The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 15 of the season:
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) – The images of Lindsey Vonn down on the snow, screaming in pain and then being airlifted off the course by helicopter after her crash at the Olympics were a stark reminder of the dangers of the downhill.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will end their lengthy retirements from mixed martial arts to fight each other May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The Ukrainian skeleton racer who was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics was given a gift of more than $200,000 on Tuesday to help him keep competing and advocating for his country.
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) – First came the expletives. Then the allegations. Then the media glare and hilarious memes.
MILAN (AP) – Olympic hockey knows all about big hits.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) – Defending champion Sweden was eliminated from semifinal contention in the men’s curling competition at the Winter Olympics with two matches to spare Tuesday after what skip Niklas Edin described as a “horrible week.”
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The milestones have been adding up at Minnesota, with the Gophers on a steady rise in the rugged Big Ten.