LOS ANGELES — LA28, the committee behind the Olympic Games coming to Los Angeles, quietly added to its roster of directors some high-profile Republicans with ties to President Trump.

The 35-member volunteer board of directors now includes notable Republican political figures Kevin McCarthy, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — LA28 hopes to sell more tickets for the 2028 Games than any other Olympic organizing committee in history, and the private group launched a fundraising campaign Thursday to help keep those tickets accessible to local fans.

The fundraising effort invites local sports teams, philanthropists and partners to fund ticket donations ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A former Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization has been charged with ordering the murder of a witness against him earlier this year, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles.

Authorities said Ryan Wedding, a Canadian who is ...Read more

Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder and a fixture on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list, has been indicted on charges including murder, drug trafficking and money laundering, the FBI announced.

The agency on Wednesday also upped their $10 million reward for Wedding to $15 million.

Attorney General Pam Bondi called the ex-snowboarder, a 43-...Read more

LAS VEGAS — French figure skater Surya Bonaly reported that her West Las Vegas home was burglarized, resulting in the theft of her Olympic medals, laptop, and other belongings, which totaled $7,000 in losses and damages, according to a police report.

Bonaly called the officers to her home on Oct. 24. She stated that she had realized someone ...Read more

LA28 released the competition schedule for the 2028 Olympic Games that will likely draw worldwide criticism for failing to maximize the exposure and competitive opportunities for arguably the Games’ biggest star.

The Games’ track and field schedule makes it all but impossible for American sprinter/hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the two-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Leading off the 2028 Olympic Games: Shohei Ohtani, at Dodger Stadium. On deck: the lighting of the Olympic torch.

That is how the Los Angeles Games could look, based on the revised schedule announced Wednesday by LA28 organizers. In another sign that Major League Baseball is headed toward an agreement to allow its players to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The International Olympic Committee appears to be near a pivotal decision with wide-ranging consequences in advance of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics: Should athletes born male be allowed to compete in women's events?

The debate comes amid a larger societal discussion about transgender athletes that has taken center stage ...Read more

The International Olympic Committee shot down a report Monday that the group was set to ban athletes born male from competing in women's Olympic events, but said only that "no decisions have been taken yet."

A report in The Times of London stated that the ban on transgender women in female competition would be implemented early in 2026 "after a...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Since Donald Trump has returned to the White House, Olympics, LA28 and FIFA officials have lavished the president with praise, attention and gifts, and contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the campaign war chests of the Republican Party and Trump’s political allies amid rising concerns that Trump could seriously ...Read more

NEW YORK — When Lindsey Vonn retired from Alpine skiing in 2019, she walked away from the sport as one of the most successful skiers in history. Six years later she's coming back, with her sights set on competing in a fifth Winter Olympics in February in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

But regardless of how that comeback ends, Vonn isn't worried ...Read more

TORONTO — As Shohei Ohtani leads a wave of international baseball popularity, major league officials are working with the players’ union and LA28 officials to conclude an agreement for major league players to participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

The concepts on the table include an extended Olympic break during the 2028 season, which ...Read more

The union representing Starbucks workers on Monday filed a complaint with the International Olympic Committee, opposing the popular chain's role as the "official coffee partner" of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

The union, Starbucks Workers United, contends in the complaint that Starbucks' treatment of U.S. workers looking to unionize and ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s Kara Lawson will be head coach for the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics cycle, USA Basketball announced on Monday.

“I am so excited to welcome Kara Lawson as the next head coach of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team,” USA Basketball Women’s National Team managing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After Paris sold a record 12 million tickets for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, the group organizing the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles is getting a head start on ticket sales.

General registration for 2028 Olympics tickets will open in January 2026, more than a full year ahead of the ticket timeline used during the Paris ...Read more

Business and leisure travel are showing signs of a pick-up after a weak start to the year.

Scott Kirby, chief executive of United Airlines, told the Los Angeles Times that, with some easing of uncertainty surrounding tariffs, the economy and global politics, more people and businesses are gaining the confidence to hit the road again.

The ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Three years from now, millions of tourists will pour into L.A. for the 2028 Olympics. For most of them, a hotel room or Airbnb will suffice.

Some require a more extravagant stay.

Ten bedrooms. Twenty bathrooms. A private movie theater and infinity pool overlooking the city. A battalion of chefs, butlers and drivers catering to ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The nickname for Cortina d’Ampezzo is “Queen of the Dolomites,” which is a sellable title for a winter paradise in the mountains of northern Italy. Cortina was the home of the 1956 Winter Olympics, when there were far fewer events and demands for venue excellence were minimal.

The hockey competition was conducted outdoors,...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Greg Louganis is starting a new chapter in his life.

The U.S. diving legend has auctioned off three of the five Olympic medals he won between 1976-1988, sold his home and is parting with most of his other possessions as part of a journey of self-discovery that is taking him, at least for now, to Panama.

"So, as life moves ...Read more