Day: February 5, 2022

By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer The famed rivalry between No. 9 Duke and North Carolina is changing. One Hall of Fame coach is gone, with the Tar Heels' Roy Williams retiring last spring and former UNC player and assistant Hubert Davis replacing him. On Saturday, outgoing Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will make his final trip to Chapel Hill for the annual showdown. Davis’ debut and Krzyzewski’s latest stop on his farewell tour add another dynamic as the rivals jostle for position atop the Atlantic Coast Conference. “I wouldn’t say it’s pressure,” Duke big man Mark Williams said of Krzyzewski’s UNC finale. "Obviously the stakes are a little different, but we’re still playing the same game.” The Blue Devils (18-3, 8-2 ACC) and Tar Heels (16-6, 8-3) ...

By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It was supposed to be a foregone conclusion that Russia's powerful stable of figure skaters, including world champions in three of the four disciplines, would run away with the team gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Nathan Chen and the rest of the Americans must have taken exception. The three-time world champ's winning short program set the tone for Team USA on Friday, and everyone else followed suit. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the rhythm dance with a season-best score, and Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier Las Vegas Raiders Jerseys  capped the first of three days of team competition with a personal-best short program. That left the Americans with 28 points, two ahead of the Russians and se...

By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Most of the world’s best hockey players are spending this weekend in opulent hotel suites in one of the planet's top party towns instead of being confined to modest Olympic accommodations in freezing-cold Beijing. The NHL All-Stars still aren't happy about missing their chance to compete for gold medals, but nobody was complaining Friday morning about the consolation prize of a sunny weekend in Vegas. “It's disappointing, because you realize you never know when you’re going to get an opportunity to go to the Olympics,” said Pittsburgh left wing Jake Guentzel, Baltimore Ravens Jersey a probable member of the U.S. team. "It’s something you dream about, and it’s disappointing that it didn’t happen. But it’s not too ...