Month: February 2022

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

LONDON (AP) — Wolverhampton took advantage of dreadful defending by Tottenham to win 2-0 in the Premier League and strengthen its hopes of a…

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career title at the ninth attempt, upsetting top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4,…

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…

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…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson has become the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the Winter…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Shaheen Shah Afridi dealt two early blows and Fakhar Zaman continued his rich run of batting form as Lahore Qalandars…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Some Olympics signs in Beijing talk of staying “together for a shared future.” Others warn:…

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.…

BEIJING (AP) — The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace. Heraskevych held up a…

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…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland earned her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning…

By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — American ski racing standout Mikaela Shiffrin and boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miley Cyrus has only been alive for about half the Super Bowls ever played, but her…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The Russian team opened a lead on the first leg of the men’s cross-country skiing…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Michelle Karvinen of Finland led a group of teammates across the ice to console Japan captain Chiho…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Being confined to the bubble in Beijing may be new for some Olympians. It’s a familiar…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A love for snow that started when he was a young orphan who had just arrived in France saw…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left…

HONOLULU — Noel Coleman had 24 points as Hawaii topped Cal State Fullerton 72-55. Tory San Antonio led the Titans with six…

By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers BEIJING (AP) — Kendall Coyne Schofield hasn’t entirely quit her day job while captaining the…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Adam Ruzicka had a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 5-2 for their sixth straight win.…

HOUSTON (AP) — Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker by unanimous decision to retain his title and maintain control of the middleweight…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Freshman Harrison Ingram had 16 points, a season-high nine assists and six rebounds, Spencer Jones had 15 points and eight…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyler Robertson had a triple-double with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Portland to an 86-76 win over Loyola…

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help No. 2 Gonzaga beat…

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Ajay Mitchell had a season-high 25 points as UC Santa Barbara narrowly beat Cal Poly 69-64. Mitchell made 11 of 12 foul…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Taran Armstrong scored 18 points as California Baptist defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 80-72. Ty Rowell and Tre Armstrong…

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Marreon Jackson and Jalen Graham scored 14 points apiece and Arizona State (8-15, 4-9 Pac-12) held off Washington State for a…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer USA Wrestling’s men’s and women dominated international competition and Iowa defeated Oklahoma State 23-9 in a…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson had his first double-double of the season with a career-high 27 points and 12…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — There are no rear-view mirrors on a bobsled. That is fitting when considering Francesco…

MISSOULA, Mont. — Robby Beasley III had a season-high 24 points as Montana topped Portland State 85-76. Beasley made 6 of 8 3-pointers. Josh Bannan…

TULSA, Okla. — Max Abmas had 19 points as Oral Roberts edged past Kansas City 91-86. Francis Lacis added 18 points, Elijah Lufile scored 17 and…