Olympics
- Hirscher, Borssen win parallel slaloms
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/21/09 3:21 PM Marcel Hirscher of Austria won the second edition of the parallel slalom Champions Cup on a giant ramp in a promotion of Alpine ski events for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. (Updated: 11/21/09 3:21 PM )
- American Napier wins bobsled gold at Lake Placid
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/21/09 10:26 PM John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. For one day, he owned it. (Updated: 11/21/09 10:26 PM )
- Female ski jumpers hear reasons for case dismissal
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/20/09 6:06 PM Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate women ski jumpers' rights because they had no power to include their event in the 2010 Winters Games. (Updated: 11/20/09 6:06 PM )
- Northug the man to beat as Olympic season starts
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 6:06 PM Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man to beat in cross-country skiing, and he isn't doing much to downplay expectations. (Updated: 11/20/09 6:06 PM )
- Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 7:41 PM The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains. (Updated: 11/20/09 7:41 PM )
- Tony Benshoof's back ailing again
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/19/09 11:41 PM Olympic luge slider Tony Benshoof's back is aching again, just as the international racing season is set to begin. (Updated: 11/19/09 11:41 PM )
- Olympic lodging plan off because of rough economy
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/19/09 9:51 PM An Olympic housing plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy. (Updated: 11/19/09 9:51 PM )
- Comcast-NBC would unite rivals on Oly network
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AP National Writer
Updated: 11/19/09 6:48 AM NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival. (Updated: 11/19/09 6:48 AM )
- Penguins captain Crosby runs with Olympic torch
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/18/09 11:43 PM Five months after lifting the Stanley Cup, Sidney Crosby carried the Olympic torch as thousands of people lined a downtown street. (Updated: 11/18/09 11:43 PM )
- US curler goes for cash on reality TV
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/18/09 5:53 PM U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father. (Updated: 11/18/09 5:53 PM )
- Already a world champ, Hamlin eyes Olympic gold
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/18/09 9:33 PM For $5.89, anyone can taste how Erin Hamlin was immortalized. Vanilla ice cream, stacked with Reese's peanut butter cups, Oreos and hot fudge, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. In the sleepy village of Remsen, N.Y., pop. 514, that's how homage was paid to a local who stunned the luge world - the World Champion Erin Hamlin Sundae, a popular item at The Soda Fountain in town. (Updated: 11/18/09 9:33 PM )
- Fans to have chance to design Vonn's helmet art
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/19/09 7:18 AM Fans will have a chance to design the artwork that appears on star skier Lindsey Vonn's helmet during February's Vancouver Olympics. (Updated: 11/19/09 7:18 AM )
- BMW becomes 2012 London Olympics top-tier sponsor
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/19/09 7:08 AM BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional potential investors. (Updated: 11/19/09 7:08 AM )
- Ramzi stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold medal
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/18/09 9:33 PM Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games. (Updated: 11/18/09 9:33 PM )
- US curler goes for cash on reality TV
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/17/09 4:36 PM U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father. (Updated: 11/17/09 4:36 PM )
- Italian cyclist loses Olympic silver for doping
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/17/09 3:03 PM Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping. (Updated: 11/17/09 3:03 PM )
- Comcast-NBC would unite rivals on Oly network
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AP National Writer
Updated: 11/17/09 12:38 PM NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival. (Updated: 11/17/09 12:38 PM )
- 17-year-old Hansen makes US World Cup luge team
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/16/09 5:39 AM Kate Hansen clinched a spot on the USA Luge national team for the first two World Cup races Sunday, giving the 17-year-old a chance at making the Olympics. (Updated: 11/16/09 5:39 AM )
- USA drivers slide out of medals in 4-man World Cup
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/14/09 9:24 PM It's the hardest part of bobsledding, those 5 seconds where racers sprint alongside their sleds before jumping in for the bumpy ride down an icy chute. (Updated: 11/14/09 9:24 PM )
- US bobsled, skeleton teams slide for causes
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/14/09 1:29 PM Knowing plenty of eyes will be on their sleds during the Olympic season, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams have come up with a way to capitalize. (Updated: 11/14/09 1:29 PM )
- Court dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/13/09 9:39 PM A British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed on Friday a bid by women ski jumpers to force Vancouver Olympic organizers to let them compete. (Updated: 11/13/09 9:39 PM )
- Hays gets silver to open 2-man World Cup season
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/13/09 11:54 PM Must be an Olympic year, because Todd Hays is flying down bobsled tracks again. (Updated: 11/13/09 11:54 PM )
- 2012 Games pose biggest security risk in decades
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 11/13/09 9:27 AM London faces the largest security challenge since World War II when it hosts the 2012 Olympics, British security minister Alan West said Friday. (Updated: 11/13/09 9:27 AM )
- Americans fall short in World Cup skeleton openers
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/12/09 6:29 PM Zach Lund had a bad leg. Eric Bernotas had a bad run. Noelle Pikus-Pace had some bad luck. (Updated: 11/12/09 6:29 PM )
- USOC turns to Paul Tagliabue for board solutions
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AP National Writer
Updated: 11/12/09 8:37 PM The U.S. Olympic Committee turned to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Thursday to study how its oft-criticized board does business and determine if changes are needed. (Updated: 11/12/09 8:37 PM )
- ESPN buys Olympic TV rights for South America
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/12/09 11:35 AM ESPN secured the South American broadcast rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics on Thursday in a deal worth about $10 million. (Updated: 11/12/09 11:35 AM )
- Belarusians must wait for Olympic doping hearing
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/12/09 6:30 AM Two Belarusian hammer throwers stripped of their Olympic medals for doping must wait until next year to try to win them back at an appeal hearing. (Updated: 11/12/09 6:30 AM )
- CONI rejects Bari's bid for 2020 Summer Olympics
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/12/09 10:00 AM The Italian Olympic Committee has rejected a bid by Bari for the 2020 Summer Games. (Updated: 11/12/09 10:00 AM )
- Roof lowered onto 2012 Olympic swimming venue
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/11/09 10:41 AM The architectural showpiece of the 2012 London Olympics is taking shape after the wave-shaped roof of the aquatics center was lowered into place. (Updated: 11/11/09 10:41 AM )
- Istanbul to bid for 2020 Olympics
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/10/09 2:34 PM After four unsuccessful Olympic bids, Istanbul will enter the race to host the 2020 Games. (Updated: 11/10/09 2:34 PM )