US Olympic ski jumper from Illinois dead at 24

Patrick Gasienica, who represented the U.S. in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, died on Monday. He was 24.

Jim Hines, Olympic 100-meter champion who became NFL receiver, dies at 76

Jim Hines' world mark in the 100 meters stood for 15 years before it was broken by Calvin Smith. The current record is held by Usain Bolt.

Calvin Davis, Olympic medal winner in 400 hurdles, dead at 51

Calvin Davis won a medal at the 1996 Olympics and was part of the U.S. men’s relay team that won the world indoor championships in Spain.

Olympic gold medal winner, track star Tori Bowie dead at 32

Tori Bowie won three medals at the 2016 Olympic games and helped the U.S. women's relay team win a gold medal at the 2017 world championships in London.

Lack of Winter Olympic bids amid venue costs may lead to rotating fixed hosts

The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiralling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts.

Brittney Griner absent from USA camp, but keeping in touch

Brittney Griner was back in Arizona, choosing to skip the camp in Minnesota so she can be with her wife and recover from her time in a Russian jail. She returned to the U.S. in December after a dramatic prisoner swap.

Cardinals hire new GM to replace Steve Keim, Kliff Kingsbury goes to Thailand: top sports stories

The Arizona Cardinals went outside the organization to hire a new general manager to replace Steve Keim, and Kliff Kingsbury is taking advantage of his wealth and time off – these are the top stories in the world of sports from Jan. 16-22.

Decorated Ukrainian Olympian selling his medals to support war effort

“My Olympic medals won’t matter if Ukraine can’t stand for this fight for freedom and independence,” two-time canoe champion Yuri Cheban said.

Simone Biles offered coloring book, mistaken for child on flight

A flight attendant apparently mistook seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles for a child and offered her a coloring book on a recent flight.