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(Reuters) - Focus on the skeleton events at the Beijing Olympics. THE ABSOLUTE BASICS One of the Winter Olympics' most exhilarating sports, individual athletes push their sleds to build momentum befor...

By David Kirton (Reuters) - Focus on the luge events at the Beijing Olympics. THE ABSOLUTE BASICS *The fastest sport in the Olympics, a single rider goes feet-first and face-up, steering themselves do...

By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - The Winter Olympics slide events are guaranteed to bring drama. Indeed, the final of the two-man bobsleigh in Pyeongchang four years ago was so dramatic tha...

(Reuters) - United States bobsleigh competitor Josh Williamson has tested positive for COVID-19 but still hopes to participate in next month's Beijing Olympics, he said on social media Wednesday. The ...

(Reuters) - San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has faced no shortage of doubters this season but with the 49ers just two wins away from a Super Bowl championship, he said the support of his tea...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - All attendees at next month's Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium will be given free KN95 masks and be required to wear them when not actively eating or drinking in an effort stem the s...

(Reuters) - U.S. men's national team head coach Gregg Berhalter said on Wednesday he is not putting any added pressure on his team for the penultimate three-game World Cup qualifying window where they...

(Reuters) - Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs have donated nearly $200,000 to a children's hospital in Buffalo this week as a show of respect after their team eliminated the Bills from the playoffs in on...

Three-time Pro Bowl guard and Super Bowl LII champion Brandon Brooks of the Philadelphia Eagles announced his retirement Wednesday after two injury-marred seasons. Brooks, 32, missed the entire 2020 s...

(Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that increased revenues from a biennial World Cup would create opportunities for Africans who otherwise could migrate and find "death in t...