WINTERBERG, Germany (Dec. 4, 2012)- After a one-week hiatus following the North American portion of the tour, the World Cup circuit will continue in Winterberg, Germany this week. Races will take place from Dec. 7-9, and will include the first team event of the season. The detailed schedule is as follows, with all times listed […]

John Degenkolb of Germany celebrates on the podium after winning the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Cosenza to Matera, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Degenkolb sprinted to victory on the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, following a crash near the finish, as Italian Luca Paolini retained the overall […]

<small.Nordic combined skier Johnny Spillane of the United States poses with his silver medals for the cross-country individual NH/10 km, the cross-country individual LH/10 km and the cross-country 4 x 10 km relay in the NBC Today Show Studio at Grouse Mountain on February 26, 2010 in North Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) […]

LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) – The London Marathon will go ahead as planned in the British capital this Sunday despite the bomb attack on the Boston race which killed three people and wounded more than 100, police and officials said on Tuesday. Sports Minister Hugh Roberston said he was confident of security arrangements for the […]

Courtesy of http://www.baa.org BOSTON, MA, January 15, 2013 – In its 28th year as principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced the elite field for the 117th running of the Boston Marathon on April 15. A complete field list follows. EDITOR’S NOTE – As of March 13, John Hancock has updated […]

Germany’s Felix Neureuther reacts after winning the men’s alpine skiing slalom at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Manuele Lang LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland, March 17 (Reuters) – Felix Neureuther finished the season in style when he won the campaign-ending slalom in Lenzerheide on Sunday and promised closer […]

By Steve Keating LONDON, Ontario, March 14 (Reuters) – Kim Yuna felt her short program at the world figure skating championships on Thursday deserved a perfect score and while the judges did not agree they still gave the Olympic champion top marks. Making a comeback after nearly two years on the sidelines, the South Korean’s […]

By Alasdair Fotheringham SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy, March 12 (Reuters) – Home rider Vincenzo Nibali won the Tirreno-Adriatico race for the second year running after finishing 12th in Tuesday’s seventh and final stage. Britain’s Chris Froome and Alberto Contador of Spain, likely contenders for the Tour de France title later in the year, finished […]

By Steve Keating March 11 (Reuters) – Precious medals, valuable momentum and coveted Olympic berths will all be on the line this week at the world figure skating championships with skaters looking to lay down their markers ahead next year’s Sochi Winter Games. London, a southern Ontario university town just north of Detroit, will provide […]

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Tina Maze of Slovenia celebrates in the finish area after winning an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom in Ofterschwang, Germany, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) By Manuele Lang OFTERSCHWANG, Germany, March 10 (Reuters) – Tina Maze won her duel with world champion Mikaela Shiffrin in a women’s World Cup slalom on Sunday […]

Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic celebrates at finish line after winning an alpine ski men’s World Cup slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Patrick Lang KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia, March 10 (Reuters) – Ivica Kostelic used all his experience to win the men’s World Cup slalom race in Kranjska Gora on […]

Anna Fenninger, of Austria, competes during the first run of an alpine ski women’s World Cup giant slalom, in Ofterschwang, Germany, Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) By Manuele Lang OFTERSCHWANG, Germany, March 9 (Reuters) – Anna Fenninger kept her end-of-season momentum going to win a women’s Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom race […]

Austria’s Anna Fenninger celebrates in the finish area after winning a women’s World Cup super-G, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, March 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati) By Manuele Lang GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, March 3 (Reuters) – World Cup winner and world champion Tina Maze finished off the podium of a women’s super-G won by Austria’s Anna Fenninger […]

Courtesy of usagym.org WORCESTER, MASS., March 2, 2013 – 2012 Olympian and 2013 Winter Cup Champion Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev./University, Oklahoma, and Katelyn Ohashi of Plano, Texas/WOGA, won the all-around titles at the 2013 AT&T American Cup inside the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Dalton posted a 89.398, while Ohashi scored a 59.199. Simone […]

First placed Slovenia’s Tina Maze speeds down the course of an alpine ski women’s World Cup downhill, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, March 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Pier Marco Tacca) By Manuela Lang GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, March 2 (Reuters) – Tina Maze topped an extraordinary campaign with a new World Cup points record of 2,024 after her victory […]

