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War on Iran forces postponement of global sports conference in neighboring Azerbaijan
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (152+ words) LAUSANNE, Switzerland " The war on Iran by the United States and Israel has forced the postponement of a global conference of Olympic and international sports officials in neighboring Azerbaijan. The SportAccord conference was scheduled for May 2428 in Baku which is…...
IOC elects first female member from Iran to join exclusive global Olympic body
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (467+ words) MILAN " The IOC elected its first female member from Iran on Wednesday, who became its current youngest representative and opened the Olympic body to scrutiny over the country's record on women in sports. Soraya Aghaei, who competed for Iran in…...
Ilia Malinin bounces back from Olympic nightmare with 3rd straight world figure skating title
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (443+ words) PRAGUE " Ilia Malinin is back on the top step of the podium. Six weeks after a disastrous skate knocked the Olympic gold-medal favorite off the podium, the "quad god" reeled off one huge jump after another, and a backflip for…...
Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath wins World Cup slalom title after losing his temper at the Olympics
1+ week, 2+ day ago (250+ words) Norway's Atle Lie McGrath lies on the snow, holding the globe trophy for the alpine ski, men's slalom discipline, at the Lillehammer World Cup Finals, in Hafjell, Norway, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Credit: AP/Marco Trovati HAFJELL, Norway " Norwegian skier Atle Lie…...
Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn chase figure skating world titles after Olympic disappointment
1+ week, 4+ day ago (763+ words) Ilia Malinin of the United States performs during an exhibition gala at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. Credit: AP/Christophe Ena Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn stood out for how they handled their Olympic disappointment. Now they…...
Penn State cruises to 5th consecutive team title at NCAA men's wrestling championships
1+ week, 6+ day ago (395+ words) Penn State's Mitchell Mesenbrink, right, takes on Iowa's Mike Caliendo in their 165-pound match in the finals at the NCAA wrestling championship, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. Credit: AP/Matt Rourke CLEVELAND " Mitchell Mesenbrink and Levi Haines each won their second individual…...
Pirovano completes World Cup downhill coup. Aicher reduces gap on Shiffrin to 95 points
1+ week, 6+ day ago (454+ words) Italy's Laura Pirovano celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's downhill race, at the Lillehammer World Cup Finals, in Kvitfjell, Norway, Saturday, March 21, 2026. Credit: AP/Jean-Christophe Bott KVITFJELL, Norway " Laura Pirovano won the last women's World Cup…...
Judge all-in for future international competition, hopes it will be at midseason
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (358+ words) The Yankees' Aaron Judge celebrates after hitting a two-run home run for Team USA'against Brazil during the 2026 World Baseball Classic on March 6, 2026 in Houston, TX. Credit: Getty Images/Kenneth Richmond TAMPA, Fla. " Now that Aaron Judge has gotten a taste…...
Moesch wins her 1st NCAA individual title as Virginia adds to team lead at swimming championships
2+ week, 1+ day ago (250+ words) ATLANTA " Anna Moesch won the first NCAA individual title of her career in the 200-yard freestyle on Thursday night at the women's swimming and diving championships to help Virginia added to its team lead. Moesch's time of 1:39.23 marked the second…...
Olympic curling scandal like 'foot fault in tennis or traveling in basketball,' Canada official says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (414+ words) MILAN " The double-touching scandal that plagued his country's curling team was like "a foot fault in tennis or traveling in basketball," the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee said on Sunday. He said it "was not cheating." "For me it's…...