Winter Sports News

Chad Hedrick grabbed Shani Davis' arm on the medals podium and held it up. The American rivals went at it again Friday, with Davis emerging on top in the final World Cup speedskating event before the Vancouver Olympics.

About 100 people spent most of the night in snowbound cars on the New York State Thruway southwest of Buffalo and are finally being freed.Troopers used all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles to keep in touch with motorists who got stuck when blowing snow shut down a stretch of Interstate 90 from Dunkirk, N.Y., to Erie, Pa., at about 1:30 ...

With several star skiers out with injuries, France is facing a tough run at the World Cup event opening on Friday in the Alpine resort of Val d'Isere. ...

It took decades in some cases and autopsies in others. Even so, you could always count on the International Olympic Committee getting Olympic medals into the hands of their rightful owners.

Cheryl Bernard can relax for a day while four other rinks will fight it out on Friday for the right to meet her in Saturday's women's final at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic trials.

Barbara Ann Scott carried the Olympic torch into the House of Commons on Thursday afternoon.

Bettman keen on Quebec: Charest NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, seen speaking a the Reuters Global Forum on December 1, told Quebec Premier Jean Charest last week that he's interested in seeing a franchise back in Quebec City.

Vyacheslav Fetisov, shown in this 2000 file photo, will be lacing up his skates for CSKA Moscow at age 51.

Alex Kovalev at Ottawa Senators practice on Dec. 9, 2009. Photograph by: Wayne Cuddington, The Ottawa Citizen The Ottawa Senators' strong start this season was like a warm blanket wrapped around Alex Kovalev and Jason Spezza, keeping them nice and comfortable as they worked out issues with their games.

U.S. Olympic bobsled hopeful Todd Hays crashed in training Wednesday and is expected to miss the weekend World Cup races because of what was preliminarily diagnosed as a concussion.

Even more snow fell in some areas, with 16 inches reported in Des Moines and nearly 19 inches just south of Madison, Wis.

At first glance, there was little spectacular about American biathlon results at the Turin Olympics .

Another former NHL star has accepted the challenge of assembling Canada's entry for the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

The Pacific storm was Heaven sent for skiersMonday's big storm dumped tons of snow on our local mountains.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Brendan Bell and forward Tomas Kana from the St.

A fierce wintry storm moved into the nation's midsection Tuesday, covering roads with deep snow that was set to be followed by high winds, creating blizzard conditions.

If you hear anything about Alpine skiing these days, you hear that Lindsey Vonn is supposed to be the star of February's Vancouver Olympics.

Messier getting GM gig for worlds Mark Messier, seen in this 2007 photo when honoured by the Edmonton Oilers, is about to be named general manager of the Canadian team for the 2010 world hockey championship.

Joely Richardson has spoken for the first time about her struggle to cope with the grief of losing her film and stage star sister Natasha.

Meet Tillman, a 4-year-old bulldog who loves riding on boards, whether on land or snow.