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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

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German hockey players call for league stoppage for Olympics

10 hrs ago
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Players called on the German hockey league to consider suspending its operations Tuesday because of coronavirus outbreaks, just as its 2018...

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany smiles after her second run of the Luge World Cup women race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Geisenberger gets 52nd career win in luge season finale

Jan. 23, 2022 09:05 AM EST

Toni Eggert, right, and Sascha Benecken from Germany are happy about the victory in the team relay competition at the Luge World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)
Eggert, Benecken win 6th World Cup luge doubles championship

Jan. 22, 2022 09:35 AM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) hooks a shot over Portland Trail Blazers' Jim Brewer (52) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on March 12, 1980. Abdul-Jabbar wins his sixth MVP award after claiming five in the 1970s. He averaged 24.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
Timeline of NBA in 1980s as league celebrates 75th season

By The Associated Press Jan. 17, 2022 10:45 AM EST

Winner Kaillie Humphries of USA on the podium after the Women's Monobob World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Mayk Wendt/Keystone via AP)
Americans win monobob race, points title in Switzerland

Jan. 15, 2022 07:42 AM EST

Kimberley Bos from the Netherlands smiles after her first place in the women's skeleton world cup in Winterberg, Germany, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)
ITF Australia 02A, Women Singles

Jan. 14, 2022 10:24 AM EST

FILE - Germany's Claudia Pechstein competes in the women's 5,000 meters during the world single distances speedskating championships Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Kearns, Utah. At 49, Pechstein will be the oldest woman to compete at a Winter Olympics and the second athlete — and only woman — to compete in eight. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
'Grandma' Claudia Pechstein skates into 8th Olympics

By Beth Harris Jan. 14, 2022 02:05 AM EST

Emily Sweeney of United States reacts after her second run of the Luge World Cup women race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Luge preview: A long, winding road took US to Beijing Games

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 13, 2022 12:28 PM EST

United States' Jake Sanderson (8), Tanner Dickinson (71) and Chaz Lucius (28) celebrate a goal against Finland during the first period of an exhibition game in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, before the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
No NHL boosts Russian hopes for Olympic gold in men's hockey

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 12, 2022 01:41 PM EST

Germany to drop investigation into Olympic horse cruelty

Jan. 11, 2022 09:33 AM EST
POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors will drop an animal cruelty investigation into an athlete and a coach who were shown striking a horse during the Olympic...

Elana Meyers Taylor from USA takes first place at the Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 . (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)
ITF Egypt 01A, Women Singles

Jan. 10, 2022 12:44 PM EST

Kaillie Humphries and Sylvia Hoffman from USA finish third placed after the women's two-man bobsleigh World Cup race in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (Caroline Seidel/dpa/dpa via AP)
Manchester United WFC vs West Ham United FC Women 1/9/2022

Jan. 10, 2022 12:44 PM EST

Francesco Friedrich and Alexander Schoeller from Germany are happy about the first place at the Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 . (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)
Bobsled preview: Humphries, Meyers Taylor lead US hopes

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 10, 2022 12:43 PM EST

From left, runner-up Natalie Geisenberger, winner Julia Taubitz, both from Germany and third-placed Madeleine Egle from Austria stand on the podium after the women's single-seater competition of the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
ITF Tunisia 01A, Women Singles

Jan. 02, 2022 09:32 AM EST

Trinity Ellis of Canada speeds in the ice track in the women's single-seater first run in the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
ITF Tunisia 01A, Women Singles

Jan. 02, 2022 09:32 AM EST

Russia's Vyacheslav Voynov, centre, bottom, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Without the NHL, Russia emerges as favorite for Olympic gold

By James Ellingworth Dec. 23, 2021 01:03 AM EST

Munich city council backs NFL games at home of Bayern

Dec. 15, 2021 10:28 AM EST
MUNICH (AP) — The Munich city council gave its backing Wednesday to a bid to host regular-season NFL games at the home of soccer club Bayern Munich. ...

New elected German Foreign minister Annalena Baerbock attends a press conference after a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, at the Quai d'Orsay, in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (Gonzalo Fuentes, Pool Photo via AP)
Germany warns Russia will pay a price if it enters Ukraine

By Frank Jordans And Thomas Adamson Dec. 09, 2021 06:14 AM EST

"Keep your distance" is written on the scoreboard above the empty stands during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)
Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig 11/28/2021

Dec. 02, 2021 10:18 AM EST