Olympics News

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Vernon Davis stepped onto the ice and started moonwalking, fully confident he could conquer the sport of curling — or at the least be respectable. He is an NFL star, after all. Full Story »

LONDON - The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged. Full Story »

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Steven Holcomb said the U.S. bobsled team was going to be a powerhouse this year. He sure seems like a prophet. Full Story »

Tony Benshoof's back problem is back, already causing concern for the Olympic season. Full Story »

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Comedian Stephen Colbert took the "Night Train" and it nearly left him speechless. Full Story »

MOSCOW - 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. Full Story »

KITCHENER, Ontario - Listening to her coach paid off for Joannie Rochette. Full Story »

VAIL, Colo. - 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. Full Story »

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - 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. Full Story »

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate women ski jumpers' rights because they had no power to include their event in the 2010 Winters Games. Full Story »

DENVER - Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi, known as the "Mother of Judo" partly for her role in bringing women's judo to the Olympic Games, has died. She was 74. Full Story »

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

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

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - An Olympic housing plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy. Full Story »

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

LONDON - BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional potential investors. Full Story »

DENVER - NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival. Full Story »

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - Five months after lifting the Stanley Cup, Sidney Crosby carried the Olympic torch as thousands of people lined a downtown street. Full Story »