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NHL players adapt to business-not-as-usual in Milan
MILAN, Italy -- National Hockey League stars are adapting to different rinks, rules and routines at the Milan Cortina Games, where rivals-turned-team mates will compete for gold beginning on Wednesday after the NHL's 12-year absence from the Olympics.,The tournament is a dream come true for players ...
Reports: Braves, C Jonah Heim agree to 1-year deal
The Atlanta Braves signed veteran catcher Jonah Heim to a one-year contract, according to multiple media reports.,Heim was with the team on the first day of spring training when pitchers and catchers reported on Tuesday, according to MLB.com.,Heim, 30, was non-tendered by the Texas Rangers last Nove...
Report: F1 driver Kimi Antonelli unhurt in car accident
Formula One driver Kimi Antonelli was unhurt in a single-car accident near his home in San Marino, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,"We can confirm that Kimi was involved in a traffic accident on Saturday night close to his home in San Marino," read a statement from his team, Mercedes, that was provid...
Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin out vs. US
Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin won't play in Tuesday's Group A game against the United States after sustaining a lower-body injury in Monday's 5-1 win over Czechia, Hockey Canada announced.,A three-time gold medalist who has earned the nickname "Captain Clutch," Poulin is considered day-to-day a...
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...
Atlanta Falcons Bet Big on James Pearce Jr. — and Lost
The Falcons’ decision to trade future draft capital for James Pearce Jr. has spiraled into a franchise-altering disaster....
Ben Ogden (silver) wins 1st US men's cross-country skiing medal in 50 years in sprint
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo won the men's classic cross-country ski sprint with ease on Tuesday for his seventh career Olympic gold medal, while Linn Svahn led a Swedish podium sweep in the women's race at the Milan Cortina Games.,Ben Ogden took silver in the men's race to give the U.S...
Pair of 30-point scorers carry No. 5 Vanderbilt past No. 10 Oklahoma
Mikayla Blakes scored 34 points and freshman Aubrey Galvan poured in a career-high 30 points, powering No. 5 Vanderbilt to a 102-86 win over No. 10 Oklahoma on Monday in Nashville.,Galvan hit 10 of 15 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Commodores (23-2, 9-2 Southeaste...
Stephen Curry (knee) to miss All-Star Game
Two-time NBA All-Star game Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry will not compete in Sunday's annual showcase due to an ongoing injury to his right knee.,Golden State coach Steve Kerr announced the news prior to the Warriors' game on Monday evening versus the Memphis Grizzlies.,Curry will not play vs. ...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves bounce back to crush Hawks
Anthony Edwards scored 30 points on 11-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 138-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle notched a triple-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Minnesota, which bounced back from a 19-poi...
Despite removing three starters, Jazz fight past Heat
Reserve Brice Sensabaugh knocked in a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the visiting Utah Jazz shocked the Miami Heat 115-111 on Monday night.,Utah, which entered Monday with 18 losses in its 22 previous games, led 85-82 after three quarters. However, for the second ...
Oklahoma State, Arizona State meet amid rigors of Big 12 season
In his second season in the Big 12 Conference, Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz is getting accustomed to how the ball can bounce.,His Cowboys took down then-No. 16 BYU 99-92 last Wednesday. Three days later, they had to visit the No. 1 team in the country, and Arizona ran them out of the building, 84...
No. 17 St. John's bests Xavier in OT as Rick Pitino sweeps son
Zuby Ejiofor scored six points in overtime for No. 17 St. John's, which fended off an upset bid by Xavier to earn an 87-82 win in Big East action Monday night in New York.,The win was the 904th on-court victory for St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, who snapped a tie with Roy Williams for third-plac...
Ukrainian athlete says IOC banned helmet showing those killed in war
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych said on Monday a helmet he has used in training at the Milan Cortina Games with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine cannot be used in Olympic competition after being told by the IOC that it violates a rul...
Alabama court denies Charles Bediako’s injunction for NCAA eligibility
A circuit court judge in Alabama denied Charles Bediako's motion for a preliminary injunction to continue the resumption of his college basketball career Monday, rendering him ineligible once again.,Bediako last month won a temporary restraining order from the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court that al...
US, Canada group stage meeting promises intensity in Milan
MILAN -- The U.S. and Canada will be "out for blood" as they renew their rivalry at the Milan Cortina Games, U.S. veteran Alex Carpenter told reporters on Monday, with an upcoming group stage game that has the feel of a championship contest.,The only teams to take the top of the podium since the wom...
Celtics star Jayson Tatum (Achilles) cleared to return to practice
Jayson Tatum hit an important benchmark in his recovery from an Achilles tear Monday, as the Boston Celtics sent him to take part in the G League affiliate Maine Celtics' practice in Boston.,The team said in a statement that after Tatum participates in "portions of" Maine's practice, he will immedia...
'No regrets': Lindsey Vonn speaks post-crash, needs multiple surgeries
Lindsey Vonn has a complex tibia fracture that will "require multiple surgeries to fix properly," Vonn said in an Instagram post Monday.,The post is Vonn's first public statement since her gruesome crash during Sunday's women's downhill skiing final at the Milan Cortina Games. Vonn had to be airlift...
Ski Jumping: Germany’s Raimund soars to gold, Slovenia’s Prevc falls short
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Germany's Philipp Raimund won the gold medal in the men's normal hill ski jumping event as he soared ahead of Poland's Kacper Tomasiak at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday.,The Pole had to settle for silver, while Japan's Ren Nikaido and Switzerland's Gregor Deschwanden shared ...
New French duo Fournier Beaudry, Cizeron lead after short dance
MILAN -- Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France continued one of figure skating's most compelling revivals on Monday night, winning the rhythm dance at the Milan Cortina Olympics in only their fifth international event.,The duo, who teamed up last March, kept up their breakneck sp...