Posts Tagged ‘USA’
Kemba Walker, Myles Turner lead Team USA over Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With his team playing on a raised basketball court in a stadium normally used for soccer and cricket, U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said he felt like…
Read MoreUS in the World Cup quarterfinals after 2-1 win over Spain
REIMS, France (AP) — Megan Rapinoe converted a pair of penalty kicks and the United States set up a much-anticipated quarterfinal meeting with host France at the Women’s World Cup…
Read MoreWomen pushing for new hockey league staring at open calendar
For Kimberly Sass, the decision to risk missing a season of hockey in a bid for a better professional women’s league came down to simple choice. Dollars and cents matter…
Read MoreInspired by Olympian, Vikings power through for victory
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings took only two healthy defensive ends to Philadelphia, a true test of conditioning and determination for Danielle Hunter and Stephen Weatherly at a…
Read MoreColumn: Americans over-promise, under-deliver in SKorea
By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP GANGNEUNG, South Korea — They had their moments, without a doubt. From a nerve-wracking victory in women’s hockey to the fun-loving guys over at the curling…
Read MoreUSA curlers playing for Olympic gold after upsetting Canada
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — John Shuster and his U.S. team will play for a gold medal against Sweden after a 5-3 semifinal upset over Canada, a country that has…
Read MoreUS women back looking for Olympic gold vs. archrival Canada
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — To three-time Olympian Hilary Knight, the thought of finally hoisting the gold medal means giving women’s hockey a big boost in the United States. How…
Read MoreCzechs eliminate U.S. in shootout in Olympic quarterfinals
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — This time it was Troy Terry instead of T.J. Oshie and Ryan Zapolski instead of Jonathan Quick. In this Olympic shootout, though, the United States…
Read MoreUSA Gymnastics: There are no other non-disclosure agreements
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — USA Gymnastics told Congress it has not used non-disclosure agreements in investigations except in the case of Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney, one of more than…
Read MoreNorovirus at Olympics has officials scrambling, worried
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Signs posted around the Olympic venues urge extreme caution. Nine hundred troops stream into the area to help. Worried organizers sequester 1,200 people in their…
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