Olympics: Breaking Stories and all the Latest from Fox Sports

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Here is the latest Olympic News from Fox Sports.

Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas on Zika: ‘I don’t care about no stupid bugs’
Think every athlete is worried about Zika? Wait until you hear what gymnast Gabby Douglas has to say about it.

US cyclist withdraws from Rio consideration citing Zika
American cyclist Tejay van Garderen has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Rio Olympics amid concerns that he may contract the Zika virus and pass it along to his pregnant wife.

Zubkov to head Russian bobsled federation amid doping claims
MOSCOW (AP) An Olympic gold medalist facing doping claims has become the new head of the Russian bobsled federation.

America’s Cup World Series stop set for Japan in November
America’s Cup-style racing will come to Asia for the first time when the America’s Cup World Series is sailed in Fukuoka, Japan, on Nov. 18-20.

US again to host 2 events in upcoming World cup luge season
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) Veering from tradition for the second straight year, the International Luge Federation has scheduled three World Cup events in North America in the upcoming season.

Russian wrestler surrenders his Olympic spot over biased refereeing
A gold medal contender is pulling out of the 2016 Olympic Games.

WHO rejects Zika threat to Olympics, but MLB’s Francisco Rodriguez offers grim testimonial
This can’t be good…

Pau Gasol on why every athlete should consider skipping Rio Olympics
The NBA star says people haven’t been told enough about the Zika virus

Triplets from Estonia set to make Olympic history in Rio
The sisters have all qualified for the marathon.

USA Luge aiming to develop natural track luge
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) USA Luge and the International Luge Federation are collaborating in an effort to help grow the sport in the United States.

Syria’s Allejji receives Olympic table tennis spot for Rio
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Heba Allejji will represent Syria at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after being awarded a special place in the table tennis competition.

Aussie triathletes Densham, Moffatt picked for 3rd Olympics
SYDNEY (AP) Bronze medalists Erin Densham and Emma Moffatt are preparing for their third Olympic Games after being selected Monday in Australia’s six-member triathlon team to compete at Rio de Janeiro in August.

Twice golden, Diamond doubtful for Olympics amid charges
SYDNEY (AP) Two-time shooting gold medalist Michael Diamond is doubtful for his seventh Olympics after being charged with driving and firearms offenses on the weekend.

Twice golden, Diamond doubtful for Olympics amid charges
SYDNEY (AP) Two-time shooting gold medalist Michael Diamond is doubtful for his seventh Olympics after being charged with driving and firearms offenses on the weekend.

Vauchel-Camus wins final division in Transat yacht race
NEW YORK (AP) Thibaut Vauchel-Camus won the Class 40 division aboard his monohull Solidaires to bring an end to the Transat bakerly, the world’s oldest solo trans-Atlantic race.

Brother of Brussels bomber qualifies to compete at Rio Olympics
Mourad Laachraoui was a younger brother of Najim Laachraoui, who blew himself up in Brussels in March and whose DNA was also found on the suicide vests of two men in the Paris attacks. After the Brussels attacks, Laachraoui distanced himself from his brother, saying he’d had no contact with Najim since he left for Syria in 2013.

Bernard Tomic says he won’t play for Australia at Rio Olympics
Jorgensen wins 4th straight Yokohama triathlon
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) Gwen Jorgensen of the United States won the world series triathlon in Yokohama for a consecutive fourth time on Saturday.

USA Luge will keep headquarters in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) USA Luge has decided to keep its headquarters in Lake Placid for at least the next five years, and will reap a minimum of $6 million in benefits.

Injured British sailor abandons yacht, rescued by cargo ship
NEW YORK (AP) Officials with the Transat bakerly trans-Atlantic race say an injured British sailor abandoned his yacht and was rescued by a cargo ship.

St. Francis Yacht Club 1st to challenge for Super 12 regatta
A team representing the hometown St. Francis Yacht Club has become the first challenger for the San Francisco Yacht Racing Challenge, which is scheduled to begin annually in 2017.

Up to 31 athletes face bans after IOC retests Beijing samples
Up to 31 athletes face bans after IOC retests Beijing samples

Figure skater Chan to relocate from Detroit to Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Three-time world champion Patrick Chan will relocate from Detroit to Vancouver this summer and remain with coach Kathy Johnson.

