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The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains. Complete Story...
Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man to beat in cross-country skiing, and he isn't doing much to downplay expectations.
Olympic luge slider Tony Benshoof's back is aching again, just as the international racing season is set to begin.
An Olympic housing plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy.
Five months after lifting the Stanley Cup, Sidney Crosby carried the Olympic torch as thousands of people lined a downtown street.
For $5.89, anyone can taste how Erin Hamlin was immortalized. Vanilla ice cream, stacked with Reese's peanut butter cups, Oreos and hot fudge, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. In the sleepy village of Remsen, N.Y., pop. 514, that's how homage was paid to a local who stunned the luge world — the World Champion Erin Hamlin Sundae, a popular item at The Soda Fountain in town.
Fans will have a chance to design the artwork that appears on star skier Lindsey Vonn's helmet during February's Vancouver Olympics.
BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional potential investors.
Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games.
U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father.
Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping.
NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival.
Kate Hansen clinched a spot on the USA Luge national team for the first two World Cup races Sunday, giving the 17-year-old a chance at making the Olympics.
Knowing plenty of eyes will be on their sleds during the Olympic season, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams have come up with a way to capitalize.
Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate women ski jumpers' rights because they had no power to include their event in the 2010 Winters Games.
It's the hardest part of bobsledding, those 5 seconds where racers sprint alongside their sleds before jumping in for the bumpy ride down an icy chute.
London faces the largest security challenge since World War II when it hosts the 2012 Olympics, British security minister Alan West said Friday.
Zach Lund had a bad leg. Eric Bernotas had a bad run. Noelle Pikus-Pace had some bad luck.
The U.S. Olympic Committee turned to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Thursday to study how its oft-criticized board does business and determine if changes are needed.
ESPN secured the South American broadcast rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics on Thursday in a deal worth about $10 million.
Two Belarusian hammer throwers stripped of their Olympic medals for doping must wait until next year to try to win them back at an appeal hearing.
The Italian Olympic Committee has rejected a bid by Bari for the 2020 Summer Games.
The architectural showpiece of the 2012 London Olympics is taking shape after the wave-shaped roof of the aquatics center was lowered into place.
After four unsuccessful Olympic bids, Istanbul will enter the race to host the 2020 Games.
London Olympic organizers are working to reduce the travel time for athletes in the two sports whose venue for the 2012 Games is being changed to save money.
Oprah talk show going off the air - thestar.comCHICAGO–The Oprah Winfrey Show, an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.
2012 Games pose biggest security risk in yearsBritish security minister Alan West said Friday England's threat level will likely rise to severe - the second-highest rating on a five-point scale - meaning an attack is considered highly likely.
Istanbul to bid for 2020 OlympicsAfter four unsuccessful Olympic bids, Istanbul will enter the race to host the 2020 Games.
China plans for humanoid OlympicsRobots will be able to compete in familiar Olympic sports such as athletics as well as those more suited to machines such as cleaning. How long before performance enhancing drugs overwhelm the beauty of this activity? - H2
Colbert goes for gold, sponsors USA speedskating"On Monday's The Colbert Report, comedian Stephen Colbert announced his show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team. The team's largest annual cash sponsor, DSB Bank NV, left the team in the lurch after it declared bankruptcy in October."
Video: Coca-Cola Honors 20 Inspiring People as U.S. Torchbearers for Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Coca-Cola has chosen 20 inspiring people to be Torchbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. The U.S. Torchbearers were selected because they each use their passion for positive living to affect meaningful, enduring changes in local and global communities.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson plans 'Piffle Tower' to rival Eiffel Tower and Statue of LibertyHe vowed to crack down on tall buildings and protect London's 'precious' skyline in his mayoral manifesto. But when it comes to sealing his legacy, it seems Boris Johnson is prepared to make an exception.
Alex Ovechkin adamant about the Olympics [.pdf file]The NHL's reluctance to commit to Sochi also has roots in the league's simmering dispute with the Russian Continental Hockey League, or KHL, over player signings, transfer fees and control of the potentially lucrative European market.
Isiah Thomas blasts Magic Johnson over criticisms in new book - Ian Thomsen - SI.comSome drama from the basketball world. When he heard the criticisms from his former friend Magic Johnson in a soon-to-be-released book, Isiah Thomas said he'd had enough. And so he began to fight back.
South Africa could bid to host 2020 Olympics - USATODAY.comSouth Africa could bid to host 2020 Olympics-- NEW YORK — The head of the South African organizers of next year's football World Cup thinks a successful tournament could lead to the Olympics being hosted on that continent for the first time in 2020.
Now who loves America more? It's not the GOPTwenty-five years ago, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick famously lambasted Democrats as "blame America firsters" and a party plagued by "self-criticism and self-denigration" of America.
"Bash America" becoming the brand of the GOP?When we heard Rush Limbaugh say this morning that President Barack Obama "may have been the second Kenyan" (!!??) ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize, we knew it was time to start the countdown: how quickly would the partisan warfare erupt over the (presumably) good news that the U …
Police State Canada 2010 and the Dark Side of the OlympicsThe 2010 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from February 12-28. It will be the largest security operation in Canadian history. Military planners will undoubtedly use it as a template for securing future high profile events.
Right again makes an anti-American ass of itself following Obama's Nobel win"On Friday, the nation awoke to the news that the Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to President Barack Obama. "I am both surprised and deeply humbled," Obama said that morning.
The president's rocky fortnight: Down in the valley BARACK OBAMA ran an impressively disciplined presidential campaign. He has presided over a notably cohesive White House. But in the past fortnight things have started to go wrong.
George F. Will - The Obamas' Ego Trip to Copenhagen - washingtonpost.comIn the Niagara of words spoken and written about the Obamas' trip to Copenhagen, too few have been devoted to the words they spoke there.
What Was Obama Thinking?In the wake of the debacle of Chicago's rejection as the Olympic venue for the 2016 summer games, the question probably occurred to most Americans: What was President Obama thinking when he dramatically personalized the US bid by joining his wife in Copenhagen to appeal for the s …
Jon Stewart: Conservatives Hate Obama More Than They Love AmericaOn the Daily Show, Jon Stewart made the bold statement, "[The Olympics] are proof that conservatives hate Obama more than they love America." While their reaction to this event certainly demonstrates this is true, their actions go well beyond merely cheer …
Critics Assail U.S.O.C. After Chicago's LossFor weeks, the United States Olympic Committee and the national sports governing bodies it oversees had settled into an uncomfortable truce.
U.S. Senate candidate: Martial law needed in ChicagoU. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin calls for the imposition of martial law in Chicago Martin says Mayor Daley and Barack Obama look stupid campaigning for the Olympics when they lack the resources to protect the city's existing residents
Media Goes into Blame Bush Mode for Chicago Olympics LossIt didn't take long for a major media outlet to lapse back into blame Bush mode once Chicago's bid of the 2016 Olympics failed on the first ballot.
Stewart mocks conservatives' reaction to Chicago's failed Olympics bid: "Yeah, F*** America!"Honestly, I'm not sure why Stewart is sitting in front of the picture of O'Reilly (among others) when, if you've read my other recent seeds, O'Reilly has been distancing himself from those that are celebrating Chicago's failed bid.
O'Reilly joins Scarborough in distancing himself from conservatives cheering against Olympics bidWell, I'm still not a huge fan of O'Reilly, but he really does seem to have his head screwed on a bit better than he has in the past. Take a look.
I watched intently as the recent circus that was the 2016 Olympic host city selection process unfolded. As one could expect, it was an overblown, sensationalized smearfest and it ultimately ended in the United States not winning the host city bid.
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