Ryoyu Kobayashi wins normal hill competition at Olympics
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan won the Olympic ski jumping gold medal on the normal hill.…
Continue ReadingAP National Sports
Sadowski Synnott is 1st Kiwi Winter Olympics gold medalist
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The land of the long white cloud has its first Winter Olympics gold medal. Zoi Sadowski Synnott of…
Continue ReadingThe tragedy of Marc-Vivien Foé, soccer’s forgotten hero
By ISIFU WIRFENGLA Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The late Cameroon and Manchester City soccer star Marc-Vivien Foé had a dream to…
Continue Reading3-time champion Kramer finishes off Olympic podium in 5,000
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sven Kramer’s best chances at adding to his pile of nine Olympic medals are still ahead of him in…
Continue ReadingOlympic downhill delays make Alpine skiing The Waiting Game
By DANIELLA MATAR and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — It is not that unusual in Alpine skiing for a race to get delayed for hours and…
Continue ReadingWhat a finish! Van der Poel gives Sweden speedskating gold
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nils van der Poel has given Sweden its first Olympic speedskating medal since 1988. He pulled…
Continue ReadingAussies curlers out of Olympics, back in, then win 1st game
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Tahli Gill and her Australian mixed doubles curling teammate Dean Hewitt thought they were out of…
Continue ReadingGermany back at no-NHL Olympics aiming for another long run
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany is back at another Olympics without NHL players hoping to go on another improbable run.…
Continue ReadingNearly 50, surfing icon Slater still catching winning waves
By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers Surfing great Kelly Slater won another contest just short of his 50th birthday. Slater defeated a…
Continue ReadingAlexander Bolshunov wins Olympic gold in 30K skiathlon
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Russian athlete Alexander Bolshunov pulled away from the pack early and won the first…
Continue ReadingUS-Canada women’s Olympic hockey rivalry set to resume
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hate is not too strong of a word for former United States Olympian Cammi Granato to describe the…
Continue ReadingOlympic organizers address complaints about isolation hotels
BEIJING (AP) — Olympic organizers say they’re addressing complaints about isolation conditions for athletes who test positive for the…
Continue ReadingAn Olympic question that won’t go away: Where is Peng Shuai?
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai remain a pressing question at the Beijing…
Continue ReadingInside the Olympic bubble, looking for China — or ‘China’
By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Olympics are usually an opportunity for the host country to showcase its culture.…
Continue ReadingArizona State outlasts No. 3 UCLA 87-84 in triple overtime
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State set off a wild late-night court storming, getting 24 points from Marreon…
Continue ReadingValieva sends Russians into Olympic team figure skating lead
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva stood at the edge of the rink to get some last-second advice from her coach, Eteri…
Continue ReadingAfter the crash, Emily Sweeney back on luge’s Olympic stage
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It has come up in conversations for four years. The Crash. USA Luge’s Emily Sweeney has had…
Continue ReadingBaker scores 24 to lift UC Irvine past CS Northridge 75-70
LOS ANGELES — Dawson Baker had a career-high 24 points as UC Irvine edged past Cal State Northridge 75-70. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors with 17…
Continue ReadingMilstead leads CS Fullerton past CS Bakersfield 75-61
FULLERTON, Calif. — Damari Milstead had 17 points to lead five Cal State Fullerton players in double figures as the Titans extended their home win…
Continue ReadingBarnes scores 24, Kings hold on to beat Thunder 113-103
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings held on and…
Continue Reading