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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonnopened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful downhill training run on Friday — two days before the race. Vonn got tight with her line midway down and only narrowly cleared …

MILAN (AP) — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina …

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee in her final downhill race on Friday before the Olympics and said she hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Games. “This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there’s one thing I know how …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. team released its 232-athlete roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday and it includes Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, who are among the seven Americans making their fifth trip to the games. United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on podium …

SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has locked up the slalom season title with the Olympics looming to become the first skier in the six-decade history of the World Cup with nine season titles in one discipline. The American star might have to share her record soon, though, as teammate Lindsey …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jadin Booth had 28 points in Samford’s 75-64 win against Chattanooga on Saturday. Booth shot 9 for 16 (6 for 12 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (10-11, 3-5 Southern Conference). Dylan Faulkner scored 18 points while going …

SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czechia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin earned a place on the podium of a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in two years Saturday, finishing third in the last GS before the Milan Cortina Olympics. The race was won by defending Olympic champion Sara Hector, who held on to her …

Lindsey Vonn’s stirring return to ski racing in her 40s will hit its crescendo at the Milan Cortina Olympics, while the comeback quest of another U.S. gold medalist, snowboarder Jamie Anderson, came up short. Anderson, a two-time champion in slopestyle who returned to the sport after having two kids, failed to …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert Saleh is getting another shot at turning around a struggling franchise. The Tennessee Titans are betting it goes better than the first. The Titans signed Saleh to a five-year contract on Thursday, tasking the 46-year-old with guiding Tennessee back into contention following back-to-back 3-14 seasons. “Robert embodies the fundamental …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Cam Morris III scored 21 points and Blake Barkley made two free throws with four seconds left as East Tennessee State beat Chattanooga 67-66 on Wednesday. Morris added 11 rebounds for the Buccaneers (14-6, 6-1 Southern Conference). Brian Taylor II scored 15 points while going 6 …