olympic experience

US tops Swiss 3-1 in men's hockey opener (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Tue, 02/16/2010 - 18:25

So much for a lack of Olympic experience. After a workmanlike win over Switzerland in the opener, the U.S. men's hockey team is suddenly loaded with it.

Bobby Ryan scored late in the first period, and David Backes and Ryan Malone added goals in the second to help the youngest collection of American hockey players since the NHL began supplying talent for the 1998 Nagano Games top Switzerland 3-1...


 

Obama letter to IOC backs Chicago bid (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Tue, 09/22/2009 - 13:04

President Barack Obama has written to International Olympic Committee members promising the United States would "welcome the world with open arms" if Chicago is awarded the 2016 Summer Games.

"The City of Chicago is designed to host global celebrations and it will deliver a spectacular Olympic experience for one and all," Obama said in a letter to IOC members that was obtained...