Finland women’s hockey also wears masks against Russians
BEIJING (AP) — Finland’s players wore masks in their women’s hockey game, becoming the second consecutive team to do so while facing the…
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Snoop Dogg calls Super Bowl halftime show ‘dream come true’
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What in the world is the Olympic Truce?
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A U.N. resolution upholding the Olympic Truce has been passed 15 times. The pact has its roots in…
Continue ReadingFor Sweeney and Britcher, decisions on luge future await
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have won World Cup races. They’ve each medaled at the world…
Continue ReadingMets bring back Old-Timers’ Day – if there is a season
NEW YORK (AP) — The Met are bringing back Old-Timers’ Day this year for the first time since 1994 — if there is a season. The team says it…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Natalie Geisenberger wins 3rd Olympic luge title
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger of Germany is the first three-time women’s luge Olympic champion.…
Continue ReadingSerena Williams wants to express joy through Super Bowl ad
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serena Williams is normally the one participating in a major championship…
Continue ReadingCasey Dawson hits Olympic ice after round-the-world dash
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Speedskater Casey Dawson completed an around-the-world dash to the Beijing Olympics to get to the…
Continue ReadingKlaebo retains Olympic sprint title, Sundling also gets gold
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo is still the fastest man on the sprint course. The Norwegian…
Continue ReadingKummer, Kosir exit early in Olympic PGS race after isolation
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Snowboarders Patrizia Kummer and Zan Kosir both had an early exit in the Olympic parallel…
Continue ReadingNuis, Krol give Dutch 1-2 finish in Olympic speedskating
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands has become the first speedskater since 1994 to successfully defend…
Continue ReadingSnowboarding an Italian job for Vito at Beijing Olympics
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Snowboarder Louie Vito has represented the red, white and blue of Team USA for years.…
Continue ReadingSnowboarder Vic Wild’s ride leads to another Olympic medal
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — U.S-born snowboarder Vic Wild is bringing a bronze medal back to his adopted country of…
Continue ReadingBarcelona CEO resigns amid sponsorship talks with Spotify
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona CEO Ferran Reverter has resigned amid the club’s negotiations for a new sponsorship deal…
Continue ReadingWest Ham’s Zouma starts after condemnation for kicking cat
LONDON (AP) — Kurt Zouma has started a Premier League game for West Ham hours after apologizing for kicking and slapping a cat in abuse caught on…
Continue ReadingZamboni honks, pucks in buckets part of Olympic experience
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hockey at the Beijing Olympics has a little bit of a throwback feel to childhood tournaments. One…
Continue ReadingChen flips, spins way to world-record score at Olympics
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen flipped, whirled and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s…
Continue ReadingBEIJING SNAPSHOT: Olympic press can grab high-tech naps
By CARA RUBINSKY Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — With nowhere really to go, journalists inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are encouraged to sleep…
Continue ReadingFillon Maillet wins individual biathlon gold at Olympics
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Quentin Fillon Maillet filled in quite nicely for Martin Fourcade at the Beijing…
Continue ReadingJournalist who spoke to Peng Shuai says doubts remain
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A French journalist says his exclusive interview with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai this week…
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