Virtue, Moir win second ice dance gold with world record Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir claimed their second Olympic gold medal with a brilliant free dance on Tuesday, edging to the top of the podium by less than a point and breaking the world record into the […]

Alpine skiing: Vonn to defy online ‘bullies’ Abuse on social media would not silence Lindsey Vonn from voicing her own personal political opinions or stop her from engaging with her fans online, the American has said. Vonn has faced hostility from some supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump since she […]

Motor racing: Patrick crashes out as her NASCAR career ends For Danica Patrick, it was a proud but sad ending to her NASCAR career. Stock car racing’s most successful female driver fell victim to a multi-car crash at the Daytona 500 on Sunday in what she had already announced would […]

Hebard sets NCAA record, No. 9 Oregon beats USC in 2nd OT Oregon coach Kelly Graves summed up Ruthy Hebard’s performance in one word: “Perfect.” Hebard scored 27 points and set an NCAA record with 30 consecutive field goals to help the No. 9 Ducks hold off Southern California 80-74 […]

Czechs prevail in shootout against Canada The Czech Republic beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday in a back-and-forth preliminary game in the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament. Petr Koukal and Jan Kovar both scored in the shootout, topping Canada’s lone goal. Canada drew first blood on the powerplay […]

Alpine skiing: Swede Hansdotter wins gold, no medal for Shiffrin Sweden’s Frida Hansdotter won gold in the women’s slalom as defending champion and clear favorite Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States failed to even reach the podium. Shiffrin has utterly dominated women’s slalom, winning four of the last five World […]