Jin Boyang brings home crowd to its feet with free skate
Chinese figure skater Jin Boyang performed his free skate with stunning execution, much to the delight of the local audience.
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Patberg leads No. 7 Indiana to 93-61 rout of Illinois
By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ali Patberg scored a season-high 26 points to lead No. 7 Indiana to a 93-61 win over Illinois. The Hoosiers hit six of their first seven shots, and Patberg opened the game on a tear, hitting a jumper and a layup early. She nailed a second-chance
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Chloe Kim shares love with family in LA after repeating gold
After a successful Olympic title defense, U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim said she was proud of herself and in a much better headspace than at the 2018 Games, then had a moment with family members back home in Los Angeles.
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Chloe Kim defends gold with sensational run, attempts 1260s
USA’s Chloe Kim hit a pair of 1080s on her first run to score a 94.00 and ultimately defend her Olympic gold from PyeongChang; she tried a competition-first cab 1260 on her last two runs but couldn’t land either attempt.
Continue ReadingShackelford has 8 of Tide’s 14 3s in 97-83 win over Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaden Shackelford had career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers and Alabama defeated Mississippi 97-83 on Wednesday night. Shackelford was 10-of-17 shooting, including 8 of 13 from behind the arc. JD Davison added 18 points and eight assists with Keon Ellis scoring 13 points and Noah Gurley 10 for Alabama,
Continue ReadingNot perfect, still golden for Chloe Kim in Olympic halfpipe
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Chloe Kim turned in a strong opening run to easily defend her Olympic halfpipe title. The last rider to drop into the halfpipe, and with the contest already over, the 21-year-old from California still attempted to go big on a trick one last
Continue ReadingNot perfect, still golden for Chloe Kim in Olympic halfpipe
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Chloe Kim turned in a strong opening run to easily defend her Olympic halfpipe title. The last rider to drop into the halfpipe, and with the contest already over, the 21-year-old from California still attempted to go big on a trick one last
Continue ReadingAppeals court refuses to reinstate federal employee vaccine mandate while it reviews case
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court said Wednesday it would not reinstate President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees while it reviews a lower court’s order putting the requirement on hold — potentially setting the stage for the case to go to the Supreme Court. The 5th US Circuit Court of
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U.S. women’s curling forces ROC to concede in opening win
The U.S. never trailed in its first game of the tournament as it beat the ROC women’s curling team 9-3 in seven ends.
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U.S. women’s curling team starts with dominant win over ROC
The U.S. women’s curling team opened up their 2022 Winter Olympics run with a win over the ROC.
Continue ReadingMLB lockout talks to resume Saturday after 11-day break
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball and its locked-out players agreed to resume negotiations Saturday after an 11-day break. The session in New York will follow three days of owners’ meetings in Orlando that end Thursday and three days of players’ association sessions in Arizona and Florida. It will be just the fifth negotiating
Continue ReadingErin Jackson favored to end US speedskating drought in China
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson shocked herself by making the U.S. Olympic speedskating team four years ago. She’d only been on the ice four months. Now she’s the favorite to win the 500 meters in Beijing. The former inline and roller derby skater from sunny Florida has made huge
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15 movies with great car-racing scenes
Stacker took a look at the history of car-racing on screen and compiled a list of 15 films with the greatest race scenes.
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Kremlin won’t confirm positive drug test reports while backing Kamila Valieva and all Russian figure skaters
By Rebecca Wright, Christine Brennan, Helen Regan and Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is at the center of a drug testing controversy at Beijing 2022, has received the support of the Kremlin back in Moscow, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not confirm reports of a positive test among the
Continue ReadingDuren leads Memphis over Tulane 80-69
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jalen Duren posted 15 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis defeated Tulane 80-69. DeAndre Williams added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Tigers on Wednesday night. Jaylen Forbes led the Green Wave with 24 points and nine rebounds.
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Kim repeats pipe gold; Castellet, Tomita take silver, bronze
American Chloe Kim defended her gold in women’s halfpipe with a 94-point run, while five-time Olympian Queralt Castellet of Spain earned silver and reigning X Games champion Sena Tomita of Japan grabbed bronze.
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Bend’s AdvenChair inventor first to reach Smith Rock Burma Road summit in wheelchair
Bend stroke survivor Geoff Babb, inventor of the all-terrain wheelchair called the AdvenChair, recently was the first person to reach the summit of Smith Rock’s Burma Road Trail by wheelchair. He soon plans a trip to reach the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Continue ReadingAllen-Taylor helps No. 16 Texas women hold off Tech 61-56
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 14 points and blocked a potential tying shot with less than 10 seconds to play, Lauren Ebo made two clinching free throws with 6.7 seconds remaining and No. 16 Texas edged Texas Tech 61-56. Bryn Gerlich’s assist on a Vivian Gray jumper in the lane pulled the Red
Continue ReadingRed Wings score two goals in each period, top Flyers 6-3
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pius Suter and Robby Fabbri scored goals to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Wednesday night. The Flyers three times scored seconds after a Detroit goal. Givani Smith sealed the win for Detroit with his fourth goal in the third and
Continue ReadingUn camionero no vacunado murió de covid-19. Su mamá tiene un mensaje para los camioneros canadienses que están protestando
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La familia de Marg Makins ha estado en el negocio de los camiones durante generaciones. Mientras observa a las multitudes de camioneros protestar por los mandatos de vacunas en todo Canadá, quiere contarles sobre su hijo que murió a causa del covid-19. David Mitchell, de 70 años, era un camionero veterano
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