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Eastern Washington knocks off Weber State 75-67
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Rylan Bergersen had 16 points to lead five Eastern Washington players in double figures as the Eagles defeated Weber State 75-67, knocking the Wildcats out of first place in the Big Sky Conference. Linton Acliese III added 15 points for the Eagles on Thursday night. Steele […]
Harding sparks No. 20 BYU in 102-53 rout of Pepperdine
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 22 points and No. 20 BYU led wire-to-wire in a 102-53 rout of Pepperdine to pick up its 20th win of the season on Thursday night. The Cougars held Pepperdine to 20 points in the second half and just six points in the […]
Germany wins Olympic relay, sweeps luge gold medals
BEIJING (AP) — Germany 4, Rest of World 0. The Beijing Olympics were a luge runaway for the world’s sliding superpower, which won gold in men’s, women’s and doubles events — then put those champions in Thursday’s team relay and watched them end the season with one more victory. Natalie […]
Over COVID, Meyers Taylor gets Olympic bobsled training runs
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has, finally, made it to the Olympic track. The worst of her coronavirus scare that started with a positive test on Jan. 29 is behind her — she’s testing negative now, as are her husband and young son — and the three-time Olympic medalist […]
Chen’s near-perfect skate wins long-sought Olympic gold
BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen remembers making the long drive with his mother from his home in Utah to Rafael Arutyunyan’s training base in Southern California. He had started out in figure skating just a few years earlier, using his sister’s skates and sleeping in the car to follow his […]
Bogdanovic has 23 points as Jazz blow out Warriors 111-85
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Donovan Mitchell had 14 points with 10 rebounds to power the Utah Jazz past Golden State 111-85 on Wednesday and snap the Warriors’ nine-game winning streak. Hassan Whiteside had nine points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks as the Jazz […]
Erin Jackson favored to end US speedskating drought in China
BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson shocked herself by making the U.S. Olympic team four years ago. Barely confident of staying upright after just four months on the ice, she was just happy to be in Pyeongchang. Now, she’s the favorite for speedskating gold in Beijing. “This time around I’m coming […]
Grotheer has big lead at midpoint of Olympic men’s skeleton
BEIJING (AP) — Martins Dukurs of Latvia and Christopheer Grotheer of Germany have a slight difference of opinion at the midpoint of the men’s skeleton race at the Beijing Olympics. Dukurs says Grotheer cannot be caught. Grotheer politely disagrees. The standings after two runs suggest Dukurs might be right. Grotheer […]

















