Olympics
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The Latest: Russians want 15 more Olympic invitations
Feb 01, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Latest on Russian doping (all times local): ___ 7:35 p.m. The Russian Olympic Committee says it wants to send 15 of the 28 athletes who won their appea...
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CAS to announce Russian Olympic doping verdicts on Thursday
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian athletes disqualified from the Olympics for life in the Sochi doping scandal will have their appeal verdicts announced on Thursday. ...
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2020 Tokyo Olympic costs keep rising despite efforts to cut
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The price tag for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics keeps going up despite attempts to rein in the spending. Over the last year, organizers have shifted several venue...
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Canada's Guay, 2-time Alpine world champ, to miss Olympics
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - Two-time world champion ski racer Erik Guay of Canada says he will not be able to compete at the Pyeongchang Olympics because of a back injury. Guay announced Wednesday ...
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US confident in Olympics security despite NKorea tensions
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States said Wednesday it is not aware of any specific threat to the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea and is confident that American a...
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WADA recommends IOC use old doping sample bottles in SKorea
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended to the International Olympic Committee that it use 2016 doping sample bottles for the upcoming Winter...
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Putin to athletes: Ignore doping scandals at Olympics
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the country's athletes to forget about doping scandals when they compete at the Pyeongchang Olympics. As punishme...
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IOC mistakenly invited banned Russian to Olympics as coach
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee has mistakenly invited a banned Russian athlete to the Pyeongchang Games as a coach. The IOC said Wednes...
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USA Hockey won't name replacement for late GM Jim Johannson
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - As Tony Granato pores over video to prepare for the Olympics, he constantly reminds himself of something. This was Jim Johannson's team. And to Granato, it still is even...
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Simone Biles: Waiting to hear from USOC about sexual abuse
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Simone Biles met the new president of USA Gymnastics but hasn't heard from the U.S. Olympic Committee regarding the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Th...