Other Sports
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Bowe, Davis seek Olympic berths at US speedskating trials
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brittany Bowe, Shani Davis and Heather Richardson Bergsma. All the big names in U.S. speedskating are at the sport's American mecca for a shot at the Ol...
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Texas Tech fires women's basketball coach Candi Whitaker
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech has fired women's basketball coach Candi Whitaker. The Lady Raiders are 6-7 on the season. They started out Big 12 play with a 41-point ...
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Qualifier Ojeda Lara beats Vesely in straight sets
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - PUNE, India (AP) - Spanish qualifier Ricardo Ojeda Lara upset sixth-seeded Jiri Vesely 6-3, 7-6 (5) Monday in the first round of the Maharashtra Open. It was Ojeda Lara'...
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Stanford back in AP women's hoops poll; UConn still No. 1
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One week after seeing its 17-year run in the poll end, Stanford is back in the Top 25. The Cardinal re-entered the poll at No. 24 on Monday after beating...
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Flipkens beats Vekic at ASB Classic in Auckland
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Donna Vekic became the first seeded player ousted at the ASB Tennis Classic when she lost 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 to Belgium's Kristen Flipkens on...
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Meghan Duggan among 6 3-time Olympians on US women's roster
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. women's Olympic hockey team is leaning on 13 newcomers as the Americans head to the Pyeongchang Games trying to end a 20-year gold medal drought...
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ICYMI: Ionescu sets NCAA record for triple-doubles
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sabrina Ionescu closed out 2017 with a record performance. Oregon's sophomore guard had her NCAA record eighth career triple-double in the 10th-ranked Du...
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Top-seeded Thiem wins opener in Qatar
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Top-seeded Dominic Thiem started the year with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 first-round win over Evgeny Donskoy of Russia at the Qatar Open on Monday. Thiem saved t...
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Kerber wins twice as Germany beats Belgium 2-1 at Hopman Cup
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - PERTH, Australia (AP) - Angelique Kerber won both of her matches as Germany beat Belgium 2-1 in their opener at the mixed-team Hopman Cup at Perth Arena on Monday. David...
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Konta beats Keys; Svitolina advances in Brisbane
Jan 01, 2018 6:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Johanna Konta opened her season with a tough 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over U.S. Open finalist Madison Keys at the Brisbane International on Monday. F...