Olympics

4:25 PM ET Associated Press Members of the U.S. women’s hockey team agreed to extend their existing contract for one month on Wednesday to focus on completing the world championship tournament in Denmark. Representatives for both the players and USA Hockey confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press, hours before their current contract was set

6:43 PM ET Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The setting was Herning not Beijing, but the United States will still be pleased with a 5-2 comeback win over Olympic champion Canada in group play at the women’s hockey world championship on Tuesday. Megan Keller had a goal and an assist to help the Americans beat

5:05 PM ET Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The United States warmed up for its group showdown with Canada by blitzing Switzerland 9-0 at the women’s world ice hockey championship on Monday. The U.S. matched Canada with 3-0 records. Their Group A closer on Tuesday, also in Herning, is expected to be a preview of

Aug 29, 2022 Associated Press Kenyan cyclist Sule Kangangi died in a crash on Saturday while competing in a gravel race in the U.S. state of Vermont. Kangangi was riding at high speed in the Vermont Overland race when he crashed. “Sule is our captain, friend, brother. He is also a father, husband and son,”

4:21 PM ET Associated Press HERNING, Denmark — Defending champion Canada trounced Japan 9-0 at the women’s world ice hockey championship on Sunday, with eight players contributing goals in the one-sided encounter, to top the Group A standings ahead of the United States. The record 11-time tournament winners wasted little time in getting off the

6:06 PM ET Italy forward Danilo Gallinari left a FIBA World Cup qualifying game on Saturday because of a left knee injury. The Boston Celtics veteran grabbed the knee after a bounce pass in the lane during the game against Georgia in Brescia, Italy. While play continued, he hobbled over to the sideline, holding the

5:17 PM ET ESPN News Services COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Canada and the United States paced each other with second comfortable wins at the women’s world ice hockey championship on Saturday. The only champions in the history of the women’s worlds are set to meet in the last group match on Tuesday, and are favored to

5:15 PM ET Two more high-ranking U.S. Ski and Snowboard officials, including the federation’s director, have departed in the wake of sexual assault and misconduct allegations leveled against longtime U.S. Snowboard head coach Peter Foley. USSS director Jeremy Forster, who was Foley’s boss, resigned from his position on Aug. 14, and freeskiing and snowboard head

2:45 PM ET Shyam Vasudevan Neeraj Chopra doesn’t believe in settling in and all that jazz. He wants to get the job done at the first time of asking. His first throw – a monstrous 89.08m – was his best of the evening as he took the top honours at the Lausanne 2022 Diamond League

6:07 PM ET Nikola Jokic helped Serbia to a much-needed victory over Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece in a clash of back-to-back MVPs in a FIBA World Cup qualifiers game on Thursday in Belgrade. The hosts came away with a thrilling 100-94 victory in overtime despite 40 points from Antetokounmpo, the most in World Cup European

3:23 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The trial of the woman accused of killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in Texas likely will be delayed from its scheduled October start because defense lawyers have filed a flurry of motions that require consideration, the presiding judge said Wednesday. Kaitlin Armstrong’s attorneys pressed her right

9:15 AM ET Associated Press Ski jumping governing bodies from the United States and Norway have forged an unprecedented partnership. USA Nordic Sport and Norges Hopplandslaget announced Wednesday that their national ski jumping teams will share coaches, training facilities, sports science data and efforts to attract sponsors as part of a four-year agreement. The combined

5:33 AM ET Athletics legend Usain Bolt has moved to trademark a logo of himself in his signature pose — a silhouette of his arms pointing across his body toward the sky. Bolt made the application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office last week, with the filing suggesting he intends to use the

9:26 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Konnor McClain arrived in Texas last spring adrift, her confidence shattered. The gymnastics that came so easily for so long to the precocious teenager had turned shaky. Uncertain. At one point last spring, she felt she was “the most garbage gymnast ever.” She watched the 2021 U.S.

10:28 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Brody Malone cruised to his second national gymnastics title on Saturday night to cement his status atop the American men’s program with the Paris Olympics less than two years away. Malone, 22, posted a two-day total of 176.950, more than five points ahead of longtime national team

9:11 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Shilese Jones could have moved on a year ago. There’s a gymnastics scholarship waiting for her at the University of Florida whenever she wants it. Only Jones couldn’t walk away from the chance to make a run at the Olympics. Not when there was so much unfinished

Aug 19, 2022 Associated Press BERLIN — Former Olympic diver Jan Hempel has accused the German swimming federation of failing to heed his complaints of being sexually abused for years by former coach Werner Langer. Hempel, who represented Germany at four Olympic Games, said Langer repeatedly abused him for 14 years starting in 1982 —

Aug 19, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — A documentary on the 2008 U.S. men’s basketball team known as the “Redeem Team,” with executive producers including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, will premiere on Netflix this fall. “The Redeem Team” will debut Oct. 7, the streaming service announced Friday. The film is Netflix’s first collaboration