Other Sports
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Top-seeded Goffin reaches Open Sud de France quarterfinals
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - MONTPELLIER, France (AP) - Top-seeded David Goffin of Belgium reached the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France on Wednesday by beating French veteran Gilles Simon 6-4...
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Sacred trees line the route to Olympic downhill gold medal
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - The most prized Olympic titles in Alpine skiing will be won this month on downhill courses raced only once before, and lined with trees that are sacred as symbols of fer...
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NASCAR season begins with Truex reigning, series rebuilding
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Martin Truex Jr. has been all over the country during his brief reign as NASCAR's newest champion. Since winning his first Cup title in November, ...
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No. 19 Duke women lose injured G Haley Gorecki for season
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - No. 19 Duke has lost another women's basketball player to injury for the season. Coach Joanne P. McCallie said Wednesday that starting guard Haley Go...
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Hog line? Hammer? Decoding the 'H'-heavy lingo of curling
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - Few Olympic events confound the public like curling, the obscure winter sport with the frenzied sweeping that gains cult status every four years. There's the mystifying-...
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Against tense global backdrop, let the Games begin
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - On the one hand: The world gathers for a scripted, globalized spectacle of competition and unity. North Korean athletes and performers st...
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What is norovirus? Stomach bug hits Winter Games
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - Norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, has officials at the Pyeongchang Games scrambling to stop its spread. The bug apparently began spreading when private s...
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Athletes, organizers contend with icy weather in Pyeongchang
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - When many athletes and officials woke up Wednesday, the temperature at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium was minus 3 Fahrenheit (minus 16 Celsi...
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No. 4 Louisville overcomes slow start to beat Clemson 65-46
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - In its final tune-up before a big non-conference game against top-ranked UConn, No. 4 Louisville looked shaky against Clemson. Asia Durr scored 15...
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Pyeongchang Olympics begin with mixed doubles curling
Feb 07, 2018 6:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - The Pyeongchang Olympics have begun with a curling competition featuring a showdown between a pair of U.S. siblings and a Russian husband-a...