Associated Press

Closed Steel Mill Sends Olympic Skiers – Not Smoke – Skyward

The Shougang Group steel mill that once billowed smoke into smoggy Beijing is sending something else skyward this week — Olympic skiers.
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Slovenia Wins Olympic Debut Of Ski Jumping Mixed Team

Team Slovakia proved too good in the mixed team Olympic ski jumping.
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Italy’s Fontana Boosts Legacy While China’s Ziwei Wins In Contentious Fashion

Arianna Fontana & Ziwei Ren take home gold in men's and women's speedskating events.
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Dutch Speedskater Wust Adds Another Gold

Ireen Wüst wins back-to-back Olympic Golds setting an Olympic record in the process.
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Russia Wins Skating Gold, US Snags Silver

Kamila Valieva has become the first woman to land a quad in the Olympics.
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Saints’ Alvin Kamara Arrested On Battery Charge In Las Vegas

ew Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested on a battery charge in Las Vegas hours after playing in the Pro Bowl.
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AP Source: Texans In Talks With Lovie Smith About Top Job

The Houston Texans are in talks with assistant coach Lovie Smith for their head coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meetings said.
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Defending Olympic Champ Mikaela Shiffrin Out Of Giant Slalom

Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the giant slalom at the Beijing Games and has been disqualified from the event.
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Dolphins Hire Mike McDaniel As Head Coach

The Miami Dolphins have hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their new coach.
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Herbert, Crosby Send AFC To 41-35 Win In Pro Bowl’s Return

Justin Herbert and Mark Andrews led the AFC to a 41-35 victory over the NFC in the return of the Pro Bowl.
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US Women Tune Up For Canada With 8-0 Rout Of Switzerland

Hilary Knight and the United States routed Switzerland 8-0 at the Beijing Olympics in its final tune-up before facing arch-rival Canada.
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Aussies Curlers Out Of Olympics, Back In, Then Win 1st Game

Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt thought they were out of the Olympics after getting a phone call that she had tested positive for COVID-19.
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Germany’s Ludwig Wins Men’s Luge Gold

Johannes Ludwig of Germany waited for the last attempt to snatch gold in the men's luge.
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USA’s Jaelin Kauf Takes Home Silver In Women’s Moguls

Team Australia has won its second gold on the same day for the first time in their winter Olympic history.
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Ryoyu Kobayashi Wins Normal Hill Competition At Olympics

It was an impressive showing from Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi in the normal ski jump final.
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Shiffrin Seeks 3rd Olympic Gold: ‘Best … I’ve Ever Seen’

Mikaela Shiffrin has her eyes set on gold, again.
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Men’s Downhill Rescheduled Due To High Winds

The first event of the Alpine skiing schedule at the Olympics has been postponed because of strong wind that made it too dangerous to race.
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High Winds Postpone Downhill Ski Race – Again

The start of the men’s downhill skiing competition at the Beijing Games has been postponed again because of high wind.
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Sadowski Synnott Gets New Zealand’s 1st Winter Olympic Gold

Zoi Sadowski Synnott captured New Zealand’s first gold medal in Winter Olympic history, winning the title in women’s slopestyle.
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Giroux Named MVP, Metropolitan Team Wins NHL All-Star Game

Philadelphia's Claude Giroux scored three goals and the Metropolitan Division beat the Central Division in the NHL All-Star Game.
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Jaguars Tweaking Power Structure After Hiring Doug Pederson

New head coach Doug Pederson won’t have the power Urban Meyer had with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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NFL To Bolster Inclusion Policies, Probe Tanking Allegations

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has told teams the league will look to bolster policies meant to encourage hiring of minorities.
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Knight, Hensley Team Up In Leading US To 5-0 Win Over ROC

Hilary Knight had a goal and an assist, Nicole Hensley stopped 12 shots and the United States women's hockey team beat the Russians 5-0 in a preliminary-round game at the Beijing Olympics.
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Germany’s Ludwig Has Lead Midway Through Men’s Olympic Luge, Mazdzer In Ninth

Germany’s Johannes Ludwig, Austria’s Wolfgang Kindl or Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller will more than likely be the Olympic men’s luge champion on Sunday.
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