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By Lori Ewing MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - American Ilia Malinin shook his head after an Olympic debut that was not what he had hoped for, but the 21yearold insisted the moment was bigger than the imperfe...

The Golden State Warriors upgraded guard Pat Spencer from a two-way contract to a standard NBA contract for the remainder of the season as they square away their roster following this week's trade dea...

By Rory Carroll Milan, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ilia Malinin made his anticipated Olympic debut at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday and despite being upstaged by Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, the U.S. extended ...

By Janina Nuno Rios MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Valerie Maltais said being pushed by Italian Francesca Lollobrigida helped her stay focused as she skated to the podium in the women's 3,000 metre...

Orlando Magic rookie guard Jase Richardson will attempt to follow in his father's footsteps when he competes in the NBA's All-Star Slam Dunk competition next Saturday. The son of two-time Slam Dunk ch...

Terrance Gore, who was part of World Series championship teams as a speedy bench weapon, passed away at the age of 34, the Kansas City Royals announced Saturday. Though the outfielder only logged 85 p...

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada began their title defence with a 4-0 win over Switzerland and the U.S. crushed Finland 5-0 on Saturday in Group A of the women's Olympi...

By Elisa Anzolin MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Not surprisingly for a man who brings a very distinct flair to Alpine skiing, Brazilian slalom specialist Lucas Pinheiro Braathen idolises Italian great Alber...

By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Alpine skier and hot gold medal favourite Mikaela Shiffrin spoke up for diversity and inclusion on Saturday and said she hoped to promo...

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada made a winning start to their Olympic title defence with a 4-0 win over Switzerland on Saturday as Hilary Knight tied the all-time U.S....