Olympics

The lottery for Paralympic tickets for Japan residents opened with 2.3 million available. The lottery closes on Sept. 9. A second lottery will be held early next year.

The USOPC is taking steps designed to help athletes in the wake of Olympic sex-abuse scandals, proposing an increase in their numbers on its board.

Ryan Lochte failed to qualify for the 200-meter freestyle final at the U.S. national championships. The 12-time Olympic medalist finished 37th in the preliminary.

Ryan Lochte made an emphatic return to competition, swimming the fourth-fastest time by an American in the 200-meter individual medley during a U.S. national time trial.

A bill spurred by Larry Nassar's sex crimes and other mishandled abuse cases would allow Congress to fire the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's entire board.

Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died.

The Flyin' Tomato himself will make an appearance in Tri-Cities in November

The new "second-chance" lottery is being organized on short notice because of unprecedented demand in Japan. Demand is believed to be at least 10 times over supply.

Tokyo's new National Stadium is 90% completed with the opening of the Olympics just over a year away. Media were given a glimpse inside the $1.25 billion stadium.

One day after being stripped of Olympic recognition, boxing body AIBA called for fresh elections in November to help rebuild its image and relations with the IOC.