Ireland wing Stockdale named best player of 6 Nations
DUBLIN (AP) Ireland winger Jacob Stockdale was chosen the best player of the Six Nations after scoring seven tries, the most in the champio... MARCH 24, 2018
Kuzmina wins biathlon World Cup sprint title
TYUMEN, Russia (AP) Anastasia Kuzmina won the biathlon World Cup sprint title despite a 12th-place finish in Friday's race which cut her lead in the overall standings. MARCH 24, 2018
Official: sprinter Asafa Powell out of Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell won't compete in the 100 meters at the Commonwealth Games due to an undisclosed injury, team officials said Friday. MARCH 24, 2018
American skaters Chen and Zhou in top 3 after men’s short
ASSAGO, Italy (AP) Olympic figure skating champions Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany set a world record as they claimed their first world title as a pair with a flawle... MARCH 24, 2018
Fourcade wins sprint title, closes in on biathlon World Cup
TYUMEN, Russia (AP) Martin Fourcade won the biathlon World Cup sprint title for the seventh straight year after a victory in Thursday's race. MARCH 23, 2018
Hurt, Cochran-Siegle win Alpine combined races at nationals
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) Teenager AJ Hurt captured the women's Alpine combined race at the U.S. championships, while Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle earned the men's title. MARCH 23, 2018
After 16-year break, Stellato back at figure skating worlds
ASSAGO, Italy (AP) After a 16-year break, Deanna Stellato is eager to make up for lost time. MARCH 23, 2018
US men's ski coach steps down, takes new role with team
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) Sasha Rearick is stepping down from his role as the U.S. men's Alpine ski coach to lead the development side in a restructuring move by the organization. MARCH 23, 2018
Valverde takes Tour of Catalonia lead with 2nd-stage win
VALLS, Spain (AP) Defending champion Alejandro Valverde took the overall lead in the Tour of Catalonia by winning Tuesday's second stage in northeastern Spain. MARCH 23, 2018
Kostner's potential farewell subplot to world championships
Olympic champion Alina Zagitova is without question the heavy favorite heading into figure skating's world championships, especially after the sprightly Russian's training partner... MARCH 23, 2018
Pop Warner to adopt USOC/USA Football safety program
Pop Warner, the largest youth football league in the country, will be offering USA Football's American Development Model this year, the first national implementation of the U.S. Ol... MARCH 23, 2018
Shiffrin’s $738,000 tops skiing World Cup prize money list
ARE, Sweden (AP) Mikaela Shiffrin topped the skiing World Cup prize money list after winning 12 races in the season and retained her women's overall title. MARCH 19, 2018
Paralympics: Disabled people experience accessibility issues
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) As the world's top Paralympic athletes competed on ice and snow, Erica Mitchell steered through her own obstacle course on Pyeongchang's narrow and une... MARCH 19, 2018
Kirui of Kenya, Gedo of Ethiopia win Los Angeles Marathon
LOS ANGELES (AP) Weldon Kirui of Kenya pulled away in the 24th mile to win the Los Angeles Marathon for the second time in three years. Sule Utura Gedo of Ethiopia won the women's... MARCH 18, 2018
Shi upsets Lin to win All England men’s badminton final
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Seventh-seeded Shi Yuqi beat six-time champion Lin Dan 21-19, 16-21, 21-9 Sunday in a major upset at the All England Championships to win the men's single... MARCH 18, 2018
Speedskater Lorentzen wins 500 meters title at World Cup
MINSK, Belarus (AP) Norwegian speedskater Havard Holmefjord Lorentzen added the men's 500 meters title at the World Cup to his Olympic gold medal in the same distance on Sunday. MARCH 18, 2018
Heidi Weng retains cross-country ski World Cup title
FALUN, Sweden (AP) Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, 21, became the youngest man to win the overall cross-country ski World Cup title Sunday, while his fellow Norwegian Heidi Weng retaine... MARCH 18, 2018
Final World Cup races called off, Rebensburg wins GS title
ARE, Sweden (AP) Viktoria Rebensburg won her third season title in the giant slalom on Sunday without hitting the slopes at the World Cup finals. MARCH 18, 2018
US, Australia to play 2 men's hoop exhibitions in Melbourne
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The U.S. men's basketball team will play two exhibition games against Australia in Melbourne ahead of the 2019 Basketball World Cup. MARCH 17, 2018
Klaebo nears x-country World Cup title, Bolshunov wins race
FALUN, Sweden (AP) Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway narrowly missed out on securing his first World Cup cross-country skiing season title in a race won by Alexander Bolshunov of... MARCH 17, 2018
Fourcade wins pursuit to close in on 7th overall title
OSLO, Norway (AP) France's Martin Fourcade won a pursuit race Saturday to close in on his seventh straight World Cup biathlon title. MARCH 17, 2018
Olympic champion Hirscher leads 1st run of season-ending GS
ARE, Sweden (AP) Overall champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Marcel Hirscher dominated the penultimate World Cup races of the season on Saturday. MARCH 17, 2018
6N: Best says 'scummy Irish' comments just a sideshow
LONDON (AP) Ireland captain Rory Best insists Eddie Jones' ''scummy Irish'' comments are a mere sideshow to his team's Six Nations Grand Sl... MARCH 16, 2018
Host Sweden wins Alpine team event at World Cup ski finals
ARE, Sweden (AP) Olympic slalom champions Frida Hansdotter and Andre Myhrer powered host Sweden to victory in the team event at the World Cup finals on Friday. MARCH 16, 2018
Klaebo, Falk win cross-country sprint races
FALUN, Sweden (AP) Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo ended his strong sprint season in the cross-country World Cup with yet another win on Friday, while Sweden's Hanna Falk won th... MARCH 16, 2018