Men's sports

Ottawa Senators' Artem Anisimov, from Russia, during an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Calgary, Canada. Former NHL forward Artem Anisimov is out of isolation after testing negative for the coronavirus and has rejoined the Russian team ahead of the Beijing Olympics, the country’s hockey federation said Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry MacDougal)

Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames 3/7/2021

an hour ago

Russian hockey player Anisimov out of isolation for Olympics

3 hrs ago

FILE - Norway's Maren Lundby competes in the mixed team ski jumping World Cup event in Rasnov, Romania, on Feb. 20, 2021. Lundby has emerged as an advocate for change in a sport that has historically had athletes develop eating disorders in a quest to be as light as possible to fly farther. (AP Photo/Raed Krishan, File)

Olympic champion Lundby laments ski jumping's weight issues

By Larry Lage 8 hrs ago

FILE - Jamie Anderson stands at the bottom of the big air course after winning her second gold medal during the Winter X Games on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Aspen, Colo. Even in a sport filled with nonconformists, Anderson stands out. The 31-year-old from South Lake Tahoe, California, is one of the most thoughtful people in her business. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP, File)

Tough trip to China ahead, Anderson sees gift of world stage

By Eddie Pells Jan. 26, 2022 02:40 AM EST

FILE -David Kumaritashvili, father of the Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili killed during a training run at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, stands at the grave of his son Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 in Bakuriani, Georgia. Saba Kumaritashvili will compete in luge next month at the Beijing Olympics, 12 years after his cousin Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a training accident at the Vancouver Games. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

For Nodar: Georgian luge family makes a return to Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 26, 2022 02:29 AM EST

Germany's Linus Strasser celebrates after winningan alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Schladming, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Germany's Strasser wins last slalom before Beijing Olympics

Jan. 25, 2022 01:42 PM EST

FILE - Montreal Canadiens center Eric Staal (21) skates on the ice during the first period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Longtime NHL forward Eric Staal and 2021 top draft pick Owen Power are among the players named Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, to Canada’s roster for the Beijing Olympics.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning 7/7/2021

Jan. 25, 2022 11:42 AM EST

Canada's Mason McTavish (23) and Czech Republic's Jiri Kulich (27) battle for the puck during third-period IIHF world junior hockey championship game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Staal, Power and Levi headline Canada's Olympic roster

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 25, 2022 11:40 AM EST

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs during the men's free skating competition of the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Chen vs Hanyu the latest in Olympic figure skating rivalries

By Dave Skretta Jan. 25, 2022 11:35 AM EST

German hockey players call for league stoppage for Olympics

Jan. 25, 2022 08:50 AM EST
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Players called on the German hockey league to consider suspending its operations Tuesday because of coronavirus outbreaks, just as its 2018...

Norwegian cross-country skiers isolating ahead of Olympics

Jan. 25, 2022 08:35 AM EST
OSLO (AP) — Every member of Norway’s men’s cross-country skiing team is isolating ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics because a coach has contracted the...

Russian skater Kolyada out of Olympics with coronavirus

Jan. 25, 2022 07:51 AM EST
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian figure skater Mikhail Kolyada has been ruled out of next month's Beijing Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus. The...

FILE - Adam Rippon of the United States reacts following his performance in the men's free figure skating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Rippon, who came out publicly in October 2015, was the first openly gay athlete to represent the United States in Olympic competition. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Rippon boosts Bell's Olympic chase with advice and support

By Barry Wilner Jan. 25, 2022 12:53 AM EST

Shaun White durante la prueba de halfpipe en el Dew Tour de Cooper Mountain (Colorado), el 19 de diciembre del 2021. El tricampeón olímpico estadounidense está prácticamente clasificado a sus quintos juegos olímpicos, pero por primera vez no arrancará como el favorito en las competencias de snowboard.(AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)

US names 223 to Olympic team; 4 athletes are 5-timers

Jan. 24, 2022 07:02 PM EST

FILE - Boston University hockey head coach David Quinn, right, hands the Beanpot trophy to Matt Grzelcyk (5) and Evan Rodrigues, left, after their overtime win against Northeastern in Boston, Feb. 23, 2015. More than three decades since he was supposed to play for the U.S. at the 1988 Games in Calgary, Quinn is getting a second Olympic opportunity as the Americans' coach in Beijing. It's also a chance for Quinn to get back into coaching in the NHL after being fired last summer by the New York Rangers following three seasons dedicated to a rebuild.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)

U.S. coach David Quinn gets second chance to go to Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 24, 2022 01:59 PM EST

Former Olympic gymnastic champion dies after COVID infection

Jan. 24, 2022 01:43 PM EST
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Former Olympic gymnastics champion Szilveszter Csollany died Monday at the age of 51 after spending weeks hospitalized with COVID-19,...