Alpine F1 team hires Otmar Szafnauer as new team principal
ENSTONE, England (AP) — The Alpine Formula One team has hired Otmar Szafnauer as its new team principal as part of an ongoing restructuring…
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Fire destroys iconic clubhouse at Oakland Hills golf club
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A devastating fire swept through the century-old clubhouse Thursday at Oakland Hills Country Club, the suburban…
Continue ReadingOldest New England Patriots fan dies at 106
MEXICO, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman recognized by the New England Patriots as their oldest fan has died at age 106. Myrtle Milledge was from the…
Continue ReadingPanthers re-sign unrestricted free agents Luvu, Jansen
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have agreed to a two-year contract extension with backup linebacker Frankie Luvu. The 25-year-old Luvu was a…
Continue ReadingSkiers worried about organization of Milan-Cortina Olympics
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Several skiers have expressed reservations about how the next Winter Olympics are being organized.…
Continue ReadingDjokovic gets warm welcome in Dubai before tennis tournament
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has received a warm welcome in Dubai, where he visited the world’s fair…
Continue ReadingBritain, Sweden to play for Olympic men’s curling gold
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Britain and Sweden will play for the Olympic gold medal in men’s curling. Britain beat the United…
Continue ReadingShiffrin responds to those ‘who have so much apparent hate’
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has responded via Twitter to people she says “have so much apparent…
Continue ReadingCanada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come
By SALLY HO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing…
Continue ReadingMasi exits as F1’s race director after Abu Dhabi controversy
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says Michael Masi will be replaced as Formula One’s race…
Continue ReadingSurfer Maya Gabeira has book deal with children’s publisher
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world’s greatest big-wave surfers, Brazil’s Maya Gabeira, has embarked on a kid-friendly adventure. The seven-time…
Continue ReadingRiiber-less Norway wins gold in Nordic combined team event
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Norway won Olympic gold in the Nordic combined team competition after overcoming the…
Continue ReadingTiebreaker sets final 4 for Olympic women’s curling field
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic women’s curling semifinals are set. Japan will face Switzerland in one semifinal.…
Continue ReadingUS Olympic committee head says withholding medals ‘unfair’
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee calls the decision not to award…
Continue ReadingNaeslund claims Olympic skicross gold, ends Canada’s reign
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — World champion Sandra Naeslund of Sweden won the women’s Olympic skicross competition in a race where the third-place…
Continue ReadingValieva tumbles out of the medals in Olympic figure skating
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Bing Dwen Dwen stuffed pandas are already in the hands of the top three finishers in the women’s…
Continue ReadingEngland to play at Molineux for 1st time since 1956
LONDON (AP) — The home stadium of Premier League team Wolverhampton is set to host an England men’s international for the first time in more than…
Continue ReadingBEIJING SNAPSHOT: N. Korea not at Games but diplomat remains
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — As skaters and sledders vie for medals at the Beijing Olympics, another extraordinary event is quietly…
Continue ReadingOlympic ski halfpipe qualifier filled with scary crashes
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Freestyle skier Jon Sallinen’s first run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying wasn’t picture…
Continue ReadingTakagi wins 1st individual Olympic gold, Bowe breaks through
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Miho Takagi of Japan has won her fourth speedskating medal of the Beijing Games and the first…
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