Olympics
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Plushenko predicts best-ever Olympics in figure skating
Jan 17, 2018 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Figure skating legend Evgeni Plushenko predicts that next month's Olympic figure skating competition in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be the best ever. Ci...
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Coming out changes the game for Olympian Gus Kenworthy
Jan 16, 2018 6:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Gus Kenworthy's life has changed, and unlike most athletes who make it big at the Olympics, it's only partly because of the medal he won. When he ...
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Top 2018 draft prospect Dahlin makes Sweden Olympic roster
Jan 16, 2018 6:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Projected No. 1 NHL draft pick Rasmus Dahlin has made Sweden's Olympic hockey roster and could be the youngest player in the tournament. Dahlin, 17, pla...
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Ole Einar Bjoerndalen fails to make Norway's Olympic team
Jan 16, 2018 6:00 am - OSLO, Norway (AP) - Olympic great Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has failed to make Norway's biathlon team for the Pyeongchang Games, missing out on a chance to compete at his se...
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Olympic figure skater Bradie Tennell back in Buffalo Grove getting ready for gamesJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - Within days of winning the women's national title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this month — earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in the process — Bradie T...
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Images: Carpentersville's Bradie Tennell prepares for the PyeongChang OlympicsJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - See Carpentersville's Bradie Tennell, the top finisher at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Tennell has been selected for the U.S. team for the PyeongChang Olympic...
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Martin Erat to captain Czechs at Pyeongchang Olympics
Jan 15, 2018 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Veteran forward Martin Erat will lead the Czech Republic's hockey team as captain at the Pyeongchang Olympics. From 2001-15, the 36-year-old Erat played 88...
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Olsen, Cunningham, Bascue lead US Olympic bobsled team
Jan 15, 2018 6:00 am - Justin Olsen has an Olympic bobsled gold medal as a brakeman, and now gets the chance to pursue one as a driver. Olsen, Nick Cunningham and Codie Bascue were announced M...
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US skeleton star Katie Uhlaender heading to 4th Olympics
Jan 15, 2018 6:00 am - Katie Uhlaender is going to the Olympics for the fourth time, still looking for her first medal. That is, unless she's seeking a second. Uhlaender was nominated Monday t...
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Daleman's road to Olympics included surgery, bullying
Jan 15, 2018 6:00 am - VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Gabrielle Daleman spent the summer convalescing at her family's cottage in Ontario, finding solace in the hours she spent sitting at t...