Olympics
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Commentary: Rickie Fowler aims to salvage season on Olympic course
His stock has taken a tumble, but an Olympic gold would boost his Ryder Cup chances.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
As Michael Phelps heads to fifth Olympics, the joy has returned
The 18-time gold medal winner has come a long way since the 2012 Olympics, in swimming and with his family and life.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Olympics notebook: Split widens over doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency takes offense to remarks from the IOC president.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Study shows waterways at Olympic Games remain highly contaminated
Athletes competing in sports such as rowing and sailing – including two with ties to Maine – risk exposure to dangerous viruses and bacteria from raw sewage and other pollutants in the waters near Rio de Janeiro.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2016
Olympics notebook: IOC President defends Russian decision
Thomas Bach says there was no justification to ban all Russian athletes from the Olympics.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2016
Australian athletes cope with thefts, fire in Rio’s Olympic Village
When 100 athletes and staff members are forced to evacuate their building, two laptops and team shirts are stolen.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2016
Ellie Logan’s passion for rowing has turned into Olympic gold
The Boothbay Harbor native is trying to win a third gold medal in rowing – something that has never been done on a U.S. team before.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2016
Sailor with Maine ties embarks on Rio quest
David Hughes, a graduate of Yarmouth High and USM, will race in a two-man dinghy as a first-time Olympics competitor.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2016
Olympics notebook: Top tennis doubles team withdraws
Bob and Mike Bryan, the 2012 gold medalists in men's doubles, join the list of tennis players not going to Rio.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2016
The Games are ready but Rio de Janeiro? Not so much
A long list of problems may overshadow the competition, which finally begins this week.
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