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New TV network to focus on Olympics will debut Saturday

NBC Universal’s Olympic Channel will highlight past, present athletes

IOC completing 1,000 retests of Vancouver Olympic samples

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The IOC expects to complete retesting of more than 1,000 doping samples from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics next month. Richard Budgett, the Olympic body’s me...

Governors break ground on U.S. Olympic museum in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for an Olympic museum that will include a Hall of Fame and make mention of every athlete who has competed for the U.S. team. ...

U.S. bobsledder Steven Holcomb, 37, found dead

Steven Holcomb, the longtime U.S. bobsledding star who drove to three Olympic medals after beating a disease that nearly robbed him of his eyesight, was found dead in Lake Placid, New York, ...

Russia hopes for boost from Olympic hockey turmoil

MOSCOW – After a week of turmoil for Olympic hockey, Russia thinks it is poised to be the big winner next February in South Korea. Its fans have waited more than 25 years for an O...

NHL skipping Olympics. Ovechkin: ‘I don’t care – I just go’

Alex Ovechkin and other players aren’t so sure the NHL’s decision to skip the Winter Olympics in South Korea next year is final. The Washington Capitals superstar on Tuesday reite...

Nations turn to Plan B for hockey at Olympics with no NHL

The morning after the NHL announced it wasn’t going to the 2018 Olympics, some Americans playing in Europe started wondering if they should keep their schedules open for next February. ...

Ice hockey world body still works for Olympic deal with NHL

AARHUS, Denmark – Like Russia’s star Alex Ovechkin, the International Ice Hockey Federation thinks NHL players need not miss the 2018 Winter Olympics — though team owners likely now need a “...

NHL ices Olympics, says no to 2018 Games in South Korea

First time in 20 years NHL players won’t play for home country

One year until Pyeongchang Olympics

Host city finds itself amid turmoil

No decision on NHL stars playing in 2018 Olympics

A key meeting on the topic of whether NHL players will participate in the Winter Olympics in South Korea a year from now ended Friday without a decision. International Olympic Com...

When weird things happen at the Olympics

Olympians rely on mental training