Olympics

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 12:44 AM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — J.R. Avon scored at 10:54 of overtime and the Peterborough Petes beat the host Kamloops Blazers 5-4 in the Memorial Cup tiebreaker Thursday night to advance to face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the semifinal. Avon took a drop pass from Owen Beck and

U.S. hockey legend Hilary Knight is the first recipient of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Female Player of the Year award. Knight, 33, led the U.S. women’s national team to a gold medal at the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Brampton, Ontario, leading all players with eight goals. She scored three goals in the

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 12:17 AM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Michael Simpson stopped 26 shots, Tucker Robertson, J.R. Avon, Avery Hayes and Connor Lockhart scored and the Peterborough Petes avoided elimination in the Memorial Cup, beating the Quebec Remparts 4-2 on Tuesday night. The Ontario Hockey League champion Petes (1-2) will play Thursday

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 30, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Team USA will play an exhibition game against Puerto Rico on Aug. 7 in Las Vegas to start its preparations for the FIBA World Cup later this summer. USA

May 29, 2023, 08:25 AM ET Latvians woke up to go to work Monday morning, only to find they didn’t have to. Their parliament had met at midnight to declare a holiday after the national ice hockey team chalked up its best result at the world championship. Latvia, where hockey is the national sport, was

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 10:46 PM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Logan Stankoven had a goal and four assists, Connor Levis had a goal and two assists and the Kamloops Blazers routed the Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough Petes 10-2 in the Memorial Cup on Sunday. The win came after Kamloops defenseman Kyle Masters

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 04:51 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Samuel Blais scored two goals to rally Canada to a 5-2 victory over Germany in the final of the ice hockey world championship Sunday. It’s a record 28th world title for Canada, and its second in three years. Russia has 27 while Germany has

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 12:51 PM ET ROME — Primoz Roglic expanded his Grand Tour portfolio by winning the Giro d’Italia on Sunday to add to his three Spanish Vuelta titles. Mark Cavendish, who recently announced that he will retire at the end of this season, won the 21st and final stage in a

May 27, 2023, 08:12 PM ET Two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser demolished his own shot put world record on Saturday, throwing for 23.56 meters at the Los Angeles Grand Prix. The American surpassed his previous world record of 23.37 meters, which he achieved at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon in June 2021. Editor’s

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 12:29 AM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — James Malatesta had a hat trick, Kassim Gaudet scored twice and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts routed the host Kamloops Blazers 8-3 in the Memorial Cup opener Friday night. Nathan Gaucher, Theo Rochette and Zachary Bolduc also scored for

Dan Hajducky, ESPNMay 26, 2023, 01:02 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone recently auctioned off 24 pieces of memorabilia from the 1992

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 12:37 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Thursday. The Americans have been cruising through the tournament and earned their eighth straight victory. “This was a tough game and I’m really proud

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Associated Press May 23, 2023, 01:53 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Dylan Samberg scored in overtime as the United States beat Sweden 4-3 Tuesday to finish the group stage with a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship. Samberg’s winner from the slot 1:37 into overtime clinched first place for the United States in

Associated Press May 23, 2023, 03:19 PM ET Track and field is introducing new rules and a “short track” format for races run on 200-meter tracks, which have traditionally been in enclosed arenas and referred to as “indoor” events. Short track world records can now be set at indoor or outdoor events under a proposal

Associated Press May 23, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Organizers of the Paris Olympics said they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony and on Tuesday brushed off criticism that prices are too high. Tony Estanguet, the organizing committee president, said the second ticketing phase

May 22, 2023, 08:36 AM ET Britain’s sprint king Mark Cavendish announced Monday that he will end his 17-year career as a professional cyclist at the conclusion of the season. During his illustrious career Cavendish racked up 161 victories, including 34 at the Tour de France to equal the record of Belgian great Eddy Merckx.

May 22, 2023, 06:11 AM ET Paris 2024 organizers have been working on installing the Olympic flame on the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. It was not clear whether the flame would stay on the iconic monument throughout the July 26-Aug. 11 sports extravaganza. The source