Czech Republic Olympic Team
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates with the bench after scoring against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Russians star in NHL playoffs as nation wages war in Ukraine

By Stephen Whyno May. 30, 2022 02:23 AM EDT

FILE - The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 23, 2014. The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Russia facing sports isolation over invasion of Ukraine

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 28, 2022 06:57 AM EST

A soldier's helmet with a bullet hole near debris of burning military trucks, in a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Poland, Sweden refuse to play Russia in World Cup playoffs

Feb. 26, 2022 11:43 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 23, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 24 1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United States to a 9-1 victory over West Germany in the hockey championship round of the Winter...

Members of the United States team stand in the finish area after the postponement of the mixed team parallel skiing event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Olympic Alpine team event moved to Sunday because of wind

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 18, 2022 11:17 PM EST

Gloves hang from a cabinet where COVID-19 tests are done outside an hotel at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympics Live: US skaters lose appeal to get silver medals

Feb. 18, 2022 09:09 PM EST

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy Leduc, of the United States, compete in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympics Live: China pair breaks figure skating world record

Feb. 17, 2022 08:39 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:13 AM EST
Feb. 22 1919 — The first dog race track to use an imitation rabbit opens in Emeryville, Calif. 1936 — Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her...

Miho Takagi of Japan competes during the women's speedskating 1,000-meter finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva's falls leave her in 4th place

Feb. 16, 2022 10:09 PM EST

Germany's Tom Kuhnhackl (34) and China's Jieke Kailiaosi (Jake Chelios) (7) chase after the puck during a preliminary round men's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
ATHLETES ON: Best things they've eaten in the Olympic bubble

By Kelvin Chan, Candice Choi And Aaron Morrison Feb. 16, 2022 12:56 AM EST

United States' Matt Knies celebrates a goal during a preliminary round men's hockey game against Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
US beats Germany, earns top seed in Olympics knockout round

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 13, 2022 06:53 AM EST

Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, right, and his girlfriend Mikaela Shiffrin, of United States stands leave the finish area after she competed in the women's super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Shiffrin & Kilde, ski racing’s power couple, help each other

By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham Feb. 13, 2022 04:54 AM EST

FILE - Chinese paramilitary police walk in formation on the Olympic Green near the edge of the closed-loop area at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Jan. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Beijing Olympics a step up for those in NHL playoff bubbles

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 13, 2022 03:36 AM EST

Canada's players celebrate after scoring past Sweden goalkeeper Emma Soderberg, right, during a women's quarterfinal hockey game between Sweden and Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Canada's women's hockey reinvents itself after Olympic loss

By John Wawrow Feb. 12, 2022 05:02 AM EST

A shot by United States' Ben Meyers gets past Canada goalkeeper Eddie Pasquale (80) for a goal during a preliminary round men's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP)
Young US hockey team beats Canada to start Olympics 2-0

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 12, 2022 01:34 AM EST

Silver medalist Kristin Skaslien, left, and her husband and teammate Magnus Nedregotten, both of Norway, look at each other during the venue ceremony for the mixed doubles curling match against Italy at the Beijing Winter Olympics Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Olympic curling is a family affair for US women and others

By Jimmy Golen Feb. 11, 2022 11:46 PM EST

Mikaela Shiffrin, of United States makes a turn during the women's super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 11, 2022 09:08 AM EST

United States' Shaun White waves in the halfpipe course after the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 11, 2022 05:49 AM EST

Russian Olympic Committee's Kirill Semyonov (94) celebrates with Dmitri Voronkov (10) after Krill scored an open net goal against Denmark during a preliminary round men's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Russians unhappy despite 2-0 start in hockey at Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 11, 2022 04:22 AM EST

Czech Republic's Michaela Pejzlova (18) scores aa goal during a women's quarterfinal hockey game between USA and Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
US women survive scare, beat Czechs 4-1 in Olympic hockey

By John Wawrow Feb. 11, 2022 01:49 AM EST