Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man to beat in cross-country skiing, and he isn't doing much to downplay expectations.

The 23-year-old Norwegian has an unrivaled...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Last February, Frank Rommel struggled to 13th place in the skeleton world championships at Mount Van Hoevenberg, and his four victories in the World Cup regular...

Olympic luge slider Tony Benshoof's back is aching again, just as the international racing season is set to begin.

Benshoof, who was fourth in the 2006 Turin Games, wrote on his...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — An Olympic housing plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy.

As many...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fans will have a chance to design the artwork that appears on star skier Lindsey Vonn's helmet during February's Vancouver Olympics.

NBC said Wednesday that...

LONDON (AP) — BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional potential investors.

The German...

DENVER (AP) — NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival.

Cable giant Comcast Corp., is expected to purchase NBC Universal, a...

For $5.89, anyone can taste how Erin Hamlin was immortalized.

Vanilla ice cream, stacked with Reese's peanut butter cups, Oreos and hot fudge, topped with whipped cream and a...

LONDON (AP) — Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father.

Plys,...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father.

Plys,...

ROME (AP) — Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping.

The Italian...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq could face action from FIFA after its Olympic committee dissolved the Iraqi Football Association.

The Iraqi Olympic body said Monday it disbanded the association...

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Kate Hansen clinched a spot on the USA Luge national team for the first two World Cup races Sunday, giving the 17-year-old a chance at making the...

BERLIN (AP) — Racing in an old-style swimsuit and with little practice, Michael Phelps didn't join the swimmers in high-tech suits who went on a...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Russia's Inga Abitova has won the inaugural Yokohama Women's Marathon, a race that featured the top two finishers from the Beijing Olympics.

Abitova broke...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — It's the hardest part of bobsledding, those 5 seconds where racers sprint alongside their sleds before jumping in for the bumpy ride down an icy chute.

Todd...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Knowing plenty of eyes will be on their sleds during the Olympic season, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams have come up with a way to capitalize.

They're...

BERLIN (AP) — Michael Phelps finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly Saturday at a short-course World Cup meet that...

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (AP) — Shani Davis of the United States set a track record in the 1,500-meters Friday at a speedskating World Cup meet overshadowed...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Skating to Stravinski and wearing Vera Wang, world champion Evan Lysacek embodied both athlete and artist at Skate America.

Dressed...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Must be an Olympic year, because Todd Hays is flying down bobsled tracks again.

The 40-year-old Hays teamed with Steven Langton to win a silver medal in the...