Olympic champion Alysa Liu takes season off after Milan gold, promises her return to the ice
By DAVE SKRETTA Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu is taking the season off following...
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US ’28 track trials headed back to Eugene (not LA) over compressed 6-day schedule
The trials will be the sixth straight held at the University of Oregon campus.
US men and Canada women win flag football world titles as spots earned for the Los Angeles Olympics
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The United States successfully defended the men’s title at the flag...
Michael Phelps returns poolside with his sons as 8-year-old Beckett eyes swimming
Michael Phelps turned up at the Pan Pacific Championships with two of his four young...
Katie Ledecky surges to 1,500 free win for her first home-soil international medal
By BETH HARRIS IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle on opening...
Olympian Hudson-Smith says he’s unsure if he’s been paid what’s owed by Grand Slam Track
By KEN MAGUIRE BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Olympic silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith says he has...
Frederick Richard makes a statement in more ways than one en route to first US gymnastics title
By WILL GRAVES PHOENIX (AP) — Frederick Richard won his first U.S. men’s gymnastics all-around...
Trump celebrates US Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House
Nearly half of the Team USA athletes who competed in Italy came to the East...
Healthy again, Gabby Thomas explains why she’s skipping US nationals — and loving it
By EDDIE PELLS Gabby Thomas, one of the deepest thinkers in track, chose to view...
Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999
LONDON (AP) — Josh Kerr, the British runner who helped stoke a revival in middle-distance...
Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics about two years before the Los Angeles Olympics
By The Associated Press Suni Lee is making a run at a third Olympics. The...
Kremlin hails ‘important step’ as IOC eases Olympic restrictions on Russia
The IOC provisionally lifted a suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee.
IOC eases path toward Russia returning with full team at 2028 LA Olympics
The IOC has eased its entry requirements for Russian athletes and teams.
Stephen Francis, influential coach who transformed Jamaican sprinting, dies at 64
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Stephen Francis, the influential Jamaican track and field coach whose athletes...
Prosecutor dropping drug case against Olympian skier Bode Miller
By DAVE COLLINS An eastern Idaho prosecutor says misdemeanor drug charges against Olympic gold medalist...
Olympic athletes to get cash grants from new $100M fund created by IOC
By GRAHAM DUNBAR LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — It’s not Olympic prize money officially, but it...
Olympian skier Bode Miller pleads not guilty to Idaho misdemeanor drug charges
By REBECCA BOONE BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded...
Kate Douglass breaks the women’s 50-meter freestyle world record in 23.59
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kate Douglass broke the world record in the women’s 50-meter freestyle at...
Annapolis’ Lacey Eden selected No. 5 overall by Las Vegas in PWHL draft
Annapolis native Lacey Eden is moving from making history in the college women's hockey world...
Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson collapses after medical episode while pacing mile group at event
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Olympic bronze medalist and world champion 1,500-meter runner Jenny Simpson collapsed...
Olympic gold medal-Stanley Cup double is at stake for Americans in the final
By STEPHEN WHYNO Ken Morrow liked to consider himself the answer of a trivia question...
Casey Wasserman says he won’t resign as LA28 chairman despite mayor urging him to quit
By BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Wasserman hasn’t considered resigning as chairman of...
These women are training to represent the US in an Olympic sport they’d never heard of
By JAIMIE DING LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rylee White had never even heard of the...
IOC urges sports to let Belarus athletes compete again without vetting as neutrals
By GRAHAM DUNBAR GENEVA (AP) — In a political shift Thursday, the International Olympic Committee...
Lindsey Vonn nominated to US ski team for next season as she faces long recovery from Olympic crash
By PAT GRAHAM It’s easy to read something into this: Lindsey Vonn was among the...
Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again
By BRIAN MAHONEY NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is still recovering physically and emotionally...
Swimming becomes first major Olympic sport to lift restrictions on Russian athletes
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH Russian swimmers, divers and water polo players will be allowed to compete...
Olympic gold medalist boxer at center of gender controversy advances to Asian semifinals
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting won her quarterfinal bout at the...
Ilia Malinin bounces back from Olympic nightmare with 3rd straight world figure skating title
PRAGUE (AP) — Ilia Malinin is back on the top step of the podium. Six...
Team USA has already shown it doesn’t need the NFL’s help in flag football for the 2028 Olympics
By ROB MAADDI Team USA doesn’t need NFL players to help it go for the...
Fleet goalie Frankel enjoying her salad days with her puck-stopping abilities and restaurant reviews
By JOHN WAWROW Boston Fleet goalie Aerin Frankel takes a modest and efficient approach to...
Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy
The eligibility policy will apply from the LA Olympics in July 2028.
WADA delays decision over potential ban of Trump from major sporting events until after World Cup
The U.S. hasn't paid its dues since 2023.
WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?
By EDDIE PELLS The idea sounds outlandish, if not downright impossible. Leaders at the World...
Milan Cortina Paralympics end with another boycott by Ukraine at Games marked by Russia’s return
By TALES AZZONI CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A closing ceremony boycotted by Ukraine signaled...
US aims for historic clean sweep in Olympic and Paralympic ice hockey
On Sunday the U.S. and Canada meet again in the Para ice hockey final.
Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn’t these Games be earlier?
The Paralympics are typically held two weeks after the Winter Olympics.
Winter Olympics star Klaebo says he has a concussion from crash in World Cup race
DRAMMEN, Norway (AP) — Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo said Friday he sustained...
Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories
Both athletes grew up in California with Chinese roots and single parents.
Iran says skier deeply disappointed at missing Paralympics because of war
Aboulfazl Khatibi was set to be Iran’s only athlete at the Milan Cortina Paralympics.
Russian anthem rings out at Paralympics for first time in 12 years after Voronchikhina takes gold
Russia arrived at Milan Cortina with six athletes.
A guide to the six sports at the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics
Milan Cortina will feature a record number of athletes and medals.
Winter Paralympics: Milan Cortina Games to open amid war in Middle East, boycott over Russian flag
The Milan Cortina Games mark the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympics.
Iran won’t compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics as its only athlete can’t travel safely to Italy
Aboulfazl Khatibi was set to compete in two Para cross-country events beginning next week.
Paralympians try to focus on Milan Cortina Games amid tensions over Iran war, return of Russian flag
The Winter Paralympics are getting underway amid the ongoing military attacks.
READER POLL: Who is on Mount Rushmore of visiting athletes in Baltimore?
Lionel Messi’s visit to Baltimore sparked a debate: Which legendary athletes who didn’t play for...