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By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russians are again going to be hard to beat in men’s hockey at the Beijing Olympics no matter what you call them. The team is playing as ROC at the 2022 Games. That is short for Russian Olympic Committee. They won the gold medal playing

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Another German Olympic luge threepeat. The best sliding nation in the world is leaving absolutely no doubt at the Beijing Games. Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt won the doubles title at the Olympics for their third consecutive gold medal in the event. They finished two runs

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States is the youngest team in the men’s hockey tournament at this Olympics without NHL players. The average age is 25 compared to 27 for the Russians and 30 for Canada. The U.S. will soon add another young star to the group when defenseman

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three friends who’ve attended every Super Bowl are hoping for a memorable contest this year, because it will probably be their final trip to the big game as a group. The three men are all in their 80s and have attended every game since the first

By DANIELLA MATAR and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Petra Vlhova added an Olympic gold medal to her growing list of achievements by winning the women’s slalom at the Beijing Games. Mikaela Shiffrin again failed to finish the race. It is Slovakia’s first Olympic medal in Alpine skiing. Vlhova already has already

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States’ first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. The 36-year-old rode hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after showboating near the finish cost her the title. Jacobellis had been best known

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Vinzenz Geiger of Germany won Olympic gold in Nordic combined after rallying from a 1-minute, 26-second deficit to cross the finish line first in a 10K cross-country race. He ranked 11th in ski jumping. Joergen Graabak of Norway finished eight-tenths of a second behind to

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Curling technique and strategy can be complicated. But the scoring isn’t. The goal is to position as many stones as possible closest to the center of the target. All that is left then is to tally up the points. 

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Nick Baumgartner remembers the exact time he started feeling old. It was noon on Dec. 17, 2017 — his 36th birthday. He was racing in Austria and got tangled up in a jump. He broke three vertebrae in his back and said it

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ellia Smeding and Cornelius Kersten are realistic about their medal chances at the Olympic speedskating oval. That’s not on their radar. The British couple has a higher goal of raising the popularity of the sport they love so much in a country that barely knows it

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One team McLaren has signed Lando Norris to a four-year contract extension that locks the young British driver in through the 2025 season. The extension was announced Wednesday. Norris turned 22 in November and the British driver is one of F1’s bright young stars. He debuted for

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — David Krejci is one of the most accomplished players at the Olympics without NHL participation. He’s only in the tournament with the Czech Republic because he wanted to play one more season at home in front of friends and family. The longtime Boston Bruins center says

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States’ first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. The 36-year-old rode hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after a mistake cost her the title. Jacobellis had been best known for taking

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight and the U.S. women’s hockey team aren’t lacking for shots at the Beijing Olympics. The shots just simply aren’t translating into goals for the Americans, who open the quarterfinals against the Czech Republic on Friday. The U.S. finished second after preliminary round play following

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States’ first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. The 36-year-old rode hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after a mistake cost her the title. Up until Wednesday, Jacobellis was best known

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If anyone can speak about the highs and lows of Cincinnati Bengals football it is Darrin Simmons. He has had a front row seat in 19 seasons as special teams coordinator. Simmons arrived in 2003 after Marvin Lewis was hired as head coach to turn