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Larry Bird with Charles Barkley during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Olympic Channel will rerun games from 1992 Dream Team April 15, 2020 | 5:31 PM

Tokyo 2020: 'No B Plan' for another Olympic postponement April 14, 2020 | 7:29 AM

Meghan Duggan of the United States Women's Ice Hockey team after winning a gold medal at the 2018 Olympics.

US women’s hockey captain Meghan Duggan subs in for Danvers gym teacher battling coronavirus April 11, 2020 | 2:53 PM

Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021 April 10, 2020 | 7:50 AM

Athletes already qualified for Tokyo Games get to keep spots April 8, 2020 | 7:52 AM

Michael Phelps.

Appearing on 'Today,' Michael Phelps urged Olympians to 'take care of their mental health' April 6, 2020 | 12:47 PM

Wallace Spearmon is training in Arkansas to compete in the 200 or 400 meters

Olympics postponement leaves USA committee with $200 million cash crunch April 4, 2020 | 7:30 AM

Simone Biles on 2021 Olympics: 'Nothing is set in stone' April 2, 2020 | 7:32 AM

FILE - In this March 20, 2020, file photo, Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura, right, and Saori Yoshida light the torch as Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, left, watches during Olympic Flame Arrival Ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021. Organizing committee President Mori suggested there would be no major change from 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021 March 30, 2020 | 9:34 AM

Officials light a lantern from the Olympic Flame at the end of a flame display ceremony in Iwaki, northern Japan.

Tokyo's infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions March 29, 2020 | 9:42 PM

Tokyo Olympics organizers considering July 2021 for opening ceremony March 28, 2020 | 6:39 PM

Olympian and Head of the Charles Women’s Singles reigning champion Gevvie Stone, of Cambridge, MA, lining up for the Championship Women's Singles race.

Newton's Gevvie Stone paused her medical career to train for the now-postponed Olympics. Now, she's grappling with guilt and uncertainty March 28, 2020 | 5:00 AM

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 29: Molly Seidel reacts after finishing second in the Women's U.S. Olympic marathon team trials on February 29, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Boston resident Molly Seidel qualified for the Olympic marathon. She's worried about what happens now. March 27, 2020 | 10:02 AM

With Olympics on hold, Michael Phelps worries about mental health March 25, 2020 | 7:09 AM

How postponing the Olympics will upend other major events March 24, 2020 | 7:42 PM

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019, file photo, United States' Kemba Walker is shown during the second half of an exhibition basketball game against Spain in Anaheim, Calif. The Boston Celtics will have at least three and possibly four players on the final 12-man roster that USA Basketball will take to China next week for the FIBA World Cup. So these Team USA practices have been a get-to-know-you bonus of sorts for new Celtics guard Kemba Walker and Boston teammates Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

With the Olympics postponed, Team USA might not have NBA players in Tokyo March 24, 2020 | 4:42 PM

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021 March 24, 2020 | 9:19 AM

IOC president Thomas Bach.

2020 Olympics in Tokyo to be postponed, IOC member says March 23, 2020 | 3:23 PM

Tokyo Olympics seem sure to happen: but in 2021, not 2020 March 23, 2020 | 7:24 AM

Two women take a selfie with the Olympic rings in the background in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics March 22, 2020 | 9:29 PM

Doubts increase over whether Tokyo can safely host the summer Games.

Olympics President: ‘Of course we are considering different scenarios’ March 21, 2020 | 11:40 AM

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games March 19, 2020 | 10:43 PM

Flame arrival faces calls for Tokyo Olympics to be delayed March 19, 2020 | 7:37 AM

Olympic torch relay goes on, Tokyo seeks crowd 'restraint' March 18, 2020 | 7:33 AM

Trump's 'postpone' idea shot down by Japanese Olympic minister March 13, 2020 | 7:56 AM

Russia restricted to 10 athletes in track at Tokyo Olympics March 12, 2020 | 11:14 AM

Will WHO's 'pandemic' ruling impact the Tokyo Olympics? March 12, 2020 | 11:05 AM

The impact of Olympic cancellation would reach around the globe March 10, 2020 | 7:45 AM

DES MOINES, IOWA - MARCH 05: Ryan Lochte looks on during Day Two of the TYR Pro Swim Series at Des Moines on March 05, 2020 at the MidAmerican Energy Aquatic Center at the Wellmark YMCA in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

35-year-old Ryan Lochte, loaded with extra weight and plenty of baggage, has his sights on Tokyo Olympics March 7, 2020 | 1:29 PM

Tokyo organizers downsize arrival ceremony for Olympic torch March 6, 2020 | 7:30 AM