National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

Vonn crashes in last race before Olympics, says dream isn’t over

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee in her final downhill race on Friday before the Olympics and said she hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Games. "This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there's one thing ...

NASCAR’s Greg Biffle wasn’t flying his plane before crash that killed him and 6 others

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from federal safety officials who also concluded that while an experienced pilot was at the controls, no one else on board was qualified to be the ...

One of snowboarding’s most valuable skills is also one of its most underappreciated

In Shaun White's early days riding snowboards, the sport was so new that his mom was still getting the hang of things after a lifetime of skiing. Among Cathy White's rules: If Shaun, his brother and sister wanted mom to accompany them down the mountain, they had to ride "switch" — backward ...

Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast goes back to Swiss court

GENEVA — American gymnast Jordan Chiles may reclaim the bronze medal on floor exercise from the 2024 Paris Olympics that was stripped from her following an appeal by Romania after all. Switzerland's supreme court said on Thursday its judges sent the "highly exceptional circumstances" of the ...

NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce help Laila Edwards’ family attend her Olympic debut

It wasn't easy for Laila Edwards' parents, missing much of their daughter's formative years developing into women's hockey Olympian away from her roots in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Thanks to an outpouring of donations, including a major push from the hometown NFL brother tandem of Travis and ...