By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the slalom at the Beijing Games and is out of the event. It was a quick end to her day just like in her first event in Beijing, the giant slalom. The
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe had his sixth straight double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds and TyTy Washington scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half as No. 5 Kentucky beat South Carolina 86-76. The Wildcats reached 20 wins for the 13th time in the
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points, and Chris Paul had 16 points and 12 assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 114-109 win over the Philadelphia on 76ers. Joel Embiid had 34 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers. Tobias Harris scored 30 points for Philadelphia.
Continue Reading By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Naysayers didn’t deter Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics success story – however relative – from that part of the globe. Carrillo had a career-best performance in the marquee
Continue Reading EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — .Johnny Davis had a game-high 25 points as No. 14 Wisconsin beat No. 17 Michigan State 70-62. The win lifts the second-place Badgers (19-4 overall, 10-3 Big Ten) to within a half-game of first-place Illinois in the Big Ten Conference. Marcus Bingham Jr. had 15 points to lead the Spartans
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The House on Tuesday passed a sweeping bipartisan bill that would overhaul the US Postal Service‘s finances and allow the agency to modernize its service. The Postal Service Reform Act — which cleared the House by 342-92 — would require retired postal employees to enroll in Medicare when eligible, while dropping
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CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams apologized Tuesday for not wearing a mask when she posed for photos with masked schoolchildren last week, after she received intense backlash from political opponents. “Protocols matter, and protecting our kids is the most important thing, and anything that can be perceived as
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams apologized Tuesday for not wearing a mask when she posed for photos with masked schoolchildren last week, after she received intense backlash from political opponents. “Protocols matter, and protecting our kids is the most important thing, and anything that can be perceived as undermining
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By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Qualifier Jurij Rodionov of Austria defeated sixth-seeded American Maxime Cressy of 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-1 on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 at the inaugural Dallas Open.Paris-born Cressy was the first of the eight seeded players to lose his match. A former UCLA player, Cressy now
Continue Reading By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Qualifier Jurij Rodionov of Austria defeated sixth-seeded American Maxime Cressy of 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-1 on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 at the inaugural Dallas Open.Paris-born Cressy was the first of the eight seeded players to lose his match. A former UCLA player, Cressy now
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By Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of spectacular snow-capped mountains. But Beijing’s Big Air Shougang Olympic venue is drawing attention for its much edgier, urban setting. Behind the skiers launching themselves off the 60-meter-high (196-foot) ramp are furnaces, tall chimney
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By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service halted a plan that would have forced taxpayers to verify their identities with facial recognition software before signing on to its website. A day later, the company behind that software, ID.me, said it will make it possible for people to skip the controversial technology
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Adama Sanogo scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 24 UConn to an 80-72 win over No. 18 Marquette. Tyrese Martin added 18 points and 15 boards for the Huskies (16-6, 7-4 Big East), who swept the season series with the Golden
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EL PASO, Texas — A tip leads to the discovery of 132 migrants crammed inside a commercial trailer Monday in far east El Paso. The suspected smuggling tip on Sunday led U.S. Border Patrol Agents to a vacant building near Pellicano Drive. Agents from the Ysleta Port of entry investigated a second location being used
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EL PASO, TEXAS — A truck slammed into the corner of a home in central El Paso on Tuesday. According to fire dispatch, it happened just after 5:30 p.m. on the 2600 block of Savannah in central El Paso. Nobody was injured. The entire side wall was completely knocked out when that truck slammed into
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Australian snowboarder Scotty James called the process of perfecting his signature trick akin to a right-handed person “trying to write a thesis with your left hand.” Impossible? No. Extremely difficult? Yes. That goes for pretty much any trick that will show up on the Olympic
Continue Reading By MARCELO R. ANDROETTO Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentinian tennis player Juan Martin del Potro lost in what appeared to be a farewell match in front of home fans at the Argentina Open tournament. The 33-year-old former U.S Open champion, who had not played since 2019 due to injuries, was eliminated by compatriot
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Michele Kang is the new controlling owner of the Washington Spirit, ending a lengthy battle over the team. Kang acquired the interests of co-owners Bill Lynch and Steve Baldwin to form a new ownership group, the National Women’s Soccer League team announced on Tuesday. The terms of the
Continue Reading CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot had 24 points and 10 rebounds for his 18th double double of the season and Brady Manek made a go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left to help North Carolina beat Clemson 79-77. Caleb Love sank a 3-pointer with 36.3 seconds left to give North Carolina a 77-75 lead before
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen and Ethan Cohen, CNN The North Carolina State Board of Elections said on Monday that it has the power to block GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for reelection over his role in the January 6 insurrection — an open legal question at the center of liberal-backed efforts to disqualify him from
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo will team up with two of his brothers to compete in a revamped Skills Challenge during the NBA’s All-Star Saturday night. The event is now a team format and the NBA Finals MVP from the Milwaukee Bucks will take part in it along with Thanasis, who also plays for
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Continue Reading US-born figure skater Zhu Yi, who was picked to represent China at the 2022 Winter Olympics, is facing a firestorm on Chinese social media after she fell flat on the ice and finished last in the women’s short program team event.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El patinador y cineasta estadounidense Josh Neuman es una de las cuatro personas que perdieron la vida en un accidente aéreo en Islandia, según confirmaron las autoridades locales. Neuman, que producía videos de skate para casi 1,2 millones de suscriptores de YouTube, había estado en el país haciendo turismo y grabando
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By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges for sexual assault accusations, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office says in a charge evaluation sheet obtained by CNN. A California woman accused Bauer last June of assaulting her during sex — allegations Bauer has denied from the
Continue Reading 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 BOCA RATON, Fla. — Michael Forrest registered 16 points as Florida Atlantic beat Old Dominion 81-62. Austin Trice led the Monarchs on Tuesday night with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing Tyler Skaggs the drugs that caused the pitcher’s overdose death lied to police about seeing Skaggs the night before he was found dead. Eric Prescott Kay’s defense says he didn’t give Skaggs drugs
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing Tyler Skaggs the drugs that caused the pitcher’s overdose death lied to police about seeing Skaggs the night before he was found dead. Eric Prescott Kay’s defense says he didn’t give Skaggs drugs
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Cambiar lo que comes podría agregar hasta 13 años a tu vida, según un estudio recientemente publicado, especialmente si comienzas cuando eres joven. El estudio creó un modelo de lo que podría pasar con la longevidad de un hombre o una mujer si reemplazan una “dieta occidental típica” centrada en la
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