William Flaherty’s improbable story reaches Olympic GS run
William Flaherty, survivor of a rare disease of the immune system, made his Winter Olympics debut competing for Puerto Rico.
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BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Getting to China’s new national ski venue
By BRIAN CAROVILLANO Associated Press Writer YANQING, China (AP) — The journey from the heart of Beijing to the alpine ski venue is only about 120 kilometers (75 miles), but getting there via the Olympic transit system — hermetically sealed against COVID-19 — makes for a rather epic journey. And on Sunday, amid uncharacteristically heavy
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Kaillie Humphries leads at midpoint of women’s monobob
Two-time gold medalist Kaillie Humphries leads the field after her first two runs in the brand new women’s monobob event.
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Meyers Taylor rips solid runs, is fourth at monobob midpoint
American Elana Meyers Taylor laid down two solid runs in her Olympic monobob debut and placed fourth at the midpoint.
Continue ReadingMurray’s 31 points power Spurs past Pelicans, 124-114
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-114 on Saturday night to give them a pair of double-digit, wire-to-wire road victories in the span of 24 hours. Murray controlled the game with a combination of
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One year later, Tommy Ford runs first race after major crash
Team USA’s Tommy Ford had to wait a full year to compete following a career-threatening crash in 2021, but got ready just in time for the Winter Olympics.
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U.S. men’s curling falls to 2-3 with loss to Canada
A second straight loss by the U.S. men’s curling team dropped them further in the Olympic standings. Team USA fell to Canada in Session 6 of play.
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U.S. drops game to Canada in men’s curling after big misses
A steal of four points by the Canadians in the second end proved to be too much to overcome for the U.S. men’s curling team.
Continue ReadingJackson, Clippers hold off Doncic, Mavs in rematch, 99-97
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Reggie Jackson scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Dallas Mavericks in the final minute for a 99-97 victory to earn another split in another two-game set between the teams. Luka Doncic had 23 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter
Continue ReadingOlympic doping case ruling to be announced Monday afternoon
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva testified by video at the appeal hearing that will decide if she can still compete at the Beijing OIympics. Court of Arbitration for Sport director general Matthieu Reeb said the 15-year-old Russian star would speak to the judges on video through
Continue ReadingBynum scores 25, Providence beats DePaul 76-73 in OT
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jared Bynum scored 25 points off the bench and Al Durham and Nate Watson finished with 16 points apiece as No. 11 Providence held on for a 76-73 overtime win over DePaul. Durham went 12 for 12 at the free-throw line as the Big East-leading Friars
Continue ReadingHumphries has big lead for US at midpoint of Olympic monobob
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kaillie Humphries skipped the last day of women’s monobob training at the Beijing Olympics and let the rest of the field know that her work was done. She was ready. Humphries is competing for the first time in the Olympics as an American citizen and she
Continue ReadingSundqvist has a goal and assist, Blues beat Blackhawks 5-1
JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. David Perron, Dakota Joshua, Vladimir Tarasenko and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues, who are 6-0-2 in their last eight games against the Blackhawks. Ville Husso made 15
Continue ReadingEason sparks LSU to 69-65 victory over Mississippi State
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tari Eason scored 23 points to spark LSU to a 69-65 victory over Mississippi State. Eason came off the bench to score 10 points in the final 7:19 of the first half to propel LSU (18-7, 6-6 Southeastern Conference) to a 37-22 lead at intermission. Iverson Molinar keyed a second-half
Continue ReadingWalker carries Colorado late, rallies past Utah, 81-76
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jabari Walker scored 11 straight Colorado points in the final five minutes to push his team into the lead and Tristan da Silva added four straight free throws as the Buffaloes held off Utah for an 81-76 win. Walker finished with a double-double, combining 22 points with 13 rebounds to lead
Continue ReadingWild get goal, assist from Fiala, Gaudreau, beat Canes 3-2
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist for the Minnesota Wild in a 3-2 victory over Carolina. Hurricanes star Andrei Svechnikov scored consecutive goals in the third period to tighten the game. Kirill Kaprizov also scored and Cam Talbot
Continue ReadingLewis, James lift Jackson State past Florida A&M, 60-56
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Terence Lewis II turned a three point play with just over a minute left and Jonas James III knocked down a jumper and a pair of free throws to give Jackson State a 60-56 win over Florida A&M. Lewis paced the Tigers (7-16, 5-7 Southwestern) with 19 points, nine rebounds and
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U.S. mistakes lead to big win for Canada in men’s curling
The United States men’s curling team suffered a 10-5 loss against Canada.
Continue ReadingEarlington scores 14 to lift San Diego past Pacific 60-54
SAN DIEGO — Marcellus Earlington registered 14 points as San Diego beat Pacific 60-54. Vladimir Pinchuk had 12 points for San Diego (14-12, 7-6 West Coast Conference). Josh Parrish added 11 points. Jeremiah Bailey had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers (7-18, 2-8), who have now lost four consecutive games. Luke Avdalovic added
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Jamaica’s Jazmine Fenlator bounces through two monobob heats
Jamaica’s three-time Olympian Jazmine Fenlator, who once competed for the United States, struggled to find a smooth path during the first two heats of women’s monobob.
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