By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Around the world, athletes are throwing their support behind political and social causes, part of a wave of sports activism that has flourished in the years since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began taking a knee during games to protest police brutality against Black people.
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Around the world, athletes are throwing their support behind political and social causes, part of a wave of sports activism that has flourished in the years since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began taking a knee during games to protest police brutality against Black people.
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USA’s Red Gerard landed a back triple 1620 flat (82.50) on Run 1, under-rotated a switch back triple 1800, then dialed back with a 16 (83.25) on R3 to total 165.75 and place fifth at a second Games in snowboard big air.
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle halfpipe skier Carly Margulies is on her way to Beijing Olympics after going through not one or two or three but seven knee surgeries. Her latest surgery, the one that landed her on the operating table two months before the Winter Games, also
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — El presidente del Consejo de Ministros de Perú, Aníbal Torres, acusó este lunes a “un sector minoritario” del Congreso de urdir un golpe de Estado contra el gobierno del presidente Pedro Castillo. Torres dijo en conferencia de prensa que “el Congreso siempre está permanentemente buscando allanar el camino a la vacancia
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United States skier Nick Goepper hit the rail atop the “Shred Shed” and punched his ticket to the slopestyle finals with a pair of strong qualifying runs.
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Norway’s Birk Ruud (83.96), American Nick Goepper (82.51) and Andri Ragettli of Switzerland (85.08) placed a respective second, third and first in men’s freeski slopestyle qualifying to advance to the event’s final.
Continue ReadingCNN, WDIV, CBC NEWS, CTV NETWORK By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Canadian government is invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time to address the impact of continued protests across the country over Covid-19 health measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Monday. The Emergencies Act can provide for the use of
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR was long overdue to revamp its aging, arguably outdated race car. The previous version was an overly engineered, off-the-chart expensive design that had been tweaked, twisted, trimmed and tuned to make it fractionally faster and significantly safer over the past five-plus decades. Driver
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wyoming has gone from being picked to finish at the bottom of the Mountain West Conference to playing this week with a rare national ranking. The Cowboys are ranked No. 22 this week in the AP Top 25. They’ll play with their first national ranking since 2015 when they
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Heading into the 2022 Winter Olympics, American Mikaela Shiffrin was ascendant while Italian Sofia Goggia was injured. But, as the women’s downhill displayed Tuesday in China, the Games care not in the least for predetermined narratives.
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA’s All-Stars are sharing their stage this weekend in Cleveland. Expanding on its commitment to support historically Black colleges and universities, the league is hosting the inaugural HBCU Classic, a matchup between Morgan State and Howard. The game will bring added exposure and financial funding
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Canadian Max Parrot (94.00/76.25), Norway’s Mons Roisland (89.25/82.50) and Su Yiming of China (89.50/93.00) respectively earned totals of 170.25, 171.75 and 182.50 for bronze, silver and gold in men’s snowboard big air.
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don’t expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on the ex-Soviet neighbor. The Kremlin has cast the U.S. warnings
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The ROC set the Olympic record during the men’s team pursuit semifinals. By doing so, it bested the United States and advanced to the A Final. The ROC eventually earned a silver medal while the U.S. secured the bronze.
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don’t expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on the ex-Soviet neighbor. The Kremlin has cast the U.S. warnings
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The Slovakians have earned a date with the U.S. in the men’s Olympic hockey quarterfinals.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are higher, buoyed by hopes for a diplomatic solution instead of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. But analysts warned the tensions were far from completely resolved, and the situation remains volatile. Benchmarks rose in Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. The Chinese government reported
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are higher, buoyed by hopes for a diplomatic solution instead of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. But analysts warned the tensions were far from completely resolved, and the situation remains volatile. Benchmarks rose in Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. The Chinese government reported
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN An AirAsia flight in Malaysia was re-routed after a snake was found on the plane, the airline has confirmed. The domestic flight was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau on February 10 when several passengers reportedly realized there was a snake on board the aircraft. A social media user shared
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