College hockey
Canada's Tyler Wotherspoon (23) defends against United States' Nathan Smith (13) during a preliminary round men's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Remote school makes academic, Olympic juggling act easier

By Sally Ho Feb. 18, 2022 08:36 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 19 1928 — Canada wins the gold medal in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada, represented by the 1926 Toronto...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:05 AM EST
Feb. 18 1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final...

BU holds off Harvard, makes 55th final in 69th Beanpot

By Ken Powtak Feb. 07, 2022 08:05 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Matt Brown and Ethan Phillips scored second-period goals and Boston University held off Harvard for a 4-3 victory on Monday night in the semifinal of...

FILE - A worker in protective gear walks past the Olympic rings at the National Indoor Stadium at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 1, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Bubble life: China takes COVID sports routine to new extreme

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 07, 2022 04:09 AM EST

FILE -Canada defenseman Shea Weber, left, trips over USA forward David Backes during the third period of a men's semifinal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. NHL players will not take part in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after all. A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Olympics after the regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Column: NHL skips Olympics again, cites COVID-19 uncertainty

By Jim Litke Dec. 22, 2021 03:32 AM EST

University to resume work on recreation and wellness area

Jun. 15, 2021 08:15 AM EDT
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The University of Vermont is going to resume construction on an expansion to the recreation and wellness facilities at the Gutterson...

This photo provided by Princeton University shows Princeton athletics director Mollie Marcoux Samaan. The LPGA Tour chose Samaan as its commissioner Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the second woman to lead the tour since its formation in 1950. The LPGA said she would spend the coming months transitioning from Princeton to the LPGA. (Courtesy of Princeton University via AP)
Princeton athletic director hired as LPGA commissioner

By Doug Ferguson May. 25, 2021 11:22 AM EDT

Massachusetts's Reed Lebster (13) celebrates with Zac Jones (24) after scoring against St. Cloud State during the first period of the NCAA men's Frozen Four hockey championship game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
UMass beats St. Cloud State 5-0, wins first NCAA title

Apr. 10, 2021 09:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, file photo, Maine's new hockey coach, Red Gendron, poses at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. Gendron, a Boston native who took over coaching the Black Bears in 2013, died after suffering a medical emergency Friday April 9, 2021, according to a spokesperson at the University of Maine. He was 63. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Maine hockey coach Red Gendron dies unexpectedly at 63

Apr. 09, 2021 05:10 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) chases Buffalo Sabres' Sam Reinhart (23) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
The Latest: Sabres to have limited number of fans at 4 games

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1980 file photo, Herb Brooks, coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team, stands in front of a hockey photo at the Hall of Fame Club at Madison Square Garden in New York. The NCAA men's hockey tournament bracket this year would have made Herb Brooks proud. For the first time, all five Division I programs from Minnesota made the 16-team field. Minnesota is the No. 3 overall seed. The Gophers are joined by Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State and Bemidji State. Brooks was a player and coach for Minnesota who went on to Olympic and NHL fame. He also helped launch St. Cloud State's leap to Division I in 1987. Brooks spoke often of his desire to grow the college game in his home state. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
An NCAA hockey tourney first: All 5 Minnesota teams are in

By Dave Campbell Mar. 25, 2021 12:18 PM EDT

The Latest: St. Lawrence out of NCAA men’s hockey tourney

By The Associated Press Mar. 21, 2021 05:42 PM EDT
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ ECAC champion St. Lawrence...

Minnesota State forward Parker Tuomie (6) skates with the puck against the Bowling Green during an NCAA college hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in Bowling Green, Ohio. Parker Tuomie and the Minnesota State hockey team had their chase for the program’s first NCAA championship ended abruptly a year ago. Tuomie, a native of Germany, now plays professionally in Berlin. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)
With sports paused, life altered, athletes make do, make new

By Dave Campbell Mar. 14, 2021 12:47 PM EDT

Maine Legislature to convene at civic center this week

By Patrick Whittle Mar. 08, 2021 09:05 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature will once again meet at an more accommodating public space this week in an attempt to limit spread of the...

NY college hockey game halted due to positive COVID-19 test

Mar. 07, 2021 09:13 AM EST
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A hockey game between Utica College and Elmira College in upstate New York was suspended after two periods because of a positive COVID-19...

Virginia head coach Tony Bennett during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)
The Latest: NCAA moving some championships to single sites

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2021 09:29 AM EST

Northeast states extend ban on interstate youth hockey

Jan. 29, 2021 05:08 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Interstate youth hockey competitions will remain prohibited in New England and New Jersey until at least April 1, the region's governors...

Oregon guard Chris Duarte, center, goes to the basket as Utah's Mikael Jantunen (20) and Branden Carlson (35) defend in the first half during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The Latest: Vegas tests positive ahead of PGA Tour event

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 04:31 AM EST

Boston University men's NCAA college hockey coach Albie O'Connell watches practice at Agganis Arena in Boston in this Oct. 9, 2018, photo. Albie O'Connell got the call shortly before his Boston University men's hockey team was supposed to get on the bus and hit the road for its season opener at UConn. On Friday night, Jan. 8, 2021, more than a month later, BU will become the last Division I men's team to start its season when Providence visits. The game will be at Walter Brown Arena because the team's regular home, Agganis Arena, has been repurposed as a campus COVID-19 test site. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via AP)
Changing on the fly: College hockey teams do it on, off ice

By Eric Olson Jan. 07, 2021 03:40 PM EST