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Semenya Medal Athletics

The shameful case of Caster Semenya

AP Sports Columnist

Looks like South African runner Caster Semenya will be able to keep the gold medal she won at the recent world championships in Berlin.

Russia Ski Champions Cup

Hirscher, Borssen win parallel slaloms

The Associated Press

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.

Bolt, Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League

AP Sports Writer

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.

Bobsled World Cup

American Napier wins bobsled gold at Lake Placid

The Associated Press

John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. For one day, he owned it.

Skate Canada Figure Skating

Rochette leads Skate Canada, delights home crowd

The Associated Press

Listening to her coach paid off for Joannie Rochette.

Stiegler Crash Sking

Stiegler done for season with broken bones in leg

The Associated Press

U.S. skier Resi Stiegler is out for the season after breaking two bones in her left leg in a crash during giant slalom training.

Northug the man to beat as Olympic season starts

AP Sports Writer

Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man to beat in cross-country skiing, and he isn't doing much to downplay expectations.

World Cup Skeleton

Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races

AP Sports Writer

The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains.

Semenya Medal Athletics

IAAF still in talks over Caster Semenya's future

AP Sports Writer

The governing body of track and field is working behind the scenes with Caster Semenya and the South African government to resolve issues about the 18-year-old runner's gender and career.

Kazakhs pledge $22 million for Astana cycling team

Associated Press Writer

Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks.

Tony Benshoof's back ailing again

AP Sports Writer

Olympic luge slider Tony Benshoof's back is aching again, just as the international racing season is set to begin.

Chan excited to show the world what he can do

The Associated Press

Patrick Chan isn't picking a fight. Honest.

Vonntourage Skiing

Get to know Lindsey and the Vonntourage

AP Sports Writer

Lindsey Vonn and her husband, Thomas, were sitting on the couch watching "Entourage" when the idea popped into Thomas' head - the "Vonntourage." As the top female skier on the World Cup circuit the past two seasons, Vonn travels full time with two physical trainers provided by Red Bull, her ski technician, and her husband - a former U.S. Ski Team member and Olympian.

Stiegler Crash Sking

Stiegler hurts left knee in giant slalom training

The Associated Press

U.S. skier Resi Stiegler injured her left knee when she crashed after hooking a gate during giant slalom training Thursday. The extent of her injury isn't yet known.

ITALY DOPING REBELLIN

Cyclist Rebellin to appeal to CAS in doping case

The Associated Press

Cyclist Davide Rebellin plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being stripped of his Olympic silver medal for doping.

Semenya Speaks Athletics

South African sports ministry: Semenya keeps medal

Associated Press Writer

South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday.

Hamlins World Luge

Already a world champ, Hamlin eyes Olympic gold

AP Sports Writer

For $5.89, anyone can taste how Erin Hamlin was immortalized. Vanilla ice cream, stacked with Reese's peanut butter cups, Oreos and hot fudge, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. In the sleepy village of Remsen, N.Y., pop. 514, that's how homage was paid to a local who stunned the luge world - the World Champion Erin Hamlin Sundae, a popular item at The Soda Fountain in town.

Semenya Speaks Athletics

IAAF: Runner Semenya still undergoing gender tests

The Associated Press

Gender tests on South African world champion Caster Semenya have not been completed, the International Association of Athletics Federations said Wednesday.

FINLAND SKIING WORLD CUP

Fans to have chance to design Vonn's helmet art

The Associated Press

Fans will have a chance to design the artwork that appears on star skier Lindsey Vonn's helmet during February's Vancouver Olympics.

Pistorius New Study Athletics

New study finds Pistorius gets boost from blades

AP Sports Writer

The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-meter race, according to a new study.

Cyclist Evans expects big things from Armstrong

The Associated Press

Road race world champion Cadel Evans is predicting bigger things for seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in 2010 than he achieved in his comeback to professional cycling this season.

SAIC reclassifies shares into common stock

The Associated Press

Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp., or SAIC Inc., has completed the reclassification of its class A preferred stock into common stock.

Pitt's Dixon is USA Basketball coach of year

The Associated Press

Jamie Dixon of Pitt has been chosen as USA Basketball's national coach of the year for guiding the United States' first FIBA under-19 world championship team since 1991.

Skate America Lutai Arrested Figure Skating

Russian skater gets stolen car, DWI charge in NY

The Associated Press

Police say Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai (AHN'-drey loo-TEYE') stole a car and drove it while drunk after finishing 10th overall in the Skate America competition in Lake Placid.

17-year-old Hansen makes US World Cup luge team

The Associated Press

Kate Hansen clinched a spot on the USA Luge national team for the first two World Cup races Sunday, giving the 17-year-old a chance at making the Olympics.

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