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Japan's Chinami Yoshida reacts during the women's curling final match between Japan and Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Britain wins Olympic women’s curling gold 10-3 over Japan

By Jimmy Golen Feb. 19, 2022 10:55 PM EST

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy Leduc, of the United States, compete in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympics Live: China pair breaks figure skating world record

Feb. 17, 2022 08:39 PM EST

Officials from the United States' team watch the men's curling semifinal match between Britain and the United States at the Beijing Winter Olympics Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. The British and U.S. teams employ performance analysts who sit at the end of the ice sheet filming the action for match intelligence. The goal: to get a better picture of each side's strengths and weaknesses — information that can be relayed to players during breaks. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Moneyrock: Olympic curlers crunch data to get edge on ice

Kelvin Chan And Jimmy Golen Feb. 17, 2022 07:50 PM EST

United States' Colin Hufman, left, talks with Christopher Plys during a men's curling match against Canada at the Beijing Winter Olympics Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Olympic curling alternates stay ready, in case COVID hits

By Jimmy Golen Feb. 13, 2022 05:24 AM EST

Amos Mosaner, of Italy, throws a rock during the awards for the mixed doubles medals curling match against Norway at the Beijing Winter Olympics Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Italy beats Norway to win Olympic gold in mixed curling

By Jimmy Golen Feb. 08, 2022 02:33 AM EST

Donovan Carrillo, of Mexico, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Olympics Live: Germany's Geisenberger is 3-time luge champ

Feb. 07, 2022 08:30 PM EST

Stefania Constantini, left, of Italy, celebrates a win with teammate Amos Mosaner, right, during the mixed doubles curling match against Canada at the Beijing Winter Olympics Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Twice on Olympic ice is nice for American curler Chris Plys

By Jimmy Golen Feb. 07, 2022 12:13 AM EST

FILE - Finland's Leo Komarov speaks with referees during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Leo Komarov is expected to play for Finland at the Olympics after the NHL decided not to send players to Beijing. Komarov played in the NHL as recently as October, and he and the New York Islanders agreed to mutually terminate his contract in November.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Olympics Live: US diplomat says human rights should be focus

Feb. 05, 2022 09:23 PM EST

United States' Christopher Plys, and Victoria Persinger, sweep the ice, during the mixed doubles curling match against Sweden, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
A hug, a wave, a big win for American mixed doubles curlers

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 04, 2022 05:21 AM EST

United States' Christopher Plys, throws a stone, during their mixed doubles curling match against Australia, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
EXPLAINER: Water Cube where Phelps ruled turns into Ice Cube

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 03, 2022 02:08 AM EST

Czech Republic's Tomas Paul sweeps the ice during their mixed doubles curling match against Norway, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Shuster to become 1st curler to carry US flag at Olympics

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 02, 2022 07:45 AM EST

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping tours the National Speed Skating Oval, a competition venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Competition for the Winter Olympics is scheduled to begin on Feb. 4. (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP)
China spends billions on Olympics with longer-term goal

By Graham Dunbar Jan. 27, 2022 04:14 AM EST

Julian Jaring, right, protects the ball from Dimeo van der Horst, second right, as Aron Roije defends Deividas Kumelis, left, during a Netherlands 3x3 basketball team practice at a court in Amsterdam, Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. Three-on-three basketball debuts as an Olympic sport in Tokyo and presents traditionally overlooked basketball countries with opportunities for medals. (AP Photo/Kenneth Maguire)
Dutch dreams: 3x3 Olympic basketball team eyes Tokyo gold

By Ken Maguire Jul. 08, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 15, the 166th day of 2021. There are 199 days left in the year. Today’s...

Washington State Fair to return in-person in September

Jun. 10, 2021 07:57 PM EDT
PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Fair is returning to Puyallup in September after it was canceled last year amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister greets fans as he arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Straight Outta Compton" at the Microsoft Theater. Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 62. Lister manager, Cindy Cowan, said Lister was found unconscious in his home in Marina Del Rey, California, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. He was pronounced dead at the scene. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who played Deebo in 'Friday,' dies

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Dec. 10, 2020 10:03 PM EST

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after arriving at Pope Army Field for an event with troops at Fort Bragg, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Pope Field, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Trump meets troops involved in al-Baghdadi raid

Oct. 29, 2020 01:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, former NBA player and players union deputy Roger Mason, left, listens as entertainer Ice Cube, right, announces the launch of the BIG3, a new 3-on-3 professional basketball league, in New York. Hundreds of sports-related businesses got in line for the government-funded Payroll Protection Plan designed to cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. None of the four North American major sports leagues — the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball — applied, but both Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League were represented. Rapper Ice Cube's 3-on-3 basketball league says it returned almost half of the $1.6 million it received, but givebacks were rare. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Sports jumps on PPP bandwagon, but big leagues take a pass

By The Associated Press Jul. 06, 2020 10:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2020 file photo, Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, testifies during a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Treasury Department said it is releasing on Monday, July 6 the names of more than 700,000 companies that received funds from the government’s small business lending program, a massive effort intended to support the economy as states shut down in April to contain the viral outbreak. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP, File)
Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show

By Christopher Rugaber And Joyce M. Rosenberg Jul. 06, 2020 11:19 AM EDT

A truck flying Confederate flags passes by the Talladega Superspeedway prior to the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the in Talladega Ala., Sunday June 21, 2020 (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Noose found in stall of Bubba Wallace at Alabama NASCAR race

By John Zenor Jun. 21, 2020 04:14 PM EDT