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For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or not

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin signed up for this. So did Ilia Malinin, Scotty James and all the rest.

Nobody is forced to come to the Olympics. The athletes in Milan and Cortina dreamed about these two weeks long before the flames were lit in northern Italy. They have poured their lives into the pursuit of this moment. This chance.

For some — for most really — merely getting here is the goal. It is enough. More than enough.

For others who arrived here as the bold-faced names in their sport and heavy medal favorites, the business of... Read More

Jordan Stolz wins his 2nd Olympic speedskating gold medal by adding a 500-meter title to the 1,000

MILAN (AP) — Jordan Stolz is now a two-time Olympic gold medalist in speedskating — halfway to his goal of four at the Milan Cortina Games — after winning the 500 meters on Saturday to go along with his victory in the 1,000.

Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, is only the second man to complete the 500-1,000 double at one Olympics. He joins Eric Heiden, the American who did it as part of his record sweep of all five individual men’s speedskating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Games.

Stolz finished the 500 in an Olympic-record time of 33.77 seconds, after also... Read More

US ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales, prompting criticism from environmental groups who cite the recent death of an endangered whale.

The rules protect the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 400 and lives off the East Coast. The giant animals are protected by a vessel speed rule that requires large ships to slow down at certain times to avoid collisions, which is a leading cause of death for the whales.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric... Read More

US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.

U.S. Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft had conducted 10 strikes against more than 30 IS targets between Feb. 3 and Thursday, hitting weapons storage facilities and other infrastructure.

At least 50 members of IS have been killed or captured, while more than 100 IS targets have been struck since the United States began... Read More

West Ham survives scare by third-tier Burton in FA Cup

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Brave Burton Albion gave Premier League West Ham a scare before losing 1-0 in extra time in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Burton is fighting against relegation in the third tier of English soccer, but went toe-to-toe with its top-flight opponent and threatened to pull off the latest upset in this season's competition after minor-league Macclesfield knocked out titleholder Crystal Palace in the third round.

But West Ham eventually found a way through in the fourth-round tie at the Pirelli Stadium when substitute Crysencio Summerville struck on 95... Read More

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For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or not

Jordan Stolz wins his 2nd Olympic speedskating gold medal by adding a 500-meter title to the 1,000

US ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule

US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

West Ham survives scare by third-tier Burton in FA Cup

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