By SARA CLINE NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — As people head back to work Tuesday after the long holiday weekend, beads will be flying, crawfish boiling and parades rolling in New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, … Continued
By WILL GRAVES, AP National Writer CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin likes to invoke the adage from tennis great Billie Jean King that “pressure is a privilege.” Even if, at times, it doesn’t quite feel like it. And … Continued
By AARON MORRISON and SOPHIA TAREEN CHICAGO (AP) — From the moment the Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped forward as torchbearer to what was then a largely Southern civil rights struggle — a movement with much unfinished business — he created … Continued
By FERNANDA FIGUEROA and KEN MAGUIRE MILAN (AP) — Olympic hockey knows all about big hits. That now includes “Heated Rivalry” a gay hockey romance TV series in which two players from opposing teams carry out a secret, long-term relationship. … Continued
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI A shooter unleashed a flurry of bullets during a Rhode Island youth hockey game, killing two people and injuring three others, in an attack that was cut short when a spectator stepped in to help stop the … Continued
Amaya Battle is a meat-and-potatoes basketball player. The Gophers’ senior guard can fill up the stat sheet in a variety of ways — points, rebounds, assists and on the defensive end. Off the court, the Hopkins High School grauate has … Continued