National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

US women’s curling team beats Canada for first time at an Olympic Games

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — The U.S. women's curling team was surprised to learn that their defeat of Canada on Friday marked an Olympic first. "If that's true," caveated Minneapolis native Taylor Anderson-Heide said after the 9-8 nailbiter, "I think we just played a really good game. ...

US skater honors family by completing an Olympic dream he shared with them

MILAN — The last conversation that Maxim Naumov had with his parents was about following in their footsteps to the Olympics. Now the American figure skater has done it. The 24-year-old Naumov finished his Winter Games debut with an emotional free skate Friday night, just over a year after ...

Kansas State coach Jerome Tang erupts after 29-point loss as fans wear paper bags

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State coach Jerome Tang blasted his players after Cincinnati beat the Wildcats by 29 points Wednesday on a night many fans showed up with bags on their heads. The Wildcats dropped to 10-14 with the 91-62 loss, including 1-10 in the Big 12 Conference. "This was ...

Skier, snowboarder complete dramatic Olympic comebacks

MILAN — An all-time great comeback and a controversial exclusion are dominating the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6. And then there's Chloe Kim, the American snowboarder who fell just short in her bid to become the first to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in her sport. NHL ...

Chock and Bates say their 2nd-place near-perfect skate felt like a win

MILAN — U.S. ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates didn't conceal their disappointment Thursday at the bittersweet Olympic silver medal for what Bates called their "absolute best performance," while Chock said the confusion over the result "does a disservice to our sport." During ...

No. 11 Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture

Caleb Wilson has powered No. 11 North Carolina all year. The Tar Heels will now have to figure out how to play without their freshman star. The team said Thursday that the high-end NBA prospect had suffered a fracture in his left hand, an announcement coming two days after the 11th-ranked Tar ...