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BEIJING (AP) — Olympic organizers say they’re addressing complaints about isolation conditions for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus. They say they are working to ensure they have clean rooms, better food and access to training equipment and the internet. Organizers say athletes who test positive will now be able to order food from

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai remain a pressing question at the Beijing Olympics. Peng’s accusations of sexual assault three months ago against former vice premier Zhang Gaoli were scrubbed almost immediately from the internet in China. But the question is coming up in

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese teenager Su Yiming had the surprise top score in the men’s Olympic slopestyle qualifying round. Su finished with a score of 86.80 after throwing a triple cork. It topped Mark McMorris of Canada and defending Olympic champion Red Gerard. They also advanced to Monday’s final. The 17-year-old Su won a big

By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Olympics are usually an opportunity for the host country to showcase its culture. That’s a challenge when the athletes, coaches and others traveling to this year’s Winter Games are entirely sequestered in a bubble so complete it even has its own intercity trains. This is all

BEIJING (AP) — Alpine skiing’s power couple will have a busy day Monday on the Olympic slopes. Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde are now both supposed to race that day after the men’s downhill was pushed back because of too-strong gusts at the scheduled start Sunday. Shiffrin and Kilde are dating. Kilde is considered

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State set off a wild late-night court storming, getting 24 points from Marreon Jackson and 16 from Jalen Graham to outlast No. 3 UCLA 87-84 in triple overtime. The Sun Devils built a 10-point lead with a 21-4 run spanning halftime, but couldn’t shake

By ANDREW DAMPF and DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — The first event of the Alpine skiing schedule at the Beijing Olympics has been postponed a day because of strong wind that made it too dangerous to race. The men’s downhill was eventually called off after the start was delayed three times. The

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Zoi Sadowski Synnott captured New Zealand’s first gold medal in Winter Olympic history by winning the title in women’s slopestyle. The 20-year-old was one of the few to put down a clean run on a supersized course where hardpacked snow and bone-cold wind chills made

By ANDREW DAMPF and DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — The first event of the Alpine skiing schedule at the Beijing Olympics has been postponed because of strong wind that made it too dangerous to race. The men’s downhill was eventually called off after the start was delayed three times. No new date

BEIJING (AP) — The Australian mixed doubles curling team has received a late reprieve and returned to competition at the Beijing Olympics. That comes after an earlier announcement that it would head home after Tahli Gill returned a series of positive COVID-19 tests. The Australian Olympic Committee said Gill and Dean Hewitt could continue under

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James returned from a five-game absence due to injury and had a triple-double of 29 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 21-point, second-quarter deficit, beating the New York Knicks 122-115 in overtime Saturday night. James missed five

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings held on and beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-103 on Saturday night. Tyrese Haliburton added 13 points and a career-high 17 assists to help the Kings to their second win in three games following a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva stood at the edge of the rink to get some last-second advice from her coach, Eteri Tutberidze, then took one deep breath and glided swiftly to the middle of the ice inside cavernous Capital Indoor Stadium. And proceeded to leave everyone else breathless. In

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It has come up in conversations for four years. The Crash. USA Luge’s Emily Sweeney has had hundreds of them in her sliding career but there’s only one that people want to talk about. Such is what happens after somebody breaks their neck and their back

LOS ANGELES — Dawson Baker had a career-high 24 points as UC Irvine edged past Cal State Northridge 75-70. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors with 17 points.

FULLERTON, Calif. — Damari Milstead had 17 points to lead five Cal State Fullerton players in double figures as the Titans extended their home win streak to eight games, getting past Cal State Bakersfield 75-61. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 15 points for the Titans. Tray Maddox Jr. chipped in 13, Jalen Harris scored 11 and

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bobby Portis Jr. had a season-high 30 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Milwaukee Bucks handed the Portland Trail Blazers their fifth straight loss, 137-108 on Saturday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, with a season-high four 3-pointers, and nine rebounds. He has scored

By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 20 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and five blocks to lead No. 2 Gonzaga to a 90-57 victory over BYU. Julian Strawther scored 19 points and Andrew Nembhard added 15 points and six steals for the Bulldogs. Rasir Bolton and Drew Timme each

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Zoi Sadowski Synnott captured New Zealand’s first gold medal in Winter Olympic history by winning the title in women’s slopestyle. The 20-year-old was one of the few to put down a clean run on a supersized course where hardpacked snow and bone-cold wind chills made

BEIJING (AP) — The start of the men’s downhill skiing competition at the Beijing Games has been postponed because of high winds. The race, the first of the Alpine competition at the Winter Olympics, will start at least three hours later than expected. Saturday’s third and final training session had to be canceled because of