Olympics
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CAS dismisses doping appeals for Taimazov, Chernova
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed appeals by wrestling gold medalist Artur Taimazov and heptathlete Tatyana Chernova against ...
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IOC weighs Russian Olympic ban, risks provoking Putin
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russia could be banned from competing at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a prospect that President Vladimir Putin has already warned would be humi...
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Figure skater Medvedeva to address IOC on doping
Dec 04, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Two-time defending world figure skating champion Evgenia Medvedeva will address the International Olympic Committee board on Tuesday ahead of a vote on whe...
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What would banning Russia mean for the Winter Olympics?
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - When the International Olympic Committee board prepares to vote Tuesday on whether to ban Russia from February's Winter Olympics, its members will decide t...
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Jenner scores in OT, Canada beats United States 2-1
Dec 03, 2017 6:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Shannon Szabados said the Canadian and United States women's hockey teams could play 100 times and it would not get boring. That was true in anoth...
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Girls are flocking to ice hockey across Illinois and the nationDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - From a spot at the top of the circle, 16-year-old Drew Ternovits eyes the hockey goal about 50 feet away and tightly grips the stick in her hands. She winds back and swi...
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3 Russians banned for Olympic doping, more cases coming
Dec 01, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - More Russian doping cases from the 2014 Sochi Games are on the way, the International Olympic Committee said Friday as it banned three more ...
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Bobsled, skeleton suspensions lifted for 9 Russians
Dec 01, 2017 6:00 am - MUNICH (AP) - The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation has lifted the suspensions of nine Russian sliders and officials, which means they may rejoin the World C...
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US women hope bond forged by pay fight leads to Olympic gold
Nov 30, 2017 6:00 am - WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) - Hilary Knight was listening to the radio when she heard the U.S. women's hockey team come up. It wasn't about a big win on the ice. It was abo...
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Tokyo marks 1,000 days to go until 2020 Paralympics
Nov 29, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo marked 1,000 days to go until the 2020 Paralympics on Wednesday with a ceremony at the world's tallest tower. The 634-meter (2,080-feet) Tokyo Sky Tre...