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Shiffrin recovering after abdominal surgery to clean out deep puncture wound suffered in race crash
Mikaela Shiffrin is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery on Thursday night to clean out a puncture wound she received in a giant slalom crash two weeks ago.
Austria's Huetter wins women's World Cup downhill at Beaver Creek
Austria's Cornelia Huetter claimed the first ever women's World Cup downhill event held on the formidable Birds of Prey course on Saturday in Beaver Creek, Colorado where Lindsey Vonn tested the track ahead of her comeback next week.
Lindsey Vonn to enter World Cup next weekend in her comeback at age 40
Lindsey Vonn will return to World Cup ski racing next weekend for a pair of super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland, as she continues her comeback at 40 years old.
Sharks, Avalanche swap goalies Blackwood, Georgiev, forwards and draft picks
The Colorado Avalanche have swapped goaltenders with San Jose, sending a struggling Alexandar Georgiev to the Sharks for Mackenzie Blackwood.
Botswana's Tebogo wins men's 200m gold; Lyles, battling through COVID, lands bronze
Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 metres Thursday, falling to Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, then being tended to by medics who carted him off the track in a wheelchair suffering with what The Associated Press learned was a case of COVID.
American runner won't defend Olympic title, officials reject her appeal after fall
Track officials denied an appeal by 800-metre Olympic champion Athing Mu, who got tangled in a pack of runners and fell at the U.S. trials, denying her a chance to defend her title.
Sprinters Jackson, Thompson-Herah, others catching up to Flo-Jo's hallowed world records
Florence Griffith Joyner set the women's 100-metre world record of 10.49 at the U.S. Olympic Trials, and the 200 mark of 21.34 later in 1988 on her way to an Olympic gold medal. The late sprinter's marks now appear within reach ahead of the Paris Games this summer.
Avalanche's Nichushkin suspended at least 6 months, re-enters player assistance program
Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in Stage 3 of the league's player assistance program before Game 4 on Monday night of a second-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars.
Jets crush Avalanche 7-0, scoring 4 goals in 1st period
Josh Morrissey and Adam Lowry scored 10 seconds apart in a four-goal first period that chased Colorado goaltender Alexandar Georgiev from the net, and the Jets moved into the driver's seat for the Central Division's second seed with a 7-0 win against the Avalanche on Saturday.
Shiffrin to skip World Cup races in Andorra to allow injured left knee more time to heal
American alpine ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin will skip giant slalom and slalom races this weekend in Andorra to give her knee more time to mend.