Paralympic Games

Prince Harry plays football, honors war veterans on U.S. visit

2013-05-13 17:50:00

Prince Harry has a future in American football if that whole royal heir/third in line to the throne thing doesn't work out. The young royal set out on his U.S. visit over last week and, over the weekend, he partook in a very� American pastime: football....

Oscar Pistorius' reps name substance found in his bedroom

2013-02-27 12:50:00

Oscar Pistorius' representatives named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum on Wednesday and said it is an herbal remedy used “in aid of muscle recovery.” A product called...

The story of a Paralympian with full sails before the end

2012-09-22 00:00:00

The venue for information gathering for today's column was lunch. Your typist was a fly on the wall. Mary Kate Scandone met Dottie Rountree. That's not exactly Kobe Bryant chatting with Matt Kemp. Actually, as it turned out, it was much better. Scandone...

London Olympics: Tips on how to navigate the city during Games

2012-07-08 00:00:00

LONDON — If you're at all familiar with London — the city of congestion, crowded byways, skinny streets — you may be trying to imagine how in the world the city will cope with moving its Olympics visitors from Point A to Point B. Many...

5 Questions: Paralympian Casey Tibbs stays in the chase

2012-08-11 00:00:00

The Paralympic Games don't get as much attention as the Olympics, but the stories are often more inspiring — among them, people who experience severe physical trauma and come out stronger on the other side. That's what happened with Casey Tibbs....

London's luscious, low-key side

2012-05-27 00:00:00

LONDON — As a Californian, I had forgotten that you don't cancel your life just because it rains. If you did, you'd never see anything in London, at least not recently. And there is much to see. Too much, in fact. It's a travel buffet, and it's...

London's ahead of the Games

2011-12-04 00:00:00

You yawned at the royal wedding in April. You were happy to miss the riots in August. But you're determined to be a part of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. This means either making a 260-foot discus throw, pronto, or studying up fast on the ticket,...

Will the London Olympics bring a travel boom or bust?

2011-11-29 06:15:00

Fundraiser for aspiring Olympians will feature gold-medal lineup

2011-09-01 16:33:44

Mitt Romney: 'We can't lead the world by hoping our enemies will hate us less'

2011-08-30 16:36:22

With two years to run, Coe says London in 'killing zone' of its Olympic preparations race

2010-07-26 16:36:40

Iran calls 2012 London Olympics logo 'racist,' threatens boycott

2011-02-28 16:33:29

Felipe Gomes and Leonardo Souza Lopes (guide) of Brazil compete in the Men's 100m �� T11 heats on day 9 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 7, 2012 in London, England.

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Grzegorz Pluta (POL), left, and Panagiotis Triantafyllou (GRE) compete in men's sabre during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCeL - South Arena 2.

2012-09-06 00:00:00

Megan Fisher winning the Paralympic time trial race Wednesday.

2012-09-05 00:00:00