Criminal investigations

FILE - A silhouette of a snowboarder in action in a heat during the FIS World Cup snowboarding big air competition at the Battersea Power Station in London, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. When former members of the U.S. snowboarding team sought to report sex-abuse allegations against a longtime coach, they received conflicting information that left them unsure of where to turn — or whether they wanted to pursue the cases at all. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Sex abuse case in snowboarding exposes flaws in reporting

By Eddie Pells Apr. 14, 2022 12:50 PM EDT

Former Olympic champ Agnel in custody in rape investigation

Dec. 09, 2021 11:46 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — Two-time Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel of France was arrested Thursday as part of an investigation into the rape of an underage girl,...

FILE - In this June 4, 2012, file photo, former assistant United States Attorney Reid Schar speaks during an interview in Chicago. The Chicago Blackhawks are holding a briefing Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, to discuss the findings of an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. Team owner Rocky Wirtz, CEO Danny Wirtz and former federal prosecutor Reid Schar, who ran the investigation, are scheduled to speak. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe

By Jay Cohen And Stephen Whyno Oct. 26, 2021 06:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, Florida Panthers head coach and former Chicago Blackhawks coach, Joel Quenneville, responds to a question during his first visit back to Chicago as a head coach before an NHL hockey game between the Blackhawks and Panthers. The Blackhawks are holding a briefing Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, to discuss the findings of an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. The Blackhawks pledged to release the findings of the investigation, which general manager Stan Bowman, former coach Quenneville and others who were in the organization at the time agreed to cooperate with. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Bowman out as GM of US men's Olympic hockey team

By Jay Cohen And Stephen Whyno Oct. 26, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

United States gymnasts from left, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Nassar was charged in 2016 with federal child pornography offenses and sexual abuse charges in Michigan. He is now serving decades in prison after hundreds of girls and women said he sexually abused them under the guise of medical treatment when he worked for Michigan State and Indiana-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Biles: FBI turned 'blind eye' to reports of gymnasts' abuse

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Will Graves And Michael Balsamo Sep. 15, 2021 12:48 PM EDT

Belgian police to investigate possible basketball fraud case

Sep. 07, 2021 11:50 AM EDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian basketball federation has asked the country's federal police to investigate a possible fraud case related to the organization of...

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, First Vice President of the International Swimming Federation, FINA, Husain Al Musallam, during the FINA World Aquatics Gala in Budapest, Hungary. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show two senior Olympic officials from Kuwait have been targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice for suspected racketeering and bribery related to FIFA and international soccer politics. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah is reputed to be the “kingmaker” of IOC elections. Husain al-Musallam is president of swimming’s international governing body. The documents include details of the DOJ investigation and a formal request to Kuwaiti authorities in 2017 for help to secure evidence. (Attila Kovacs/MTI via AP, File)

Documents show US investigation of 2 Kuwaitis in FIFA case

By Graham Dunbar Sep. 02, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2019, file photo, Chicago Blackhawks senior vice president and general manager Stan Bowman attends the NHL hockey team's convention in Chicago. Bowman has pledged to participate in and cooperate with an investigation into allegations that a former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach sexually assaulted two players in 2010. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)

Blackhawks pledge to release findings of abuse investigation

By Stephen Whyno Aug. 02, 2021 06:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2018, file photo, Larry Nassar, a former doctor for USA Gymnastics and member of Michigan State's sports medicine staff, sits in court during his sentencing hearing in Lansing, Mich. The FBI made numerous serious errors in investigating allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and didn't treat the case with the “utmost seriousness,” the Justice Department's inspector general said Wednesday, July 24, 2021. The FBI acknowledged conduct that was “inexcusable and a discredit" to America's premier law enforcement agency. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Watchdog: FBI mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics abuse case

By Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker Jul. 14, 2021 05:50 PM EDT

Eve Steffans of the Martial Arts Academy in Billings, Montana, practices judo techniques on Ed Thompson, a retired police officer, during a training session, March 9, 2021, in Douglas, Wyoming. USA Judo is holding workshops with police departments across the country to introduce them to judo techniques that could lessen the need for deadly force when officers have to apprehend people on the streets. (AP Photo/Eddie Pells)

Gold-medal project: Judo seeks solutions in police training

By Eddie Pells Apr. 22, 2021 05:13 PM EDT

A woman with her dog walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive COVID-19 case

Apr. 22, 2021 02:26 AM EDT

How the Larry Nassar scandal has affected others

Feb. 25, 2021 01:05 PM EST

Ex-US Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert charged in Michigan in investigation tied to Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal

Feb. 25, 2021 10:49 AM EST
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ex-US Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert charged in Michigan in investigation tied to Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. ...

Italian judge dismisses Schwazer doping case, slams WADA

Feb. 18, 2021 01:54 PM EST
BOLZANO, Italy (AP) — An Italian judge on Thursday shelved a criminal investigation into former Olympic race walking champion Alex Schwazer, citing strong...