Olympics

Authorities say a man accused of trying to run Olympic cross country skiing gold medalist Jessie Diggins off the road while she was roller-skiing in Minnesota has been charged with five misdemeanors.

Hundreds of relatives, friends and curling fans gathered at Duluth International Airport to welcome home members of the U.S. curling team that won gold at the Olympics in South Korea.

Counting up the medals, Pyeongchang was a lackluster Olympics for the U.S. team, and the post-mortems will soon begin about what went right and wrong.

John Shuster’s last throw in the eighth end of the Olympic curling final clacked off one Swedish stone and knocked it into another, sending them both skittering out of scoring range.

On the 38th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, six Gophers helped Team USA win hockey gold medals at the 2018 Olympic inter Games.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — USA Hockey has selected 23 players to the women's national team for the Olympics, and all but two helped the United States earn the gold medal at the Women's World Championship last month.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ryan Lochte says he feels "a little hurt" after two men were arrested for allegedly rushing the stage following his performance on "Dancing with the Stars."

St. Cloud, MN (Learfield News) -  Two time Olympian Alise Post will be honored next weekend in her hometown of Saint Cloud for her accomplishment at the Rio Games.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas scored 15 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to an 84-80 victory over the defending champion Minnesota Lynx on Friday night in the WNBA's return from the Olympic break.

Extinguish the cauldron RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Rio Olympics are officially over following a closing ceremony that was a bit more subdued than the opener.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Two American Olympic swimmers were on their way home Friday after being pulled off a plane a day earlier to testify about an alleged robbery at the Rio Olympics that Brazilian police said was made up.

Bolt, Eaton win gold...Swimmer's story not holding water RIO DE JANIERO (AP) — Usain (yoo-SAYN') Bolt's speed, Ashton Eaton's athleticism and Ryan Lochte's (LAHK'-teez) allegation were among the highlights during the Rio Olympics on Thursday.

U.S. makes tracks to medal stand RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was quite a day for USA Track and Field at the Rio Olympics.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Two American Olympic swimmers were taken off their flight from Brazil to the U.S. by local authorities amid an investigation into a reported robbery targeting 12-time medalist Ryan Lochte and his teammates.