Aussie Cooper Woods upsets Mikael Kingsbury for Olympic gold in men's moguls

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – A big upset in men’s moguls at the Milan Cortina Olympics was decided by a razor-thin margin. Hardly a margin at all, really. Unheralded Australian freestyle skier Cooper Woods snatched the gold medal away from the sport’s most decorated skier, Mikael Kingsbury of Canada, after both scored 83.71 points in Thursday’s final.

Twins add Liam Hendriks on minor league deal, acquire Anthony Banda

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – The Minnesota Twins signed right-handers Liam Hendriks and Julian Merryweather to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training and acquired left-hander Anthony Banda in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, adding three veteran options for deepening a rebuilt bullpen.

Recap: Brignone completes dramatic comeback and Ukrainian athlete excluded

MILAN (AP) – An all-time great comeback and a controversial exclusion are dominating the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6. Later Thursday, Chloe Kim of the United States seeks to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals in women’s halfpipe. And NHL players are joining the action in their opening men’s hockey games.

Arsenal's Premier League title bid takes a hit after 1-1 draw at Brentford

From nine points to four. Arsenal’s lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League has dwindled dramatically in less than a week.

IndyCar locks in Honda and Chevrolet with new deals

IndyCar announced it has locked both Chevrolet and Honda into contract extensions on Thursday in deals that end any speculation that Honda would leave North America’s open-wheel racing series.

Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – Some might say the seeds of an Olympic-sized surprise in snowboarding were planted a month ago. That’s when Chloe Kim went skittering down a halfpipe in Switzerland, smashing her shoulder and turning her run for a third straight gold medal into a less-than-perfect scramble.

Royals acquire RHP Mitch Spence from the Athletics for RHP A.J. Causey

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – The Kansas City Royals acquired right-hander Mitch Spence from the Athletics for right-hander A.J. Causey on Thursday.

Canada enters women's Olympic hockey quarterfinals beating Finland

MILAN (AP) – As top-seeded Team USA practiced a day before its quarterfinal matchup against host Italy, the Canadians were on the nearby main rink reminding everyone it might not be time to count them out of the women’s hockey Olympic tournament just yet.

Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture

Caleb Wilson has powered No. 11 North Carolina all year. The Tar Heels will now have to figure out how to play without their freshman star.