By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is the perfect technical skier. Lindsey Vonn was the ultimate speed demon. Shiffrin is rarely slowed by physical ailments. Vonn was constantly hurtling herself into the safety nets and breaking bones. Shiffrin is introverted and sometimes doesn’t even display a fist pump
Continue Reading ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Lucas Braathen has beaten his childhood friend Atle Lie McGrath to win a World Cup slalom and extend Norway’s dominating run in the discipline. Braathen retained his first-run lead to finish 0.71 seconds ahead of McGrath and move atop the World Cup slalom standings. Linus Strasser of Germany was 0.92 back
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By Aimee Lewis, CNN The 2023 FIS Para World Snowboard Championships have been postponed because of a lack of snow. In a statement, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said that the competition, which was due to take place this month in La Molina in the Spanish Pyrenees, will now be held from March
Continue Reading ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Lucas Braathen has beaten his childhood friend Atle Lie McGrath to win a World Cup slalom and extend Norway’s dominating run in the discipline. Braathen retained his first-run lead to finish 0.71 seconds ahead of McGrath and move atop the World Cup slalom standings. Linus Strasser of Germany was 0.92 back
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Wayne Sterling, CNN American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin has equaled Lindsey Vonn’s record of 82 World Cup wins with victory in the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday. The two-time Olympic gold medalist is now the joint record holder for the most World Cup wins by a female skier,
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — The emotions came pouring out of Mikaela Shiffrin when she matched Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win Sunday. First there was a scream of delight following a serious case of nerves that had been building inside her throughout the
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN In the first games since Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest on Monday, the NFL honored the Bills safety as he posted on Instagram for the first time, thanking everyone for the “love” he’s received. Already, the weekend was significant as the last of the regular season, and Hamlin’s
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN The United States celebrated winning the inaugural United Cup Sunday with a comprehensive victory over Italy in the final in Sydney, Australia. Taylor Fritz, the world No.9, secured victory, defeating big hitting Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (8-6) in a tense two-hour-plus match. When Berrettini sent a forehand long on championship
Continue Reading ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has showed no signs of an injury that might derail his Australian Open campaign in beating unseeded American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 to win the Adelaide International. Djokovic worried Open organizers when he said after his semifinal in Adelaide against Daniil Medvedev that he had been
Continue Reading ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Lucas Braathen has set the fastest first-run time in a World Cup slalom on a course that tricked several top contenders. Braathen took a commanding 0.52 seconds lead over Loïc Meillard of Switzerland. Linus Strasser of Germany was third with 0.60 to make up in the afternoon run. Norway has three
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Ben Church and David Close, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin posted a photo of himself on social media Sunday that shows him sitting up in his hospital bed and rooting on his teammates less than a week after his cardiac arrest and on-field collapse. “GAMETIME!!!” Hamlin wrote in the post. The
Continue Reading AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Top-seeded American Coco Gauff has capped a commanding start to the new season by beating Spanish qualifer Viktoria Masarova 6-1, 6-1 in the final of the ASB Classic. Gauff claimed her third WTA Tour title but her first in years on hard courts that boosts her confidence ahead of the
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — The United States has claimed the inaugural United Cup in convincing fashion with an overpowering display over Italy in the final of the mixed teams event. No. 9-ranked Taylor Fritz gave the U.S. an unassailable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five matchup when edging former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7).
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is leading the first run of a giant slalom and in prime position to match Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup record with her 82nd victory. Shiffrin established an advantage of 0.24 seconds ahead of Federica Brignone of Italy and was 0.39 ahead
Continue Reading ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka has claimed her 11th WTA Tour singles title but her first in almost two years by overcoming qualifier Linda Noskova 6-2 7-6 (4) in the women’s final at the Adelaide International. In doing so she ended an extraordinary run by the 18-year-old Noskova who beat third-seeded Daria Kasatkina
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Australian Open, tournament organizers announced on Sunday, without elaborating on the reason. “Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open. We will miss her at #AO2023,” the Australian Open tweeted. Former world No. 1 Osaka was not listed to play in warm-up
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Gervonta Davis has retained his WBA lightweight title by beating Hector Luis Garcia by TKO. Davis won after the match was stopped following eight rounds because of injury to Garcia. The Baltimore native improved to 28-0 with 26 knockouts. The match was stopped for more than
Continue Reading By SONJA CHEN Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme and Nolan Hickman scored 20 points each and No. 9 Gonzaga beat Santa Clara 81-76. Julian Strawther had 18 points and Ben Gregg grabbed eight rebounds to help the Bulldogs (14-3, 3-0 West Coast Conference) get their 25th straight win against the Broncos.
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Newly named All-Star Kevin Fiala scored three goals Saturday night to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 and edge closer to their Pacific Division rivals. Second-place Los Angeles has 52 points, just four behind the Knights, who have a game
Continue Reading By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James scored 37 points, Dennis Schroder made two free throws with 3.6 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 136-134 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory. De’Aaron Fox had 34 points and nine assists for Sacramento. He missed a
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