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Australian takes gold, 2 US women medal in dual moguls
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Australia's Jakara Anthony won the gold medal in the women's freestyle skiing dual moguls at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, redeeming herself after a disappointing loss three days earlier in the single-format moguls.,Anthony, 27, became the first Australian to earn two Winter Oly...
Short-handed Heat stave off rally to beat Pelicans
Bam Adebayo scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the visiting Miami Heat continued their dominance over the New Orleans Pelicans with a 123-111 victory on Wednesday.,Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 23 points off the bench and Kel'el Ware had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which has won four str...
Elizabeth Lemley wins gold, Jaelin Kauf nets silver in women's moguls
LIVIGNO, Italy -- American freestyle skier Elizabeth Lemley won a surprise gold medal in moguls with two neat and quick runs at the Winter Games on Wednesday.,Her victory put an end to 2022 champion Jakara Anthony's bid to become the first Australian to successfully defend a title at a Winter Games....
Heat, Pelicans bid to enter All-Star break on high note
The Miami Heat will be short-handed again when they face the host New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday in the final game before the All-Star break for both teams.,Miami used its 19th different starting lineup of the season and had just 11 available players in Monday's 115-111 home loss to the Utah Jazz...
US takes bronze in combined skiing; Mikaela Shiffrin misses podium
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Austria's Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber won women's team combined Olympic gold on Tuesday as overwhelming U.S. favorites Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on the podium in a major shock.,Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelmann and Emma Aicher took the silver, 0...
Pelicans send Kings to Sacramento-era record 13th straight loss
Trey Murphy III produced 21 points and seven assists, Zion Williamson added 18 points, six assists and five rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans knocked off the visiting Sacramento Kings 120-94 on Monday.,The Kings took their 13th defeat in a row, setting a club record since the team moved to Sacr...
Kings hope to avoid unfortunate franchise history against Pelicans
The Sacramento Kings are looking to avoid setting an ignominious franchise record when they face the host New Orleans Pelicans on Monday evening.,With a 132-126 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night, the Kings lost their 12th straight game. That equals the mark held by the 1997-98 team...
ATP roundup: Felix Auger-Aliassime defends title, sets Canadian record
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime successfully defended his Open Occitanie championship on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Adrian Mannarino in Montpellier, France.,Auger-Aliassime, 25, recorded 13 aces and won 87% of his first-serve points to dispatch the Frenchman in 1 hour, 35 minutes. The ni...
Felix Auger-Aliassime defends title, sets Canadian record
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime successfully defended his Open Occitanie championship on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Adrian Mannarino in Montpellier, France.,Auger-Aliassime, 25, recorded 13 aces and won 87% of his first-serve points to dispatch the Frenchman in 1 hour, 35 minutes. The ni...
New Orleans rallies to beat Minnesota, end skid
Saddiq Bey scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans rallied for a 119-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Zion Williamson added 29 points on 11-for-13 shooting for New Orleans, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Trey Murphy III...
Knicks acquire G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans
The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry and two second-round draft picks on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.,New Orleans also sent the draft rights for Latavious Williams to New York.,Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 poi...
Knicks acquiring G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans
The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry and two second-round draft picks on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.,New Orleans also sent the draft rights for Latavious Williams to New York.,Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 poi...
Timberwolves prep for Pelicans by adding Ayo Dosunmu
Jaden McDaniels can breathe a sigh of relief.,The versatile forward heard his name mentioned in plenty of rumors as the Minnesota Timberwolves explored the idea of adding a star player before the trade deadline.,However, Giannis Antetokounmpo stayed put with the Milwaukee Bucks and McDaniels stayed ...
Boxer Imane Khelif willing to undergo sex testing ahead of '28 Olympics
In an effort to defend her 2024 Olympic boxing gold medal, Imane Khelif said she would undergo sex testing before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games., ,Khelif, 26, who identifies as female on official documents and was assigned female at birth, was banned along with Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting from the 202...
Report: Knicks acquiring G Jose Alvarado from Pelicans
The New York Knicks acquired guard Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Dalen Terry, two second-round draft picks and cash, ESPN reported on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline.,Alvarado, 27, is averaging 7.9 points, 3.1 assists, 21.9 minutes and a career-high 2.8 r...
Bucks down Pelicans in OT despite Trey Murphy III's 12 treys
Ryan Rollins scored 27 points and six teammates scored in double figures as the host Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 141-137 in overtime Wednesday night., ,AJ Green scored 20, Kevin Porter Jr. had 18, Amir Coffey, Pete Nance and Myles Turner added 16 each and Gary Trent Jr. had 13 ...
Bucks claim second straight in overtime battle versus Pelicans
Ryan Rollins scored 27 points, and six teammates scored in double figures as the host Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 141-137 in overtime Wednesday night., ,AJ Green scored 20, Kevin Porter Jr. had 18, Amir Coffey, Pete Nance and Myles Turner added 16 each and Gary Trent Jr. had 13...
Steelers hire Vikings assistant Brian Angelichio as offensive coordinator
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the hiring of several assistants on Wednesday, some with previous ties to new head coach Mike McCarthy, including offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio and assistant head coach/secondary coach Joe Whitt Jr.,The Steelers also hired Danny Crossman as special teams co...
Giannis Antetokounmpo's future clouds Bucks' game at Pelicans
Giannis Antetokounmpo won't play for the Milwaukee Bucks against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. ,The former NBA Most Valuable Player, however, still will be talked about quite a bit because the game could be his last as a member of the Bucks.,Antetokounmpo hasn't played for Mi...
McCourty: 'Travesty' Bill Belichick's Hall snub will steal spotlight from others
SAN FRANCISCO -- Devin McCourty agrees that his long-time coach should be enshrined into the Hall of Fame this summer, but said the real impact of Bill Belichick not getting voted in this year will be the attention stolen from those who are.,Belichick won a record six Super Bowl titles as head coach...