AP/McClatchy Coverage

Female ski jumpers hear reasons for case dismissal

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)

Northug the man to beat as Olympic season starts

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)

Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races

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)

Tony Benshoof's back ailing again

Olympic luge slider Tony Benshoof's back is aching again, just as the international racing season is set to begin. (full story)

Gay, Richards win Owens Award

USA Track & Field named Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards the 2009 recipients of the Jesse Owens Award on Thursday. (full story)

Olympic lodging plan off because of rough economy

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)

Comcast-NBC would unite rivals on Oly network

NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival. (full story)

Penguins captain Crosby runs with Olympic torch

Five months after lifting the Stanley Cup, Sidney Crosby carried the Olympic torch as thousands of people lined a downtown street. (full story)

US curler goes for cash on reality TV

U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father. (full story)

Already a world champ, Hamlin eyes Olympic gold

For $5.89, anyone can taste how Erin Hamlin was immortalized. Vanilla ice cream, stacked with Reese's peanut butter cups, Oreos and hot fudge, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. In the sleepy village of Remsen, N.Y., pop. 514, that's how homage was paid to a local who stunned the luge world - the World Champion Erin Hamlin Sundae, a popular item at The Soda Fountain in town. (full story)