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