Astros owner Drayton McLane will speak to U.S. Olympic Committee board members on Friday in La Jolla, Calif., on behalf of Houston in its quest to host the 2016 Olympics and will chair the bid ...

(Reuters) - The International Olympic committee will elect the winning bid for the 2016 summer Olympics on October 2. Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are bidding. Here are some key facts ...

The host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics will be selected in Copenhagen on Oct. 2. Reuters will repeat the 12-part preview package (originally moved on Thursday, Sept. 24) at 0200 GMT. The package ...

CHICAGO | Organizers of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics on Monday pulled out the heaviest of federal hitters -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and top presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett -- ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden Gate Bridge and famed cable cars won’t serve as a backdrop for the 2016 Olympics. San Francisco dropped out of the running for the Summer Games, leaving Los Angeles and ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- They came from Holland and Mexico, from Scotland and Italy. On a cold January day, tourists descended on Chicago's Millennium Park just as they do when it's warm and the crowded ice ...

As an adopted son of Chicago, President Obama has taken a special interest in the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympics. But the news that he's going to fly over to Copenhagen to make a personal pitch ...