DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR is moving the start time of Sunday’s Daytona 500 up one hour because of the threat of inclement weather. The green flag is now scheduled for 2:13 p.m. Eastern at Daytona International Speedway. William Byron will try to become the first driver in history ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the Slam Dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, overcoming perfect scores by San Antonio rookie Carter Bryant on his first dunk in the final round. For his final dunk, Johnson started behind the judges’ table, took off from the ...
BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Friday pleaded not guilty to felony strangulation and other criminal charges stemming from an alleged dispute with his personal chef. Massachusetts Dedham District Court Judge Jeanmarie Carroll released Diggs, 32, on personal ...
MILAN (AP) — The upstart Italians didn’t make it easy on the Americans, and that’s everything veteran forward Kelly Pannek could have asked for as the top-seeded U.S. continued its run through the Olympic women’s hockey tournament. A festive atmosphere, a determined opponent, a little ...
MILAN (AP) — The U.S. goal song — “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd — blared seven times over arena speakers Thursday night. Twice, the celebration was only short-lived. Bouncing back from having a pair of goals wiped out by coach’s challenges, the U.S. opened the Olympics by rolling ...
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Some might say the seeds of an Olympic-sized surprise in snowboarding were planted a month ago. That’s when Chloe Kim went skittering down a halfpipe in Switzerland, smashing her shoulder and turning her run for a third straight gold medal into a less-than-perfect ...
