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Australian becomes 1st woman to skipper Clipper race winner

LONDON (AP) Australian sailor Wendy Tuck has become the first woman to skipper the winning vessel in the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing sailor off Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing sailor Saturday evening on Lake Michigan, some seven hours after he fell off a yacht that had just started the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac.

Suspect detained in killing of Olympic figure skating star

MOSCOW (AP) Kazakh media say a suspect has been detained in relation to the killing of Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten, and that another has been identified.

Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten killed

MOSCOW (AP) Prosecutors in Kazakhstan say Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten has been killed, and they are treating the case as murder.

Killian, top-ranked Price top fleet for 52nd Governor’s Cup

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) Defending champion Christophe Killian of the host Balboa Yacht Club and former champion Harry Price of Australia, the new No. 1-ranked skipper on the world match racing list, head the field in the 52nd annual Governor’s Cup starting Tuesday.

LeMond, Holocaust survivors ride to celebrate Jewish life

WARSAW, Poland (AP) Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, two Holocaust survivors and dozens of others took part in a symbolic ride from Auschwitz-Birkenau to a Jewish cultural center in Poland to support the renewal of Jewish life.

Dongfeng wins around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Team Dongfeng and French skipper Charles Caudrelier have won the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race.

Pourre becomes 1st female skipper to win Atlantic Cup

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Catherine Pourre of France became the first female skipper to win the Atlantic Cup when Earendil claimed a narrow victory following the final stage on Sunday.

French-Italian crew wins Leg 2 of Atlantic Cup

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Skipper Catherine Pourre of France and crew Pietro Luciani of Italy have won their second straight Leg of the Atlantic Cup, this time finishing first in the segment from New York to Portland.

AP PHOTOS: Fascinating! Fancy hats take stage at horse show

DEVON, Pa. (AP) It’s a top equestrian event, but all eyes are on the hats, not the horses.

French-Italian crew wins Leg 1 of Atlantic Cup

NEW YORK (AP) A French-Italian crew has won the first leg of the Atlantic Cup by reaching New York an hour and a half ahead of an American crew after sailing 648 nautical miles from Charleston, South Carolina.

US skater Jason Brown to be coached by Brian Orser

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) American skater Jason Brown is heading to Toronto to be trained by Brian Orser.

11 sailboats leave South Carolina for Maine in Atlantic Cup

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Eleven sailboats representing nine countries have left Charleston, South Carolina, for the Atlantic Cup, a 1,000-nautical mile race to Maine.

Viktor Axelsen leads Denmark's title defense at Thomas Cup

BANGKOK (AP) World badminton champion Viktor Axelsen will lead Denmark’s title defense at the Thomas and Uber Cup which begins on Sunday.

Round-the-world sailing race works to protect its racetrack

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Between the kitesurfing and the paddling and the three times sailing around the world in the Volvo Ocean Race, Liz Wardley figures she spends more time on the water than on land.

ISU to discuss limiting quads in free skate programs

The International Skating Union will discuss limiting the number of quadruple jumps in a free skate routine, and will consider raising the minimum age to compete on the senior level from 15 to 17.

Skating coach Gambill switching training site to Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Figure skating coach Tammy Gambill, who works with Olympians Karen Chen and Vincent Zhou, will move her training base to the World Arena Ice Hall in Colorado Springs.

Gold medal-winning Olympic curler George 'stepping away'

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) The U.S. men’s curling team that won the gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics is shuffling its lineup after vice-skip Tyler George decided he wants to take a break from competing.

MAPFRE stuns Team Brunel to win Leg 8 of Volvo Ocean Race

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) Spanish team MAPFRE has won Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race by passing Team Brunel in the final 550 yards in light, shifty winds to cap a remarkable comeback.

Russian star Evgenia Medvedeva to train with Brian Orser

TORONTO (AP) Two-time Olympic silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva is leaving longtime coach Eteri Tutberidze to work with Brian Orser, the Canadian coach who has guided Yuna Kim and Yuzuru Hanyu to Olympic titles.

Figure Skating in Harlem now opening doors in Detroit

NEW YORK (AP) When Sharon Cohen created Figure Skating in Harlem 21 years ago, she understood it would take baby steps to succeed. Now, the organization that stresses education, personal development and excellence on the ice – has a sister group in Detroit.

Combined Korean team takes bronze at table tennis worlds

HALMSTAD, Sweden (AP) The combined Korean women’s table tennis team won a bronze medal Friday at the world championships.

Russian biathlete banned for doping in McLaren case

MOSCOW (AP) A Russian biathlete who competed at the Sochi Olympics has been banned for two years for doping.

North and South Korea combine teams at table tennis worlds

HALMSTAD, Sweden (AP) Ping pong diplomacy is working for North and South Korea, who have combined their women’s teams at the table tennis world championships.

Vestas replaces mast ahead of next leg in Volvo Ocean Race

SAN DIEGO (AP) A joint American-Danish team in the Volvo Ocean Race has replaced its broken mast and is aiming to be shipshape in time for the start of Leg 8 from Itajai, Brazil, to Newport, Rhode Island, on Sunday.

Shibutanis to skip 2018-19 figure skating season

Olympic bronze medalist ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani will skip the next figure skating season but aren’t retiring.

Austria probes doping, fraud, corruption in biathlon

VIENNA (AP) Austrian prosecutors say they are investigating possible doping, fraud and corruption involving Russian athletes and officials in the sport of biathlon.

Tired skaters? Nah, they’re going on tour now

After an exhausting, often exhilarating and sometimes excruciating figure skating season, it would seem logical for the Olympians to seek a long rest.

Lost sailor wasn't tethered when he was knocked overboard

SAN DIEGO (AP) Volvo Ocean Race sailor John Fisher of Britain wasn’t wearing his safety tether when he was knocked off his sloop into the frigid, remote Southern Ocean in gale-force conditions just before dawn Monday, according to a timeline released by Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag.

Makarainen wins biathlon World Cup title in dramatic finish

TYUMEN, Russia (AP) Kaisa Makarainen of Finland won the women’s biathlon World Cup for the third time in her career on Sunday after a dramatic finish to the final race of the season.