U.S./World Sports category, Page 189

Poulin leads Canada women to Olympic gold in 3-2 win over U.S.

BEIJING — Marie-Philip Poulin reminded everyone of her Captain Clutch reputation. And Canada regained its place atop the women’s hockey world. It was only fitting that Poulin delivered at a time her team needed it most by scoring twice, including her third Olympic gold-medal clinching goal, in Canada’s 3-2 win...
The meticulous path to ideal Olympic curling ice

BEIJING — Curling ice has come a long way in the 600 years since the Scottish began sliding stones across frozen lochs. A modern curling sheet like one at the Ice Cube venue in Beijing is made with ultra-purified water and maintained at a precise range of temperature and acidity....
U.S. women’s soccer coach earned 28% of men’s coach’s salary

NEW YORK — Vlatko Andonovski earned $357,597 over his first full year as U.S. women’s soccer coach, less than 28% of the $1,291,539 that went to men’s coach Gregg Berhalter. The figures were revealed in the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing for the year ending on March 31, 2021, which...
Slovakia stuns U.S. in shootout, Americans out of Olympics

BEIJING — The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead. Marek Hrivik scored with 43.7 seconds left in regulation, Peter Cehlarik had the winner and Slovakia beat the U.S., 3-2, in a shootout Wednesday to knock the...
Alex Hall leads gold, silver U.S. finish in Olympic ski slopestyle eventVideo

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Freestyler skier Alex Hall led a 1-2 American finish in the men’s Olympic slopestyle competition on Wednesday with a trick on his first run where he stopped his rotation midair and turned in the other direction before softly landing. Hall’s opening run drew a score of 90.01,...
Slowed by hamstring, James Harden to make 76ers debut Feb 25Video

CAMDEN, N.J. — James Harden has an MVP and several scoring titles on his mantle — and now he’s ready to add a championship trophy. Harden was introduced by the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday after last week’s blockbuster trade that sent disgruntled guard Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets. Asked...
Brad Keselowski trying to honor late dad at Daytona 500Video

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brad Keselowski climbed out of his battered race car at the end of last year’s Daytona 500, yanked off one glove and threw it at the smoking heap of steel and sheet metal. He did the same with the other glove before pulling off his helmet,...
Texas Longhorns are No. 1 as college baseball season begins

When he was coach at Texas, Augie Garrido often would say the minimum expectation for the Longhorns was to reach the College World Series every year. And he was only half-joking. Those expectations extend well beyond the program’s passionate fan base this year. With almost all the pieces back from...
U.S. women’s figure skaters struggle at Olympic short programVideo

BEIJING — Three U.S. women advanced to the free skate but struggled to break into medal contention in an event that has been overshadowed by the latest Russian doping scandal. The dominant Russians had three of the top four spots, and Alysa Liu was the only American breaking into the...
U.S. to face Slovakia in Olympic men’s hockey quarterfinalsVideo

BEIJING — Miroslav and Michaela Knies will have big smiles on their faces when their son Matt plays for the United States against Slovakia at the Olympics. The quarterfinal matchup Wednesday is also special for Matt Knies, a University of Minnesota forward who has strong ties to his parents’ birth...
Doug Ferguson: The good noise and the bad noise on the PGA TourVideo

LOS ANGELES — Four days in the Arizona desert, particularly the weekend of the Phoenix Open, provided a clear reminder of what the PGA Tour has needed. A sport best performed in silence is most entertaining when there is noise, as long as it’s the right kind of noise. For...
Kamila Valieva skates into 1st place after Olympic short program

BEIJING — Kamila Valieva skated off the Olympic ice with the lead in the women’s short program and tears in her eyes. They were not tears of joy. The enormous pressure and scrutiny on the 15-year-old Russian dynamo, who is at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, appeared...
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic could skip French Open, Wimbledon

LONDON — If forced to choose, Novak Djokovic said he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon, foregoing the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 21 Grand Slams titles, rather than get vaccinated against covid-19. And the No. 1-ranked tennis player is also still smarting about being deported...
U.S. faces Canada again in women’s hockey for Olympic gold

BEIJING — American assistant captain Hilary Knight calls it “a beautiful rivalry.” Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin sums it up as “very fun.” Don’t be fooled by the pleasantries. One of international sports’ fiercest and longest-running grudge matches will play out for the second time at the Beijing Olympics, with the...
Season of change: NASCAR’s Next Gen car arrives for 2022Video

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson balanced a car seat on a suitcase while the thick strap from another bag pulled tight around his neck. Both his kids were spinning on the metal stanchions outside LAX, and Larson couldn’t find the bus to the rental cars. “Just what a champion...
Snowboarders say judging an issue at Olympic big air, too

BEIJING — Red Gerard, the happy-go-lucky American snowboarder who famously overslept the morning he won gold in Pyeongchang, never thought he’d be the one slamming the scoring at an Olympic competition. “I never cared about any of this, and all of a sudden, I find myself caring,” the 21-year-old said....

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