US skater Brown undecided on retirement after Beijing
By SALLY HO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — After delivering a solid performance at his second Olympics that beat his last…
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Bradley leads San Diego State past San Jose State 72-62
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Matt Bradley had a season-high 28 points as San Diego State beat San Jose State 72-62. Bradley made 4 of 6 shots from…
Continue ReadingJazz shut down Warriors 111-85 to stop 9-game win streak
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Donovan Mitchell had 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight…
Continue ReadingChen’s near-perfect skate wins long-sought Olympic gold
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen remembers making the long drive with his mother from his home in Utah to Rafael…
Continue ReadingAmerican curler Matt Hamilton’s shoes stand out at Olympics
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American curler Matt Hamilton has some pretty wild shoes with him at the Beijing Olympics. The…
Continue ReadingSabonis’ double-double leads Kings past Timberwolves 132-119
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 30 points, Domantas Sabonis had 22 points and 14 rebounds in…
Continue ReadingBacklund, Markstrom lead Flames past Golden Knights, 6-0
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund had a goal and three assists and Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots for his league-leading eighth shutout as…
Continue ReadingVejmelka stymies Seattle as Coyotes topple Kraken 5-2
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Karel Vejmelka made 34 saves, Nick Schmaltz scored twice including a clinching empty-net goal in the…
Continue ReadingGLIMPSES: At Olympics, images from one visitor’s COVID scare
By MATT SLOCUM Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — For one Associated Press photographer, the Olympics were a chance to cover ice hockey — and…
Continue ReadingSimons has 29 and Blazers rally for 107-105 win over Lakers
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a six-game…
Continue ReadingHome of the huge: China has long history of going really big
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Beijing’s Winter Olympics remind us of how everything in China is big, bigger — and even…
Continue ReadingDjokovic on entry list for Indian Wells tournament
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is on the entry list for the BNP Paribas Open in California, where the Serb would face a…
Continue ReadingLeons carries Bradley past Loyola Chicago 68-61
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Malevy Leons had 14 points to lead five Bradley players in double figures as the Braves beat Loyola Chicago 68-61. Mikey Howell…
Continue ReadingRobertson, Stars beat Predators 4-3 in return from break
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson tipped in shots from John Klingberg twice on the power play, Luke Glendening…
Continue ReadingPitt survives brick fight downing reduced Florida State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ithiel Horton scored 24 points, shooting 7 for 13 from 3-point range, and Pittsburgh beat a diminished Florida State squad…
Continue ReadingOlympic Alpine skiing remaining all in the family in Beijing
By DANIELLA MATAR and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Austrian skier Johannes Strolz won the Olympic gold medal in the Alpine…
Continue ReadingGrotheer has big lead at midpoint of Olympic men’s skeleton
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Martins Dukurs of Latvia and Christopheer Grotheer of Germany have a slight difference of opinion…
Continue ReadingBig finish lifts No. 19 Tennessee over Mississippi St 72-63
By PAUL JONES Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James and Kennedy Chandler each scored 18 points and No. 19 Tennessee…
Continue ReadingGibson scores 30 as Oklahoma topples No. 9 Texas Tech 70-55
By JOE ERWIN-BUETTNER Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Umoja Gibson scored a season-high 30 points and Oklahoma defeated No. 9 Texas Tech…
Continue ReadingSiakam, Raptors top Thunder 117-98 for seventh straight win
By JAMES D. JACKSON Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 27 points and 16 rebounds, Fred VanVleet made six 3-pointers and added…
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