Curling-Canada women beat US to win bronze
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 21 : Canada beat the United States 10-7 to claim women's curling bronze at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, as skip Rachel Homan ended her long wait for a Games medal.
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Biathlon-Swedes blame bad wax day for mass start meltdown
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 21 : Sweden's biathletes have struggled to deliver medals at the Winter Games and on Friday they finally ran out of patience with their waxing team, blaming a bad job on their skis for an embarrassingly poor performance in the men's mass start.
De'Andre Hunter has eye surgery, Kings' latest out for season - ESPN
Sacramento Kings forward De'Andre Hunter underwent season-ending left eye surgery, a team spokesperson said Friday.
Curling-Switzerland thrash Norway 9-1 to win men's bronze medal
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 : Yannick Schwaller's Switzerland won the Olympic bronze medal in the men's curling competition by thumping Norway 9-1 on Friday, ensuring they would not go empty-handed after missing out on gold despite an incredible round-robin campaign.
Twins ace Pablo López set for season-ending Tommy John surgery - ESPN
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Minnesota right-hander Pablo Lopez will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, expected once the Twins discovered their ace's torn ulnar collateral ligament.
Freestyle-American Ferreira completes medal collection with halfpipe gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 20 : Alex Ferreira of the United States won gold in the freestyle skiing men's halfpipe final at Milano Cortina on Friday, completing his collection of Olympic medals.
Speed skating-Rijpma-de Jong says pressure paid off with gold at fourth Games attempt
MILAN, Feb 20 : Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong said she put immense pressure on herself to produce the Olympic performance that had eluded her for more than a decade, but at 30 - and skating in her fourth Games - the hard work finally paid off.
Biathlon-Delighted Dale-Skjevdal gets moment of redemption with mass start gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 20 : Norway's Johannes Dale-Skjevdal hit all 20 targets on the shooting range for the first time in his senior career on his way to Olympic gold in the men's mass start at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday, displaying a precision that has often deserted him in the past.