LOS ANGELES - Chad Ochocinco is putting on his dancing shoes for TV. Known for his touchdown celebrations in the end zone, the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver is taking his act from the gridiron to the stage as a contestant on the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars." Gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek and sportscaster Erin Andrews will ...

Top performer is another US Olympian: Ryan Kesler, fresh off his strong showing in Vancouver.

Dozens of schoolchildren, politicians and the public cheered Canada's torchbearers who carried the Paralympic flame in a relay to Parliament Hill after it was ignited earlier just a few hundred metres away on Ottawa's Victoria Island by Aboriginal firekeepers of the Pikwakanagan and Kitigan Zibi Algonquin bands.

So much for another big hockey boost. The NHL trade deadline came and went with a thud instead of a bang.

Alex Ovechkin is refocusing on the NHL, and not the fallout in Russia following his country's poor performance at the Vancouver Games.

The head of Russia's Olympic Committee, Leonid Tyagachev, has resigned following the poor showing of the Russian team at the Vancouver Winter Games.

The Devils regroup during a timeout after allowing three Sharks goals in 2:46 during the third period Tuesday night in San Jose.

The Olympics are all over but the shouting. We had a lot to shout about, that's for sure, especially Sid the Kid's overtime goal that clinched the gold for Canada.

Canadian gold medallist Alex Bilodeau speaks with the media Monday at Vancouver's Robson Square about his skiing gold in the men's moguls on Sunday.

While it's not quite the matchup that was being anticipated for the gold medal in hockey, it is a good one as the United States and Canada square off for all the marbles.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The party started so darkly. By their first day, the Games of Vancouver had lost as many on the luge track as the Atlanta Olympics had lost in the bombing.

Finland refused to be finished. Miikka Kiprusoff bounced back from an awful performance with a solid one, Olli Jokinen scored two of the Finns' three third-period goals and Finland held on to beat Slovakia 5-3 on Saturday night in the men's hockey bronze-medal game.

Published: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 6:37 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 6:37 p.m. Brian McKeever never wanted people to treat him any differently once he started to go blind in college.

Canada has defeated the United States in the men's team pursuit final, giving Chad Hedrick a silver medal in the final race of his speedskating career.

Despite everything else that's going on in Vancouver/Whistler, it's men's ice hockey that is attracting the most attention here. If you saw any of the Canada/Slovakia game Friday night, you shouldn't have any trouble understanding why.

Here's an interesting article by Jeff Paterson in Thursday's Georgia Straight: Olympics make a case for NHL contraction. I would add that reducing the NHL's regular season by ten games or so would be a good idea.

Anette Norberg put her hands to her face and let loose with a joyous whoop. She embraced her teammates and raised her right arm.

Published: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 1:21 a.m. Now, the rematch.

Apolo Anton Ohno was disqualified in the 500-meter short track speedskating final Friday night, apparently for causing a crash in the final turn.

The Americans pulled one stunner in team pursuit, then another. When it was done, Chad Hedrick had assured himself a fifth Olympic medal entering retirement, and Jennifer Rodriguez had a shot at one more before she hangs up her clapskates.

Maria Riesch of Germany led the first run of the woman's slalom Friday, as Lindsey Vonn skied out in her final race on the Olympic Alpine program.