ceremony.

Visiting France during the summer Olympics and going out during Spring Break will be times when crowds are difficult to avoid.

Usain Bolt’s coach, Glen Mills, said that the world famous sprinter has “a slight discomfort” in his hamstring after the Cayman Invitational meet on May 14.

Worn by athletes during ceremonies, while training, and at the athlete’s village, the sets will be dyed with the chemicals—but the changes can only go so far because of strict performance rules and concerns.

Some 6,500 athletes from 165 countries — the most to converge on Los Angeles since the 1984 Summer Olympics — have poured into town this week to hit tennis balls, kick soccer balls, swim laps, ride horses, lift weights, even run a triathlon in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games

Former Olympic swimmer Misty Hyman made a name for herself when she upset Aussie Susie in the 2000 Games, but how did she do it?

Disgraced Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson and a member of the mockumentary series “Trailer Park Boys” have joined Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s re-election team.

Newtownards cyclist Martyn Irvine, made history earlier this year when he won gold and silver at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.