Month: February 2022

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN’s return to broadcasting NHL games has generated plenty of fanfare, but not a lot of games on either ESPN or ABC. That begins to change this weekend. Saturday’s All-Star Game from Las Vegas will be on ABC, and marks the beginning of ESPN ramping up its coverage for

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The women and men who fearlessly fly through the air in ski jumping are not old enough to remember seeing Vinko Bogataj’s wipeout. The footage was used in conjunction with the opening montage of ABC’s Wide World of Sports 50 years ago. Former Olympian Nick

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 33 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists for his 44th career triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 16-point second-quarter deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-98. Reggie Bullock scored 20 points, including two clutch 3-pointers down the stretch, for Dallas. Joel Embiid had 27 points and 13

FRESNO, Calif. — Anthony Holland had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Fresno State defeated Nevada 73-56. Desmond Cambridge Jr. led the Wolf Pack on Friday night with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Race favorite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was one of only three skiers to get a third run on the course before the final training session for the men’s Olympic downhill was halted prematurely. Kilde, two-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer and Christof Innerhofer completed their runs before organizers stopped

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Wrtier PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luguentz Dort had 23 points and Oklahoma City held off the Portland Trail Blazers 96-93 on Friday night for the Thunder’s first three-game winning streak since December. Josh Giddey added 16 points. The last time Oklahoma City won three straight was from Dec. 18-22.

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing residents gathered outside in droves on a below-freezing Friday night to try for a glimpse of the lit-up Olympic stadium and the fireworks during the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Games. Tickets are not being sold because of the pandemic, and only selected spectators are able to attend. To contain

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese scored 13 points and No. 8 Arizona shut down No. 19 Oregon for an emotional 63-48 victory. The Wildcats and their fans were hyped up for the rematch of a trash-talking, middle finger-waving game won by Oregon in overtime three weeks earlier. Arizona

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Afghanistan’s women’s soccer team has returned to the field after its evacuation from the Taliban-led country last year, helped by A-League team the Melbourne Victory. The Victory are providing their support to the members of the team who relocated to Melbourne following the fall of the Afghan government in August, allowing

By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The ever-present slogan that governs these Winter Olympics is meant to evoke the ideal of one world. In reality, it’s two. Bus shelters, buildings and the walls that form the membrane of the Olympic bubble all exhort: “Together for a shared future.” But the Chinese residents waiting

DALLAS (AP) — The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks was delayed 44 minutes midway through the first quarter Friday night when one of the rims was determined to be crooked. The Mavericks’ Luka Doncic made a 3-pointer and called the crooked rim to the attention of the officials with the 76ers leading

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Herbert Jones scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Brandon Ingram had 23 points and 12 assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans sent the Denver Nuggets to their third straight loss, 113-105. Jaxson Hayes added 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Pelicans shot

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points in his return from a concussion that sidelined him for eight games, Bojan Bogdanovic added 19 points and the Utah Jazz cruised past the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 125-102. Mitchell shot 8 for 10 from the floor and had six 3-pointers

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — David Roddy scored 22 points and hit a jump shot with nine seconds remaining to lead Colorado State to a 58-57 win over San Diego State. Roddy’s go-ahead jumper came after Lamont Butler hit a 3-pointer to give San Diego State a 57-56 lead with 14 seconds remaining. Matt Bradley led

MUNCIE, Ind. — Payton Sparks had 18 points as Ball State topped Toledo 93-83. Luke Bumbalough added 17 points, Tyler Cochran scored 15 and Demarius Jacobs had 15 for Ball State. Ryan Rollins led Toledo with 22 points.

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea. Hundreds of athletes, cheerleaders and officials pushed hard to woo their South Korean and U.S. rivals in a bid for diplomacy that has since stalled. Four years

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Olympic downhill favorite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was one of only three skiers to get a third run on the course after the final training session for the men’s race at the Beijing Games was halted. Kilde, two-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer and Christof Innerhofer completed their runs

By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press His collar turned up against the cold, the head of the International Olympic Committee looked out over the stadium and spoke of the ideals that had brought together athletes from all over the world. “In our fragile world, where division, conflict and mistrust are on the rise, we show the