GLIMPSES: Connections forged in shared chills at Olympics
By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Foreign visitors at the Beijing Olympics are strictly segregated from the public under China’s…
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Julia Marino says hi to family back home after earning medal
American Julia Marino reflected on her surprise performance and spoke to family members in Westport, Connecticut, after claiming silver in snowboard…
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ROC’s Kondratyuk delivers stunning free skate in team event
Mark Kondratyuk of the Russian Olympic Committee secured 9 points for his team in the men’s free skate portion of the 2022 Olympic figure skating…
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Australian mixed doubles allowed to compete after positive COVID-19 case
Tahli Gill and her partner, Dean Hewitt, are the first Australian curling team to compete at the Winter…
Continue Reading LeBron returns with triple-double, Lakers beat Knicks in OT
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James returned from a five-game absence due to injury and had a triple-double of 29 points,…
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Vincent Zhou’s team event men’s free skate in honor of China
Two-time Olympian Vincent Zhou made his Olympic team event debut skating to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in the men’s free…
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Yuma Kagiyama sets personal best with team event free skate
Japan’s 18-year-old figure skating sensation Yuma Kagiyama impressed in the men’s free skate portion of the figure skating team event, obliterating…
Continue Reading Sheppard lifts Belmont over Tennessee Tech 100-92 in OT
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Ben Sheppard had a career-high 41 points — including a tying 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left in regulation — as Belmont…
Continue Reading Jones, Knight III lead S. Utah past E. Washington 84-72
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones had 19 points to lead five Southern Utah players in double figures as the Thunderbirds beat Eastern Washington…
Continue Reading Pack, Smith help Kansas State beat TCU 75-63
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Mark Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kansas State beat TCU 75-63.…
Continue Reading Bishop leads Montana St. past Weber St. 78-57
OGDEN, Utah — Xavier Bishop had 18 points as Montana State stretched its win streak to eight games, easily defeating Weber State 78-57. Jubrile…
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Marino earns slopestyle silver, 1st USA medal of 2022 Games
Julia Marino put together a picture-perfect Run 2, perhaps a career-best, with a cab double underflip 900 and a frontside double 1080 to claim…
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New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott secures slopestyle gold
Reigning X Games and two-time world champion Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, who took big air bronze in 2018, claimed the Olympic title in women’s snowboard…
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Sadowski-Synnott, Marino, Coady earn medals in slopestyle
Two-time reigning world champion Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand, 2017 X Games winner Julia Marino of the U.S. and 2021 world bronze medalist…
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Arianna Fontana reacts to becoming all-time leader in short track medals
Arianna Fontana of Italy now has more Olympic medals than any short track skater in history after earning silver in the mixed team…
Continue Reading Nesbitt Jr. leads Kansas City past W. Illinois 91-82
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marvin Nesbitt Jr. had a career-high 26 points as Kansas City beat Western Illinois 91-82. Arkel Lamar had 15 points and eight…
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Great Britain defeats China in mixed doubles curling
Great Britain takes a win in the mixed doubles curling game against…
Continue Reading KHL to end season, go directly to playoffs after Olympics
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Kontinental Hockey League is calling off the rest of the regular season because of coronavirus…
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Sofia Goggia back on skis, heading to Winter Olympics
Italian downhill specialist Sofia Goggia announces that she will travel to China to compete at the Winter Olympics just two weeks after suffering a…
Continue Reading COVID-19 robs Olympic curlers of beloved social culture
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press Curling is a sport built around closeness. It starts with the pregame handshakes between opponents and goes to…
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