2018 Winter Olympics: Frosty relations between U.S., Russian skeleton racers? The Olympics are supposed to be a time of unity and sportsmanship, when any pre-existing political strife or conflict is placed aside in favor of pursuit of the Olympic ideal. And that has largely held true at the Winter Games, […]
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Golden Knights net 4 third-period goals to beat Blackhawks While the Chicago Blackhawks have struggled to play consistent hockey for a full 60 minutes, the Vegas Golden Knights counted on 20 good ones Tuesday night. Trailing 2-1 heading into the third period, Vegas scored four unanswered goals, including Reilly Smith’s […]
USA’s Granato takes anonymous squad on Olympic mission U.S. men’s hockey coach Tony Granato has come to the Pyeongchang Olympics with about the most anonymous group of players imaginable for a mission to win America’s first hockey gold medal since 1980. And that’s just fine by him. After all, who […]
Except when he races, U.S. speedskating star Shani Davis refuses to toe the line Shani Davis is one of the greatest long-track speedskaters in history, a man who dominated two races for a decade, set world records, won four Olympic medals and became the all-time World Cup points leader. To […]
Olympic Swimmer Ariana Kukors Accuses Former Coach of Sexual Abuse An American swimmer who competed in the 2012 Olympics has accused her former coach of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager. The swimmer, Ariana Kukors, 28, said in a statement on Wednesday that the coach, Sean Hutchison, began […]
The Josh McDaniels Colts era: How it all fell apart Even as the apprehension in the building began to rise, a little more with every passing hour, Chris Ballard never blinked. Way he saw it, there was no reason to. The fact that Josh McDaniels’ flight to Indianapolis aboard Jim […]
North Korea’s cheer squad, sports officials arrive in South Korea A group of 280 North Koreans arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, one of the largest peacetime crossings of the inter-Korean border, to spur on athletes from the two Koreas at the Winter Olympics starting Friday. The delegation, made up […]
Mets reach agreement with Todd Frazier Frazier, who turns 32 next Monday, saved 10 runs at third base this past season, according to Fangraphs.com. That ranked fourth among third basemen, and ahead of strong defenders like Baltimore’s Manny Machado and Washington’s Anthony Rendon. The veteran also will provide the team […]
Odell and Eli highlight Super Bowl’s politics-free ad slate Humor and celebrity cameos scored big in this year’s Super Bowl as advertisers tried to get the most yardage out of levity rather than politics. And before the game was even over, marketing gurus and social-media users crowned the Most Valuable […]
Russell Westbrook on Thunder’s 4-game skid: ‘I love adversity’ A fourth straight loss, the latest to the Los Angeles Lakers without Lonzo Ball 108-104 on Sunday, has sent the Oklahoma City Thunder spiraling back to some uncertainty, though Russell Westbrook said he embraces the struggle. “It’s fun, man. Adversity is […]
