BC Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers seeking to compete in 2010 Games

Court dismisses appeal by women ski jumpers

Colorado ski town could push marijuana legalization, adding paraphernalia

Colo. ski town could push marijuana legalization

Nicole Hosp of Austria out for season after crash in season opener

SOELDEN, Austria — Former overall World Cup winner Nicole Hosp will miss the rest of the season after crashing and injuring her right knee in the opening race.

Scan the neighbors in Scandinavia: Who’d release private tax data? A Norwegian would

OSLO — It’s the moment nosy Norwegian neighbors have been waiting for — the release of official records showing the annual income and overall wealth of nearly every taxpayer in the Scandinavian country.

Former world, Olympic Alpine skiing champion Hermann Maier retires at 36, cites knee injury

VIENNA — Two-time Olympic champion Hermann Maier retired Tuesday, ending a career in which he became one of Alpine skiing’s most prolific racers and almost lost a leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001.

Finnish skier Marcus Sandell has kidney removed after bad training crash in Austria

VIENNA — Finnish Alpine skier Marcus Sandell has had his left kidney removed in a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria, after badly crashing during a training run on the nearby Pitztaler glacier.

US skier Tim Jitloff participates in Race for the Cure with his mom, a breast cancer survivor

Tim Jitloff was scheduled to jet over to Europe in the next few days for some training ahead of the World Cup ski season.

Female ski jumpers’ appeal to be heard in November on competing in Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, British Columbia —A group of female ski jumpers will return to court in November to appeal a decision that prevents them from competing in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

US Nordic combined star Lodwick sustains minor injuries in bike accident

Four-time U.S. Nordic combined Olympian Todd Lodwick sustained minor injuries Wednesday while biking in France, riding head-on into a moving vehicle after watching a stage of the Tour de France.

Women ski jumpers lose court bid to be included in 2010 Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A group of women ski jumpers lost its case to be part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Former French ski champion Luc Alphand has spinal surgery after accident in motorcycle race

GRENOBLE, France — Former French ski champion Luc Alphand has undergone spinal surgery following a weekend accident in a motorcycle race.

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Film contest on why Orlando makes you smile

Bode Miller says he will ski next season but won’t commit to Vancouver Olympics

MAYRHOFEN IM ZILLERTAL, Austria — Bode Miller plans to ski next season but won’t commit to the Vancouver Olympics.

No joy in Mudville, or Burlington: More than a century of baseball ends at Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. — At Centennial Field, the sun was out, the infield grass freshly cut, the home team riding a six-game winning streak into a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader.

US Ski and Snowboard Association Alpine director Jesse Hunt leaving for Park City Ski Team

PARK CITY, Utah — Alpine director Jesse Hunt is leaving the U.S. Ski Team to become the general manager and program director of the Park City Ski Education Foundation.

What’s the No. 1 jock school? By one calculation, it’s MIT, but budget cuts threaten that

Name the college that sponsored 41 varsity sports this year, tying with Harvard for most in the country.

Vancouver Olympic organizers not wrong to keep female ski jumpers out of 2010, lawyers say

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Olympic organizers were in court Wednesday, arguing that the decision to exclude women ski jumpers from competition next year is not theirs to reverse.