Olympics

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — With a nod to Russia's Olympic past and 900 children carrying small flames, a giant bear has extinguished the flame of the Sochi Games. The 26-foot (8-meter) bear shed a single tear down from his left eye after blowing out a cauldron inside FischtOlympic Stadium, marking the symbolic end of the 17-day games...

As American Andrew Weibrecht crossed the finish line of the Super G for a silver medal last Sunday, the announcers on TV were shocked. Apparently, they weren't the only ones. "I was a little bit shocked myself," said Weibrecht, when he called into 104...

Another week of sports, another boatload of great content from The Team. Here were this weeks highlights...     Shump went down, and the Knicks were talking trades. Unfortunately they didn't actually do anything. Shumpert Spr...

Last night’s Olympic ladies’ figure skating results have caused quite a stir as several people are upset that Russian Adelina Sotnikova was awarded the gold medal over reigning Olympic champion Yuna Kim of South Korea. As of 8:40 a...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice for the second straight Olympic gold medal game and Canada beat the United States 3-2 in overtime on Thursday for its fourth consecutive title. Canada trailed 2-0 before Brianne Jenner and Poulin scored in the final 3:26 of regulation, and Poulin had the game-winner with a power play goal at 8:10 of overtime...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is ready for the icy cold one President Barack Obama promised him. With their countries facing off in a pair of Olympic hockey games this week, more than just the puck was on the line...

With five minutes to go in the gold medal game of the Olympic hockey tournament, the U.S. women looked assured of victory.  Up 2-0 on their bitter rivals, Canada, there was no way they would lose the game. They'd finish out the final seconds and cruise to the top of the podium.  The gold medal was around their necks.

The Sochi Olympics have been marred by reports of terrible accommodations, unfinished construction sites and reports of stray dogs wandering the city streets. None of that compares to this. Check out Olympic luger and twerking sensation Kate Hansen’s video of a wolf wandering the hallways of her Olympic hotel. Not only is this video incredible, its also pretty damn dangerous. The last thing Putin

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The IOC's reluctance to allow competitors to wear black arm bands, or any other individual badge, to honor fallen loved ones might seem on the surface to be insensitive. That's hardly the intent, the Olympic committee says...

You would think that the winds of Canada's long, hard winters would erode their weakness.  That year after year the realities of their landscape and climate would chip away their fragilities - leaving a strong, resolute people.  You'd think they're as strong as the maple tree whose leaf adorns their flag.

Moments after winning the bronze medal in the men's Super-G, known US Olympian Bode Miller spoke with NBC's Christin Cooper in which Cooper was relentless in bringing up Miller's brother, who passed away last December due to an unexpected seizure...

United States skiier Andrew Weibrecht used an improbable run to win the silver medal in the Super-G at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Sunday. Weibrecht hails from Lake Placid, N.Y. but has a Capital Region connection. His mother, Lisa, was raised in Scotia, according to the Albany Times Union...