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Del Duca's fourth-place finish for USA Bobsled at world championships fuels his appetite for more
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Frank Del Duca has some of U.S. bobsled great Steven Holcomb's tools in his possession. Actual tools, as in ones that Holcomb used to tune up his sleds when he was the world's...
Mar 09, 2025
Romanian election body rejects candidacy of far-right populist Calin Georgescu in presidential rerun
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romania's electoral body on Sunday rejected Calin Georgescu's candidacy in the presidential election rerun, after the far-right populist won the first round of last year's ra...
Mar 09, 2025
Friedrich wins 9th 2-man world bobsled title, leading another German sweep. Del Duca 4th for US
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - The greatest ever just keeps getting better. Francesco Friedrich is a world champion again, winning the two-man race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Sunday in a down-to-the-wire fi...
Mar 09, 2025
Fast-flying Avs forward Nathan MacKinnon closing in on 1,000-point milestone
DENVER (AP) - Let's make this quick: Nathan MacKinnon's fast. Every defenseman and goaltender around the league knows about his elite speed all too well. Knowing that doesn't make containing the hard-...
Mar 09, 2025
Utah goalie Connor Ingram re-enters the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program after losing his mother
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram re-entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program on Sunday, saying he has not been himself since his mother died of breast cancer in early December. Ingram ...
Mar 09, 2025
Myles Garrett becomes the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history at $40 million per year
Myles Garrett is staying in Cleveland after the Browns gave him a record four-year contract extension that makes the four-time All-Pro edge rusher the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. A pe...
Mar 09, 2025
Canadian men edge Namibia in ICC World Cup League 2 one-day cricket thriller
WINDHOEK - Pargat Singh's boundary in a super over lifted Canada to a thrilling win over Namibia on Sunday in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 play. The one-day international went to a deciding ov...
Mar 09, 2025
Buffalo Bills release NFL's active sacks leader Von Miller in a salary cap-saving move
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills announced the long-anticipated decision to release Von Miller on Sunday, parting ways with the aging edge rusher whose contract proved too expensive for his...
Mar 09, 2025
Rio Takeda of Japan shoots a blistering 8-under 64 in China to win her second LPGA title
SANYA, China (AP) - Rio Takeda shot a blistering 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA's Blue Bay tournament by six shots ahead of Minjee Lee of Australia, the second LPGA title for the young Japanese....
Mar 09, 2025
Canadian skier James Crawford captures silver in tight World Cup super-G in Norway
Canadian alpine skier James Crawford claimed a silver medal in a men's World Cup super-G race of tight margins on Sunday. Toronto's Crawford finished 0.38 seconds behind Italian star Dominik Paris, wh...
Mar 09, 2025