Olympics
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Meghan Duggan among 6 3-time Olympians on US women's roster
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. women's Olympic hockey team is leaning on 13 newcomers as the Americans head to the Pyeongchang Games trying to end a 20-year gold medal drought...
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Hendrickson, Glasder earn Olympic spots in ski jumping
Dec 31, 2017 6:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Former World champion Sarah Hendrickson and Michael Glasder clinched spots in the Pyeongchang Games on Sunday as the overall winners at the U.S. O...
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Dutch head to Winter Games led by Kramer and Wust
Dec 30, 2017 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Olympic champions Sven Kramer and Ireen Wust are leading a strong Dutch team to the speedskating oval in South Korea. After five days of qualifying, it i...
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Bryan Fletcher rallies for Olympic spot in Nordic Combined
Dec 30, 2017 6:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Bryan Fletcher qualified for his second consecutive Olympic team in Nordic Combined after rallying for a victory at the U.S. Trials on Saturday. F...
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Hay day: Wyoming rancher has big impact on Olympic downhill
Dec 28, 2017 6:00 am - PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) - The rancher from western Wyoming wears tan overalls pulled over a U.S. ski team jacket, and is every bit as versed in the nuances of hay farming as...
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Quote, Unquote: Bob Frisk's best sports quotes of 2017Dec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Yes, it's that time again. I'm back. For one day. Some habits are hard to break even at age 81. You're looking at one today. I am not coming out of retirement, that wond...
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2 Olympic hockey sisters playing for different nations
Dec 24, 2017 6:00 am - VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) - Marissa Brandt was wrapping up her prosperous small-college hockey career, she believed, when the life-changing phone call came during her ...
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Team Canada unveils Olympic team roster in women's hockey
Dec 22, 2017 6:00 am - CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - The Canadian women's hockey team released three players and unveiled its roster Friday for the Winter Olympics in February. Coach Laura Schuler p...
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Russia loses 2 more Olympic silver medals because of doping
Dec 22, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russia has lost two more Olympic medals from Sochi because of doping, and luge has now been touched by the scandal for the first time. Alber...
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Tokyo cuts estimated tab for 2020 Olympics to $12 billion
Dec 21, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The latest price tag for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been trimmed slightly, but is still nearly twice the initial estimate even after a major cost-cutting e...