Olympics

Associated Press Dec 21, 2023, 11:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRUSSELS — International Skating Union rules that sanction athletes for taking part in events it does not recognize were in breach of European Union competition law, the EU’s top court said on Thursday. Upholding a previous ruling by a lower tribunal, the European Court

ESPN News Services Dec 21, 2023, 06:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The giant opening ceremony extravaganza that Paris is planning to hold on the River Seine to launch next year’s Olympic Games could be moved if France is hit in the run-up by extremist attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron’s comments in a

Associated Press Dec 19, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILAN — American-born Italian shot-putter Nick Ponzio was banned for 18 months by the Italian Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday for drug-testing violations, ruling him out of next year’s Paris Olympics. Ponzio reached a plea deal with doping authorities after he was unable to be

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 19, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul is doubling down on his commitment to boxing with a unique endeavor. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter will partner with USA Boxing ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, officials told ESPN on Tuesday. Paul, 26, will travel to the Olympic Training

Associated Press Dec 18, 2023, 09:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LA VILLA, Italy — Olympic champion. World champion. And virtually unbeatable on the World Cup circuit. When it comes to giant slalom, Marco Odermatt is completely dominant. The Swiss skier won the Alta Badia giant slalom for the second time in two days on

Open Extended Reactions Khaman Maluach, one of the top young basketball prospects in the world, has elected to graduate high school this upcoming summer, making him NBA Draft eligible in 2025. “I think I am ready to play at that level,” Maluach told ESPN. “I’ve played against some of the top guys in 2024 and

Associated Press Dec 17, 2023, 07:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VAL D’ISERE, France — Federica Brignone dominated to win a World Cup super-G on Sunday and trim the gap in the overall standings to Mikaela Shiffrin, who skied out at Val d’Isere. Brignone beat Kajsa Vickhoff Lie by almost half a second, finishing 0.44

Associated Press Dec 17, 2023, 02:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SARNIA, Ontario — Marie-Philip Poulin scored the lone shootout goal, Ann-Renée Desbiens made 22 saves and Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Saturday night to cut the Americans’ Rivalry Series lead to 3-1. Canada overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period, with

Associated Press Dec 16, 2023, 10:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Dominik Paris is back. The Italian skier dominated a World Cup downhill in Val Gardena on Saturday to claim his first victory in more than a year — and for Italy a first home win there in the

Associated Press Dec 15, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EAST LANSING, Mich. — Trustees at Michigan State agreed Friday to release documents to the state attorney general related to the school’s investigations into now-imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar. The East Lansing school’s trustees unanimously voted to finally turn over the documents, which

Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 11:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KITCHENER, Ontario — Captain Hilary Knight scored on a power play 28 seconds into overtime to give the United States women’s hockey team a 3-2 victory over Canada on Thursday night and a 3-0 lead in the seven-game Rivalry Series. Knight beat goalie Ann-Renée

Dec 14, 2023, 12:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Italian steeplechase runner Ahmed Abdelwahed has been banned for four years and stripped of his silver medal from the 2022 European Athletics Championships for an anti-doping rule violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday. Abdelwahed won silver at the European championships in Munich in

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterDec 12, 2023, 08:26 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Team USA will play two showcase games in London at O2 Arena ahead of the Paris Olympics next summer, USA Basketball announced Tuesday. The senior national

Associated Press Dec 12, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — Swiss skier Wendy Holdener could miss the rest of the season after having surgery on an ankle injury Tuesday, leaving Mikaela Shiffrin without one of her main slalom rivals. Holdener crashed into safety nets while training in Italy and fractured her left

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 08:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OTOPENI, Romania — Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen set a short course world record in the 800-meter freestyle Sunday, beating Grant Hackett’s previous mark by almost three seconds. Wiffen finished in 7 minutes, 20.46 seconds to take gold at the European Short Course Swimming Championships

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 06:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Heavy snowfall overnight forced the cancellation Sunday of a women’s World Cup super-G race where Mikaela Shiffrin was expected to be a strong contender. The sunshine that bathed Shiffrin’s winning run in downhill Saturday on the Corviglia course at St.

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — Downhill skier Breezy Johnson is under investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and says she will not race during the case, which could lead to a two-year ban. “Out of respect for my fellow racers, I have decided not to compete until

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 06:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VAL D’ISERE, France — Snow and rain overnight in the French Alps forced the cancellation of a World Cup slalom Sunday in yet another loss to the men’s season. The tally is now six races canceled, one abandoned and just two completed in a