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Petra Vlhova tops Shiffrin for second consecutive slalom win
Shiffrin’s worst slalom result in two years
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WNBA sets new eight-year labor deal, raises average salary
Collective bargaining agreement raises salary to $130,000
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Australian Open qualifying begins as wildfires continue to rage
Tennis Australia said onsite conditions were improving and were being constantly monitored. Organizers said further decisions on match scheduling would be made using onsite data and in close consultation with…
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Top young US men’s players uncertain for Olympic soccer
“We might have the influence of a player going to the Olympics but not playing for a longer period of time leading into World Cup qualifiers and even into a…
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Houston Astros fire AJ Hinch, Jeff Luhnow for sign stealing
Pair suspended from baseball for one year
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Broncos fire offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello
Scangarello, a disciple of San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, struggled in his first gig calling offensive plays in the NFL as the Broncos (7-9) regressed in almost every offensive…
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Nuggets get back on track with win over Clippers
Jokic records double-double in win
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Packers hold off Seahawks to reach NFC title game
Green Bay reaches third NFC championship game in six seasons
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Chiefs rally from 24-0 hole to beat Texans
Kansas City to meet Tennessee for AFC Championship
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Kevin Love’s big night helps Cavs embarrass Nuggets
Denver again plays down to bad team
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Titans stun Ravens, head to AFC title game
Turnovers, Henry beat AFC’s No. 1 seed Baltimore
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Consistent Suter gets 1st World Cup win in foggy downhill
Suter defied poor visibility in a race twice delayed to finish 0.29 seconds ahead of Nicol Delago. Suter’s Swiss teammate, Michelle Gisin, was third, 0.98 back, two weeks after also…
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Kranjec wins World Cup giant slalom, leads standings
Kranjec had been sixth fastest in the morning run and his aggressive style took him 0.29 seconds ahead of Filip Zubcic, who got a career-best result. Kranjec made one turn…
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49ers win 1st playoff game in 6 years, 27-10 over Vikings
Shanahan, San Francisco into NFL Championship
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Trevor Story, Rockies can’t get arbitration deal done
Deals made with Dahl, Freeland, Gray
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Teenager Evenepoel to make his Grand Tour debut at Giro
Evenepoel won five races during his first pro season with the Deceuninck-Quick Step team, including the prestigious Clasica San Sebastian ahead of Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet. He also secured…
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Betts’ $27M, Bryant’s $18.6M skip arbitration with big deals
Cincinnati pitcher Trevor Bauer struck a $17.5 million agreement after winning hearings against Cleveland the previous two winters, and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor also agreed to $17.5 million. NL MVP…
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More wind at Sony, but probably no more Justin Thomas
Brendan Steele hits from the 11th tee during the second round of the Sony Open PGA Tour golf event at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.Matt York/Associated Press The wind didn’t…
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IOC details rules on political protests at Olympics
Guidelines ban political hand gestures, taking a knee
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Penguins meet MacKinnon, Avalanche on Friday
Avalanche look to break out of funk
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San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan grew up trailing dad to Super Bowl
49ers coach could reach his own
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Jokic, Nuggets beat Mavericks by one point
Jokic backed down Dorian Finney-Smith on the right side of the lane and got a favorable bounce on his left-handed layup. Jokic, who was coming off a career-high 47 points…
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Bjarne Riis back in elite cycling as team manager of NTT
It marks the return of Riis to top-level men’s cycling for the first time since he left his his role as team manager of Tinkoff-Saxo in 2015. He has since…
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Swiss skier Yule wins Madonna di Campiglio slalom
Protecting his first-run advantage, Yule won by 0.15 seconds ahead of Norwegian favorite Henrik Kristoffersen, also a two-time victor on the steep and icy Canalone Miramonti course. Frenchman Clement Noel,…
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Colorado Avalanche go 0-2 in New York back-to-back games
Rangers beat Avalanche 5-3
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NFL coaching hires ranging from experienced to newcomers
Dallas replaced Jason Garrett with a Super Bowl winner, Mike McCarthy, who was as successful in Green Bay as anyone this side of Vince Lombardi. Washington went with Ron Rivera,…
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MLB to investigate reports 2018 champion Red Sox stole signs
The claims were made Tuesday in a report by The Athletic. The website cited three anonymous sources it said were with the Red Sox during the 2018 season who said…
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Tom Brady, Drew Brees exit early in changing of the QB guard
Young quarterbacks get to shine in division championship games
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Berhalter optimistic US will train in Qatar before World Cup
U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter was optimistic after U.S. Soccer called off a winter training camp in Qatar due to concerns in the Middle East. The camp was relocated to IMG…