Austria wins Olympic gold in ski jumping team event
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Austria won Olympic gold in the ski jumping team event at the Beijing Games. Manuel…
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Snowboarders say judging an issue at Olympic big air, too
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Olympic judging at snowboarding events on slopestyle, in the halfpipe and now at big air has come…
Continue ReadingArgentine golfer Eduardo Romero dies at 67
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Argentine golfer Eduardo Romero has died at the age of 67. He won European Tour events over three decades and was…
Continue ReadingTrippier out for Newcastle with broken foot
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Kieran Trippier must take a break from his fast start to life at Newcastle after sustaining a broken left foot. Scans…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Competing for ‘another’ country is nothing new
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — U.S.-born athletes have taken centerstage at the Winter Olympics in Beijing — for the host…
Continue ReadingWith Valieva cleared, Russian ‘Quad Squad’ out for sweep
By DAVE SKRETTA and SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The biggest barrier between Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva and another…
Continue ReadingValieva remains in Olympics; Shiffrin preps for downhill
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva has been cleared for takeoff in women’s figure skating in a ruling in a doping…
Continue ReadingATHLETES ON: Killing time when not competing
By KELVIN CHAN, CANDICE CHOI and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Football, video games and dress-up are just some of the ways…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl on the minds of Olympic competitors in China
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl took place at the same time for the first time. That created…
Continue ReadingOlympic skater’s entourage could face trouble under US law
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — After Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s fate is determined at the Olympics,…
Continue ReadingShiffrin, Olympic skiers rely on radio reports before racing
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin and other Alpine skiers at the Beijing Olympics get help from coaches and…
Continue ReadingWinter Olympic sports can put athletes on the (literal) edge
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Skiers skidding into safety nets. Snowboarders eating it on the halfpipe. Speedskaters crashing into…
Continue ReadingBiathlete who collapsed at end of Olympic race heads home
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — A Norwegian biathlete who collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women’s…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl 56 recap: Top moments from Cooper Kupp to Eminem
The Associated Press A thrilling late touchdown drive gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals to win the Super Bowl. Super Bowl MVP Cooper…
Continue ReadingShiffrin to race 1st Olympic downhill; no medal thoughts
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin says she will make her Olympic downhill debut at the Beijing Games. She also…
Continue ReadingReaction as Kamila Valieva cleared to skate at Olympics
By The Associated Press The CEO of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says the decision to clear Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to…
Continue ReadingRussian skater can compete, but medal ceremony won’t be held
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the…
Continue ReadingAROUND THE VENUES: Eileen Gu’s Valentine’s Day list
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — It seemed like the appropriate thing to ask on Valentine’s Day: What does ski…
Continue ReadingRams’ pass rush of Donald, Miller too much for Bengals
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald and Von Miller were able to keep the Los Angeles Rams within striking distance of…
Continue ReadingInjured Olympian gets big air in big-cat costume for kicks
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — French snowboarder Lucile Lefevre helped Beijing ring in the Year of the Tiger by putting on an…
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