In Alpine skiing, bad timing for an injury means no Olympics
By PAT GRAHAM and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers It is not uncommon for athletes who compete in Alpine skiing to get left behind and miss an…
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Russians win in women’s hockey after quarantine at Olympics
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russian women’s hockey team has gone from quarantine to an Olympic win in two days. The…
Continue ReadingNearly 80% of US Olympians signed up for opening ceremony
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says 177 of its 223 athletes signed up to go…
Continue ReadingTibetans in India demonstrate against Beijing Olympics
By SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of Tibetan exiles are marching near the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, denouncing the…
Continue ReadingGoing big: Olympic slopestyle course has its own Great Wall
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Two-time defending Olympic champion Jamie Anderson and her fellow snowboarders will soon…
Continue ReadingNathan Chen, US lead team figure skating at Beijing Olympics
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It was supposed to be a foregone conclusion that Russia’s powerful stable of figure skaters,…
Continue ReadingNonprofit uses Super Bowl parties as way to help homeless
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer What started with a simple invitation to a few homeless people to watch the Super Bowl together in New…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why India won’t send diplomat to China Olympics
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India won’t be sending its top diplomat in Beijing to the Winter Olympics after a Chinese…
Continue ReadingNo. 1 Auburn looks to keep rolling at Georgia in SEC play
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer No one’s been able to slow down top-ranked Auburn this season. Struggling Georgia is the next to try when…
Continue ReadingBig Ten This Week: Purdue out to change fortunes vs Michigan
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer No. 4 Purdue will be looking to change its fortunes against Michigan when the teams meet Saturday in West Lafayette,…
Continue ReadingNo. 8 Baylor heads to No. 10 Kansas for Big 12 showdown
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer A look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND Reigning national champion…
Continue ReadingNo. 9 Duke’s trip to rival UNC headlines ACC’s schedule
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Ninth-ranked Duke’s trip to rival North Carolina headlines the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule for the…
Continue ReadingMcRae scores 19 to carry UC Riverside past Hawaii 64-59
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Callum McRae posted 19 points and three assists as UC Riverside narrowly defeated Hawaii 64-59. Kamaka Hepa led the Rainbow…
Continue Reading‘Nothing is impossible’: Injured Polish luger makes Olympics
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Polish luge athlete Mateusz Sochowicz went back to the Peking University hospital this week for the…
Continue ReadingOlympic ice rinks put spotlight on potent greenhouse gases
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The ice rinks hosting the figure skating and speedskating competitions at the Beijing Olympics will…
Continue ReadingBey, Davis combine for 9 3s, Washington beats Cal 84-63
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jamal Bey scored a season-high 20 points, Daejon Davis hit 5 of 7 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points and…
Continue ReadingJohnson carries Saint Mary’s (Calif.) past Portland 75-54
PORTLAND, Ore. — Logan Johnson posted 17 points as Saint Mary’s romped past Portland 75-54. Tyler Robertson led the Pilots with 15 points and…
Continue ReadingNo. 19 USC overcomes poor shooting, beats Arizona St 58-53
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Boogie Ellis scored 21 points, including five free throws in the final minute, to lift No. 19…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Biathlon combines physical demands, mental calm
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — One analogy often used to describe how it feels to compete in a biathlon race goes…
Continue ReadingKilde fastest in 2nd downhill training session at Olympics
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde posted the fastest time in the second men’s downhill training session…
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