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U.S. women’s hockey coach sidelined by COVID
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The United States women’s national hockey team, which will feature 18 returning Olympians, took the ice for…
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Team USA, boosted by ‘quick start,’ blanks Austria
EDMONTON, Alberta — Chicago Blackhawks prospect Wyatt Kaiser and Detroit Red Wings hopeful Carter Mazur each scored twice and the…
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Romanian teen breaks world record in 100 free
ROME — Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania became the youngest swimmer to break the world record in the men’s 100-meter…
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U.S. overwhelms Switzerland at world juniors
EDMONTON, Alberta — Carter Mazur scored twice in the United States’ five-goal second period, and the defending champion Americans beat…
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USA Basketball sets roster for WC qualifying
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Basketball has picked its 12-man roster for the opening second-round window of World Cup qualifying,…
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Canada beats Latvia to open world junior hockey
EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist and Canada opened play in the postponed world junior…
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Hockey Canada names interim chair amid scrutiny
CALGARY, Alberta — Andrea Skinner has been appointed interim chair of Hockey Canada’s board of directors amid scrutiny of the…
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Hockey Canada chair resigns amid scandal fallout
CALGARY, Alberta — Michael Brind’Amour has resigned as chair of Hockey Canada’s board of directors amid scrutiny of the organization…
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Ex-Supreme Court judge to probe Hockey Canada
A former judge on the Supreme Court of Canada will lead an independent review of Hockey Canada’s governance amid calls…
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Moments that would have broken sports Twitter
8:49 AM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate On this date…
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Hockey Canada has plan to combat ‘toxic’ culture
Hockey Canada released a plan on Monday to combat the “toxic” culture in its sport. It comes ahead of a…
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Canada women players seek ‘truth’ in allegations
Canadian women’s national team players released an open letter to Hockey Canada on Monday to say they’ll be “part of…
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McLaughlin anchors relay, gives U.S. 33rd medal
EUGENE, Ore. — It only made sense that Sydney McLaughlin would run the last, victorious lap of world championships for…
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Wiebes takes opener as women’s TdF returns
PARIS — Lorena Wiebes of the Netherlands sprinted to victory Sunday in the first stage of the women’s Tour de…
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U.S. women win relays in upset; men flounder
EUGENE, Ore. — For the U.S. women’s relay team, this was a shock. For the men — more of the…
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Felix nixes retirement, helps 4×400 relay to final
EUGENE, Ore. — Enjoying retired life, Allyson Felix was eating hot wings and sipping on a root beer float in…
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Canada’s Tootoo denies involvement in allegations
Jordin Tootoo is the third member of Canada’s 2003 men’s world junior hockey team to deny any involvement in an…
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McLaughlin wins 400 hurdles, shatters own record
EUGENE, Ore. — In the hurdles world before Sydney McLaughlin, it took years to shave fractions of seconds off records,…
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Canada ’02-03 juniors tied to assault allegations
Hockey Canada released a statement Friday saying it has been made aware of an “alleged group sexual assault” involving members…
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Lyles wins 200m world title in U.S.-record 19.31
EUGENE, Ore. — Noah Lyles crouched down, put his hands on his knees and glared at the clock. Not seeing…
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Kerley cramps up, finishes sixth in 200M at worlds
EUGENE, Ore. — World 100-meter champ Fred Kerley will not have a chance at two individual medals at the world…
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Fraser-Pryce wins 100; WR Allen DQ’d in hurdles
EUGENE, Ore. — That mile-wide smile would come a split-second later. When Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce saw her name come up first…
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Philipsen dashes to win scorching Tour stage
CARCASSONNE, France — Jasper Philipsen of Belgium braved a heat wave to win the 15th stage of the Tour de…
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Kerley leads U.S. sweep of 100 meters at worlds
EUGENE, Ore. — Before the race, U.S. fighter jets zoomed over the stadium. Then, down on the track, Americans flashed…
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Felix wins 4×400 bronze in farewell race at worlds
EUGENE, Ore. — Never mind that she got passed at the end of her last sprint around the track. Or…
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Thorpe reinstated as sole winner in 1912 events
Jim Thorpe, stripped of his 1912 gold medals because he’d been paid to play minor league baseball, was reinstated Thursday…
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Hockey Canada reopens sexual assault inquiry
TORONTO — Hockey Canada made a series of announcements Thursday in an open letter to Canadians, including the reopening of…
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Former Olympian Glass attacked; face fractured
LOS ANGELES — A former Olympic volleyball player was attacked Friday in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a…
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Biles, Rapinoe presented with Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17…
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USOPC: Olympic hopefuls must be fully vaxxed
U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a new policy…
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Ledecky joining Florida as volunteer swim coach
Katie Ledecky, one of the most decorated swimmers in history, will join the University of Florida as a volunteer swimming…
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The USA Softball players looking to make Women’s College World Series and Olympic history
The call they were dreading finally came on the eve of an exhibition game in Seattle. It was March 11,…
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