Great Britain beats Canada in men’s curling, seal top seed
Bruce Mouat led the British to a 5-2 victory over the Canadian men’s curling team, who conceded in the ninth.
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Union bill dies, WA legislative staffers stage sick-out
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Scores of Democratic staffers in the Washington Legislature staged a “sick-out” Wednesday after a bill that would have allowed them to unionize failed to advance. KUOW reports the work stoppage put majority Democrats in the Legislature — who are usually defenders of unions — in the awkward position of having to
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Austria’s Scheyer leads women’s combined after downhill
At the midway point of the Alpine skiing women’s combined event it was Christine Scheyer of Austria pacing the field by 0.01 over Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic.
Continue ReadingPacers snap 7-game losing streak by beating Wizards 113-108
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 14 assists, Terry Taylor added 18 points and nine rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 113-108 to snap their season-worst seven-game losing streak. Tristan Thompson had a season-high 17 points and six rebounds in his final game
Continue ReadingSanogo scores 20 as No. 24 UConn beats Seton Hall 70-65
By NEILL OSTROUT Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Adama Sanogo had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 24 UConn beat Seton Hall 70-65. It was the sixth double-double of the season for Sanogo, the Huskies’ sophomore center. Tyrese Martin had 16 points and 10 rebounds for UConn, while R.J. Cole added 16 points.
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USA vs Canada: Score, updates, highlights in 2022 Olympic women’s hockey
Follow all of the action of the Olympic women’s hockey gold medal game.
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U.S. men’s curling secures berth in Olympic semifinal with win over Denmark
The Americans kept their hopes to defend gold alive, closing out round-robin play with a victory against Denmark.
Continue ReadingUS men reach Olympic curling semis, keep repeat gold in play
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American skip John Shuster and the defending Olympic curling champions won a last-chance match to qualify for the playoffs. The Americans beat Denmark 7-5 to keep their hopes of a repeat gold medal alive. They will play Britain in the semifinals later Thursday night. Reigning silver
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Buy coffee, pizza, help local food banks
Mod Pizza’s sales Thursday, and Dutch Bros’ sales Friday benefit NeighborImpact in its effort to expand its warehouse.
Continue ReadingEgbo, Smith double-doubles as No. 7 Baylor women get in 1st
WACO, Texas (AP) — Queen Egbo and NaLyssa Smith both had double-doubles for the second game in a row and seventh-ranked Baylor extended its three-decade winning streak over TCU with a 80-55 victory. Egbo had her third consecutive double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Smith had her 17th double-double this season with 20 points
Continue ReadingDeRozan breaks Wilt’s record as Bulls beat Kings 125-118
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points and broke an NBA record set by Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 125-118. DeRozan, who made 16 of 27 field goals, became the first player in NBA history to score 35 or more
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Influenza is mild again in Deschutes County this season
Deschutes County health officials think Covid-19 precautions help reduce flu cases.
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Most popular department stores in America
Stacker used YouGov ratings data to find the most popular department stores in the U.S. at the end of 2021, from big-box discount stores to iconic retailers.
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Best ‘Bachelor’ seasons of all time
Stacker put together a list of every season of “The Bachelor,” comparing their ratings, their results, and how fans reacted to them.
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Every Tom Hanks movie ranked from worst to first
Stacker put together a list of every Tom Hanks movie ranked worst to first.
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Counties that have seen the biggest growth in housing over the last decade
Better Mortgage, an online lender and homeownership platform with a free mortgage calculator, used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s decennial census to calculate which counties have seen the greatest increase in housing units over the last 10 years. Here’s what you should know.
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Reinhart-Ekblad flurry lifts Panthers past Hurricanes in OT
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored in the final minute of regulation to force overtime, then Aaron Ekblad got free for a breakway goal just 16 seconds into overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. It was an abrupt
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USA’s Margulies places 10th in qualifying, advances to final
Carly Margulies of the U.S. opened up her second run of women’s freeski halfpipe qualifying with a leftside 900 safety grab to score an 82.25 and advance to the final as the No. 10 skier.
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BBR Police offer scam alert for online marketplaces
Black Butte Ranch Police have seen an uptick of scams involving Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist.
Continue ReadingRaptors’ Trent hits 30 points again in 103-91 win vs. Wolves
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Toronto Raptors were without All-Star Fred VanVleet but beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-91. Gary Trent Jr. scored 30 points in his home state, and Pascal Siakam added 17 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. The Raptors have won nine of their last 11 games. Karl-Anthony
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