Vinson sparks Northern Kentucky past Wright State 75-71
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Sam Vinson had 20 points as Northern Kentucky turned back Wright State 75-71. Marques Warrick had 16 points and sank two foul…
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West Ham ends week of controversy with 2-2 draw at Leicester
LEICESTER, England (AP) — West Ham’s week of controversy ended with some relief after Craig Dawson scored a late equalizer off his shoulder to…
Continue Reading US looks to build off Jackson’s historic speedskating gold
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson ended a long drought for the United States with a historic speedskating gold medal in…
Continue Reading Boston leads No. 1 South Carolina past No. 17 Georgia 72-54
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina coasted after a strong…
Continue Reading Liverpool keeps City in view; Newcastle clear of bottom 3
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has kept in touch with Manchester City in the Premier League title race by beating last-place Burnley 1-0…
Continue Reading Milik scores brilliant goal as Marseille moves clear in 2nd
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Arkadiusz Milik scored a spectacular winning goal as Marseille beat Metz 2-1 in the French league…
Continue Reading Barcelona scores late, stays unbeaten against rival Espanyol
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Espanyol came within a minute of ending its 13-year winless run against Barcelona in the Spanish…
Continue Reading WHAT TO WATCH: Big rematches in women’s hockey, snowboarding
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It’s a big day for rematches at the Beijing Olympics: The United States faces Finland in…
Continue Reading Kontaveit stretches run to win St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Anett Kontaveit has overcome Maria Sakkari 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5 in the final of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy for her…
Continue Reading American Pefok scores career-high 19th goal for Young Boys
By The Associated Press American Jordan Pefok scored his career-high 19th goal, helping Young Boys beat visiting Basel 3-1 in the Swiss Super League.…
Continue Reading Trippier’s free kick helps Newcastle to 3rd straight EPL win
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Kieran Trippier scored from a free kick for the second time in six days to fire Newcastle to a 1-0 win over Aston Villa…
Continue Reading Dortmund cuts Bayern’s lead with 3-0 win at Union Berlin
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Marco Reus has scored twice to lead Borussia Dortmund to a 3-0 win at Union Berlin and cut Bayern…
Continue Reading BUBBLE WATCH: Memphis rounding into form at right time
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The knock on Penny Hardaway early in the season was that he could recruit talent to Memphis, just not win with…
Continue Reading Wolves win 2-0 at Tottenham to boost top-4 hopes in EPL
LONDON (AP) — Wolverhampton took advantage of dreadful defending by Tottenham to win 2-0 in the Premier League and strengthen its hopes of a…
Continue Reading Auger-Aliassime beats top-seeded Tsitsipas to win 1st title
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career title at the ninth attempt, upsetting top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4,…
Continue Reading Liverpool beats Burnley 1-0, keeps in sight of City in EPL
BURNLEY, England (AP) — Liverpool isn’t letting up in its pursuit of Manchester City in the Premier League title race. A 1-0 win over Burnley in…
Continue Reading Russian doping case: How did we get here?
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva is one of the biggest talents in figure skating and was expected to be one of the…
Continue Reading Erin Jackson of US 1st Black woman to win speedskating gold
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson has become the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the Winter…
Continue Reading Lahore thumps Quetta in PSL, Karachi crashes to 6th defeat
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Shaheen Shah Afridi dealt two early blows and Fakhar Zaman continued his rich run of batting form as Lahore Qalandars…
Continue Reading BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Swimmers plunge in icy lake near Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — Sixty-year-old Chen Jieyu dove into the murky water of Houhai Lake, covered partially in a layer of ice and snow. Snowflakes were…
Continue Reading Indian skier happy just to finish after snowy Olympic race
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Winning gold isn’t always the goal. Indian skier Arif Khan set his sights on completing both…
Continue Reading Fox wins Ras Al Khaimah Classic for biggest career title
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ryan Fox secured the biggest title of his career by winning the Ras Al Khaimah Classic by five shots. It was…
Continue Reading Liu wins 500, Dutch take 3,000 relay in Olympic short track
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Liu Shaoang of Hungary won Olympic gold in 500-meter short track speedskating. He led all the way…
Continue Reading US beats Germany, earns top seed in Olympics knockout round
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States beat Germany 3-2 in its final preliminary round game to earn the top seed in the…
Continue Reading Skiers struggle as real snow falls on Winter Olympics
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Olympics finally look like the Winter Olympics. Real snow fell in Beijing for the first…
Continue Reading BEIJING DIARY: A segmented city, ideal for pandemic Olympics
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Some Olympics signs in Beijing talk of staying “together for a shared future.” Others warn:…
Continue Reading Olympic curling alternates stay ready, in case COVID hits
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The alternate on a curling team doesn’t usually have many responsibilities. But when the U.S.…
Continue Reading Ukraine Olympic team calls for peace, IOC wants no protests
BEIJING (AP) — The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace. Heraskevych held up a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: ‘Grip,’ ‘chatter,’ other Olympic ski racing lingo
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — As in many sports, and plenty of other fields, Alpine skiing has a lingua franca — those are…
Continue Reading Roeiseland, Fillon Maillet win Olympic gold in pursuit races
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland earned her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning…
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