Olympics

Associated Press May 21, 2023, 04:43 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States routed France 9-0 on Sunday to keep its perfect record at the ice hockey world championship. Cutter Gauthier led with a hat trick; Drew O’Connor got two goals; and Scott Perunovich, T.J. Tynan, Rocco Grimaldi and Conor Garland added one apiece

Associated Press May 20, 2023, 08:52 AM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States shut out Denmark 3-0 on Saturday to stay perfect at the ice hockey world championship. Alex Tuch scored one goal and added two assists as the United States earned its fifth victory in five games. Cutter Gauthier broke the deadlock midway

Associated Press May 19, 2023, 04:33 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Defending champion Finland produced a five-goal final period to rout newcomer Hungary 7-1 at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. A third victory in five games moved co-host Finland to third place in Group A behind the United States and Sweden. The top

Leon Imber May 19, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Editor’s note: this story contains mentions of suicide. After an unforgiving 15 hours and 52 minutes, Andy Donaldson was plucked from the treacherous Molokai Channel in Hawaii, and swiftly rushed to the hospital. His uvula had swollen to three times its normal size, and his breathing grew

Associated Press May 18, 2023, 05:13 PM ET COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Congressionally formed panel exploring the inner-workings of the U.S. Olympic enterprise hinted at proposing potentially radical changes to a business that has been operating under the same framework for more than 40 years. “We tend to make sport policy in this country

Associated Press May 18, 2023, 04:32 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Sweden routed newcomer Hungary 7-1 Thursday for its fourth victory at the ice hockey world championship. Jacob de la Rose scored twice for Sweden at the Nokia Arena. The Swedes are second in Group A with 11 points, one point behind the United States.

Associated Press May 17, 2023, 12:24 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States maintained a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship by beating Austria 4-1 on Wednesday for a fourth straight victory in the group stage. Lane Hutson and Nick Perbix contributed a goal and an assist each, while Rocco Grimaldi and

Associated Press May 17, 2023, 06:33 AM ET MONACO — Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto, the 10-kilometer road running world-record holder, has been suspended for suspected doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday. Kipruto, who also won a bronze medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 2019 world championships, has been notified of a charge

Associated Press May 16, 2023, 04:22 PM ET RIGA, Latvia — Switzerland posted another shutout in beating Kazakhstan 5-0 Tuesday for its third victory at the ice hockey world championship. Fabrice Herzog and Damien Riat had a goal and an assist each in the Group B game in the Latvian capital of Riga. The Swiss

Associated Press May 15, 2023, 04:48 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States had to fight hard to overcome Germany 3-2 for a third victory in three games at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. Canada had to dig even deeper to prevail against Slovakia 2-1 in a shootout. Matt Coronato, Sean Farrell

Associated Press May 14, 2023, 09:03 AM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States had to come back from a goal down to outclass newcomer Hungary 7-1 for its second win at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Canada had to do the same on the way to a 5-2 victory over Slovenia, the

Associated Press May 14, 2023, 05:55 PM ET CESENA, Italy — Giro d’Italia leader and favorite Remco Evenepoel had to withdraw from the race on Sunday after testing positive for the coronavirus. Evenepoel had won the day’s individual time trial to reclaim the leader’s pink jersey. But his Soudal Quick-Step team later announced that the

Associated Press May 14, 2023, 01:09 AM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Defending champion Finland rebounded from an opening loss to the United States by overcoming Germany 4-3 at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. Sakari Manninen had two goals and an assist for Finland, and Mikko Lehtonen and Joel Armia also scored in the

Associated Press May 12, 2023, 08:31 PM ET ATLANTA — Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returned to the competition pool after a layoff of nearly a year, placing second in the 100-meter butterfly at a low-key meet in Atlanta on Friday. Wearing a plain white cap and red suit, he seemed pleased with his performance after

Associated Press May 12, 2023, 08:09 PM ET BONN, Germany — Russia and its ally Belarus have had their suspension from membership of the International Paralympic Committee overturned on appeal but their athletes remain barred from competing in IPC-run events. The IPC said Friday that its independent appeals tribunal had ruled that the IPC membership

Associated Press May 11, 2023, 06:34 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary gave up the rights to host next year’s European figure skating championships Wednesday, blaming the economic impact of the war in neighboring Ukraine. That leaves the International Skating Union seeking a new host on short notice for the January event. The ISU said

May 11, 2023, 04:40 AM ET Nijel Amos said he is selling Botswana’s first Olympic medal, his 800m silver from the 2012 London Games, to help support his family after he received a three-year doping ban last week. Amos’s silver at the London Games was Botswana’s first medal of any colour at an Olympics. The

Associated Press May 8, 2023, 11:50 AM ET MADRID — The organizers of a women’s running race in Spain apologized Monday after the winner was offered a food processor to take home, sparking accusations of sexism. The 7-kilometer Carrera de la Mujer women’s race issued a statement on Twitter saying it hadn’t considered the kitchen