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Trump expands visa travel exception for major sporting events
The Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup are among the athletic events added to the list of competitions exempted from a visa travel ban, President Donald Trump's administration announced this week.,Events hosted by the International Military Sports Council, the International University Sports Feder...

Norway's ski jumping program mired in scandal ahead of Olympics
Two Norwegian ski jumping coaches and the team's suit technician have been suspended for 18 months after making unapproved changes to the athletes' suits during the 2025 world championships.,The International Ski and Snowboard Federation issued its ruling Thursday following nearly a year of investig...

Kai Trump announces she underwent wrist surgery
Kai Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald J. Trump, announced Wednesday that she underwent surgery on her left wrist for a golf injury.,"Today, I underwent left wrist surgery to address injuries to the stabilizing tissues of my ECU tendon and damage to my triangular fibrocartilage complex," s...

Diane Crump, first woman to ride in Kentucky Derby, dies
Diane Crump, the first woman to ride as a jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77.,Crump passed away Thursday, according to a GoFundMe page started by her daughter, Della Payne.,She had been battling glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, since October. She died in Winchester, Va., The...

Trump administration ends D.C. golf lease with nonprofit
The Trump administration on Tuesday ended a lease agreement with a nonprofit to oversee a trio of public golf courses in Washington, D.C., potentially clearing the way for President Donald Trump to continue to remake the look of the nation's capital.,The lease, a 50-year agreement signed five years ...

Trump administration ends golf lease in DC; is takeover next?
The Trump administration on Tuesday ended a lease agreement with a nonprofit to oversee a trio of public golf courses in Washington, D.C., potentially clearing the way for President Donald Trump to continue to remake the look of the nation's capital.,The lease, a 50-year agreement signed five years ...

Cadillac returns as PGA Tour sponsor at Trump's Doral course
Cadillac is back as a title sponsor as the PGA Tour returns to Trump National Doral in South Florida in 2026.,The Cadillac Championship, a Signature Event with a $20 million purse, is scheduled for April 30 to May 3.,The course, known as the "Blue Monster," is owned by U.S. President Donald J. Trump...

Report: President threatens to seize trio of D.C. municipal courses
The Trump Administration issued a notice of default to the group that manages the three municipal golf courses in the Washington D.C. area.,The administration is taking issue with the National Links Trust's 50-year lease with the National Park Service.,East Potomac, Rock Creek and Langston golf cour...

U.S. proposes 5-year social media review for World Cup tourists
A new proposal from the Trump administration would require visitors to the U.S. to provide five years of social media activity for review as a condition of entry.,The news broke Thursday, six months exactly before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which the U.S. is co-hosting with Mexico and Can...

Report: FIFA president Gianni Infantino accused of ethics breach
A worldwide advocacy group has filed a complaint with FIFA's Ethics Committee citing a lack of impartiality from organization president Gianni Infantino, as well as the political nature of last week's 2026 World Cup draw, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Center to the complaint is Infantino's effusive...

President Donald Trump awarded inaugural FIFA peace prize
President Donald Trump has been angling for a peace prize and FIFA delivered during Friday's 2026 World Cup draw in Washington.,The soccer governing body announced during the event that Trump was being awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.,"This is truly one of the great honors of my life," Trump ...

Chiefs ST coach Dave Toub tees off on Donald Trump's kickoff take
President Donald Trump waded into the revised kickoff rules in the NFL. Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub would gladly usher him right back out of the conversation.,Toub, 63, said Trump's critique doesn't hold much weight.,"He doesn't even know what he's looking at. He has no idea what's going on...

Linn Grant, Grace Kim share lead halfway through The Annika
Sweden's Linn Grant fired a 7-under-par 63 to join Australian Grace Kim in the lead at The Annika on Friday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.,Grant and Kim stand at 9-under 131 through two rounds, one shot better than Jennifer Kupcho (66) and South Korea's Haeran Ryu (68).,Mexico's Gaby Lopez s...

Kai Trump laughs off triple, improves by 8 shots at The Annika
Kai Trump won't be playing the weekend at The Annika, but the president's granddaughter improved by eight strokes in carding a 5-over-par 75 during the second round in Belleair, Fla. on Friday.,After going without a birdie during Thursday's round of 83, Trump drained four during a second round that ...

Kai Trump upbeat despite sitting last after LPGA debut
Kai Trump said her first taste of LPGA Tour competition was "amazing" despite carding a 13-over-par 83 on Thursday that left her in last place after the first round of The Annika by Gainbridge in Belleair, Fla.,The 18-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump finished her first official LPGA ...

Haeran Ryu opens with 64 to lead The Annika
Thanks to a late string of four birdies, Haeran Ryu of South Korea seized the first-round lead at The Annika on Thursday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.,Ryu posted a 6-under-par 64 to start the tournament one stroke ahead of Australia's Grace Kim. Jennifer Kupcho (4-under 66) is alone in thir...

Kai Trump gets advice from President, Tiger Woods ahead of LPGA debut
Kai Trump has received advice from the President of the United States, World Golf Hall of Fame member Annika Sorenstam and 15-time major champion Tiger Woods ahead of her LPGA Tour debut this week.,Trump, 18, received a sponsor's invite to The Annika Driven by Gainbridge, which has drawn the ire of ...

Report: President Trump wants D.C. stadium named after him
President Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to put his name on their future stadium, ESPN reported on Saturday.,A "senior White House source" told ESPN that the commander-in-chief has expressed his wishes to the NFL team's ownership group, led by Josh Harris.,"It's what the president want...

Bob Trumpy, former Bengals TE and network broadcaster, dies at 80
Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end and longtime television and radio broadcaster Bob Trumpy has died. He was 80.,The Bengals announced Sunday that Trumpy "passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family." The team did not provide a cause of death, however.,A pioneer as a pass-catching t...

President Trump's granddaughter set to play in LPGA event
President Donald Trump's granddaughter will make her LPGA Tour debut next month at The Annika.,Kai Trump received a sponsor's exemption on Tuesday to play in the event at Pelican Golf Club from Nov. 13-16 in Belleaire, Fla.,"My dream has been to compete with the best in the world on the LPGA Tour," ...