Daily Olympic Briefing: Team USA seeks ice dance, monobob medals on Day 10
TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Sunday night and Monday morning (February 13-14) at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Love leads No. 11 Georgia Tech women past Clemson in OT
ATLANTA (AP) — Eylia Love scored a career-high 26 points — offsetting a career-best 40 points by Clemson’s Delicia Washington — and No. 11 Georgia Tech survived an upset bid, defeating the Tigers 92-84 in overtime. Love sank 10 of 16 shots as the Yellow Jackets (19-6, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a two-game skid
Continue ReadingMartin’s big 2nd half leads No. 24 UConn past St. John’s
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Martin scored all 17 of his points in the second half and No. 24 Connecticut rallied past St. John’s 63-60 at Madison Square Garden. R.J. Cole added 14 points and Andre Jackson grabbed 16 rebounds to help the weary Huskies win despite shooting only
Continue ReadingHorston leads No. 13 Tennessee women past Vanderbilt 66-52
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Horston had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 13 Tennessee used a strong second half to defeat Vanderbilt 66-52. Tennessee opened the fourth quarter with a 14-1 run that put the game well in hand. The lead peaked at 62-40 when Horston hit a 3-pointer near the six-minute mark
Continue ReadingVinson sparks Northern Kentucky past Wright State 75-71
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Sam Vinson had 20 points as Northern Kentucky turned back Wright State 75-71. Marques Warrick had 16 points and sank two foul shots with 10 seconds remaining to help the Norse (15-10, 11-5 Horizon League) notch their fifth straight win on the road. Grant Basile had 25 points and nine rebounds
Continue ReadingRetired GA teacher delves into history to write book on the Underground Railroad
By Alan Mauldin Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — As an educator, Angie Gibson taught Georgia history, including that dealing with slavery and the U.S. Civil War. Now retired, Gibson expanded on that teaching with research to write a book about the Underground Railroad. Some of the things she
Continue ReadingWest Ham ends week of controversy with 2-2 draw at Leicester
LEICESTER, England (AP) — West Ham’s week of controversy ended with some relief after Craig Dawson scored a late equalizer off his shoulder to earn a 2-2 draw against Leicester in the Premier League after Kurt Zouma pulled out in the warmup at King Power Stadium. Dawson salvaged a point in the first minute of
Continue ReadingUS looks to build off Jackson’s historic speedskating gold
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson ended a long drought for the United States with a historic speedskating gold medal in the 500 meters. She became the first Black woman to win an Olympic speedskating medal. It was also the first speedskating medal for the Americans during the Beijing Games.
Continue ReadingIsrael ‘Izzy’ Flores, known as singing security guard, chasing dreams of becoming performer
By Alicia Roberts Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Israel ‘Izzy’ Flores is known as the singing security guard. The 27-year-old’s voice brings smiles to everyone who hears him. Now, he’s booked a national audition in Las Vegas, and he’s hoping to inspire others to follow their dreams no matter the
Continue ReadingLeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most total points in NBA history
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James passed basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most combined regular season and postseason points scored in NBA history on Saturday. James, 37, needed 19 points entering the Lakers’ road game against the Golden State Warriors to pass Abdul-Jabbar, who had 44,149 combined points
Continue ReadingSaudi sees Cyprus as bridge between Europe, Middle East
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Saudi foreign minister says his country views Cyprus as a “bridge” between the Middle East and the European Union, helping the 27-nation bloc “understand what’s going on” in the region. Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, speaking after talks Sunday with his Cypriot counterpart, that Cyprus helps “focus the
Continue ReadingBoston leads No. 1 South Carolina past No. 17 Georgia 72-54
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina coasted after a strong start to beat No. 17 Georgia 72-54. Boston posted her 18th double-double in 24 games. Destanni Henderson added 15 points for the Gamecocks, who led by 30 points
Continue ReadingCNN Poll: Neither Biden nor Trump has their party’s full support for a 2024 run
CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN A significant number of both Democrats and Republicans currently hope to see their parties find alternatives to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the next presidential election, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But very few have specific candidates in mind, underscoring how distant
Continue ReadingLiverpool keeps City in view; Newcastle clear of bottom 3
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has kept in touch with Manchester City in the Premier League title race by beating last-place Burnley 1-0 away. The gap is back down to nine points and second-place Liverpool has a game in hand. Fabinho scored the winning goal. Newcastle moved four points clear of the relegation
Continue ReadingFotos de búhos inundan internet antes del Super Bowl. Esta es la razón
urielblanco (CNN) — Superb Owl. No, espera, Super Bowl. Demasiado tarde. En lugar de información sobre el Super Bowl, basta con un pequeño error tipográfico para que los resultados de tu búsqueda se llenen de contenido sobre búhos. Y nos gustaría animarte a que te inclines por ese error. Porque los búhos son realmente “soberbios”.
Continue ReadingYouth boxers, coaches & parents unite to raise money to replace stolen boxing ring
By Michael Abeyta Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — The boxing community in Colorado has been dealt 2 heavy blows so far this year. Boxing coach and gym owner Joaquin Romero was recently killed and In January the DPD Boxing Brotherhood Youth Program’s trailer was stolen and along with it
Continue ReadingMilik scores brilliant goal as Marseille moves clear in 2nd
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Arkadiusz Milik scored a spectacular winning goal as Marseille beat Metz 2-1 in the French league to move four points clear in second place which is an automatic Champions League spot. The imposing Poland striker came off the bench for the visitors to make it four
Continue Reading‘Death on the Nile’ tops a quiet box office weekend
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s Super Bowl weekend largely fizzled with the muted debut of Kenneth Branagh’s long-delayed Agatha Christie whodunit, “Death on the Nile,” a tepid reception for the Jennifer Lopez romantic-comedy “Marry Me” and modest box-office bumps for Oscar nominees. Sunday studio estimates say “Death on the
Continue Reading‘Death on the Nile’ tops a quiet box office weekend
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s Super Bowl weekend largely fizzled with the muted debut of Kenneth Branagh’s long-delayed Agatha Christie whodunit, “Death on the Nile,” a tepid reception for the Jennifer Lopez romantic-comedy “Marry Me” and modest box-office bumps for Oscar nominees. Sunday studio estimates say “Death on the
Continue Reading2nd of 5 whales brought from Canada to Mystic Aquarium dies
MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) — The second of five whales brought from Canada to Mystic Aquarium last year for research purposes has died. The aquarium announced on its website that the female beluga whale had been receiving intensive care for the past several months for multiple health issues, but died early Friday morning. A male beluga
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