Death toll from avalanches in Austrian Alps rises to 9
VIENNA (AP) — Authorities in Austria are warning of “considerable” risk of avalanches in the west of the country after nine people were killed…
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For Alex: US snowboardcrossers have injured Deibold on mind
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The U.S. men’s snowboardcross squad is thinking about a teammate who couldn’t join…
Continue ReadingOlympic gold: Slovenia’s Ursa Bogataj soars past competition
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slovenia’s Ursa Bogataj won Olympic gold in women’s ski jumping on a night when…
Continue ReadingS. Korea politicians criticize China over traditional dress
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Major South Korean presidential candidates have accused China of laying claim to their…
Continue ReadingShaun White says Beijing Olympics will be final competition
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Three-time snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White made it clear that the Beijing Games won’t just…
Continue ReadingChelsea goes to Club World Cup without COVID-infected Tuchel
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has tested positive for the coronavirus, preventing him from attending Saturday’s FA Cup match…
Continue ReadingWomen’s hockey world still playing catch-up to Canada, US
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Whatever faint hope there was for the rest of the women’s hockey world closing the gap on Canada…
Continue ReadingOlympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for the coronavirus at the Beijing…
Continue ReadingCochran-Siegle seeks Olympic medal 50 years after mom’s gold
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle is contending for a medal in the men’s downhill at the Beijing…
Continue ReadingNorway takes Olympic gold in 3-way sprint in biathlon relay
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJAIKOU, China (AP) — Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway moved ahead of his French and Russian rivals in the…
Continue ReadingThe last run: White says Olympics will be his final contest
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Snowboarder Shaun White says the Beijing Games will be his last competition. The…
Continue ReadingSchouten gives Dutch 1st speedskating gold at Olympics
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Irene Scouten gave the mighty Dutch a gold medal in the first speedskating event of the Beijing…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged city
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Dry Beijing barely gets any winter precipitation, which makes this year’s Winter Games the first…
Continue ReadingShiffrin seeks 3rd Olympic gold: ‘Best … I’ve ever seen’
By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin will defend her giant slalom gold medal in the first…
Continue ReadingJohaug wins 1st gold medal of Beijing Olympics in skiathlon
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics in the women’s…
Continue ReadingWhat message did China send by choosing Uyghur torchbearer?
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Facing international criticism over it treatment of minorities, China’s selection of a member…
Continue ReadingUS curlers have epic Olympic entrance behind skip Shuster
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — About the only way the U.S. men’s curling team can top its entrance at the Beijing Olympics is…
Continue ReadingGreat Wall can’t stop wind in Olympic slopestyle qualifying
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Jamie Anderson and the rest of the women’s snowboarders glided through the rails and…
Continue ReadingEarplugs may help USA Luge’s Summer Britcher at the Olympics
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Earplugs may be USA Luge veteran Summer Britcher’s secret weapon at the Beijing Olympics. That…
Continue ReadingHornets’ Rozier credited with 3-pointer he never made
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NBA statistics indicate Charlotte’s Terry Rozier has made 131 3-pointers this season. In…
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