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Mikaela Shiffrin took the day off and left the way clear for Petra Vlhova to win a World Cup parallel slalom event on Sunday December 15, 2019, 1:35 PM 2 min read ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Petra Vlhova took advantage of Mikaela Shiffrin taking the day off to win a World Cup parallel slalom event […]

Alexis Pinturault won his first World Cup slalom in almost six years on Sunday to lead the overall standings December 15, 2019, 1:13 PM 2 min read VAL D’ISERE, France — Alexis Pinturault won his first World Cup slalom in almost six years by a big margin Sunday, after American prospect Luke Winters could not

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season, leading the Denver Nuggets past the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-102 By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press December 15, 2019, 6:38 AM 4 min read DENVER — Breaking out of a mini-slump, Nikola Jokic is reasserting himself as the centerpiece

Tokyo’s new national stadium is officially completed By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer December 15, 2019, 10:37 AM 4 min read TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at Sunday’s official completion of the new national stadium, the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. It will also host

MELBOURNE, Australia — High emotions, fierce hugs from Tiger Woods, this time as a winner both ways in the Presidents Cup. Woods capped off a big year that began with his 15th major at the Masters by playing and leading his U.S. team to another victory in the Presidents Cup on Sunday at Royal Melbourne.

The timing couldn’t be much worse for the Dallas Mavericks to be without star guard Luka Doncic By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer December 15, 2019, 8:39 AM 3 min read DALLAS — The timing couldn’t be much worse for the Dallas Mavericks to be without star guard Luka Doncic. The reigning rookie of the

MELBOURNE, Australia — The emotions poured out of Tiger Woods, just like they did at Augusta National in the spring, except this felt different. The Masters was for him. This was for 11 players — at times his teammates, always under his captaincy — who delivered another American victory in the Presidents Cup and a

LAS VEGAS — Kamaru Usman brutally stopped Colby Covington with 50 seconds left in the fifth round at UFC 245 on Saturday night, retaining his UFC welterweight title with a spectacular finish to their grudge match. Alexander Volkanovski took the UFC featherweight title from Max Holloway and became the second Australian champion in the promotion’s

Luka Doncic left the game early with a sprained ankle, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 24 points down without their young star before falling to the Miami Heat 122-118 in overtime By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer December 15, 2019, 5:44 AM 6 min read DALLAS — A Dallas crowd stunned by Luka Doncic’s

Justin Faulk scored with 2:26 left in the third period as the St. Louis Blues rallied for a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press December 15, 2019, 5:20 AM 4 min read ST. LOUIS — Jacob de la Rose reached deep into his bag of tricks to help the St.