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But it’s Los Angeles, deferring its bid to 2028, that has the more radical Olympic idea: Build almost nothing. The organizers propose a handful of temporary venues and four new permanent venues, some of which will be privately funded and each of which has a documented future use. The city has also dropped plans for a brand-new Olympic Village, instead proposing to house athletes in existing and already-planned dormitories at…

Just as quickly as reports surfaced that Kurt Busch would not be returning to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2018, the NASCAR team disputed them. “We don’t comment on contract status, but we expect @KurtBusch back in our @MonsterEnergy/@Haas_Automation Ford in ‘18. Just sayin’,” the team posted on its Twitter account. We don’t comment on contract status, but we expect @KurtBusch back in our @MonsterEnergy / @Haas_Automation Ford in ’18. Just sayin’….

12:03 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

12:03 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

NASCAR announced Tuesday a set of new participation guidelines for the 2018 season, designed to further highlight its abundance of young talent while limiting the number of lower-division races Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers may enter in a given season. Beginning next season, drivers with more than five years of experience in the Monster Energy Series will be limited to seven races in the XFINITY Series, down from the…

2:44 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

The Olympics are coming back to Los Angeles, but not in 2024 as organizers had first hoped. In a deal with the International Olympic Committee, the summer games return in 2028 instead.

For years, the foreign soccer star was a fleeting sight on American soil: they came, they partied, they played a few games and then … they left. Now though, they’re not just passing through on an offseason Las Vegas binge or seeing out their careers in MLS. A new wave of stars are putting down roots by investing in America’s professional game. But it’s not the top league – MLS…

1:44 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CARSON, Calif. — The Olympic Games have always been a mega sporting event flush with hyperbole. Each of those 17 days are filled with physical tests to see who is the fastest, strongest and mentally toughest. So when Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti stepped onto the podium at the StubHub Center here Monday evening and formally announced the city…

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After weeks of negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles officials have reached a deal to host the 2028 Summer Games under terms they hope will generate hundreds of millions in savings and additional revenues. The agreement will bring the Olympics back to Southern California for a third time, after Los Angeles hosted in 1984 and 1932. It also opens the door for the 2024 Games to be held…

D.C. United is mired in last place in the Eastern Conference, and its attendance is among the league’s lowest. Nevertheless, a sale of D.C. United would probably be the most expensive involving a professional soccer team. Including the new stadium and the team’s debt, the franchise’s enterprise value could approach $500 million. D.C. United’s owners may also choose not to pursue a transaction, the people added. M.L.S. has expected the…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) An Albanian soccer fan detained on a Serbian warrant for allegedly flying a drone with a nationalist banner during a high-risk match has asked for political asylum in Croatia to avoid extradition, his lawyer said Monday. Ismail Morinaj was arrested in Croatia in June on a Serbian warrant. A court in Dubrovnik agreed last week to extradite the 35-year-old Albanian to Belgrade. Morinaj’s lawyer Darko Butigan said…

American swimmer Caeleb Dressel clinched seven gold medals at the world championships on Sunday, tying a record set by Michael Phelps. Above, Dressel races in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final. Adam Pretty/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adam Pretty/Getty Images American swimmer Caeleb Dressel clinched seven gold medals at the world championships on Sunday, tying a record set by Michael Phelps. Above, Dressel races in the Men’s 4x100m Medley…

Julie (Johnston) Ertz is a bit excited about scoring the match winner in the 89th minute in San Diego. Megan Rapinoe had scored the equalizer four minutes earlier. (Mike Blake/Reuters) Up until the dying moments of Sunday’s match, the Tournament of Nations had gone terribly wrong for the U.S. women’s national team. A defeat to Australia on Thursday ended a 27-game unbeaten streak against the Matildas, and on Sunday, the…

CHENNAI: Cricket in Olympics means a couple of definite medal prospects for India. But guess who has strongly opposed the idea? India itself. Cricket was last played in the Olympics in the 1900 Paris Games and now the International Cricket Council (ICC) is pushing for a return of the T20 variant of the sport in the 2024 event, likely to take place at the French capital again. But for that…

American swimmer Caeleb Dressel clinched seven gold medals at the world championships on Sunday, tying a record set by Michael Phelps. Above, Dressel races in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final. Adam Pretty/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adam Pretty/Getty Images American swimmer Caeleb Dressel clinched seven gold medals at the world championships on Sunday, tying a record set by Michael Phelps. Above, Dressel races in the Men’s 4x100m Medley…

NASCAR Monster Energy Overton’s 400 Sunday Results At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles [DROUGHT-BREAKER: Kyle Busch ends winless season with 1st win at at Pocono] (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 160 laps, 50 points. 2. (6) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 160, 43. 3. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 160, 43. 4. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 160, 37. 5. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 160,…

D.C. United is mired in last place in the Eastern Conference, and its attendance is among the league’s lowest. Nevertheless, a sale of D.C. United would probably be the most expensive involving a professional soccer team. Including the new stadium and the team’s debt, the franchise’s enterprise value could approach $500 million. D.C. United’s owners may also choose not to pursue a transaction, the people added. M.L.S. has expected the…

Kyle Busch’s winless streak is finally over.  Busch performed a bump-and-run move on Kevin Harvick with 16 laps remaining to take the lead in Sunday’s Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway and held on for his first victory in 36 races. It’s also Busch’s first career Cup win at Pocono, leaving Charlotte Motor Speedway as the only track at which he’s not won at points-paying race.  Unlike last Sunday’s caution-ridden Brickyard…