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Mikaela Shiffrin holds off Emma Aicher to win record-tying 6th overall World Cup skiing title

HAFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying sixth women's overall World Cup skiing title by holding off a challenge from emerging German rival Emma Aicher in the final race of the season Wednesday. Shiffrin needed only to finish in the top 15 of a giant slalom and the American standout secured that before Aicher even began her second run. Shiffrin finished 11th and Aicher — who needed to win the race and hope that Shiffrin finished 16th or worse to clinch her first title — finished 12th. "It's quite emotional," Shiffrin said. "This thing sums up a whole ...

Tiger Woods returns at TGL and can’t stop LA from winning SoFi Cup

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods competed for the first time in more than a year and that wasn't nearly enough to stop Los Angeles Golf Club, which made three straight eagles to close out a 9-2 victory in the TGL final Tuesday night to capture the SoFi Cup. Woods had been ...

From Spain to the United States, Alvaro Folgueiras’ basketball dream has Iowa in the Sweet 16

TAMPA, Fla. — Alvaro Folgueiras left Spain as a 16-year-old with a dream to play basketball in the United States. He made the biggest shot of his life in the national spotlight to eliminate the defending champions from the NCAA Tournament. On college basketball's grandest stage and with his mother in attendance, Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining to lift Iowa over No. 1 seed Florida on Sunday, sending the Hawkeyes to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999. He ran to hug his mom while teammates celebrated by mobbing one another on the floor. Beatriz ...

Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn chase figure skating world titles after Olympic disappointment

Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn stood out for how they handled their Olympic disappointment. Now they get a chance at a different gold medal. The world figure skating championships in Prague from Wednesday offer a chance for Malinin and Glenn to end the season on a high and bring back the kind of dominance they showed when winning U.S. national titles two months ago. "Now I just want to enjoy it," Glenn said after practice on Tuesday. Malinin and Glenn have had over a month to digest what happened at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where both won team gold for the U.S. but missed the ...