Gary Bettman got exactly what he wanted from Sunday’s gold medal game — well, almost everything. The United States-Canada final pulled in 18.6 million viewers on NBC, spiking to 26 million when Jack Hughes scored in overtime to deliver America’s first Olympic gold in men’s hockey since 1980. By any reasonable standard, those are excellent … Read more
MILAN (AP) — The first female president in the International Olympic Committee’s 132 years got a proper stress test in the first games of her history-making leadership. Kirsty Coventry was widely seen as having good overall success at the Milan Cortina Winter Games that also gave a taste of challenges set to be tougher running … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, rifts created by tariffs — yes, back then, too! — and a proposed border wall were glossed over because of the neighbors’ longstanding political and economic alliances. “The unity of the three … Read more
Kirsty Coventry set a world record as she won the women’s 200m backstroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (Timothy A. CLARY) Thomas Bach’s successor as president of the International Olympic Committee will be elected on Thursday at the Greek coastal resort of Costa Navarino. Bach was first elected to an initial eight-year term in 2013, … Read more