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From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women's sports had a pivotal year
Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Simone Biles captivated the world at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Coco Gauff made women's tennis history. It was all part of a pivotal year for women in sports,...
St. Louis to host U.S. Figure Skating championships before 2026 Milan Olympics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The final U.S. Figure Skating Championships before the 2026 Milan Olympics will take place in St. Louis. U.S. Figure Skating announced Monday the 2026 nationals would be Jan. 5-11 at the Enterprise Center. As usual, they will serve as the final...
Wyatt wins men's World Cup skeleton race, with Grotheer sidelined by injury
SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Christopher Grotheer is still unbeaten this season. He's just no longer the World Cup men's skeleton points leader. Britain's Marcus Wyatt took over the World Cup lead with a win in a race Friday at Sigulda, Latvia. Grotheer — the reigning Olympic champion...
Defending Olympic moguls champion Jakara Anthony injured and returning home to Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Beijing Olympics champion Jakara Anthony will miss the next World Cup moguls event in Georgia after she underwent surgery on a broken collarbone, her manager said Friday. The Australian skier had made a solid start to the season, finishing second in Ruka, Finland...
The Paris Olympics organizers say the event was far less polluting than recent Games
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics says it was far less polluting than recent Games but is not claiming to have been “carbon neutral” despite funding projects to compensate for its emissions. Organizers said Wednesday that this summer's Olympics and Paralympics generated 1.59...
Lake Placid working with Italian officials as a backup sliding site for 2026 Winter Games
Lake Placid would play host to bobsled, luge and skeleton events for the 2026 Olympics if a track currently being rebuilt in Italy isn't finished in time for the Milan-Cortina Games, officials said Wednesday. There has been no indication from Italian officials that the track — a...
Lindsey Vonn savors chance to test out World Cup course as a forerunner in comeback bid at age 40
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn tries to take her comeback step-by-step even if there's plenty of reason — and temptation — to look down the road. On Wednesday, the 40-year-old American ski racer was concentrating solely on testing out the Birds of Prey course as a...
US-born pairs skater Stellato-Dudek becomes Canadian citizen, clearing the way for Milan Olympics
World pairs champion Deanna Stellato-Dudek became a Canadian citizen on Wednesday, clearing the way for the American-born figure skater to compete with partner Maxime Deschamps at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. The 41-year-old Stellato-Dudek, who was born in Chicago, took the...
US to host 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships featuring swimmers from the U.S., Australia, Canada and Japan will be held in Irvine, California, ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The meet, held every four years, rotates between the four countries. USA...
SafeSport Center changes targeted in new bill aimed at sex abuse in sports
Four members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan bill Friday that would spark changes at the U.S. Center for SafeSport, placing a time limit on resolving cases that can sometimes take years and improving communication between the center and abuse survivors. The Safer Sports for...
