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Olympic champion Shiffrin dominates 1st leg of penultimate slalom but main rival Aicher is 2nd
ÅRE, Sweden (AP) — Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the opening run of the penultimate slalom of the World Cup season Sunday, but her main rival in the overall standings was second to keep the pressure on the American.Shiffrin had a free-flowing run on the Störtloppsbacken course to build a lead of 0.51 seconds over runner-up Emma Aicher.
In recent weeks, the German all-event skier has become a threat to Shiffrin’s quest for what would be the American’s record-equaling sixth overall title.
With five events remaining, Aicher trails leader... Read More
Bracket Watch: UMBC is back in the NCAA Tournament for the 1st time since pulling a 16-over-1 upset
Top seeds beware: Maryland-Baltimore County is back in the NCAA Tournament.UMBC is headed to the Big Dance for the first time since 2018, when the Retrievers beat Virginia to become the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 in the history of the men's tournament. UMBC beat Vermont 74-59 to win the America East Tournament on Saturday.
Ten other automatic bids were at also stake for the men's tournament Saturday, including some in top conferences. St. John's won the Big East Tournament with a 20-point victory over UConn, and Arizona held off Houston for the title in the Big... Read More
Kimi Antonelli takes his first F1 win with victory in China to extend Mercedes' dominant start
SHANGHAI (AP) — He’s been defined by being Lewis Hamilton’s successor and George Russell’s teammate. Now Kimi Antonelli is a Formula 1 race-winner in his own right, and the second-youngest in history.The 19-year-old Italian pulled clear of an entertaining battle between Russell and the two Ferraris to take a commanding win at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday and share the podium with his teammate and Hamilton, the seven-time champion he replaced last year.
It's a vindication of the gamble Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff took in picking the youngster, who'd... Read More
Hospital officials say an Israeli strike killed 4 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
CAIRO (AP) — At least four Palestinians, including two boys and a woman pregnant with twins, were killed Sunday by an Israeli airstrike in the war-torn Gaza Strip, hospital authorities said.The strike hit a house in Nuseirat, an urban refugee camp in central Gaza, killing a couple in their 30s and their 10-year son, according to the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
The fourth fatality, a 15-year-old neighbor, was taken to the Awda hospital in Nuseirat. The boy's young brother was wounded in the strike, the hospital said.
“We were sleeping and got up to... Read More
Gulf states intercept new missiles and drones as Iran threatens to widen war
CAIRO (AP) — Arab Gulf states reported new missile and drone attacks Sunday after Iran threatened to widen its campaign as the war in the Middle East entered its third week.Israel and the United States attacked Iran on Feb. 28, saying they were striking nuclear and military sites and encouraging the Iranian people to rise against their leaders. Iran has responded with attacks against Israel and neighboring Gulf states. The war, which shows no signs of ending soon, has upended global air travel, disrupted oil exports from the region and sent fuel prices rising across the... Read More
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