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Bobsleigh officials rave about Cortina track, a good sign for 2026 Olympic events being held there
Next week, 60 bobsleigh, luge and skeleton athletes will perform test runs on the controversial sliding centre for next year's Milan-Cortina Olympics.
NBA champion Boston Celtics to be sold for a record $6.1B US
The Boston Celtics are being sold for what would be a record-setting initial valuation of $6.1 billion US to a group led by Symphony Technology Group managing partner William Chisholm, the sides said Thursday.
It's not just Jamaica with a 'Cool Runnings' story. There are sliders from all over the world now
It doesn't snow in Jamaica. Or Malta. Or Ghana. There's been a maybe dusting reported on rare occasions in parts of Thailand and Malaysia. And nobody thinks of Spain, Colombia, Israel, Brazil and Taiwan as winter sports superpowers. They're all sliding anyway.
Friedrich wins 9th 2-man world bobsleigh title, leading another German sweep
Francesco Friedrich is a world champion again, winning the two-man race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Sunday in a down-to-the-wire finish — holding off German teammate Johannes Lochner by 0.03 seconds over four runs.
Germans hold top 3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsleigh championship
The Germans are poised to sweep the podium in the two-man world bobsleigh championships at snowy, windy and blustery Lake Placid, N.Y., with Francesco Friedrich, Johannes Lochner and Adam Ammour driving into the top three spots after the first two heats of this year's title race on Saturday.
If Lake Placid becomes 2026 Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be play big part
Picture this: A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days later with thousands of people there to cheer on both moments. It could happen.
At the bobsleigh and skeleton world championships, some moms might reach the podium
There are five mothers expected to compete in the world championships that got officially underway Thursday in Lake Placid — U.S. skeleton athlete Kelly Curtis, Swiss bobsledder Nadja Pasternack, and U.S. bobsledders Elana Meyers Taylor, Kaillie Humphries and Jasmine Jones.
In Lake Placid, a pair of athletes are sliding for Ukraine. They hope better days are ahead
Ukrainian skeleton athletes Vladyslav Heraskevych and Yaroslav Lavreniuk are hoping that just being able to compete and wear their nation's flag on the world stage brings some moment of joy to the people at home who are able to see it.
Spurs coach Greg Popovich won't return this season, has hope of coaching in the future
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich says he will not return to coaching this season, hopes to return in the future.
Bucks' Bobby Portis suspended 25 games for banned substance; Spurs' Wembanyama done for season with injury
The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league's anti-drug program.