Rising star Ilia Malinin scored a personal-best 110.36 in the men's short program to kick off the second day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, leading second-place veteran Jason Brown by more than 10 points. Malinin entered as the favorite to win his first U.S. title and had the most difficult planned technical content of every competitor, executing a clean skate that included a quad lutz-triple toe loop combination that netted him nearly 20 points.
Novak Djokovic will carry a 27-match winning streak at the Australian Open into the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas. That unbeaten run was put on pause a year ago when Djokovic could not participate in the tournament because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. That is just one of several non-tennis matters that have swirled around the 35-year-old from Serbia. He will be seeking a 10th championship at Melbourne Park on Sunday. He also hopes to earn a 22nd Grand Slam title overall to tie Rafael Nadal's mark for men. Tsitsipas is trying to win his first major trophy. The winner will rise to No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker, coming off the team's fifth consecutive NL East title, signed a contract extension on Friday t…
The 21-year-old student can solve a Rubik's cube in 17 seconds ... blindfolded.
The ease with which the Warriors dispatched a top-10 foe, a team featuring one of the state's best scorers in Hayden Frank, was striking, writes Chris Basnett.
The San Francisco 49ers will play at the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday for the right to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Much of the focus will be on the two young quarterbacks, Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts and San Francisco's Brock Purdy, with everyone watching to see how they will handle the pressure of the moment. Hurts and Purdy have been here before. Not in the NFC championship game, ...
Legendary basketball analyst Billy Packer dies at 82
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA – The Yutan girls wrestling team traveled to Iowa to take on some of the best wrestlers the state had to offer at the Tit…
LeBron James is closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA career scoring record. And now, he has caught Abdul-Jabbar on another page of the All-Star record book. James was announced Thursday as an NBA All-Star for the 19th time, the Los Angeles Lakers' star tying Abdul-Jabbar for the most selections in league history. James was the leading overall vote-getter and will be the captain of one of the teams for the Feb. 19 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City. Eastern Conference voting leader Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will captain the other side.
Before the playoffs started, my Super Bowl prediction was Cincinnati-Philadelphia. The best four teams are still standing, and here’s why I still believe a trip to Super Bowl LVII in Arizona is in the cards for the Bengals and Eagles. NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SAN FRANCISCO AT PHILADELPHIA TV: Fox, 3 p.m. Sunday Philadelphia by 2.5; O/U: 46.5 Jalen Hurts and the Eagles haven’t faced a team like ...
YUTAN – In a battle of Saunders County foes, it was the Yutan girls basketball team that knocked off Ashland-Greenwood 38-22 on Jan. 17.
PALMYRA – The Yutan boys basketball team took down Palmyra 56-49 at home on Jan. 20. A big key in the win was a solid second and third quarter…
Notebook: Eagles QB Jalen Hurts not discussing MVP possibility
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49ers RB Christian McCaffrey insists he'll play vs. Eagles
BATTLE CREEK – In a 35-plus team tournament at Battle Creek on Jan. 16, the Wahoo, Raymond Central and Cedar Bluffs girls wrestling teams took…
Eagles All-Pro C Jason Kelce ponders retirement
Jalen Hurts and Brock Purdy are familiar foes, having met in one of the most exciting games of the 2019 college football season as Big 12 rivals.
RALSTON – The Class C-1 No. 5 Wahoo girls basketball team went on the road and took on Trailblazer Conference foe Ralston on Jan. 17. From sta…
Which teams will advance to Super Bowl LVII? Get insight into this weekend's conference championship games on a bonus episode of our daily podcast.
WAHOO – In come-from-behind fashion, the Wahoo boys wrestling team knocked off perennial powerhouse David City 35-33 in a home dual on Jan. 17.
Patriots bring back Bill O'Brien in dual role
WAHOO – In epic come-from-behind fashion, the Class C-1 No. 2 Wahoo boys basketball team pulled off a 47-37 victory against Class B No. 5 Wave…
