Other Sports
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Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics
Feb 09, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - They said he should play soccer. They said figure skating was for girls. They said winter sports made no sense in temperate Guadalajara. But none of those...
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At 40, Baumgartner still contender in Olympic snowboardcross
Feb 09, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - American snowboarder Nick Baumgartner remembers the exact time he started feeling old. It was noon on Dec. 17, 2017 - his 36th birthday. He was raci...
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EXPLAINER: How does curling scoring work?
Feb 09, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Amid the clattering of the rocks and the shouting and sweeping and chess-like strategy, curling has a simple goal: position as many stones as possible clo...
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Jim O'Donnell: Lessons from Hitler's Olympics apparently mean nothing to the profits of NBCFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - THE PARALLELS ARE imprecise at this point in time but nonetheless discomforting. How much greater imaging loft would Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich have gotten out of ...
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A 'huge' change helped Petra Vlhova to Olympic gold
Feb 09, 2022 12:00 am - AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) - Smiling. Laughing. Enjoying herself. Petra Vlhova is like a different person following "something huge" that changed in her approach to ...
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Nakashima tops Millman in 1st round of inaugural Dallas Open
Feb 08, 2022 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Brandon Nakashima beat John Millman in straight sets in the opening round of the inaugural Dallas Open on Monday night. The 20-year-old American seeking hi...
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Tearful Del Potro nears retirement, exits Argentina Open
Feb 08, 2022 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES (AP) - 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro lost on Tuesday in what appeared to be a farewell match in front of his home fans at the Argentina Open...
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Chen delivers record short program to begin Olympic pursuit
Feb 08, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Nathan Chen had just shattered the world record for a figure skating short program, even throwing a defiant fist in a rare display of emotion, when he was...
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Mexican figure skater advances '“ a first for the country
Feb 08, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Donovan Carrillo of Mexico advanced to the free skate portion of the figure skating competition at the Beijing Games on Tuesday, a first for the country, ...
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Freshman Azzi Fudd finally fit; No. 8 UConn looking forward
Feb 08, 2022 6:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Freshman Azzi Fudd was supposed to pair with good friend Paige Bueckers this season and lead No. 8 UConn in a romp toward its 14th straight Final ...