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LONDON (AP) — A pre-match virtual team talk might not be the last time Chelsea’s players get instructions from absent manager Thomas Tuchel in their semifinal match at the Club World Cup on Wednesday. Tuchel tested positive for the coronavirus last week and was unable to fly to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday night

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NBC’s Mike Tirico began the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other. Now we’re about to top that.” But in the case of ratings topping that has meant

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have ruled James Harden out with left hamstring tightness, leaving the skidding team without its three stars against Boston. Harden will miss his third straight game. The Nets originally listed him as questionable, they ruled him out after their morning shootaround. There has been speculation he could be

By The Associated Press Super Bowl week in America can only mean one thing on the PGA Tour schedule: the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The NFL added one week to its schedule, and Phoenix also wanted to be moved back a week to coincide with it. The TPC Scottsdale figures to be rowdy as ever

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Snowboarders Patrizia Kummer and Zan Kosir both had an early exit in the Olympic parallel giant slalom race after spending time in isolation. Kummer spent time in quarantine upon arriving for the Olympics instead of getting a COVID-19 vaccination. Kosir had a positive COVID-19 test

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact. Snoop Dogg spoke from his studio compound in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles

By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A U.N. resolution upholding the Olympic Truce has been passed 15 times. The pact has its roots in ancient Greece, when it was intended to grant athletes from constantly warring city-states safe passage to the Olympic Games. The modern Games brought back the Truce in 1993. But

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have won World Cup races. They’ve each medaled at the world championships. They’ve each won national championships. Their careers have already been, by any measure, a success. And now both are facing the same decision — keep sliding, or retire. The

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger of Germany is the first three-time women’s luge Olympic champion. Geisenberger had four flawless runs and capped the effort by beating German teammate Anna Berreiter by about a half-second for the gold. Tatiana Ivanova of the Russian team was third. She finished about a

NEW YORK (AP) — The Met are bringing back Old-Timers’ Day this year for the first time since 1994 — if there is a season. The team says it will host an old-timers’ game before the Mets play Colorado on Aug. 27. Former players will be introduced starting at 5 p.m. ahead of the 7:10

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Natalie Geisenberger of Germany is the first three-time women’s luge Olympic champion. Geisenberger had four flawless runs and capped the effort by beating German teammate Anna Berreiter by about a half-second for the gold. Tatiana Ivanova of the Russian team was third. She finished about a

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands has become the first speedskater since 1994 to successfully defend his Olympic title in the men’s 1,500 meters. He edged teammate Thomas Krol at the Beijing Games. Krol broke the 20-year-old Olympic record in his 3 3/4 laps around the Ice

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Italy won the gold medal in mixed doubles curling to complete a near-perfect Olympics. The 8-5 win over Norway at the Ice Cube capped a dominant performance for Amos Mosaner and Stefania Constantini. The Italians were undefeated in the round-robin and then advanced to the gold