Ukraine Olympic team calls for peace, IOC wants no protests
BEIJING (AP) — The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace. Heraskevych held up a…
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EXPLAINER: ‘Grip,’ ‘chatter,’ other Olympic ski racing lingo
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — As in many sports, and plenty of other fields, Alpine skiing has a lingua franca — those are…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: ‘Grip,’ ‘chatter,’ other Olympic ski racing lingo
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — As in many sports, and plenty of other fields, Alpine skiing has a lingua franca — those are…
Continue Reading Roeiseland, Fillon Maillet win Olympic gold in pursuit races
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland earned her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning…
Continue Reading Roeiseland, Fillon Maillet win Olympic gold in pursuit races
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland earned her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning…
Continue Reading ConConnect wants to become the LinkedIn for the formerly incarcerated
By Alessandra Freitas, CNN When Andre Peart left New York state Bare Hill Correctional Facility in 2018, he didn’t have anywhere to go. He had…
Continue Reading Shiffrin & Kilde, ski racing’s power couple, help each other
By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — American ski racing standout Mikaela Shiffrin and boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — American ski racing standout Mikaela Shiffrin and boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt…
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Miley Cyrus, Green Day span decades in pre-Super Bowl show
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miley Cyrus has only been alive for about half the Super Bowls ever played, but her…
Continue Reading Miley Cyrus, Green Day span decades in pre-Super Bowl show
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miley Cyrus has only been alive for about half the Super Bowls ever played, but her…
Continue Reading Miley Cyrus, Green Day span decades in pre-Super Bowl show
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miley Cyrus has only been alive for about half the Super Bowls ever played, but her…
Continue Reading Russians hold off Norway and France for Olympic relay gold
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The Russian team opened a lead on the first leg of the men’s cross-country skiing…
Continue Reading Russians hold off Norway and France for Olympic relay gold
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The Russian team opened a lead on the first leg of the men’s cross-country skiing…
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The West is a player in the Ukraine information war. Unlike Russia, it has to convince the public
By Tara John, CNN Corpses strewn through wrecked buildings in the aftermath of an apparently deadly explosion. Distraught mourners, grieving for lost…
Continue Reading Finns console Japan captain after quarterfinal Olympic win
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Michelle Karvinen of Finland led a group of teammates across the ice to console Japan captain Chiho…
Continue Reading Finns console Japan captain after quarterfinal Olympic win
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Michelle Karvinen of Finland led a group of teammates across the ice to console Japan captain Chiho…
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Florida’s LGBTQ advocates are rallying to support young people in light of ‘Don’t Say Gay’
By Scottie Andrew, CNN This weekend, Javi Gomez is traveling nearly 500 miles from his native Miami to Florida’s capital in Tallahassee to…
Continue Reading Beijing Olympics a step up for those in NHL playoff bubbles
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Being confined to the bubble in Beijing may be new for some Olympians. It’s a familiar…
Continue Reading Beijing Olympics a step up for those in NHL playoff bubbles
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Being confined to the bubble in Beijing may be new for some Olympians. It’s a familiar…
Continue Reading Orphan rides ‘magic powder’ from Haiti to Winter Olympics
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A love for snow that started when he was a young orphan who had just arrived in France saw…
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