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Greece hires Gus Poyet as coach after World Cup setback

February 11, 2022 3:50 am The Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Gus Poyet has been hired as coach of Greece’s national team in a change of leadership after its failure to qualify for the…

Swiss bobsled team Vogt and Michel crash in training run

February 11, 2022 3:45 am NBC Olympics

Michael Vogt and Sandro Michel of Switzerland land hard in a bobsled training run…

Team USA receives gold in mixed team aerials medal ceremony

February 11, 2022 3:42 am NBC Olympics

The American mixed aerials team takes gold in the medal…

Schulting celebrates her world record race

Suzanne Schulting crushes 1000m short track world record

February 11, 2022 3:39 am NBC Olympics

Suzanne Schulting of Netherlands advances in women’s 1000m short track and breaks a world record along the…

Alphabet soup of parties go to Olympic court in Russian case

February 11, 2022 3:36 am The Associated Press

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — One of the most anticipated events at the Beijing Olympics is the imminent legal hearing in…

Switzerland holds off ROC for women’s curling win

February 11, 2022 3:30 am NBC Olympics

Switzerland held off a late ROC surge for a win to improve to 3-0 in the women’s curling…

Well-seasoned: Aerials skier named Winter to fly at Olympics

February 11, 2022 3:30 am The Associated Press

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle skier Winter Vinecki is set to become the first athlete with the first…

Having survived abuse, ‘Garlic Girls’ curlers now seek joy

February 11, 2022 3:05 am The Associated Press

By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — South Korea’s famed women’s curling team has arrived at the Olympics in Beijing…

Kaishu Hirano sets world record in men’s halfpipe

February 11, 2022 2:59 am NBC Olympics

Despite a few falls, Kaishu Hirano of Japan gives an incredible performance in the men’s halfpipe and breaks the record for a backside…

No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time

February 11, 2022 2:49 am The Associated Press

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shaun White’s brilliant and transcendent Olympic career is over. It ended with a fall on his…

Cover boys: The US Bobsled team stars in its own calendar

February 11, 2022 2:47 am The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The athletes of the U.S. men’s bobsled program needed to quickly raise $70,000. They came up with…

Norway’s Roeiseland shoots her way to Olympic sprint gold

February 11, 2022 2:42 am The Associated Press

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway replicated her top form from throughout this season,…

Men’s skeleton Heats 3 and 4 preview: Grotheer in position to win Germany’s first skeleton gold

February 11, 2022 2:31 am NBC Olympics

Christopher Grotheer is in position to earn Germany’s first-ever skeleton gold after establishing a nearly insurmountable, two-heat…

After COVID ‘nightmare,’ Sanderson joins US at Olympics

February 11, 2022 2:28 am The Associated Press

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. hockey player Jake Sanderson is finally practicing with his teammates at the Olympics after…

Super Bowl LVI: Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals face off in Los Angeles

February 11, 2022 2:24 am CNN Newsource

By Wayne Sterling, CNN A new Super Bowl champion will be crowned for the 17th consecutive season, extending the longest streak without a repeat…

Best of Day 7: White bids farewell to Olympic career

February 11, 2022 2:23 am NBC Olympics

Relive all the biggest moments from Day 7 of the Winter Olympics, from Shaun White just missing the podium in his final Games to the U.S. taking gold…

Van der Poel wins 2nd Olympic gold, sets 10,000 world record

February 11, 2022 2:18 am The Associated Press

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nils van der Poel of Sweden has broken his own world record and captured his second gold medal…

Kennedy helping NHL with training after Blackhawks report

February 11, 2022 2:15 am The Associated Press

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Sheldon Kennedy’s Respect Group has partnered with the NHL for a training program designed to help…

For Team USA’s Nathan Chen, ‘blood, sweat, tears’ led to Olympic gold

February 11, 2022 2:07 am CNN Newsource

By Coy Wire, Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN When Team USA’s Nathan Chen skated to his first Olympic gold medal in a flawless performance…

US figure skater Nathan Chen ‘truly hopes’ medal ceremony will take place amid Russian teenager drug test controversy

February 11, 2022 2:07 am CNN Newsource

CNN By Coy Wire, Dan Moriarty, Bex Wright, Hannah Ritchie and Jack Bantock, CNN Newly-crowned Olympic champion Nathan Chen has told CNN that he still…