By Manuele Lang GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, March 1 (Reuters) – Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather denied World Cup winner Tina Maze by securing her maiden success in a women’s super-G on Friday, emulating her illustrious parents and adding a 40th victory to the family collection. The daughter of Austrian former downhill world champion Harti Weirather and former world […]

Slovenia’s Tina Maze speeds down the course to clock the fastest time during the downhill portion of an alpine ski women’s world cup super-combined, in Meribel, France, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo//Marco Trovati) By Patrick Lang MERIBEL, France, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Tina Maze sealed her near-perfect Alpine skiing season with the overall World […]

France’s Alexis Pinturault passes a gate during the first run of an alpine ski men’s world cup giant slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Shinichiro Tanaka) By Manuele Lang GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Gifted Frenchman Alexis Pinturault confirmed his all-round skills with a first Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom […]

Feb 24 (Reuters) – Dennis Kimetto claimed his first marathon victory in only his second race over the distance when the Kenyan won the Tokyo Marathon in a race record time on Sunday. The 29-year-old finished in a time of two hours, six minutes and 50 seconds to smash Swiss Viktor Rothlin’s 2008 record by […]

Spain’s Carolina Ruiz Castillo celebrates at the finish area after winning an alpine ski women’s World Cup downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Enrico Schiavi) By Patrick Lang MERIBEL, France, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Carolina Ruiz Castillo put Spain back on the alpine skiing map by winning the women’s World Cup […]

Italy’s Christof Innerhofer celebrates after winning an alpine ski men’s World Cup downhill race in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Manuela Lang GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Italian Christof Innerhofer secured his third World Cup downhill win of the season when he held off a trio of Austrians […]

MINSK, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Australia got a measure of revenge for losing the Olympic gold to Britain by beating their arch-rivals in the men’s team pursuit final at the world track cycling championships on Wednesday. The Australian quartet of Glenn O’Shea, Alexander Edmondson, Michael Hepburn and Alexander Morgan completed the 4,000 meters at the […]

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher speeds down the course amidst Austrian flags, during the second run of the men’s slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb.17, 2013. Hirscher won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Brian Homewood SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Marcel Hirscher, the world’s top skier last season, […]

Courtesy of usaswimming.org Olympic gold medalists Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin were each victorious on the first night of competition of the Arena Grand Prix at Orlando. Vollmer won the women’s 100m fly while Franklin earned a first-place finish in the 200m free. The meet, taking place at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando, runs […]

Germany’s Maria Hoefl-Riesch speeds down the course during the slalom portion of the women’s super-combined, at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Friday, Feb.8, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Manuele Lang SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Maria Hoefl-Riesch rescued a disappointing Alpine skiing season when she added the world gold to her […]

By Patrick Lang SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The Alpine skiing world championships got off to a bad start when top racer Lindsey Vonn was injured in a season-ending crash in controversial conditions in the opening women’s super-G on Tuesday. Slovenia’s Tina Maze, the runaway World Cup leader, kept her momentum to snatch her […]

Tina Maze (SLO), left, and Lindsey Vonn (USA), middle, and Maria Riesch (GER) on the podium for the women’s overall title at the FIS World Cup in Schladming. (Mandatory Credit: Mitchell Gunn-USA TODAY Sports) By Manuele Lang SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 2 (Reuters) – For local fans, Marcel Hirscher will top the bill at the alpine […]

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher warmed up for next week’s world championships with victory in a World Cup parallel slalom in Moscow on Tuesday, racing down the 200m artificial slope ahead of Sweden’s Andre Myhrer. The World Cup leader edged to victory after two close heats at the venue in the north […]

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski men’s World Cup slalom in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) By Manuele Lang KITZBUEHEL, Austria, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Marcel Hirscher added a landmark trophy to his record and salvaged Austrian pride when he won the Kitzbuehel World Cup […]

