Mirai Nagasu led a 1-2-3 U.S. sweep in the short program Friday, and the rest of the field will have a tough time catching up in Saturday’s free skate.

The former coach of Austria’s cross-country ski was banned for life for his involvement in the blood-doping scandal at the 2006 Turin Olympics.

Italian skier Werner Heel won a downhill on Kvitfjell’s Olympic course on Friday for his first World Cup victory, edging American Bode Miller by 0.10 seconds.

Australian star Jodie Henry won’t defend her 100-meter freestyle Olympic title in Beijing because of a muscle imbalance in her pelvic area.

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Thursday that allowing women ski jumpers into the 2010 Winter Olympics would dilute the medals given to others.

Justin Gatlin has filed a brief with the Court of Arbitration for Sport outlining the appeal of his four-year ban for doping violations.

Answering a nationwide appeal for tall people with athletic potential, more than 50 prospective Olympic athletes have been placed in British training programs for the 2012 London Games.

All 20 teams will compete at next month’s Paris-Nice cycling race despite a UCI request to boycott it.

Texas set an American record Wednesday in the men’s 800-yard freestyle relay at the Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.

Three-time champion and course record-holder Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot will defend his title in this year’s Boston Marathon and attempt to become the only Kenyan to win the 112-year-old race four times.

Members of Congress said Wednesday they want China held to account for promises to protect human rights, press freedom and the environment that were made when Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics.

A group representing professional cyclists says the riders are caught in the middle of the dispute between the International Cycling Union and the organizers of the Tour de France.

Marion Jones’ longtime agent has been sentenced to six months of home detention for a minor role in a bank fraud that resulted in a six-month prison sentence for the former track star.

An effective blood test for detecting human growth hormone will be in place for the Beijing Olympics, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a decision by U.S. officials to clear American sprinter LaTasha Jenkins of doping.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — David Robinson, Oscar De La Hoya and Amy Van Dyken were among the finalists announced Wednesday for consideration to the U.S. Olympic Committee Hall of Fame.

The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency challenged more than 100 countries Wednesday to sign a United Nations treaty and incorporate the fight against drug cheats into national law.

Danilo Di Luca should receive a maximum two-year ban for an irregular test during his victory in last year’s Giro d’Italia, the anti-doping prosecutor for the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) recommended Wednesday.

Yao Ming’s season-ending injury has China thinking the once-unthinkable: The host nation’s biggest and glitziest star might miss the Beijing Olympics.

Kenyan distance runner Susan Chepkemei was banned one year by the IAAF after testing positive for salbutamol.