Olympian, 1st black female coach at Ohio State dies in crash
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) A two-time Olympian who later became the first black woman to coach at Ohio State has been killed in a car crash in Ohio.

Former Lions running back is trying to make the 2016 Rio Olympics
Former NFL running back Jahvid Best is looking to take his talents to the track in time for the 2016 Rio Olympic.

A 17-year-old gymnast got serious air in this incredible tumbling routine
This video of 17-year-old Angel Rice’s tumbling routine is mind-blowing.

Former Lions running back is trying to make the 2016 Rio Olympics
Former NFL running back Jahvid Best is looking to take his talents to the track in time for the 2016 Rio Olympic.

A 17-year-old gymnast got serious air in this incredible tumbling routine
This video of 17-year-old Angel Rice’s tumbling routine is mind-blowing.

Figure skater Chan to relocate from Detroit to Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Three-time world champion Patrick Chan will relocate from Detroit to Vancouver this summer and remain with coach Kathy Johnson.

Olympian, 1st black female coach at Ohio State dies in crash
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) A two-time Olympian who later became the first black woman to coach at Ohio State has been killed in a car crash in Ohio.

Up to 31 athletes face bans after IOC retests Beijing samples
Up to 31 athletes face bans after IOC retests Beijing samples

St. Francis Yacht Club 1st to challenge for Super 12 regatta
A team representing the hometown St. Francis Yacht Club has become the first challenger for the San Francisco Yacht Racing Challenge, which is scheduled to begin annually in 2017.

Injured British sailor abandons yacht, rescued by cargo ship
NEW YORK (AP) Officials with the Transat bakerly trans-Atlantic race say an injured British sailor abandoned his yacht and was rescued by a cargo ship.

USA Luge will keep headquarters in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) USA Luge has decided to keep its headquarters in Lake Placid for at least the next five years, and will reap a minimum of $6 million in benefits.

Jorgensen wins 4th straight Yokohama triathlon
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) Gwen Jorgensen of the United States won the world series triathlon in Yokohama for a consecutive fourth time on Saturday.

Bernard Tomic says he won’t play for Australia at Rio Olympics
Report: Russia cheated on doping tests during Sochi Olympics
Russian officials took clean urine from athletes months before the Sochi Olympics, and used soda containers and baby bottles passed through a hole in the wall of a testing lab to evade doping tests, the former head of Russian’s anti-doping laboratory told The New York Times.

Brazil’s president faces impeachment trial with Olympics looming
Just 84 days away from the start of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is coping with major political fallout as the Senate has voted to impeach and suspend the country’s president.

Gabby Douglas in pictures
Gabby Douglas in pictures

Ryan Lochte in pictures
Ryan Lochte in pictures

3 months before Rio, US basketball losing players, not sleep

Missy Franklin in pictures
Missy Franklin in pictures

Brazilian soccer great has chilling message for those going to the Olympics
Terrifying crime numbers have one Brazilian soccer star concerned for everyone’s safety.

Doctor urges 2016 Olympics should be moved due to Zika virus
A number of high-profile athletes are skipping the Games over health concerns.

Usain Bolt in pictures
Check out photos of the “fastest man in the world.”

Michael Phelps in pictures
Michael Phelps in pictures

Team New Zealand wins America’s Cup World Series New York
NEW YORK (AP) Emirates Team New Zealand rallied from last place after getting hooked on a starting buoy to claim the winner-take-all final race Sunday in the America’s Cup World Series.

Japanese win provisional AC World Series race in New York
NEW YORK (AP) With light wind affecting the schedule, SoftBank Team Japan won a provisional race Saturday at the America’s Cup World Series regatta on the Hudson River.

New dad Michael Phelps shares photo of his son Boomer
The all-time great is currently in training for his fifth Olympics.

Tomic, Kyrgios told to shape up if they want to represent Australia in Olympics
Volvo Ocean Race officials say former winner Carlin has died
ALICANTE, Spain (AP) Volvo Ocean Race officials say Ramon Carlin, the ”weekend sailor” who overcame long odds to win the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74, has died in Mexico City. He was 92.

Report: Russian gold medalists took steroids at Sochi Olympics
Four Russian gold-medal winners at the Sochi Olympics used performance-enhancing drugs, the whistleblowers who exposed systemic cheating in that country’s track program tell “60 Minutes” in an interview to air Sunday.

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