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Olympic runner-up dance duo out for Prix final (AFP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:55 PST

Reigning world and Olympic silver medal ice dance duo Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto of the United States said Tuesday they are pulling out of the Grand Prix final next week in Tokyo.

Five-time US dance champs out of Grand Prix final (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:04:50 PST

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, the reigning Olympic and world silver medalists in ice dance, have withdrawn from next week's Grand Prix final. Belbin had surgery Tuesday to treat an infected wisdom tooth and has been advised to avoid strenuous activity for a week. Agosto says the pair is confident it will be ready for the U.S.

Skaters Lysacek, Kim discover obligations, spoils (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:22:45 PST

Evan Lysacek and Kim Yu-na have discovered that the spoils of being a world champion are matched by the obligations. They're learning that their own high expectations might not measure up to those placed upon them by outsiders. And if they're not careful, that can lead to impatience, stress, even mediocrity.

America's Cup venue spat heading back to court (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:00:35 PST

With just more than two months to go before the America's Cup is scheduled to start, American challenger BMW Oracle Racing will wrap up sea trials at the end of this week and prepare to ship its monster trimaran overseas. One rather large detail remains unsettled. The Americans don't know whether Valencia, Spain, or Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, will be the final port of call for...

Germans restore 1936 high jump record (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:46 PST

Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936. Two weeks later, the 5 feet, 3 inches she jumped in Stuttgart, Germany, was all but obliterated and she was kicked off the team. Bergmann was Jewish. She would miss that year's Berlin Olympics. There was no way the Nazis would allow a Jew to compete and possibly win.

INTERVIEW-Olympics-Cohen seeks another chance on Olympic ice (Reuters)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:02:05 PST

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Cross country championships produce big surprises (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:27:46 PST

Liberty's Samuel Chelanga set a course record, and Illinois' Angela Bizzarri overtook her two strongest challengers in the final 500 meters Monday, winning individual titles at the men's and women's NCAA cross country championships. Oklahoma State was crowned the men's champion in Terre Haute, Ind., while Villanova captured the women's crown.

49ers' Vernon Davis gets a broom and goes curling (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:25:37 PST

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Norway fires American speedskating coach (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:03 PST

Former U.S. skater Peter Mueller was fired as Norway's speedskating coach Monday less than three months before the Winter Olympics following an accusation of sexual harassment. The Norwegian Skating Association said the 55-year-old coach violated his contract and failed to maintain ethical standards.

Norway axes American speedskating coach (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:31 PST

The Norwegian Skating Association fired former U.S. skater Peter Mueller as its speedskating coach mere months ahead of the Winter Olympics following allegations of sexual harassment, the association said Monday. "The governing board voted unanimously that the incident was so serious that we had no other choice than to cancel our contract with Peter Mueller ...

US coach of Norwegian team fired (AFP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:55:50 PST

The Norwegian speedskating federation on Monday fired the coach of its national team, American Peter Mueller, after he was accused of making inappropriate comments to an athlete.

Slight rise in construction cost of London Games (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:25:55 PST

The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged. The anticipated cost went up by $11.5 million to $11.95 billion during the last quarter, an increase of less than 0.1 percent, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said Monday.