Park Se-yeong, left, of South Korea celebrates his victory during the men’s 1500 meters final of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Mon… . Park Se-yeong, right, of South Korea celebrates his victory during the men’s 1500 meters final of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Mo… .
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Pakistani women in memorable rugby sevens debut
… it difficult for sportswomen to get due encouragement to take up either team or individual sport – especially contact sports like rugby. When last year Pakistan tried to form its women’s team, Pakistan rugby officials encouraged school teachers and …
High profile gymnasts come forward, claim abuse by doctor
… Newburg, listen to Judge Donald Allen Jr. rule that Nassar, a former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics sports doctor, should s… (Robert Killips/Lansing State Journal via AP). Dr. Larry Nassar listens to testimony of a witness during a …
Long’s bet on Patriots pays off in vet’s 1st Super Bowl trip
Long signed a one-year deal with the Patriots after t… . FILE – In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Howie Long speaks during an interview at the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII media center n New York.
NHL brass still leaning against Olympic shutdown in 2018
The league’s owners are still leaning against allowing the world’s top hockey players to participate in the Olympics next year, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Saturday. In the league’s most strident comments yet on this quadrennial issue, Daly flatly said the NHL’s Board of Governors doesn’t want to shut down the league to allow its players to participate in South Korea.
Collins scores 17, Mitoglou 15; Wake Forest beats BC, 79-66
John Collins h 17 points and Dinos Mitoglou added 15, as Wake Forest surged past Boston College 79-66 on Tuesday night. The Demon Deacons struggled for long stretches of the first half, and trailed 43-38 when Jerome Robinson hit a 3-pointer in the early in the second.
The Latest: Turkey raises death toll in club attack to 39
Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said that an armed assailant has opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Ye… . People leave as medics and security officials work at the scene after an attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.