OLYMPICS
X Games looks for a reboot featuring familiar names — Scotty James, Eileen Gu — and new teams
Read full article: X Games looks for a reboot featuring familiar names — Scotty James, Eileen Gu — and new teamsThe X Games is out to show there are riskier moves in action sports than flying upside down above a halfpipe.
PWHL executive says fast-paced growth reflects surging demand and is validated by new investors
Read full article: PWHL executive says fast-paced growth reflects surging demand and is validated by new investorsThe PWHL is expanding faster than expected, doubling its teams to 12 ahead of its fourth season.
Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting future Winter Olympics
Read full article: Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting future Winter OlympicsThe state of New York is forming an exploratory committee to consider whether Lake Placid and New York City should bid to co-host a future Winter Games.
Vancouver Goldeneyes select US Olympian Caroline Harvey with the 1st pick in the PWHL draft
Read full article: Vancouver Goldeneyes select US Olympian Caroline Harvey with the 1st pick in the PWHL draftWisconsin defender Caroline Harvey was selected by the Vancouver Goldeneyes with the first pick in the PWHL draft in the latest major milestone achievement for the U.S. gold medal-winner and three-time college champion.
Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson collapses after medical episode while pacing mile group at event
Read full article: Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson collapses after medical episode while pacing mile group at eventOlympic bronze medalist and world champion 1,500-meter runner Jenny Simpson collapsed after suffering a medical episode while pacing a mile group at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday night.
US drug czar blasts WADA, saying proposed changes could undermine clean sport at Olympics
Read full article: US drug czar blasts WADA, saying proposed changes could undermine clean sport at OlympicsThe U.S. drug czar portrayed a menu of changes to anti-doping protocols being proposed by a World Anti-Doping Agency panel in advance of the LA Olympics as moves that would “undermine the trustworthiness of the performances of competitors” at those games in two years.
Haiti's World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniform
Read full article: Haiti's World Cup jersey deemed too political, echoing censure of its Winter Olympic uniformHaiti has been forced to change the design of its World Cup jersey after FIFA deemed it too political.
Hilary Knight will play for PWHL expansion Detroit via sign-and-trade with Las Vegas, AP source says
Read full article: Hilary Knight will play for PWHL expansion Detroit via sign-and-trade with Las Vegas, AP source saysHilary Knight is heading to the PWHL’s expansion team in Detroit as part of a sign-and-trade deal involving one of women's hockey’s most recognized stars.
Trio of star-studded World Cup opening ceremonies in US, Canada and Mexico aim to showcase unity
Read full article: Trio of star-studded World Cup opening ceremonies in US, Canada and Mexico aim to showcase unityThe World Cup will feature star-studded opening ceremonies in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
IIHF says it will determine Russia's eligibility on a tournament-by-tournament basis in 2026-27
Read full article: IIHF says it will determine Russia's eligibility on a tournament-by-tournament basis in 2026-27The International Ice Hockey Federation says it will determine the status of Russia's participation on an event-by-event basis for the 2026-27 season.
Celebrini and Crosby score as Canada beats US to advance to semifinals of ice hockey worlds
Read full article: Celebrini and Crosby score as Canada beats US to advance to semifinals of ice hockey worldsMacklin Celebrini scored again and Jet Greaves stopped 34 shots as Canada beat the United States 4-0 to advance to the semifinals at the ice hockey world championship.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in future
Read full article: IOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports cut from 2032 Brisbane Games could return in futureIOC President Kirsty Coventry says sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program will have a path to return at future Summer Games.
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Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers
Read full article: Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklersTennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kerley runs 9.97 at Enhanced Games, where Kristian Gkolomeev gets a $1M bonus for swimming mark
Read full article: Kerley runs 9.97 at Enhanced Games, where Kristian Gkolomeev gets a $1M bonus for swimming markFred Kerley ran 100 meters in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters were placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and untied shoes.
