Category: Sports News

Sapporo Expected to Announce Cost Cuts to Land 2030 Olympics

TOKYO—The northern Japanese city of Sapporo is set to announce what it says will be a reduction in costs that will make it an attractive venue for the 2030 Winter Olympics. City officials were expect to announce details on Monday. The announcement comes almost four months after the delayed Tokyo Olympics closed with officials costs…


Russia’s Valieva Sets 3 Figure Skating World Records in Emphatic Win in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia—Russia’s Kamila Valieva won the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday by beating her own free skate and combined total score world records a day after smashing the world record in the short program. The 15-year-old reinforced her status as a gold-medal favorite for next year’s Beijing Olympics by leading a Russian podium sweep. Silver medallist…


Berreiter Wins Women’s World Cup Luge Race in Russia

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia—Anna Berreiter of Germany got the win in a women’s World Cup luge race on Saturday, giving the circuit six different women who have won the six medals awarded in the season’s first two races. Berreiter finished two runs in 1 minute, 40.649 seconds for the third World Cup victory of her career….


Valieva Breaks Women’s Figure Skating Short Program World Record in Sochi

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva broke the women’s short program world record at the Rostelecom Cup in Sochi on Friday, setting a new ISU high score of 87.42 points to mark herself as a favorite for figure skating gold at next year’s Winter Olympics. Valieva’s score at the Iceberg Skating Palace was nearly two points better…


IIHF Meets to Review Olympic Eligibility of Chinese Players

The International Ice Hockey Federation council held a call Friday to review the Olympic eligibility of Chinese men’s national team players, though no decisions were made about the host country’s status for the upcoming tournament in Beijing, Officials are set to review information from the Chinese Ice Hockey Association about players on the host country’s…


Schools Reap Benefits of Hiring Coach Prime, Eddie George

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Deion Sanders has been all over national TV, putting Jackson State in the spotlight every time his insurance commercials air. Hiring Eddie George has had a similar effect at Tennessee State. Thanks to their high-profile coaches, Jackson State and Tennessee State are reaping benefits from bigger crowds and more interest from top recruits to companies wanting to…


Kreider, Rooney Lift Rangers to 4–1 Win Against Islanders

NEW YORK—Chris Kreider and Kevin Rooney each scored twice, and the New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 4–1 Wednesday night. Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves as the Rangers won for the sixth time in seven games. Ryan Reaves added two assists. “We just want to create momentum for the team,” Rooney said of…


Chargers Prevail in Wild Affair With Steelers

Justin Herbert threw for 382 yards and the game-winning touchdown pass Sunday night as the host Los Angeles Chargers (-2.5) blew a big fourth-quarter lead before outlasting the Pittsburgh Steelers (+4) 41–37 in Inglewood, Calif. Herbert’s 53-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams with 2:09 left erased Pittsburgh’s short-lived lead, which came on Chris Boswell’s 45-yard…


US Wins 2 Monobob Medals, Friedrich Rolls in 2-man Race

IGLS, Austria—The United States won its first two medals of the World Cup sliding season Saturday, claiming gold and silver in women’s monobob. Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries were first and second for the United States, while Germany’s Laura Nolte was third. It was the third time since the start of the 2017–18 season…


Harden Rallies Nets to 115–113 Win Over Magic as Durant Sits

NEW YORK—James Harden had 36 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Brooklyn Nets overcame a 19-point deficit and the absence of Kevin Durant to beat the Orlando Magic 115–113 on Friday night. Durant did not play due to a right shoulder sprain. Harden was 19 for 20 from the free throw line. Patty…