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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The women’s figure skating event ends Thursday — the competition portion, at least. It remains…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has named Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch the honorary starter of the season-opening Daytona 500. Murdoch is the…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Oh no, it was a short track shutout for the Americans at the Beijing Olympics. A program that…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The NBA All-Star Game seems to be tailor-made for Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball. The flashy point guards are sitting atop…

SALÉ, Morocco (AP) — Trailblazing basketball coach Liz Mills has become the first female head coach of a men’s team in Morocco. Mills has been…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their hiring of head coach Kevin O’Connell. The…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed guard Patrick Beverley to a one-year, $13 million contract extension. Beverley is in his…

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have signed coach Zac Taylor to a five-year contract extension. The deal was announced Wednesday, three…

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Defending champion Oleksandr Abramenko won Ukraine’s first medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday and celebrated by…

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Jon Rahm has been voted as the European tour’s player of the year for the second time in three seasons. The…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Choi Minjeong of South Korea successfully defended her Olympic title in the 1,500-meter short track…

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Qi Guangpu of China finally flipped his way onto an Olympic podium in men’s aerials by winning a gold medal after near…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Innovative American freestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper landed jaw-dropping tricks on the…

LONDON (AP) — Red Bull’s Formula One team has signed what it described as the most lucrative annual cryptocurrency sponsorship in sports. The…

LONDON (AP) — Two-time Olympic equestrian champion Mark Todd has temporarily lost his license as a racehorse trainer pending an investigation into…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Gus Kenworthy certainly wishes his final Olympic trip down the mountain didn’t have…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Curling ice has come a long way in the 600 years since the Scottish began sliding stones across…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American figure skater Vincent Zhou is out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 at the…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Elvira Oeberg anchored the Swedish team to Olympic gold in the four-woman biathlon…

By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle skier Nick Goepper has another Olympic medal and a…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer With the Big 12 women’s basketball season coming down to its final few weeks, the conference championship…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — When the Super Bowl was on the line, the Los Angeles Rams knew who they trusted to…

By The Associated Press Oregon at No. 3 Arizona highlights the week in Pac-12 basketball. The Ducks had won 10 of 11 before a lackluster loss at…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch makes no excuses for his Daytona 500 failures. His fortunes at NASCAR’s most…

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to skate at the Olympics in the short program…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — African representation has shriveled at the Winter Olympics. A record eight African nations,…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ryan Shimabukuro still has that deep passion for speedskating. In a way, he remains the starry…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored in his debut with Calgary, and the Flames won their season-high seventh straight game, beating the…