Sprinter Fred Kerley says he's running clean at Enhanced Games, and that he'll be at the LA Olympics
Read full article: Sprinter Fred Kerley says he's running clean at Enhanced Games, and that he'll be at the LA OlympicsSprinter Fred Kerley says he isn't taking performance enhancers as he embarks on the next phase of a career that officially kicks off Sunday at the Enhanced Games, where drugs are allowed.
Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games under the Nazis
Read full article: Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games under the NazisBerlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis.
Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition
Read full article: Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competitionA Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades.
These women are training to represent the US in an Olympic sport they'd never heard of
Read full article: These women are training to represent the US in an Olympic sport they'd never heard ofWith Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Olympics, the U.S. women’s handball team will be able to play in the Games for the first time since 1996.
IOC urges sports to let Belarus athletes compete again without vetting as neutrals
Read full article: IOC urges sports to let Belarus athletes compete again without vetting as neutralsThe International Olympic Committee says athletes from Belarus should once again be able to compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status.
From cricket’s capital to Olympic ambitions, India’s next play on the world sports stage
Read full article: From cricket’s capital to Olympic ambitions, India’s next play on the world sports stageIndia is expanding its influence in international sports, with the 2030 Commonwealth Games set for Ahmedabad and a bid for the 2036 Olympics in the same city.
Lindsey Vonn nominated to US ski team for next season as she faces long recovery from Olympic crash
Read full article: Lindsey Vonn nominated to US ski team for next season as she faces long recovery from Olympic crashIt’s easy to read into Lindsey Vonn being among the 48 athletes nominated to the U.S. Alpine ski team for the upcoming season.
Snooker’s Olympic push gets a jolt from China’s back-to-back world champions
Read full article: Snooker’s Olympic push gets a jolt from China’s back-to-back world championsSnooker’s top official says the sport's bid to enter the Olympic Games will be boosted by having back-to-back world champions from China.
Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again
Read full article: Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race againLindsey Vonn is still recovering physically and emotionally from her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics.
Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara retire
Read full article: Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara retireRiku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have announced their retirement from figure skating, two months after winning the Olympic gold medal with a record-breaking skate.
Swimming becomes first major Olympic sport to lift restrictions on Russian athletes
Read full article: Swimming becomes first major Olympic sport to lift restrictions on Russian athletesThe governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem.
Chang Ung, North Korean ex-IOC member who brokered Olympic joint marches with South, dies
Read full article: Chang Ung, North Korean ex-IOC member who brokered Olympic joint marches with South, diesChang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died at 87.
Taiwan Olympic boxing champ involved in gender debate wins first bout at Asian titles
Read full article: Taiwan Olympic boxing champ involved in gender debate wins first bout at Asian titlesLin Yu-ting, a boxing gold medalist at the center of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has won her first international bout since then at the Asian championships in Mongolia.
Olympic champion Caster Semenya disappointed with Kirsty Coventry after IOC's transgender decision
Read full article: Olympic champion Caster Semenya disappointed with Kirsty Coventry after IOC's transgender decisionTwo-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has expressed her disappointment with IOC President Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender women athletes from competing in women’s events at the Olympics.
Ilia Malinin bounces back from Olympic nightmare with 3rd straight world figure skating title
Read full article: Ilia Malinin bounces back from Olympic nightmare with 3rd straight world figure skating titleIlia Malinin reeled off one huge jump after another, and a backflip for good measure, to retain his world championship title for the third year running.
Kaori Sakamoto signs off with a 4th world figure skating title before retirement
Read full article: Kaori Sakamoto signs off with a 4th world figure skating title before retirementKaori Sakamoto bids farewell to figure skating with a fourth world championship title before retirement as one of the most decorated skaters in decades.
Malinin rebounds from Olympics at the worlds with a personal-best short program
Read full article: Malinin rebounds from Olympics at the worlds with a personal-best short programIlia Malinin has a massive nine-point lead at the figure skating world championships in Prague after winning the short program with a personal-best score.
Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy
Read full article: Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policyTransgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy It aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women's sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.