Emily Sweeney posted the fastest time in women’s Nations Cup luge Friday in Innsbruck, Austria, leading eight U.S. entries to qualification for the weekend’s World Cup races.
Russia’s track and field federation, already suspended by World Athletics, now faces the thread of expulsion, a situation that has drawn the attention of the Kremlin.
Three short program records fell, Yuzuru Hanyu took a big lead in his home country, and Olympic and world champion Alina Zagitova fell into danger of missing the Grand Prix Final on the first day of the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Sapporo, Japan.
Two-time Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries officially started her career with the United States this week, winning one North American Cup race and finishing second in another before being named to the U.S. World Cup team.
World Cup ski jumping season begins this weekend in Poland. The host country is one of the sport’s major powers, but everyone is chasing last year’s runaway champion, Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi.
Norway’s men’s curling team, which had to forfeit a game in a controversial ruling at the European Curling Championships, has missed the playoffs by a single game.
The IOC, which is running Olympic boxing in place of suspended international body AIBA, is reinstating the practice of posting scores after every round. No judges and referees from the 2016 Olympics will be allowed to return, and all new officials must go through a vetting process.
The TV series ‘Survivor’ continues tonight, one week after a controversial episode involving accusations that prompted Olympian Elizabeth Beisel to apologize on Twitter.
An officials’ decision to forfeit a game at the European Curling Championships reflects a deeper debate in the sport about how much hired officials should replace players’ rights to police themselves.
International swimming federation FINA is now recognizing times from the upstart International Swimming League, which means some short-course records may fall in December. Six U.S. records have already fallen in the ISL’s debut season.
Airbnb is joining the International Olympic Committee as a global partner working to house travelers to the Olympics, give athletes a chance to make money through hosting experiences, and work toward long-term support for refugees.
Katie Ledecky beat Simone Manuel in a rare matchup between the two former Stanford swimmers Friday in Greensboro, N.C. Other winners on the night included 17-year-old Luca Urlando, Jay Litherland and Ally McHugh.
After Mary Cain alleged physical and emotional abuse during her time working with coach Alberto Salazar at the Nike Oregon Project, Salazar and Nike released statements saying Cain had not raised such issues before and was even interested in returning earlier this year.
Former Kentucky, Louisville and NBA coach Rick Pitino will coach Greece’s basketball team, featuring NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, in its effort to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.
Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky, Hali Flickinger and Zane Grothe took convincing wins Thursday at the TYR Pro Swim Series season opener in Greensboro, N.C. Ryan Lochte, who recently returned from suspension, made two finals.
The U.S. became one of four countries to advance both its men’s and women’s teams to the quarterfinals of the table tennis Team World Cup on Thursday in Tokyo. The U.S. men lost their quarterfinal matchup; the women play Friday.
