Month: February 2022

By SALLY HO, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Madison Chock and ice dance partner Evan Bates knew what they were up against as figure skating's team competition drew to a close at the Beijing Olympics and the American chances of a silver medal started to slip away. “I had heard the Russians’ (score) right before we skated and I was like ‘Oh, that’s such a hefty score,’” Chock said in a dark hallway inside Capital Indoor Stadium on the third day of the medley event. “And then it was like: ‘All right. Focus.'” Did they ever. With poise and precision, Chock and Bates proceeded to win the discipline with a score of 129.17, less than a point ahead of the world champion Russians, who had been penalized a Hey Dudes Shoes  point for an overly long lift. That gave...

By JOSH DUBOW, AP Pro Football Writer The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals got to the Super Bowl with help from a couple of coaching decisions by their conference title game opponents that backfired. If the Super Bowl comes down to a crucial fourth-down choice by Rams coach Sean McVay or Bengals counterpart Zac Taylor, history shows the may opt for the conservative path. After a regular season when teams set records for how often they went on fourth downs as more and more younger coaches embrace analytics, the two coaches Hey Dudes who made it to the Super Bowl were more outliers. Both the Rams and the Bengals finished in the bottom quarter of the league in fourth-down tries in the regular season. “McVay has been sort of painted as the young ...

By ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin will not soon forget what happened Monday in her first race of the Beijing Olympics. The poor turn that came five gates, and mere seconds, into the defense of her 2018 gold medal in the giant slalom. The slide and fall onto her hip. The missed gate that meant she was done early in the opening run of a two-leg event. The first “DNF” — “Did Not Finish” — next to her name on any GS result sheet in more than four years, a streak encompassing 30 races. It’s not simply about how rare these mistakes are. It’s about the sting that sticks with her. “I won’t ever get over this,” Shiffrin said Monday, her voice steady, Hoka Shoes after slowly making her way to the bottom of a course known as The Ice ...

By JOE REEDY, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Jackson isn't fazed by Los Angeles Clippers games coming down to the wire, especially against their arena co-tenants. “We just want to give the fans their money’s worth,” he said. Jackson scored 25 points, including a driving layup with four seconds remaining, and the Clippers held on for a 111-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. There were four lead changes in the final 30 seconds, including Jackson’s winning basket. Anthony Davis, who led the Lakers with 30 points and 17 rebounds,Hey Dude Sneakers had a chance to win it but missed a running floater as time expired. Davis was visibly frustrated afterward and said he watched the shot seven times before going to the inter...

The U.S. leads after the opening day of the team figure skating event at the Beijing Games, with winning performances from Nathan Chen and ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue helping them edge the heavily favored Russians. Alexa Knierim and Brandon Fraizer did their part, too. They had a season-best score in their pairs short program, helping the Americans amass 28 points. That leaves them two clear of the Russians and seven ahead of third-place China. The Chinese were helped by a record score in the pairs Brooks Running Shoes short program by Sui Wenjing and Han Cong. The team event resumes Sunday with the women’s short program. The top five nations after that will advance to the round of free skates later Saturday and concluding Monday night. ___ ...

By BEN NUCKOLS, AP Sports Writer An investigation into sexual harassment of women employed by Washington's NFL franchise was not as independent as the team and the league claimed, members of Congress said Friday. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released documents that showed the league and the team, now known as the Commanders, agreed to pursue a “joint legal strategy” related to the probe. The private agreement was signed days after the league said it had taken over an investigation of the team initiated by owner Dan Snyder. It stipulated that any Vibram Shoes Five Fingers  information exchanged as a result of the investigation was privileged and could not be shared without the consent of both the NFL and the team. The committee also found t...