National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

US wins its record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics

LIVIGNO, Italy — The U.S. Olympic team won its record-breaking 11th gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday, with at least one more good possibility when its men's hockey team wraps up the action on closing day with the title game against Canada. The trio of Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and ...

US sets up gold-medal game against Canada

MILAN — Zach Werenski and his U.S. teammates tried not to look ahead at a potential gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics. After each went unbeaten in group play, there was no way the North American rivals could meet before the final, but there was work left to do. After routing ...

Olympics Roundup: Canada women stunned in curling semifinals

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The top-ranked Canadian women couldn't overcome "straighter" ice and a sharp Sweden squad, and now the country's controversial men's team will have the curling power's last chance at Olympic gold at the Milan Cortina Games. With Canada already shut out of the ...

Olympics Roundup: US speedskater takes silver in 1,500 meters

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) —U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz’s late push wasn’t enough. The American star settled for silver in the 1,500 meters, missing a chance to secure a third gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games. China’s Ning Zhongyan won Thursday’s race in an Olympic-record ...