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Alaska, Norwegian mushers battled for Iditarod lead

An Alaskan and a Norwegian are running neck-and-neck in the world’s most famous sled dog race

Swedish slalom specialist Hargin to retire at end of season

Swedish skier Mattias Hargin will retire at the end of the season after 15 years on the World Cup circuit

Kazakhstan comes to defense of skier arrested for doping

Paris, Venier fastest in training for final downhill races

Refugee soccer player happy he's now an Australian citizen

Refugee soccer player happy he’s now an Australian citizen

Ex-Celtic Jabari Bird makes plea in domestic assault case

Former Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird awaits sentencing after making a plea in a case accusing him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend

FIFA study obtained by AP concludes 48-team World Cup in 2022 feasible using at least 1 of Qatar's neighbors as co-host

FIFA study obtained by AP concludes 48-team World Cup in 2022 feasible using at least 1 of Qatar’s neighbors as co-host

Real Madrid hires Zinedine Zidane to return as coach, fires Santiago Solari

Revamp for Diamond League to give TV a 90-minute track meet

Track and field’s governing body is revamping the top-tier Diamond League series with shorter meetings and fewer long-distance races

Former school trainer in sex abuse case set to plead guilty

Estonian ski coach faces investigation in doping ring

Prosecutors in Estonia say they have opened criminal proceedings against a veteran ski coach linked to a doping ring

Frenchman widens lead in Iditarod race across Alaska

A native of France is widening his lead in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Russia remains banned from international track for doping

Jansrud, Goggia lead downhill training at World Cup finals

World champion Kjetil Jansrud and Olympic champion Sofia Goggia were fastest in downhill training runs at the World Cup finals

Horton lifts Delaware past William & Mary 85-79

Ithiel Horton scores 26 points as Delaware gets past William & Mary 85-79 in the Colonial Conference Tourney quarterfinals

Police: Boxer's mom pulls knife on officer, is fatally shot

Police in Tennessee say the mother of champion boxer Caleb Plant has been fatally shot by a deputy after she pulled a knife on the officer

Wright-Foreman carries Hofstra past James Madison

eNASCAR Heat draft brings fans, motorsports closer together

After long embracing esports as a way to grow motorsports and engage young fans, NASCAR is taking the experience to another level

Hirscher secures overall title as Zenhaeusern wins slalom

Marcel Hirscher wrapped up his eighth consecutive men’s World Cup overall title on Sunday, one week before the seasons ends

Hirscher wins World Cup overall title, matches Vonn record

Marcel Hirscher has secured his eighth consecutive men’s World Cup overall title on Sunday

Dominant Friedrich wins 4-man bobsled world championship

Championship sweep: Germany’s Francesco Friedrich wins 4-man world bobsled crown

French, Norwegian mushers battling for Iditarod lead

Two men living in Alaska but with European ties continue to run neck-and-neck Saturday in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Liu Hong of China sets WR in women's 50K race walk

Liu Hong of China has set a world record in the women’s 50-kilometer race walk, becoming the first woman to finish the event in under 4 hours

Kristoffersen leads World Cup GS after 1st run, Hirscher 4th

Henrik Kristoffersen continued his strong form in giant slalom on Saturday, leading the penultimate men’s World Cup race of the season after the first run

Shiffrin leads slalom, approaches record 15th win of season

Survey: Nebraska students support balloon football tradition

Report: Spa founder attended Trump’s Super Bowl party

Announcer pulled from broadcast after lynching comment

Mola begins world triathlon defense by winning opening race

Mario Mola began his bid for a fourth successive world triathlon championship in style when he won the series opener in Abu Dhabi by three seconds

Vlhova holds big lead in GS after first run, Shiffrin 4th

Petra Vlhova led a women’s World Cup giant slalom by nearly a half-second after the opening run Friday