WINTER OLYMPICS NEWS

Pairs competition wide open at figure skating worlds

The pain Alexa Scimeca Knierim felt in her abdomen was excruciating, the vomiting and sleepless nights that it produced draining, and figure skating was the farthest thing from he...

MARCH 29, 2017

2018 Winter Olympics to be shown in all time zones at same time

A first for the Winter Games.

MARCH 28, 2017

Virtue, Moir team to beat in ice dance at Helsinki worlds

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir returned from a two-year hiatus following their silver medal at the Sochi Olympics to post the two highest ice dance scores of all time, the Canadian p...

MARCH 28, 2017

2007 slalom world champion Sarka Strachova retires

PRAGUE (AP) Sarka Strachova, the 2007 slalom world champion, says she is retiring from skiing.

MARCH 28, 2017

US Alpine Championships wrapping up at Sugarloaf

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) The U.S. Alpine Championships are drawing to a close at Maine's Sugarloaf.

MARCH 28, 2017

Narrow trail is the path to glory at US Alpine Championships

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) To the casual skier, Sugarloaf's storied Narrow Gauge Trail doesn't seem so cramped or crazy. But that changes when it's prepared for competition...

MARCH 25, 2017

Escalator fall ended US ski racer's career, launched another

His adrenaline rushing at the top, former U.S. skier Cody Marshall steeled himself to tackle the daunting course.

MARCH 25, 2017

Baffert hoping Arrogate gives him 3rd Dubai World Cup win

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Arrogate has been winning one big race after another. The 4-year-old now goes after a big pile of money in the desert.

MARCH 24, 2017

Baffert hoping Arrogate gives him 3rd Dubai World Cup win

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Having taken over the mantle as the world's best racehorse from California Chrome, Arrogate will attempt on Saturday to wear another crown that l...

MARCH 24, 2017

Kristi Yamaguchi told Nancy Kerrigan to 'break a leg' on 'DWTS'

Oops.

MARCH 23, 2017

The Olympic media village in Rio is already falling apart

These photos from journalists are not encouraging.

AUGUST 1, 2016

IOC rejects complete ban of Russia, will let sports feds decide

Olympic leaders have decided not to impose a total ban on Russian athletes from the Rio de Janeiro Games, which begin in less than two weeks.

JULY 24, 2016

Skateboarding star Tony Hawk: Olympics 'need our excitement'

Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk thinks his sport will give the Olympics a big lift if it's added to the 2020 Tokyo Games.

JULY 22, 2016

IOC says 45 retested samples from '08 and '12 Games are positive for doping

23 medalists are among those who have been caught

JULY 22, 2016

IOC will 'explore the legal options' for banning Russia from the Summer Games

IOC will 'explore the legal options' for banning Russia from the Summer Games

JULY 19, 2016

Summer Olympics sports feds balk at blanket ban for Russia

The group representing the 28 sports in the Summer Olympics says justice must be handled on an individual basis.

JULY 19, 2016

Up to 31 athletes face bans after IOC retests Beijing samples

Up to 31 athletes face bans after IOC retests Beijing samples

MAY 17, 2016

Report: Russia cheated on doping tests during Sochi Olympics

Russian officials took clean urine from athletes months before the Sochi Olympics, and used soda containers and baby bottles passed through...

MAY 12, 2016

Prosecutors move to drop domestic violence charges against skier Picabo Street

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah prosecutors moved to drop domestic violence charges against Olympic gold-medal skier Picabo Street after she was a...

MARCH 25, 2016

These 14 athletes own some of the cutest dogs in sports

It's National Puppy Day, and there's no better way to celebrate than by checking out some of the cutest dogs from the NFL, NBA, MLB and othe...

MARCH 23, 2016

Monster run nabs Mikaela Shiffrin 8th straight World Cup slalom win

ST MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States racked up her eighth successive World Cup win in the slalom on Saturday w...

MARCH 19, 2016

The Latest: Olympic committee to work closely with IAAF

MUNICH (AP) The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local):

JANUARY 14, 2016

The Latest: Mutko says he backs doping report's findings

MUNICH (AP) The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local):

JANUARY 14, 2016

The Latest: Coe: 'Long way to go' in fight against doping

MUNICH (AP) The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local):

JANUARY 14, 2016

The Latest: Anti-doping agency 'alarmed' by IAAF wrongdoing

MUNICH (AP) The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local):

JANUARY 14, 2016