Olympics

Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ESPOO, Finland — World champion Kaori Sakamoto secured her place at figure skating’s Grand Prix finals with her second series win of the season on Saturday at Grand Prix Espoo. Sakamoto landed seven triple jumps in the free skate as she extended her lead

Associated Press Nov 19, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy — Persistent strong winds on the Matterhorn mountain wiped out another women’s World Cup downhill Sunday, a day after gusts forced the cancellation of the first speed race of the season. Organizers delayed the start time twice but called off

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Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — A makeshift shrine for Adam Johnson keeps growing outside the arena where the Nottingham Panthers play hockey. Fans have left flowers, wreaths, jerseys, team scarves and handwritten notes to honor the American who died after an opposing player’s skate cut his

Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 03:49 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas jury on Friday sentenced a woman to 90 years in prison for the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in a case that sent investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer. Jurors deliberated for

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Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The long-standing rift and ongoing legal dispute between the International Olympic Committee and the boxing governing body it ousted this year could continue at Switzerland’s supreme court. The Russian president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, said Thursday it intends to

ESPN News Services Nov 15, 2023, 09:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The start time of the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials marathon in Orlando, Florida, has been moved to 10 a.m. ET from its original planned noon start over runners’ heat concerns, USA Track and Field said Wednesday. Some of the United States’ top marathon

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Nov 14, 2023, 08:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Almost one in two Parisians believe hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics is a “bad thing,” with transport and security their biggest concerns, according to a poll eight months before the event. Some 44% of Paris region residents expressed a negative opinion, while 65% of French residents

Associated Press Nov 13, 2023, 08:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares and medal events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games because cricket and other newcomers were added to the program. The International Olympic Committee last

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 12, 2023, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Several weeks after allegations of abuse were made by former gymnasts Kara Eaker and Kim Tessen, the University of Utah has placed head coach Tom Farden on paid administrative leave. The leave was effective immediately, according to a statement provided to ESPN on

Associated Press Nov 12, 2023, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LEVI, Finland — Mikaela Shiffrin won a women’s World Cup slalom Sunday after first-run leader Petra Vlhová looked set for another clear victory until she straddled a gate and did not finish her final run. Vlhova, who dominated Saturday’s race on the same hill,

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Associated Press Nov 11, 2023, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LEVI, Finland — Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova dominated the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season Saturday by clearly winning both runs, with Mikaela Shiffrin finishing in fourth. The American, who raced with a bruised left knee following a training crash last week,

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A verdict in the Beijing Olympics doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva should be given by the end of January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday after a fifth day of appeal proceedings. The new deadline set

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Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 12:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Hilary Knight has played in four Olympics, 13 world championships and been a part of the U.S. women’s national team since 2007. Now the Americans’ captain at 34, she might be getting better instead of slowing down. Knight had a goal