Lindsey Vonn of the United States kisses her skis at finish line after winning an alpine ski, women’s World Cup giant slalom, in Maribor, Slovenia, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/PierMarco Tacca) By Patrick Lang MARIBOR, Slovenia, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Lindsey Vonn upstaged Tina Maze in front of her home fans to win a […]

Winners of the overall pairs competition pose with their medals on the podium at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 24, 2013. Seen are from (L-R) silver medallists Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany, gold medallists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov and bronze medallists Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy. (REUTERS/Antonio […]

ZAGREB, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Yevgeny Plushenko pulled out of the European figure skating championships on Thursday after aggravating his back injury during the men’s short programme. The 2006 Olympic champion crashed while attempting the triple Axel and failed to perform a quad. He was awarded 74.82 points – well short of his personal […]

Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg speeds down the course on her way to clock the fastest time in the first run of an Alpine ski World Cup women’s Super G, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati) By Patrick Lang CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg made the most […]

Germany’s Felix Neureuther speeds past a pole on his way to win an Alpine ski World Cup men’s slalom, in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Shinichiro Tanaka) By Manuele Lang WENGEN, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Germany’s Felix Neureuther won the classic Wengen World Cup slalom on Sunday, 39 years on from his […]

In this Saturday, Sept 30, 2000 file photo Russia’s Viacheslav Ekimov, center, winner of the gold medal in the men’s individual time trials, celebrates with Germany’s silver medal winner Jan Ullrich, left, and U.S bronze medal winner Lance Armstrong at the cycling road course in Sydney, for the Summer Olympic Games. Officials familiar with the […]

Slovenia’s Tina Maze celebrates after crossing the finish line to win an alpine ski, women’s World Cup super-G, in St. Anton, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) By Patrick Lang ST ANTON, Austria, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Tina Maze became only the sixth woman to win in all five Alpine ski World Cup […]

By Patrick Lang ST ANTON, Austria, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Alice McKennis underlined the depth of American alpine skiing as she eclipsed her more celebrated compatriot Lindsey Vonn to claim her maiden World Cup downhill victory in St Anton on Saturday. While all eyes were on Vonn who was making her comeback following a three-week […]

Winner Noelle Pikus-Pace from the United States celebrates after the women’s Skeleton World Cup race in Koenigssee, Germany, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson) Courtesy of teamusa.org Koenigssee, Germany (Jan. 11, 2013) – Noelle Pikus-Pace (Orem, Utah) captured her first World Cup gold medal since 2004 in Koenigssee’s women’s skeleton race today. The last […]

Courtesy of teamusa.org Koenigssee, Germany (Jan. 11, 2013) – Elana Meyers (Douglasville, Ga.) and Aja Evans (Chicago, Ill.) had a record-breaking result in the women’s bobsled World Cup race this morning to solidify themselves as one of the fastest teams in the world. Meyers and Evans powered the KOA sled off the block with a […]

Janne Ahonen of Finland in action during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Vierschanzentournee (Four Hills Tournament) on January 1, 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Stanko Gruden/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) ELSINKI, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Finland’s five-times world champion ski jumper Janne Ahonen has decided to come out of retirement for the second time and […]

ALTENBERG, Germany (Jan. 4, 2013)-The U.S. women’s skeleton team kicked off the New Year with silver and bronze medal performances in the Altenberg, Germany World Cup event today. Katie Uhlaender (Breckenridge, Colo.) finished just 0.01 seconds shy of gold in second place, while Noelle Pikus-Pace (Orem, Utah) moved up in the final run to claim […]

Felix Neureuther (2nd L) of Germany celebrates his victory during the medal ceremony of the Alpine Skiing World Cup parallel slalom run at the Olympic Park in Munich, January 1, 2013. Neureuther won ahead of Austria’s Marcel Hirscher (L), Alexis Pinturault of France (2nd R) and Andre Myhrer from Sweden (R). (REUTERS/Michaela Rehle) By Patrick […]

OBERHOF, Germany (Dec. 30) – Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk made a big statement in Sunday’s 9k classic pursuit stage two of the Tour de Ski, posting a 41.4 second win over Norway’s Therese Johaug and moving into a commanding lead in her bid for a fourth straight Tour title. Tour de Ski leader Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) […]