Auburn, Gonzaga stay 1-2 in AP Top 25; Texas Tech up to 9th
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Auburn is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week. Coach Bruce…
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Ohio governor temporarily renames 3 parks to honor Bengals
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has temporarily renamed three state parks in honor of the Super Bowl-bound Cincinnati Bengals. The…
Continue ReadingInaugural HBCU game to be televised during All-Star Weekend
CLEVELAND (AP) — The inaugural NBA HBCU Classic between Howard and Morgan State will be televised nationally as part of All-Star weekend…
Continue ReadingGeisenberger, once again, leads Olympic women’s luge event
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger has been here twice before, holding the lead midway through the Olympic…
Continue ReadingItaly clinches its 1st-ever Olympic curling medal
BEIJING (AP) — Amos Mosaner and Stefania Constantini clinched Italy’s first-ever Olympic curling medal. And they did it with one of the most…
Continue ReadingNike no longer sponsors Man United’s Greenwood after arrest
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Nike is no longer sponsoring Manchester United player Mason Greenwood who is on police bail after being questioned on…
Continue ReadingSlovenia wins Olympic debut of ski jumping mixed team event
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slovenia won the first Olympic ski jumping mixed team gold medal, taking advantage of…
Continue ReadingFontana wins 10th short track medal, China wins men’s race
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Arianna Fontana of Italy earned her 10th career Olympic medal with a victory in the women’s…
Continue ReadingChelsea pays damages to ex-youth players over past racism
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea will pay compensation to four former youth-team players over historical racist abuse at the London club, preventing the need…
Continue ReadingThe doctor is in (the Olympics): Desmond makes Irish history
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Elsa Desmond knows she’s not going to medal at the Beijing Olympics. She isn’t even expecting…
Continue ReadingCanada, ROC women mask up on Olympic ice amid COVID concerns
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Canadian and Russian women’s hockey teams were required to wear masks for their…
Continue ReadingGreece promises new rules for soccer fan clubs after murder
By COSTAS KANOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece have promised to toughen rules governing…
Continue ReadingBEIJING SNAPSHOT: Olympic winners get plush panda then medal
BEIJING (AP) — When most champions get off the slopes or the ice at the Beijing Olympics, they are handed Bing Dwen Dwen, the chubby panda mascot…
Continue ReadingBetter late than never as Clarey gets Olympic medal at 41
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Everything has come late in life for Johan Clarey. Even winning an Olympic medal. The Frenchman…
Continue ReadingTranslation of Peng Shuai’s original social media post
BEIJING (AP) — In a highly managed interview arranged by Chinese Olympic organizers, tennis star Peng Shuai has said she did not accuse a former…
Continue ReadingMastro maps out halfpipe trick that just might win Olympics
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Maddie Mastro has sketched out a trick in her notebook that just may…
Continue ReadingHerrmann wins Olympic gold in biathlon’s individual race
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Denise Herrmann missed only one of 20 shots in the women’s 15-kilometer individual…
Continue ReadingEngland names Collingwood as coach for West Indies tests
LONDON (AP) — Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has been named as the team’s interim head coach for the three-match test tour of the…
Continue ReadingRussians expect a ‘gold medal, nothing else’ at Olympics
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russians go into another Olympics without NHL players as the favorite to win gold. They won in…
Continue ReadingPeng Shuai saga hews to familiar script in China
By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The drama surrounding Peng Shuai is following a familiar script: Someone who has run afoul of…
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