Sports Stories from February 17, 2022 (Change date)
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'Glad you asked': Gu talks about goal at Olympics and beyondFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Another Olympic gold medal is hers for the taking. Eileen Gu has bigger goals than that. The 18-year-old freeskiing star, as easy to spot on magazin...
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Takagi wins 1st individual Olympic gold, Bowe breaks throughFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - Karma was working overtime at the Ice Ribbon. Miho Takagi claimed a gold medal two days after losing one on the final turn when her older sister fell in team p...
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Tiebreaker sets final 4 for Olympic women's curling fieldFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - The Japanese women's curlers were waiting in the mixed zone, thinking their Olympics were over, when their coach told them they had made the semifinal. They co...
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Basketball scores for Thursday, Feb. 17Feb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Here are basketball scores for Thursday, Feb. 17 Boys basketball Harvest Christian 67, Johnsburg 63 Hampshire 49, Prairie Ridge 36 girls basketball Class 4A Regional fi...
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Norway wins Olympic gold in Nordic combined team eventFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Norway won Olympic gold in the Nordic combined team competition on Thursday, overcoming the COVID-related loss of Jarl Magnus Riiber. The team of fo...
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Fremd earns yet another regional crownFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Fremd's impressive run of eight regional titles since 2011 was put on hold last season when the state girls basketball tourney was not played due to COVID-19. With the r...
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Benet dominates Plainfield East in regional finalFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Samantha Trimberger is the perfect fit on Benet. The 6-foot junior provides length defensively, and can be a playmaker. She has the ability to finish near the rim. Above...
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Huntley cruises to regional championshipFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Huntley's Jessie Ozzauto left Thursday's Class 4A Jefferson regional final with just more than five minutes remaining after twisting her ankle in the lane and smacking t...
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Naeslund claims Olympic skicross gold, ends Canada's reignFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - World champion Sandra Naeslund of Sweden won the women's Olympic skicross competition Thursday in a race where the third-place finisher was disquali...
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Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapsesFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING - A Russian woman was standing atop the figure skating podium at the Beijing Games on Thursday night. It just wasn't the one anyone expected. Even the fact that ...