By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Australia has never won an Olympic medal in a sliding sport. Never even been close. The country’s best result in any bobsled, skeleton or luge race was a 10th-place showing in 2010. Jaclyn Narracott is now two runs away from changing everything. The 31-year-old Brisbane native
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — In Shaun White’s farewell performance, Ayumu Hirano of Japan won an elusive Olympic gold in the halfpipe with a boundary-pushing final run. Hirano’s last run featured what is now the new gold standard of halfpipe riding, the triple cork, which is three head-over-heels flips that
Continue Reading HAMMOND, La. — Gus Okafor had 24 points as Southeastern Louisiana edged past McNeese State 91-86. Christian Shumate led the Cowboys on Thursday night with 23 points.
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Bringing in more than 15,000 people for the Winter Olympics poses risks for a country determined to keep COVID-19 out. One week into the 17-day event, China appears to be meeting the challenge with a bubble that restricts the movement of participants so they
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke for over an hour Thursday night in a hotly anticipated discussion about Starship, which the company hopes will one day take humans to Mars and that will play a key role in NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon for the first time in
Continue Reading MOSCOW, Idaho — Tarik Cool had a season-high 30 points as Idaho State broke its 11-game road losing streak, beating Idaho 79-70. Mikey Dixon led the Vandals with 22 points.
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Daylen Kountz had 27 points as Northern Colorado got past Sacramento State 79-61. Bryce Fowler led the Hornets on Thursday night with 29 points.
Continue Reading By CADEN FRANK Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points, Azuolas Tubelis added 15, and No. 4 Arizona pulled away in the second half for a 72-60 win over Washington State. Arizona won its fifth straight overall and is off to its best start since the 2016-17 season. The Wildcats have
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rasir Bolton scored 20 points, Drew Timme added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 2 Gonzaga beat Pacific 89-51 for its 13th consecutive victory. Julian Strawther had 15 points and Chet Holmgren scored 14 for Gonzaga, which has won 65 consecutive home games —
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — High inflation and tangled supply chains have seeped into nearly every nook of the economy, forcing consumers and businesses to make painful decisions that many of them have never had to contemplate before. With the government reporting Thursday that consumer inflation reached 7.5% over the past
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ST. GEORGE, Utah — Teddy Allen had 20 points as New Mexico State topped Dixie State 77-69. Frank Staine led the Trailblazers on Thursday night with 17 points.
Continue Reading ST. GEORGE, Utah — Teddy Allen had 20 points as New Mexico State topped Dixie State 77-69. Frank Staine led the Trailblazers on Thursday night with 17 points.
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NATCHITOCHES, La. — Darius Lee had 22 points as Houston Baptist defeated Northwestern State 76-69. Kendal Coleman led the Demons on Thursday night with 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.
Continue Reading NATCHITOCHES, La. — Darius Lee had 22 points as Houston Baptist defeated Northwestern State 76-69. Kendal Coleman led the Demons on Thursday night with 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.
Continue Reading DENVER — Douglas Wilson had 18 points as South Dakota State won its 13th consecutive game, rolling past Denver 84-61. Coban Porter led the Pioneers on Thursday night with 18 points.
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS — Troy Green scored a season-high 29 points as New Orleans won its seventh consecutive home game, defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 78-69. Derek St. Hilaire added 22 points for the Privateers. Terrion Murdix led the Islanders on Thursday night with 19 points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Democrat-backed bill to expand voting access in New Mexico is advancing toward a Senate floor vote. A legislative panel endorsed the bill on a 6-5 vote Thursday, clearing the way for debate on the Senate floor. Lawmakers have until Feb. 17 to approve bills during a rapid-fire 30-day legislative
Continue Reading THIBODAUX, La. — Latrell Jones had 21 points as Nicholls State got past Incarnate Word 69-58. Charlie Yoder led the Cardinals on Thursday night with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The nation’s egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains. In a decade, the percentage of hens in cage-free housing
Continue Reading By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored twice, Frederik Andersen made 34 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes shut out the short-handed Boston Bruins 6-0. Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and two assists, Vincent Trocheck, Brett Pesce and Jordan Staal also scored, and Teuvo Teravainen had three assists to help Carolina complete
Continue Reading CHENEY, Wash. — Rylan Bergersen had 16 points to lead five Eastern Washington players in double figures as the Eagles defeated Weber State 75-67, knocking the Wildcats out of first place in the Big Sky Conference. Linton Acliese III added 15 points for the Eagles on Thursday night. Steele Venters chipped in 14, Angelo Allegri
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By Jacob Lev, CNN For the second straight year, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named AP NFL Most Valuable Player. The award, announced at Thursday’s NFL Honors Awards, marks the fourth of his 17-year career, as he also won for his play in the 2011, 2014 and 2020 seasons. Rodgers finished the 2021
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — De’Vion Harmon had a season-high 21 points, Will Richardson scored all 12 of his in the final 10 minutes and Oregon defeated Stanford 68-60 for the Ducks’ fourth straight win. Harmon was 8-of-15 shooting with three 3-pointers. Richardson was only 3 of 14 from the field, including 1 of 8 from
Continue Reading PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 22 points and No. 20 BYU led wire-to-wire in a 102-53 rout of Pepperdine to pick up its 20th win of the season. The Cougars held Pepperdine to just 20 points in the second half and just six points in the third quarter.
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators are considering new criminal penalties aimed at protecting state and local judges and their immediate families from threats and the malicious sharing of home addresses and other personal information. The New Mexico bill would make it a felony to threaten a judge
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Oscar Holland, CNN | Teele Rebane, CNN and Lizzy Yee, CNN For followers of freestyle skiing and fashion alike, the buzz surrounding Winter Olympian Eileen Gu at this year’s Games has come as little surprise. The 18-year-old’s gold medal performance in the big air competition thrust her into the global spotlight Tuesday, sparking such a
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Despite Eileen Gu’s choice to compete for China, it’s unclear whether she renounced her American citizenship — usually a requirement for Chinese naturalization, since the country does not allow dual citizenship. Gu has never publicly commented on the status of her American citizenship, though an article on the official Olympic site referred to her “dual nationality” in January. At a news conference after her win on Tuesday, reporters asked Gu several times if she was still a US citizen.
Continue Reading Yong Xiong, CNN and Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing 2022’s Olympic mascot, a playful panda wearing an icy shell, has been a crowd favorite at the Winter Games — until it started talking. Fans of the beloved panda, known as Bing Dwen Dwen, took to social media to express their outrage after the Olympic mascot spoke
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. — Paul Bruns had 22 points and 14 rebounds as North Dakota ended its 12-game road losing streak, defeating St. Thomas (MN) 78-70. Riley Miller led the Tommies with 13 points.
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. — Tasos Kamateros had 20 points as South Dakota routed Omaha 91-69. Frankie Fidler led the Mavericks on Thursday night with 22 points.
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