CNN By Joe Sutton, CNN A man who was told to wear a mask at a well-known Chicago hot dog restaurant threw snow at an employee and shattered the business’ glass door, authorities said Thursday. The Wieners Circle in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood tweeted a surveillance video showing a man standing without a mask in
Continue ReadingBARWON HEADS, Australia (AP) — Former Women’s PGA champion Hannah Green shot a 2-under 70 and trails surprise leader and fellow West Australian golfer Whitney Hillier by two strokes after two rounds of the Vic Open. Hillier shot a 5-under 68 on the Creek course at 13th Beach Golf Links and has a two-round total
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of cars and motorbikes are parading in celebration of the 43rd anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, although fewer pedestrians were out for a second straight year due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. In the capital Tehran, processions started out from several points,
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Martina Sablikova became the Czech Republic’s most decorated Olympian with her bronze medal finish in the women’s 5000m speed skating race.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. women’s hockey team avoided an upset when it rallied to beat the Czech Republic 4-1 in the quarterfinals. Lee Stecklein scored the go-ahead goal on a shot from the right point 6:49 into the third period for the defending Olympic champions. The U.S. managed
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China’s men’s curling team held on and had a final takeout in the tenth end for a win over Denmark early in Olympic round robin play Friday.
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The thrilling sprint finish to the ski race in Wednesday’s Nordic combined competition almost brought Norway’s Joergen Graabak more than a silver medal when his pregnant partner back home thought she might go into labor due to the excitement.
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It wasn’t pretty, but the U.S. women’s hockey team took down the Czech Republic 4-1 with a sloppy effort in their quarterfinal tilt at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 27 points, Mikal Bridges added 18 and the Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee 131-107 in a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals won by the Bucks. The game was tight throughout most of the first half but the Suns slowly pulled away in the
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO — Khalil Shabazz scored 24 points as San Francisco easily defeated Pepperdine 105-61. Gabe Stefanini added 21 points for the Dons. Houston Mallette led the Waves on Thursday night with 23 points.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES — Fousseyni Traore had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Seneca Knight made a free throw with 0.7 seconds to play to give BYU an 83-82 overtime win over Loyola Marymount. Knight was fouled going for a last-second shot after LMU’s Keli Leaupepe tied the game with 23 seconds to go. The Lions
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews and Valeri Nichushkin scored for Colorado, and the Avalanche withstood a last-minute blitz by Tampa Bay to beat the Lightning 3-2. Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point scored for Tampa Bay, which pulled goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for an extra skater with just over three
Continue ReadingBy Rob McLean, CNN Business CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced the birth of his second son on Thursday’s “AC360” broadcast. Cooper said his newborn son’s name is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. “He was 6.8 pounds at birth, and he is healthy and happy. Even his occasional hiccups are, to me, adorable,” Cooper said during the broadcast.
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The U.S. women’s hockey team is just one win away from returning to the gold medal game after taking down the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr., scored 19 points with eight assists and Washington led wire-to-wire in an 87-64 win over Arizona State. The Huskies led by as many as 20 points in the first half before the Sun Devils got back within seven and then raced away again. Kimani Lawrence led Arizona State with
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Elijah Hardy scored 26 points and Atin Wright had 24 as Cal State Northridge ended its eight-game losing streak with an 83-78 win over Cal Poly in double overtime. The Matadors blew a nine-point lead in the final 29 seconds of regulation, forced into overtime on a Brantley Stevenson 3-pointer
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob McLean, CNN Business CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced the birth of his second son on Thursday’s “AC360” broadcast. Cooper said his newborn son’s name is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. “He was 6.8 pounds at birth, and he is healthy and happy. Even his occasional hiccups are, to me, adorable,” Cooper said during the
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tommy Castro, Chris Cain and Tom Hambridge have earned the most nominations for this year’s Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tennessee. Nominations for the 43rd Blues Music Awards were disclosed Thursday by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation. Winners will be announced May 5 at a ceremony at the Renasant Convention Center in
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland finally has her Olympic gold medal. She won the super-G at the Beijing Games. Two-time Olympic Alpine gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin finished a distant ninth. Gut-Behrami’s gold comes after two consecutive fourth-place finishes in super-G at the Olympics. She
Continue ReadingBy TIM ROBINSON Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 22 points to lead Michigan in a lopsided 82-58 win over No. 3 Purdue. Eli Brooks had 16 points, Moussa Diabate had 15 points and Caleb Houstan added 14 for the Wolverines. Jaden Ivey had 18 points, Trevion Williams had 12 and
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