PARIS — French downhill skier David Poisson, a former medallist at the world championships, died on Monday following a training crash in Canada. He was 35. The French Ski Federation said Poisson, who won the downhill bronze medal at the 2013 worlds, was training in the Canadian resort of Nakiska for World Cup races in…

SALT LAKE CITY — A former CFL player sliced his wife’s neck and then crawled on the ground outside their rented Utah condominium before flagging down a police officer, prosecutors said in murder charges filed Monday. The bloody scene in the ski town of Park City indicated that Keri “KC” McClanahan, 28, put up a…

TORONTO — Gord Miller was in the middle of asking a question about NHL hockey and the Olympics when Gary Bettman cut him off. “Why are we beating a dead horse about this?” the commissioner said. “I mean, it’s come and gone, we already made the decision. We’re not going.” It was the only moment…

Your midday sports snack. Toast points • Winnipeg Jets fans have chosen to salute one of their own in an online vote to name the final member of the team’s adorable canine security squad. The third of three black Labrador retriever puppies the team is training to sniff out bombs will be called “Lenny,” a…

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have selected a young but experienced leader to guide their team, hiring former Dodgers and Blue Jays executive Alex Anthopoulos as their general manager, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. Anthopoulos, 40, is expected to be introduced as general manager on Monday, the person told…

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Kariya’s induction comes seven years after post-concussion symptoms drove him out of hockey. But he doesn’t plan to mention head injuries in his speech Source link…