Other Sports
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Goerges beats Sakkari in St. Petersburg
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Julia Goerges advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy by beating Maria Sakkari 6-2, 7-6 (5) Tuesday. The fifth-see...
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No. 22 TCU women win 7th straight, beat Iowa State 75-52
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - AMES, Iowa (AP) - Jordan Moore scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds and No. 22 TCU beat Iowa State 75-52 on Tuesday night for its seventh straight victory. The Horn...
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Bigger ice makes a big difference at the Olympics
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Size matters. Especially when it's 15 feet. If an Olympic hockey coach coming from North America tried to imitate Gene Hackman in "Hoosiers" and took a tape measure to t...
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Nigeria's first bobsled team running for pride and legacy
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Seun Adigun told herself her athletic career was done after she ran her last race at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. But for some reason, she couldn't bring herself ...
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Alpine ski techs are out of sight, and key to Olympic glory
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - A warm aroma of melting wax curled out of the room where an unsung artisan of Alpine skiing was at work. The trail led from a brightly lit bas...
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Pliskova, Kvitova to lead Czechs against Switzerland
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech Republic will have its top players available next weekend for the Fed Cup against Switzerland. Fifth-ranked Karolina Pliskova, who reached the qu...
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American twins will have some sisterly company at Olympics
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Just call it a sister thing. Whenever another hockey team has sisters on the rosters, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando take notice. Well, the U....
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The question at the Olympic Oval: Dutch domination, again?
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - WOLVEGA, Netherlands (AP) - No! Absolutely no way! No one should be counting on a repeat performance. Not even the most optimistic Dutchman does. Yes, count on the Dutch...
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'SNL' comedian Leslie Jones returns to Olympics as super fan
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Super fan Leslie Jones is returning to the Olympics. The "Saturday Night Live" comedian is joining NBC's coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics as a contri...
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After wreck, Olympic champ I-Pod tweets: 'I am doing OK'
Jan 30, 2018 6:00 am - ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Injured Olympic halfpipe champion Iouri Podladtchikov tweeted a picture of himself in a hospital gown along with the message "I am doing OK," after a...