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Four SKorean volleyball players banned for life

South Korea's volleyball association has banned four players for life over their alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal.
Via ESPN  |  6 hours ago

Cielo, Weir win another Missouri GP gold medal

Cesar Cielo and Amanda Weir each earned a second gold medal at the Missouri Grand Prix, winning in the 100-meter freestyle one night after taking first in the 50 free.
Via ESPN  |  10 hours ago

Virtue-Moir nabs Four Continents ice dance win

For the first time in almost two years, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are back on top.
Via ESPN  |  10 hours ago

Wenjing-Cong duo wins Four Continents pairs

China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won the pairs title with a sharp and powerful free skate program at the Four Continents Championships on Sunday.
Via ESPN  |  14 hours ago

Lewis, Porter sweep 60m hurdles in Germany

Americans swept the 60-meter hurdles at the Karlsruhe indoor meet Sunday with victories by Yvette Lewis and Jeff Porter.
Via ESPN  |  15 hours ago

American Lewis wins 60m hurdles in Germany

Yvette Lewis of the United States won the 60-meter hurdles at the Karlsruhe indoor meet Sunday after Carolin Nytra of Germany was disqualified for a false start.
Via ESPN  |  17 hours ago

Worley overcomes wind to take GS; Vonn 8th

Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Via ESPN  |  20 hours ago

Kostelic wins super-combined but injures knee

Ivica Kostelic captured his second consecutive World Cup super-combined title with a victory Sunday on the 2014 Sochi Olympics course, then hobbled off with a right knee injury that may require surgery.
Via ESPN  |  20 hours ago

Kearney gets 15th straight WC moguls victory

American Hannah Kearney won her 15th straight World Cup moguls event Sunday, breaking downhill great Ingemar Stenmark's all-discipline record for consecutive FIS World Cup victories.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

American Wagner takes Four Continents crown

Two weeks to the day after claiming her first U.S. championship Ashley Wagner had the best free skate of her career Saturday night to win the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for her first international title.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Madison breaks world record in women's 60m

Tianna Madison won the women's 60-meter final in the USA Track & Field Classic on Saturday night with a world-best time of 7.02 seconds, beating Olympic medalists Veronica Campbell-Brown and Allyson Felix.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Grevers wins 100m gold, proposes to girlfriend

For Matt Grevers, a top finish in the 100-meter backstroke Saturday night at the Missouri Grand Prix was a virtual necessity to pull off a surprise medal-stand marriage proposal to his girlfriend and USA national swimming teammate, Annie Chandler.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Lagat regains indoor 5,000m record at Millrose

Bernard Lagat found a new way to make history at the Millrose Games, regaining his American record in the indoor 5,000 meters Saturday.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Americans Davis, White take ice dancing lead

U.S. champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White took a step toward successfully defending their Four Continents Figure Skating Championships title, winning the ice dancing short dance Saturday.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Disabled ex-ski champion Kinmont Boothe dies

Jill Kinmont Boothe, the skiing champion who became a painter and a teacher after she was paralyzed during a race, has died at age 75.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Schild claims another slalom as Vonn skis out

Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn crashed out in the opening run on the Pyrenees course.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Schild takes another slalom as Vonn skis out

Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn crashed out in the opening run on the Pyrenees course.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Feuz captures Sochi downhill on 25th birthday

Emerging Swiss standout Beat Feuz celebrated his 25th birthday in style Saturday by winning the inaugural World Cup downhill on the course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Via ESPN  |  1 day ago

Chan skates to gold medal at Four Continents

Patrick Chan has developed a short memory when it comes to miscues.
Via ESPN  |  2 days ago

McGill wins 100-meter butterfly at Missouri GP

American Tyler McGill won the men's 100-meter butterfly Friday night in the Missouri Grand Prix, ahead of training partner Fred Bousquet of France and Brazilian Olympian Thiago Pereira.
Via ESPN  |  2 days ago

Asada wins Four Continents women's program

Two-time world champion Mao Asada of Japan won the women's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Friday night.
Via ESPN  |  2 days ago

Rio organizers confident despite police strike

Rio Olympic organizers say they are confident preparations for the 2016 Games won't be affected by the police strike that is threatening to disrupt Carnival celebrations in the city.
Via ESPN  |  2 days ago

Contador resumes training despite doping ban

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador returned to training for competition Friday, four days after receiving a two-year doping ban from sport's highest court.
Via ESPN  |  2 days ago

Women's giant slalom put off amid high winds

A women's World Cup giant slalom scheduled for Friday has been canceled because of high winds in the Pyrenees mountains of Andorra.
Via ESPN  |  2 days ago

Ullrich admits 'contact' with Puerto doping doc

Hours after receiving a two-year ban for blood doping, 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich admitted on his website that he had "contact" with the Spanish doctor who ran the doping program he was accused of participating in.
Via ESPN  |  2 days ago
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