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The Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony indoors, from Olympia's ancient stadium and ...

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New Jersey nips Red Wings 4-3 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Connor Brown had a goal and an assist each and the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference. Alex DeBrincat, James van Riemsdyk and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit. New Jersey scored three goals in the first period on just eight shots for a 3-1 lead after one, snapped a three-game losing streak, and got its first win in regulation since beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Nov. 1. Red Sox acquire Sonny ...

Stafford’s season is ranking among the best

Matthew Stafford is having one of the best statistical seasons in NFL history. The 37-year-old quarterback has thrown 27 touchdowns since his most recent interception in Week 3. Overall, he has 2,830 yards passing, 30 TDs, 2 interceptions and a 113.7 passer rating while leading the Los Angeles Rams to a 9-2 record and the current No. 1 seed in the NFC. Stafford is playing at an MVP level despite missing one month in training camp and the entire preseason because of a back injury. "I feel like he's in total command. I think he's got a lot of trust in the teammates that he's playing ...

Giants fire defensive coordinator Bowen

The New York Giants fired defensive coordinator Shane Bowen on Monday, replacing him with outside linebackers coach Charlie Bullen in Mike Kafka's first major shakeup since becoming interim coach following Brian Daboll's dismissal. Kafka made the move after the team lost its sixth consecutive game to drop to 2-10 this season. It had another fourth-quarter blown lead in a season full of them, with Detroit racking up 494 yards and winning 34-27 in overtime. The Giants have allowed nearly 28 points a game, have the worst run defense in the NFL and rank 30th out of 32 teams overall. ...

NFL results offer more questions than answers

The Kansas City Chiefs saved their season. The Philadelphia Eagles gave critics more fuel. The Los Angeles Rams made a dominant statement. There were more questions than answers Sunday in the NFL. Patrick Mahomes did just enough to rally the Chiefs to a 23-20 overtime victory over the ...

Clark to make USA Basketball national team camp debut

Caitlin Clark will make her USA Basketball senior national team camp debut when the Americans get together at Duke next month. The Indiana Fever All-Star, who missed the second half of the WNBA season with a groin injury, had been invited to a few camps while she was in college at Iowa, but ...