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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American mixed doubles curlers Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys survived an extra end against Sweden…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. men’s hockey team is trying to get up to speed quickly at the Olympics despite…

By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China invited the world back — sort of — for the pandemic era’s second Olympics. Beijing…

By PAT GRAHAM and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers It is not uncommon for athletes who compete in Alpine skiing to get left behind and miss an…

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russian women’s hockey team has gone from quarantine to an Olympic win in two days. The…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says 177 of its 223 athletes signed up to go…

By SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of Tibetan exiles are marching near the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, denouncing the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Two-time defending Olympic champion Jamie Anderson and her fellow snowboarders will soon…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It was supposed to be a foregone conclusion that Russia’s powerful stable of figure skaters,…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer What started with a simple invitation to a few homeless people to watch the Super Bowl together in New…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India won’t be sending its top diplomat in Beijing to the Winter Olympics after a Chinese…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer No one’s been able to slow down top-ranked Auburn this season. Struggling Georgia is the next to try when…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer No. 4 Purdue will be looking to change its fortunes against Michigan when the teams meet Saturday in West Lafayette,…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer A look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND Reigning national champion…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Ninth-ranked Duke’s trip to rival North Carolina headlines the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule for the…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Callum McRae posted 19 points and three assists as UC Riverside narrowly defeated Hawaii 64-59. Kamaka Hepa led the Rainbow…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Polish luge athlete Mateusz Sochowicz went back to the Peking University hospital this week for the…

By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The ice rinks hosting the figure skating and speedskating competitions at the Beijing Olympics will…

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jamal Bey scored a season-high 20 points, Daejon Davis hit 5 of 7 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points and…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Logan Johnson posted 17 points as Saint Mary’s romped past Portland 75-54. Tyler Robertson led the Pilots with 15 points and…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Boogie Ellis scored 21 points, including five free throws in the final minute, to lift No. 19…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — One analogy often used to describe how it feels to compete in a biathlon race goes…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Jackson scored 25 points, including a driving layup with four seconds remaining, and the…

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde posted the fastest time in the second men’s downhill training session…

PROVO, Utah — Yauhen Massalski had 16 points and 13 rebounds as San Francisco got past BYU 73-59. Gabe Stefanini and Khalil Shabazz added 15 points…

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau withdrew from the Saudi International before the second round Friday because of…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Collin Welp had 17 points and eight rebounds as UC Irvine edged past UC Santa Barbara 53-52. Amadou Sow led the Gauchos…

STOCKTON, Calif. — Jeremiah Bailey had 24 points, tying his season high, as Pacific narrowly beat Pepperdine 81-76. Nick Blake added 20 points for…

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Colin Slater had 23 points as Long Beach State stretched its win streak to seven games, getting past Cal State Bakersfield…