VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) — Ben Ogden snapped a selfie, handed off his Olympic silver medal and the plush mascots of Tina and Milo, and then did what few would dare. He launched into a backflip off the podium. The 25-year-old American lost his hat mid-rotation, amusing the two ...
PREDAZZO, Italy (AP) — Lauren Wilson arrived at the Nordic combined event Wednesday at the Milan Cortina Olympics looking like a star-spangled sports super fan, decked out in red, white and blue USA hat, scarf, mitts, jacket and purse. If her love of country was obvious, her enthusiasm ...
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Justin Verlander's return to the Detroit Tigers is a testament to his own longevity and the team's increased relevance over the past couple of years. Verlander said Thursday he knew he might someday come back, but it's been a long road for both him and the ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Downhill champion Breezy Johnson didn't add to her Olympic medal haul during the women's super-G on Thursday. The American star left Tofane with something precious anyway: an engagement ring. Johnson's longtime boyfriend, Connor Watkins, proposed to her ...
MILAN (AP) — U.S. ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates didn't conceal their disappointment Thursday at the bittersweet Olympic silver medal for what Bates called their "absolute best performance," while Chock said the confusion over the result "does a disservice to our sport." During ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer hadn't won a race this season on the World Cup circuit. They weren't even contenders in many of them. Ah, the comforts of home. A little Italian ice changed everything — and the first women's doubles luge champions ...