Associated Press

Snoop Dogg Calls Super Bowl Halftime Show ‘Dream Come True’

Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves.
5 years ago

Fletcher Embracing Last Shot At Olympics In Nordic Combined

Taylor Fletcher almost ended his Nordic combined career shortly after his third trip to the Olympics in 2018.
5 years ago

Canada Surges To 4-2 Win Over US In Olympic Women’s Hockey

Marie-Philip Poulin capped a three-goal run by scoring on a penalty shot with 2:35 left in the second period and Canada upended the defending Olympic champion United States 4-2 to claim the women’s hockey tournament’s top seed entering the playoff round.
5 years ago

Mexican Figure Skater Advances – A First For The Country

Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo advanced to the free skate portion of the figure skating competition at the Beijing Games, a first for the country.
5 years ago

Praise For Eileen Gu Breaks Chinese Social Media

Two American-born athletes competing for China.
5 years ago

Snowboarder Vic Wild’s Ride Leads To Another Olympic Medal

U.S-born snowboarder Vic Wild is bringing a bronze medal back to his adopted country of Russia.
5 years ago

For Sweeney and Britcher, Decisions On Luge Future Await

Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have won World Cup races.
5 years ago

South Korea Protests Penalties Assessed In Short Track

South Korea has filed complaints with the International Skating Union and the International Olympic Committee after two of its short track speedskaters were disqualified at the Beijing Games.
5 years ago

Italy Beats Norway To Win Olympic Gold In Mixed Curling

Italy won the gold medal in mixed doubles curling to complete a near-perfect Olympics.
5 years ago

Park City’s Ashley Farquharson Impresses Despite Geisenberger Victory, Again

Ashley Farquharson proved that she belonged in her debut Olympic Games.
5 years ago

Lost Luggage and COVID Test Woes: Casey Dawson Finally Arrives In Beijing

Speedskater Casey Dawson completed an around-the-world dash to the Beijing Olympics to get to the starting line in time for the 1,500 meters.
5 years ago

Jessie Diggins Collects Bronze As Emotions Run High Following Heroic Finish

Jessie Diggins from Saint Paul, Minnesota, took home the bronze in the cross-country skiing sprint final.
5 years ago

Nuis Defends Olympic Title On Ice While Joey Mantina Barely Misses Podium

Joey Mantina just misses out on an Olympic medal.
5 years ago

AP Sources: Saints Tap Dennis Allen To Replace Sean Payton

Two people familiar with the decision say the New Orleans Saints have promoted defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to head coach.
5 years ago

MLB, Players Stop Drug Testing During Lockout

MLB has reportedly stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.
5 years ago

Shiffrin’s Next Chance, Halfpipe Qualifying Highlight Day 4

Mikaela Shiffrin will have to rebound quickly. Her next chance at a medal is the slalom, but that’s a top event for rival Petra Vlhova.
5 years ago

Saints’ Kamara Freed From Jail After Battery Arrest In Vegas

Saints RB Alvin Kamara is out of jail after he was arrested after allegedly beating and injuring a person at a Las Vegas nightclub.
5 years ago

AP Source: Texans Expected To Hire Smith As New Head Coach

The Houston Texans are expected to hire Lovie Smith as their head coach, a person familiar with the process told The Associated Press.
5 years ago

Herrmann Wins Olympic Gold In Biathlon’s Individual Race

Denise Herrmann missed only one of 20 shots in the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon race at the Beijing Olympics and took gold.
5 years ago

Miserable Day On Slopes For American Stars Shiffrin, Gerard

It was a miserable day on the mountains outside of Beijing for American stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Red Gerard.
5 years ago

Olympic Winners Get Plush Panda Then Medal

Where are the medals?
5 years ago

Better Late Than Never As Clarey Gets Olympic Medal At 41

Everything has come late in life for Johan Clarey.
5 years ago

Mastro Maps Out Halfpipe Trick That Just Might Win Olympics

American snowboarder Maddie Mastro has sketched out a trick in her notebook that just may help her land on the podium at the Beijing Olympics.
5 years ago

US Skating Star Nathan Chen, Japanese Rival Hanyu Set For Showdown

Nathan Chen had enough pressure on him heading into the men's program at the Beijing Olympics: One of the faces of the NBC broadcast, he is a suave, Nike-sponsored superstar whose marketability rivals his figure skating ability.
5 years ago