American Napier wins bobsled gold at Lake Placid
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:17:37 PST)
John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. For one day, he owned it.

Learning disability athletes return to Paralympics
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:49:29 PST)
Athletes with learning disabilities will be allowed to compete in the Paralympics again at London in 2012. The International Paralympic Committee general assembly voted on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur to overturn the ban that had been in place since the Spanish basketball team was revealed to have cheated at the 2000 Sydney Games.

The shameful case of Caster Semenya
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:48:55 PST)
Looks like South African runner Caster Semenya will be able to keep the gold medal she won at the recent world championships in Berlin. The public humiliation? That will stay with her, too, long after the gold loses its shine. Three months after she mopped up the field in the women's 800, international sports officials are trying to tie a ribbon on a deal that will likely allow Semenya to keep...

Bolt, Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:37:05 PST)
Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the United States will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meets next year. Track and field's governing body said on Saturday that the two fastest men in history are contracted to compete in seven of the 14 cities in Asia, Europe and the United States featured in the inaugural global series.

Virtue, Moir lead Skate Canada despite 2 mishaps
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:36:29 PST)
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the original dance to take the lead at Skate Canada on Saturday. Virtue and Moir scored 60.57 points for their flamenco routine even though Virtue slipped and nearly fell twice, with Moir grabbing her arm before she landed on the ice. The Canadians had a total of 101.26 points heading into Sunday's free dance.

Hirscher, Borssen win parallel slaloms
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:11:16 PST)
Marcel Hirscher of Austria won the second edition of the parallel slalom Champions Cup on a giant ramp in a promotion of Alpine ski events for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Spanish town to host 2011 cross-country worlds
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:08:29 PST)
The Spanish town of Punta Umbria will host the 2011 World Cross Country Championships. The International Association of Athletics Federations council met Saturday and awarded the event to the seaside resort in Andalucia. Races will be run March 20, 2011. The IAAF awarded the World Race Walking Cup to Saransk, Russia, in 2012 and gave the losing bidder, Taicang in China, the possibility to host in...

Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races
(Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:19 PST)
By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer