U.S. wins men's hockey gold in the final medal event of the Winter Olympics, in photos Jack Hughes scored in overtime and the U.S. defeated Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday to earn the nation’s third men’s title at the Games and its first since the “Mira...

Hughes scores in overtime as US beats Canada for first men's hockey gold at the Olympics since 1980 MILAN (AP) — No miracle needed. The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century.

It's on: US and Canada face off for Olympic gold in men's hockey as Winter Games come to a close MILAN (AP) — It had to be the U.S. and Canada for Olympic gold.

US wins its record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team won its record-breaking 11th gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday, with at least one more good possibility when its men's hockey team wraps up the action on closing day with the title game...

Cameron Boozer and No. 3 Duke knock off No. 1 Michigan 68-63 as top 2 teams lose on same day Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the ...

Julian Hall, Kevin Horvath lead Red Bulls to 2-0 victory over Orlando City in season opener ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Teenager Julian Hall scored two goals in the first half and 30-year-old rookie goalkeeper Kevin Horvath made them stand up as the New York Red Bulls beat Orlando City 2-1 in a season ...

Aziel Jackson scores a goal, Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 in season opener VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Aziel Jackson scored a goal in his debut for Vancouver and the Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Tai Baribo's goal against former team helps DC United beat Union 1-0 in season opener WASHINTON (AP) — Tai Baribo scored a goal against his former team on Saturday night to help D.C. United beat the Philadelphia Union in the season opener for both teams.

Johnston's 21 help Richmond take down Saint Bonaventure 99-94 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Will Johnston scored 21 points as Richmond beat Saint Bonaventure 99-94 on Saturday.

Hines posts double-double off bench to guide Seton Hall past Georgetown 51-47 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Najai Hines totaled 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to help Seton Hall turn back Georgetown 51-47 on Saturday night.

No. 25 Alabama beats LSU 90-83 for its 6th straight victory BATON ROUGE. La. (AP) — Aiden Holloway scored 17 points, Amari Allen added 16 and No. 25 Alabama beat LSU 90-83 on Saturday for its sixth straight victory.

Williams scores 13 in Coppin State's 71-65 OT victory against Maryland-Eastern Shore BALTIMORE (AP) — Hussain Williams had 13 points in Coppin State's 71-65 overtime victory against Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday.

Sevilla scores 22 as UC Davis knocks off UC Riverside 78-73 RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Connor Sevilla's 22 points helped UC Davis defeat UC Riverside 78-73 on Saturday.

Johnson scores 15 as Kennesaw State takes down Louisiana Tech 58-55 KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — RJ Johnson scored 15 points as Kennesaw State beat Louisiana Tech 58-55 on Saturday.

Moses scores 22, Eastern Washington defeats Portland State 67-55 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Isaiah Moses' 22 points helped Eastern Washington defeat Portland State 67-55 on Saturday.

Xavier Edmonds adds to double-double streak and TCU rallies to beat West Virginia 60-54 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 13 rebounds and TCU closed the game with a 17-5 run, defeating West Virginia 60-54 on Saturday.

No. 4 Arizona steadies the ship with a gritty 73-66 win at No. 2 Houston HOUSTON (AP) — Arizona wasn’t feeling great after losing consecutive games following a 23-0 start.

Denkey, Hagglund score late to lead Cincinnati 2-0 past Atlanta United in season opener Kévin Denkey and Nick Hagglund scored late goals to lead FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United FC in an MLS regular season opener for both teams on Saturday.

Muntu, Nicholls, Owens all score 16 to lead Tennessee Tech past Lindenwood 72-57 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Muntu, JaJuan Nicholls and Ty Owens all scored 16 points to lead Tennessee Tech over Lindenwood 72-57 on Saturday.

Lamothe scores 17 off the bench, UNC Wilmington knocks off Campbell 73-68 BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Jahnathan Lamothe led UNC Wilmington over Campbell on Saturday with 17 points off of the bench in a 73-68 win.

Newton scores 16 and Abilene Christian beats Southern Utah 87-83 ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Chilaydrien Newton's 16 points helped Abilene Christian defeat Southern Utah 87-83 on Saturday.

Gray's 16 lead Maine over New Hampshire 61-58 DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Mekhi Gray scored 16 points as Maine beat New Hampshire 61-58 on Saturday.

Jermaine O'Neal Jr. scores 16 in SMU's 94-70 win over Boston College DALLAS (AP) — Jermaine O'Neal Jr. scored 16 points, Samet Yigitoglu and BJ Edwards both added 15 in SMU's 94-70 win over Boston College on Saturday.

Servilus scores 13 as Valparaiso defeats UIC 71-67 CHICAGO (AP) — Sader Servilus' 13 points off of the bench helped Valparaiso to a 71-67 victory over UIC on Saturday.

Southern Miss defeats Old Dominion 86-81 HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tylik Weeks' 27 points helped Southern Miss defeat Old Dominion 86-81 on Saturday.

Dockery scores 19 as La Salle knocks off Rhode Island 59-46 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rob Dockery had 19 points in La Salle's 59-46 win over Rhode Island on Saturday.

Simmons has 23 as Ohio downs Northern Illinois 74-66 DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Javan Simmons had 23 points in Ohio's 74-66 victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday.

Hamilton scores 27, UNLV knocks off Air Force 91-66 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Kimani Hamilton scored 27 points as UNLV beat Air Force 91-66 on Saturday.

Mikel Brown Jr. scores 19 points and No. 21 Louisville tops Georgia Tech 87-70 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mikel Brown Jr. scored 19 points, including seven during a 17-2 run midway through the second half that helped propel No. 21 Louisville past Georgia Tech 87-70 on Saturday.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie leads Tennessee to 69-65 win over No. 19 Vanderbilt NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 17 points as Tennessee outlasted No. 19 Vanderbilt 69-65 in a back-and-forth affair on Saturday.

Barbour's 30 lead Harvard past Cornell 73-54 ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Tey Barbour scored 30 points as Harvard beat Cornell 73-54 on Saturday.

No. 16 UNC bounces back with 77-64 win over Syracuse SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Henri Veesaar returned to the starting lineup and scored 19 points in leading No. 16 North Carolina to a 77-64 win over Syracuse on Saturday.

‘Raleeah’ welcomes Ochocinco: The Rialto Theatre joins the viral joke The iconic Rialto Theatre updated its marquee to welcome former NFL star Chad Johnson using his unique "Raleeah" pronunciation. Johnson shared the tribute on Instagram, expressing his appreciation for the warm and humorous rec...

Murakami shakes off traffic delay ahead of Cactus League debut with the White Sox MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Munetaka Murakami was a late arrival for his first spring training game with the Chicago White Sox.

UNC’s Veesaar increasing practice load; Wilson due for evaluation next week Henri Veesaar would return to limited practice on Friday, while freshman star Caleb Wilson will have another evaluation next week as both players recover from injuries, North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said in a media a...

US sets up gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics by cruising past Slovakia MILAN (AP) — Zach Werenski and his U.S. teammates tried not to look ahead at a potential gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics. After each went unbeaten in group play, there was no way the North American...

Guruzeta’s late penalty double lifts Athletic Bilbao past Elche in a thriller BILBAO, Spain (AP) — A second half double from Gorka Guruzeta gave Athletic Bilbao a 2-1 win over Elche in an action-packed La Liga encounter on Friday.

Amiri scores again but Mainz draws with Hamburg MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Nadiem Amiri scored his seventh goal in seven games for Mainz while a deflected second half goal from Hamburg's Fabio Vieira ensured they drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday.

Greenwood misses a penalty as Marseille loses to Brest BREST, France (AP) — Habib Beye’s reign as Marseille coach got off to a losing start as Ligue 1's top goal-scorer Mason Greenwood missed a penalty in Brest’s 2-0 win on Friday.

Berardi at the double as Sassuolo deepen Verona's relegation woes SASSUOLO, Italy (AP) — Sassuolo scored twice in the five minutes before halftime to pave the way to a 3-0 victory that deepened Verona's already considerable relegation woes in Serie A on Friday.

Mick Cronin apologizes to player for ejecting him and say he needs to do better at representing UCLA LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin said Friday he apologized to Steven Jamerson II for sending the center to the locker room late in a blowout loss at No. 15 Michigan State after he commit...

Nebraska coach Hoiberg says part of the reason he swiped at fan's phone is because of his pacemaker LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said Friday there were circumstances surrounding his altercation with a court-storming Iowa fan that people viewing viral social media videos might...

Netherlands surges late to win its first Olympic men's 5000m relay gold in short-track speedskating MILAN (AP) — The Netherlands won its first men's 5,000-meter relay at the Olympics on Friday night, pulling away from the Korean and Italian teams over the final two laps of the 45-lap race to add...

US leads Slovakia 2-0 after the first period in the semifinals at the Olympics MILAN (AP) — The United States is 40 minutes away from playing for the gold medal in men’s hockey at the Olympics.

Poland's Kamila Sellier stretchered off after opponent's blade slices above her eye in Olympic 1500 MILAN (AP) — Short-track speedskater Kamila Sellier of Poland was immobilized on a stretcher and wheeled out of the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night after a competitor's blade sliced her a...

Poland's Kamila Sellier stretchered off after opponent's blade slices over her eye in Olympic 1500 MILAN (AP) — Short-track speedskater Kamila Sellier of Poland was immobilized on a stretcher and wheeled out of the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night after a competitor's blade sliced her ov...

Poland's Kamila Sellier stretchered off after opponent's blade slices over her eye in Olympic 1500 MILAN (AP) — Short-track speedskater Kamila Sellier of Poland was immobilized on a stretcher and wheeled out of the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night after a competitor's blade sliced her ov...

NCHSAA adds wrestler to the 6A 157 individual state championship bracket after court order The 6A 157 bracket now has nine wrestlers. All other brackets have eight.

NC State textile experts explain technology behind Winter Olympic uniforms Complex engineering goes into designing and creating the uniforms athletes compete in at the Winter Olympics.

American freeskier Alex Ferreira completes his Olympic medal collection with a halfpipe gold LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — American freeskier Alex Ferreira won the men’s halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Friday to complete his collection of Olympic medals.