Eastern Mountain Sports Resources

Alford: No ‘harm done’ in tiff with BYU player

During the Mountain West teleconference Monday, Alford attributed the incident to the emotions of the moment and said he called BYU coach Dave Rose to apologize. A Mountain West spokesman said the league was reviewing the matter. Alford said he was ...

Olympic weather: snow at Cypress, fog at Whistler

WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A good day for Cypress Mountain, with plenty of snow. Whistler was another matter — fog ruled. Cypress was hit with a surprise snow storm, giving the home of the Olympic freestyle and snowboarding venues a big ...

A perfect start to the year for Ogilvy

Ogilvy came to this event in 2006 at La Costa feeling good about his game. Ten times that week, he watched an opponent stand over a putt to eliminate him. By the end of the week, he was holding the trophy. A year ago at Dove Mountain, he wasn't sure ...

Mush! Despite money woes, Iditarod returns

From there, mushers leave festivities behind for a trail that crosses two mountain ranges, scores of native villages, then a stretch of the frozen Bering Sea shore before it reaches the finish line in the old gold rush town of Nome on Alaska's ...

Vonn takes bronze in super-G

But when the racer right before Vonn made the morning’s first truly clean run as the sun began to peek out from behind the mountain, Thomas realized his wife needed to charge all the way down. It was too late. She slowed and finished third behind ...

No storybook ending as Vonn falters in slalom

Then Vonn casually made her way along a path nestled between snow-powdered pine trees, skiing one final time down the Vancouver Games mountain, site of her first Olympic gold.

Lugers return to course, slide with heavy hearts

WHISTLER, British Columbia - Someone had to be first, and it was Tony Benshoof. Overlooking a labyrinth that claimed the life of one of his competitors a day earlier, Benshoof, the top U.S. medal hope in men’s luge, drew a breath of mountain air ...

Armstrong-Contador rivalry helps Tour contenders

The Texan admitted he had "suffered like a dog" on the punishing grade-1 mountain climb of Alto de Espuna ... The 38-year-old Armstrong dropped 98 feet behind the leading group before eventually catching up. "I didn't expect to be near the front ...

Q.C. community education expansion on hold

The cash-strapped district is trying to find the right approach to offering a variety of classes, such as cheer, chess and sports, while also trying ... already offers that care for a good price at Desert Mountain Elementary School, Bailey said. "

Now it’s Russia’s turn

The world will get a first taste of what Sochi has to offer during an eight-minute segment featuring Russian sports stars, music and dance ... caused havoc at the snowboard and freestyle venue at Cypress Mountain. "We are already thinking seriously ...