Kelly Curtis competes in the first two women’s skeleton heats at the 2022 Winter Olympics and makes history by becoming the first Black skeleton athlete to compete for the U.S. at the Olympics.
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Mikaela Shiffrin was relieved and appreciative speaking with NBC’s Todd Lewis following her ninth-place finish in the women’s super-G.
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After a loss to Sweden, the U.S. men’s curling team bounced back with a 9-7 win over Great Britain
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN For the second straight year, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named AP NFL Most Valuable Player. The award, announced at Thursday’s NFL Honors Awards, marks the fourth of his 17-year career, as he also won for his play in the 2011, 2014 and 2020 seasons. Rodgers finished the 2021
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Raw after a bittersweet end to his snowboarding career, Shaun White revealed that his back leg was giving him trouble, thanked the fans, the sport and broke down while speaking with family back home in Los Angeles.
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In round robin play for the men’s curling tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sweden took down Italy in eight ends.
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — De’Vion Harmon had a season-high 21 points, Will Richardson scored all 12 of his in the final 10 minutes and Oregon defeated Stanford 68-60 for the Ducks’ fourth straight win. Harmon was 8-of-15 shooting with three 3-pointers. Richardson was only 3 of 14 from the field, including 1 of 8 from
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — De’Vion Harmon had a season-high 21 points, Will Richardson scored all 12 of his in the final 10 minutes and Oregon defeated Stanford 68-60 for the Ducks’ fourth straight win. Harmon was 8-of-15 shooting with three 3-pointers. Richardson was only 3 of 14 from the field, including 1 of 8 from
Continue ReadingPROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 22 points and No. 20 BYU led wire-to-wire in a 102-53 rout of Pepperdine to pick up its 20th win of the season. The Cougars held Pepperdine to just 20 points in the second half and just six points in the third quarter.
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rasir Bolton scored 20 points, Drew Timme added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 2 Gonzaga beat Pacific 89-51 for its 13th consecutive victory. Julian Strawther had 15 points and Chet Holmgren scored 14 for Gonzaga, which has won 65 consecutive home games —
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame ended several long waits and voted linebacker Sam Mills, defensive back LeRoy Butler, offensive lineman Tony Boselli, and defensive linemen Bryant Young and Richard Seymour into the Hall. Three others who also have endured long waits were voted
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The IOC will appeal the lifting of Kamila Valieva’s provisional suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. The appeal will determine whether or not Valieva can continue competing at the Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN | Teele Rebane, CNN and Lizzy Yee, CNN For followers of freestyle skiing and fashion alike, the buzz surrounding Winter Olympian Eileen Gu at this year’s Games has come as little surprise. The 18-year-old’s gold medal performance in the big air competition thrust her into the global spotlight Tuesday, sparking such a
Continue ReadingCNN Oscar Holland, CNN | Teele Rebane, CNN and Lizzy Yee, CNN For followers of freestyle skiing and fashion alike, the buzz surrounding Winter Olympian Eileen Gu at this year’s Games has come as little surprise. The 18-year-old’s gold medal performance in the big air competition thrust her into the global spotlight Tuesday, sparking such
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Supporters of a bill in Salem say it’s just and necessary to pay Oregon farmworkers overtime, but foes say many farmers can’t afford it and would have to either close, downsize or sell to a larger business.
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. — Paul Bruns had 22 points and 14 rebounds as North Dakota ended its 12-game road losing streak, defeating St. Thomas (MN) 78-70. Riley Miller led the Tommies with 13 points.
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, Ill. — Jr. Clay had 15 points off the bench to lead Tennessee Tech to a 73-62 win over Eastern Illinois. Paul Bizimana led the Panthers on Thursday night with 17 points.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ritchie, Angus Watson and Helen Regan, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test taken in December before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed Friday. Fifteen-year-old Valieva, a breakout star of the Games who helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) take home gold in Monday’s
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Two Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee have raised concerns about how the CIA has handled Americans’ information collected incidentally as part of the agency’s foreign surveillance programs, in what the lawmakers say amounts to “serious problems associated with warrantless backdoor searches of Americans.” The CIA has said that
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin completed the super-G at the Beijing Olympics in a time way out of medal contention. But for the first time in three races at the 2022 Games, she made it across the finish. The two-time Olympic Alpine gold medalist crossed the line at the
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