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Liu gives US its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold in 24 years

MILAN — Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women's figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years, performing a near-flawless free skate Thursday night in a glittering golden dress to upstage Japanese rivals Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai at the Milan Cortina Games. The 20-year-old from ...

U.S. beats Canada in OT for 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey

MILAN — Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports' most heated rivalries. American captain ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Delaney Earl and Leo Schoenberger

The postseason continued for wrestling, while basketball got closer to substate with more meaningful league games, and whether it was playoffs or the regular season, local athletes had winning moments for their teams. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the ...

KU starts strong, then cruises to 81-69 victory at OSU

STILLWATER, Okla. — Kansas jumped out to a 23-point lead in the first half thanks to a red-hot shooting start for Darryn Peterson, then the Jayhawks held on as Peterson sat out most of the second half and they managed to secure an 81-69 victory over Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena on ...