AP National Sports

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. beat the Russian team 6-5 to open their title defense at the Beijing Winter Olympics. John…

LONDON (AP) — West Ham has fined defender Kurt Zouma two weeks’ wages and the player has relinquished custody of his two cats as part of an…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NBA 2K League is relocating its in-person competition to Indianapolis, leaving behind the New York City studio that had…

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russians are again going to be hard to beat in men’s hockey at the Beijing Olympics no…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Another German Olympic luge threepeat. The best sliding nation in the world is leaving absolutely…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hwang Daeheon of South Korea won the 1,500 meters in Olympic short track speedskating. He stuck his…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States is the youngest team in the men’s hockey tournament at this Olympics…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three friends who’ve attended every Super Bowl are hoping for a memorable contest…

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Everett turned himself in at a…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Vinzenz Geiger of Germany won Olympic gold in Nordic combined after rallying from a…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis is finally an Olympic gold medalist. Let that sink in for a moment because…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Curling technique and strategy can be complicated. But the scoring isn’t. The goal is to position…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One team McLaren has signed Lando Norris to a four-year contract extension that locks the young British…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Nick Baumgartner remembers the exact time he started feeling old.…

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Naysayers didn’t deter Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ellia Smeding and Cornelius Kersten are realistic about their medal chances at the Olympic…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — At the Beijing Olympics, the key to freedom is a number: 35. The number is a measure of how…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — David Krejci is one of the most accomplished players at the Olympics without NHL participation.…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight and the U.S. women’s hockey team aren’t lacking for shots at the Beijing…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If anyone can speak about the highs and lows of Cincinnati Bengals football it is Darrin Simmons.…