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SEATTLE (AP) — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management asked the Border Patrol to help check the …

American freestyle skiing star Eileen Gu said she was injured in a “very terrible accident” Friday while training in New Zealand, according to the South China Morning Post. Gu — who resumed training last month after being injured at the Winter X Games in January — explained in a post on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform, that she was flown to …

One of the greatest heavyweight wrestlers of this era is finally making his transition to MMA. Gable Steveson, the American Olympian who made history at the 2020 Games as the youngest freestyle wrestler to ever win Olympic gold at super heavyweight, is set to make his long-awaited professional MMA debut against Braden Peterson on Sept. 12 at LFA 217. The …

The NHL’s return to the Olympics is starting to feel real. Rangers Adam Fox, J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck were invited to the U.S. men’s Olympic orientation camp, USA Hockey announced on Tuesday. Vincent Trocheck #16 of the New York Rangers takes a shot and scores a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Robert Sabo for NY Post The camp will …

In addition, 12 players who helped the U.S. win gold at the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship – the first gold for the U.S. at the event in 92 years – are part of the camp. The group includes goaltenders Joey Daccord (North Andover, Mass./Seattle Kraken/Arizona State) and Jeremy Swayman (Anchorage, Alaska/Boston Bruins/University of Maine); defensemen Jackson LaCombe (Eden Prairie, Minn./Anaheim Ducks/University of Minnesota), Brady Skjei (Lakeville, Minn./Nashville …

Two Olympic gold medalist ski jumpers and three staffers on the powerful Norway men’s team were charged with ethics violations Monday after an investigation into alleged tampering with ski suits at the world championships. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation said star ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang, two coaches and a member of the service staff were …

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Two Olympic gold medalist ski jumpers and three staffers on the powerful Norway men’s team were charged with ethics violations Monday after an investigation into alleged tampering with ski suits at the world championships. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation said star ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang, two coaches and a member of the service staff were formally charged as …

In a year, Hezly Rivera has gone from the youngest U.S. Olympian across all sports in Paris to the all-around national champion. Rivera totaled 112 points in two nights of competition in New Orleans, prevailing by eight tenths over Leanne Wong, a two-time Olympic alternate. Joscelyn Roberson, another Paris Olympic alternate, was third. Rivera led Wong by two tenths going …

Hezly Rivera, an Olympic gold medalist at age 16, is halfway to adding a U.S. all-around title at 17. Rivera, the youngest U.S. Olympian across all sports in Paris, leads the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships after the first of two days of competition. She tallied 55.6 points in New Orleans, taking a slim lead of two tenths over Joscelyn Roberson …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is establishing a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles. Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to make the task force official, the White House said. The 2028 Games will be the first Olympics to be hosted by the U.S. since the 2002 Winter Games in Salt …