GANGNEUNG, South Korea A few years back, Alina Zagitova nearly was sent home from training for not working hard enough. Now, she heads home with Olympic gold, the first for the Russians at the Pyeongchang Olympics. A grateful nation — upset that their flag, anthem and dozens of athletes were banned from the games because […]

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics from today: Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands has become a double Olympic champion after adding gold in the 1,000-meters to the 1,500 title he won last week. Kim Tae-yun had the support of the crowd at the Olympic oval and finished in 1.08.22 for bronze. —————————— […]

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea Kelsey Serwa turned to best friend and Olympic roommate Brittany Phelan in the starting gate before the women’s skicross final and went through the ritual one more time. The Canadian teammates bumped fists then began chanting “Here we go!” in an over exaggerated accent that would sound right at home back in […]

BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team will continue its pursuit of its ninth NESCAC Championship this weekend as the Polar Bears travel to Amherst, Mass., to battle Tufts University in the NESCAC semifinals on Saturday afternoon. The second-seeded Polar Bears (23-1) and third-seeded Jumbos (22-3) will play at 3 p.m. Saturday, following the opening […]