IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games.

Officials familiar with the decision tell The Associated Press the IOC has stripped Lance Armstrong of his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics because

A three-word tweet signifying another milestone for President Barack Obama and Justin Bieber saying goodbye to a fan were the top two tweets of 2012, according

The Cauldron has been extinguished, the final medal count has been tallied, and the 2012 Summer Olympics are officially a thing of the past. It's time to look

Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus became the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London Olympics after her gold was withdrawn Monday for

Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt were just two of the athletes who put on spellbinding performances in London.

From the heroic mythology of the Ancient Games more than two thousand years ago to the spectacle of modern-day athletic gladiators such as Usain Bolt, the

The London Olympics are over. Here is a look at the Closing Ceremony from journalists with the Associated Press

The lineup for Team USA in the men's race is sure to change from the semifinal, when Manteo Mitchell remarkably found a way to finish his opening leg despite a

The 2012 Olympic Games in London is in the home stretch. Find Friday's schedule of televised events right here.

Diving, track & field, soccer and swimming makes a return, but not in the pool. Those events and more highlight Day 13 of the London Games.

The United States won its first gold medal in women's water polo, getting five goals from Maggie Steffens and a sterling performance from goalkeeper Betsey

The U.S. women's soccer team won the Olympic gold medal Thursday, avenging one of its most painful defeats with a 2-1 victory over Japan.

The final for the 200m race was finished in fewer than 20 seconds.  CLICK INSIDE to find out who took the gold, silver and bronze medals.

So far, the gold medals in women's boxing, being contested for the first time at the 2012 Olympics in London, have gone to women from the British Isles. Katie