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Shaun White's new freeski halfpipe and snowboard league to air on NBC next year
The new action-sports league being launched by retired U.S. snowboarder Shaun White will air on NBC beginning next year. The first event of The Snow League is set for March 7-8 in Aspen, Colo.
Botswana's Tebogo wins men's 200m gold; Lyles, battling through COVID, lands bronze
Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 metres Thursday, falling to Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, then being tended to by medics who carted him off the track in a wheelchair suffering with what The Associated Press learned was a case of COVID.
Noah Lyles sprints to men's 100-metre Olympic title in dramatic photo finish
Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100 metres by .005 seconds Sunday, waiting some 30 seconds after the finish of an excruciatingly close sprint to find out he'd edged out Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. Earlier, Markham, Ont., native Andre De Grasse missed out after finishing fifth in his semifinal heat.
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred storms to Olympic women's 100m title
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred is the fastest woman in the world. The 23-year-old won the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, crossing the finish line in a national-record time of 10.72 seconds.
U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson out to prove she is better after drug suspension
With a trip to her first Olympics approaching, is American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson still better than a field of the fastest women on the planet? And can she handle the pressure that is unique to the Olympics? She's the favourite to win the women's Olympic 100 metres.
World swimming federation confirms U.S. federal probe into Chinese athletes' doping tests
The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet could continue competing.
Post-pandemic Paris Olympics signal return to 'normal' for athletes and fans
At the last two Olympics, one summer, one winter, a roaring crowd did not exist due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Paris this month, once again, all those fans, family members and the burst of energy they bring to all the fun and games will be back.
American runner won't defend Olympic title, officials reject her appeal after fall
Track officials denied an appeal by 800-metre Olympic champion Athing Mu, who got tangled in a pack of runners and fell at the U.S. trials, denying her a chance to defend her title.
Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto U.S. Olympic team after winning 100m in 10.71 seconds
Sha'Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-metre final Saturday at U.S. track trials in 10.71 seconds, the best time in the world this year.
Sprint great Michael Johnson launching 'Grand Slam Track' league
Sprinting great Michael Johnson is launching a track league that looks to assemble nearly 100 of the sport's top performers four times a year to compete for $12.6 US million in prize money over its first season.