By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Davidson junior forward Hyunjung Lee and Kayla Padilla of the Penn women’s basketball team are among the players of Asian descent excelling at the NCAA Division I level in the United States. Both are playing well enough to have legit shots of making it to
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer No. 23 Murray State will play two games this week with its first AP Top 25 ranking since 2015. The Racers are unbeaten in the Ohio Valley Conference. Coach Matt McMahon says the ranking is a “big deal” and that he has a mature enough team to handle the
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — About 10 years ago, Chad Vincent was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. He vowed not to allow the disease to limit his experiences. On Sunday, Vincent will attend the Super Bowl — one of many sporting events on his attendance resume. Vincent and his wife,
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The first day of Nordic combined competition started with the men’s individual gundersen normal hill/10km. Competitors went up against Germany’s double-threat Vinzenz Geiger, who has found success in his sport by living through his favorite saying “go hard or go home.”
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A Telenor Myanmar customer has complained to Norway’s data protection authority that a planned sale of the business risks a potentially dangerous breach of privacy. After the military ousted Myanmar’s elected government last year, Norway’s Telenor Group announced it would sell its business there. Final details
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A Telenor Myanmar customer has complained to Norway’s data protection authority that a planned sale of the business risks a potentially dangerous breach of privacy. After the military ousted Myanmar’s elected government last year, Norway’s Telenor Group announced it would sell its business there. Final details
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — México es actualmente una “fuente dominante” del suministro de fentanilo en Estados Unidos y los opioides sintéticos saturan rápidamente los mercados de drogas, según un nuevo informe del gobierno estadounidense publicado el martes que detalla cómo ha cambiado el tráfico de opioides en el país en los últimos años. Encuentran cerca de
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1972 slalom gold medalist Barbara Ann Cochran celebrated her son Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s surprise silver medal in the men’s super-G.
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is far outraising his main Republican primary challenger. Former Sen. David Perdue reported less than $1 million in cash on hand as of Jan. 31 while the incumbent had $12.7 million in his main campaign account. Perdue entered the race in early December, while
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi Ports Group is trading on Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange for the first time, following a $1.1 billion capital raise from a primary issuance ahead of its listing. AD Ports Group operates ports, logistics and industrial zones in the United Arab Emirates’ seat of power, Abu Dhabi. It
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U.S. Alpine skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle was on the brink of tears while he waited to learn if his super-G run would yield a silver medal.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hockey at the Olympics is happening on NHL-sized ice for the first time since the 2010 Vancouver Games. The smaller surface should be an advantage to teams like the U.S. and Canada that want to play a direct, north-south style game. It’s a bit harder on
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks are higher after Wall Street rebounded as investors waited for U.S. inflation data that might influence the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.8%, recovering from the previous day’s slide.
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks are higher after Wall Street rebounded as investors waited for U.S. inflation data that might influence the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.8%, recovering from the previous day’s slide.
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Here’s how some of Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s fellow Team USA members responded to his silver medal in super-G.
Continue ReadingBy Rob McLean, CNN Business Crypto fans rejoice: Bitcoin is mounting a comeback. The virtual currency briefly breached the $45,000 milestone for the first time in roughly a month overnight, according to CoinMarketCap. It later dipped back below that mark, and was last trading around $44,800 per coin. It’s not clear what caused the latest
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is fielding naturalized athletes at the Beijing Games in an effort to popularize winter sports and be represented across the Olympic program. Athletes in sports including hockey were born and raised in North America. Some have Chinese heritage and see competing for China as a
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin capped a three-goal run by scoring on a penalty shot with 2:35 left in the second period and Canada upended the defending Olympic champion United States 4-2 to claim the women’s hockey tournament’s top seed entering the playoff round. The two global hockey powers
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In what could very well be a dress rehearsal for the gold medal final, Canada took down the U.S. in their preliminary tilt at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi Ports Group is trading on Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange for the first time, following a $1.1 billion capital raise from a primary issuance ahead of its listing. AD Ports Group operates ports, logistics and industrial zones in the United Arab Emirates’ seat of power, Abu Dhabi. It
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