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6:02 PM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). LSU is stepping up security around its gymnastics meets following an incident involving disruptive fans of Tigers star Olivia Dunne

Jan 12, 2023 Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. diving trials for the 2024 Olympics will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee. USA Diving awarded the competition to the Allan Jones Aquatic Center at the University of Tennessee. The trials, to be held in June 2024, will determine the American team for the Paris Games.

4:46 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention Thursday protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports and threatened the association with legal action if it doesn’t change its policies. Gaines competed in last year’s NCAA swimming and diving championships

4:12 PM ET Associated Press FLACHAU, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait a bit longer to celebrate record-breaking win No. 83 on the women’s World Cup circuit. Her biggest rival and an illness spoiled Shiffrin’s hopes of a big party at a floodlit night slalom Tuesday as the American standout skier finished second

12:23 PM ET Associated Press GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — A lack of snow in the unseasonably warm European winter forced organizers Tuesday to cancel two men’s World Cup ski races in Germany two weeks ahead of schedule. The International Ski Federation said it is “working on a replacement” venue for the downhill and giant slalom scheduled

8:18 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — In a defeat for athletes challenging officials running their sport, a Californian court has ruled in favor of swimming’s governing body in antitrust cases filed in 2018. World Aquatics said Monday it won rulings from a judge in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. Cases were filed

11:47 AM ET Associated Press SIGULDA, Latvia — Latvia swept a pair of luge World Cup races on home ice Sunday, and Emily Sweeney of the U.S. won her team-high fourth medal of the season by helping the Americans finish third in a team relay. Kristers Aparjods won gold in the men’s singles race, his

7:38 AM ET Associated Press KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — The emotions came pouring out of Mikaela Shiffrin when she matched Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win Sunday. First there was a scream of delight following a serious case of nerves that had been building inside her throughout the day. Then

4:44 PM ET Associated Press SIGULDA, Latvia — Dajana Eitberger of Germany won the women’s luge World Cup race Saturday, and host Latvia swept the gold medals in the men’s and women’s doubles races. Eitberger got her second win of the season, in 1 minute, 22.999 seconds, about a hundredth of a second better than

Jan 7, 2023 Associated Press KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — The frustration on Mikaela Shiffrin’s face — mouth agape in apparent disappointment followed by pursed lips — lasted all of about 60 seconds. By the time the cameras moved off Shiffrin and onto the next competitor, the American had regained her smile and was quickly able

Jan 7, 2023 Associated Press WINTERBERG, Germany — Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. remained in the World Cup monobob season points lead Saturday after finishing second to Germany’s Laura Nolte in the first race of 2023. Nolte got her second consecutive win, both times with Humphries finishing second. Humphries is the only woman who has

7:36 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com When Fisk gymnastics head coach Corrine Tarver first reached out to potential recruits, she led with a simple question: “Do you want to make history?” On Friday, those who accepted her offer did just that — and Fisk became the first HBCU gymnastics team to compete at the NCAA level.

11:27 PM ET Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game at 6:22 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic on Thursday night for its record-extending 20th world junior hockey title. The 19-year-old Arizona Coyotes forward took a pass from Joshua Roy on

9:29 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After a 265-day absence — yes, we counted — NCAA gymnastics is finally back on Friday. With a new season comes new questions, and this year we’re not just wondering if anyone will be able to turn around a “Wednesday”-themed floor routine in time (although … could someone?). Will Oklahoma

12:40 PM ET Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia — Mikaela Shiffrin won the first women’s World Cup race of 2023 on Wednesday to move within one victory of Lindsey Vonn’s record. Shiffrin dealt best with difficult course conditions to dominate a floodlit slalom and raise her career tally to 81 World Cup wins. She could match

6:26 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Three-time Olympic medalist Mahiedine Mekhissi is ending his decorated career as a middle-distance runner, saying he no longer takes pleasure in training. Mekhissi, 37, announced his decision in an interview with L’Equipe sports daily published Wednesday. “I’m stopping because the desire is no longer there,” said Mekhissi, who

6:53 PM ET ESPN News Services MONCTON, New Brunswick — Logan Cooley had three goals, and Red Savage and Cutter Gauthier had two each, as Team USA cruised past Germany 11-1 in the world junior championship Monday, securing a spot in the tournament’s semifinals. The win was the Americans’ third straight after a surprising loss

6:53 PM ET ESPN News Services MONCTON, New Brunswick — Captain Luke Hughes and forward Jimmy Snuggerud each had a goal and an assist and Team USA secured the Group B title at the world junior championship Saturday night with a 6-2 victory over Finland. The Americans improved to 3-1 at the tournament and won