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Cambridge sweeps Boat Races for first time in 21 years

LONDON (AP) Favorite Cambridge stormed to victory in the Boat Race to hand coach Steve Trapmore a farewell triumph on the River Thames on Saturday.

Chen completes 6 quads to win world figure skating title

ASSAGO, Italy (AP) Nathan Chen completed six quadruples and bettered his Olympic free skate score to win the world figure skating title on Saturday.

Champion Chong Wei lines up showdown with Lin

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Title holder Lee Chong Wei survived a scare in the last 16 of the All-England Open Thursday to set up an eagerly-awaited quarterfinal showdown with double Olympic champion Lin Dan in badminton’s oldest tournament.

Foot injury rules Medvedeva out of figure skating worlds

MOSCOW (AP) Olympic figure skating silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva has withdrawn from the world championships later this month, ending the prospect of another showdown for gold with her friend and rival Alina Zagitova.

Hanyu to skip figure skating world championships

TOKYO (AP) Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu will miss this month’s world championships because of pain in his right ankle.

Olympic bronze medalists Shibutanis skipping worlds

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Double Olympic bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani have dropped out of the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships.

Tragedy behind it, Vestas set to rejoin Volvo Ocean Race

SAN DIEGO (AP) Sailing through the darkness in 20 knots of wind shortly after midnight on Jan. 20, just an hour and a half from pulling into Hong Kong in second place at the end of the 5,600 nautical mile fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, Vestas 11th Hour Racing was monitoring nearby vessels on radar and the Automatic Identification System.

AkzoNobel narrowly wins leg 6 of Volvo Ocean Race

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) After 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) and almost 21 days at sea, only two minutes separated the first two yachts to finish the sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday after a difficult passage from Hong Kong Auckland.

After 2 Olympic golds, Hanyu wants to master quad axel

TOKYO (AP) After winning two Olympic gold medals, Yuzuru Hanyu wants to master a quadruple axel.

Snowboarder eyes comeback after breaking neck at Olympics

VIENNA (AP) The Austrian snowboard crosser who broke his neck in a frightening crash at the Olympics last week is considering a return to the sport.

Vestas 11th Hour Race to miss Leg 6 of Volvo Ocean Race

SAN DIEGO (AP) Vestas 11th Hour Racing says it won’t compete in Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race and its 65-foot sloop is behind shipped from Hong Kong to Auckland, New Zealand, to repair damage sustained in a fatal collision with a Chinese fishing boat two weeks ago.

Lueftner, Moioli win snowboard cross World Cup races

FELDBERG, Germany (AP) Julian Lueftner of Austria and Michela Moioli of Italy won snowboard cross races on Saturday in the penultimate World Cup before the Winter Olympics.

Eggert, Benecken defend overall luge World Cup title

SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) World champions Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken won the last luge doubles race of the season to win the European title and successfully defend their overall World Cup title on Saturday.

Boyang Jin beats Uno to win Four Continents figure skating

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Boyang Jin of China jumped his way to gold at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in the last international competition before the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Friedrich wins bobsled World Cup to cut Kripps' overall lead

KOENIGSSEE, Germany (AP) Francesco Friedrich won a 2-man bobsled World Cup to cut Justin Kripps’ overall lead on Saturday.

Papdakis and Cizeron take lead in Europeans ice dance

MOSCOW (AP) French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron headed for their fourth consecutive gold after Friday’s short dance at the European Figure Skating Championships.

Fernandez leads European figure skating championships

MOSCOW (AP) Javier Fernandez took a step toward his sixth consecutive European Figure Skating Championships gold medal on Wednesday, the only skater in the men’s short program to land two quads.

Boe, Makarainen win mass start races at biathlon World Cup

RUHPOLDING, Germany (AP) Johannes Thingnes Boe ended Martin Fourcade’s biathlon World Cup-winning streak and Kaisa Makarainen claimed her first win of the season in mass start races on Sunday.

World Cup leader Lochner wins 4-man bobsled event

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) World Cup leader Johannes Lochner won a four-man bobsled event on Sunday and edged closer to the season-long title.

Meyers Taylor, Jones win 2-woman bobsled World Cup for US

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) The United States won a two-woman bobsled World Cup on Saturday but lost a third qualifying entry in the Olympic lineup.

Dahlmeier takes Germany to victory at biathlon WCup

RUHPOLDING, Germany (AP) Laura Dahlmeier took Germany to victory in the women’s 4×6-kilometer relay at a biathlon World Cup on Saturday.

Eggert, Benecken win 30th luge World Cup

OBERHOF, Germany (AP) World champions Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken returned to form by edging German rivals Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt to win their 30th luge World Cup on Saturday.

Norway beats France to win men's relay at biathlon World Cup

RUHPOLDING, Germany (AP) Johannes Thingnes Boe sealed Norway’s win ahead of France in the men’s 4×7.5-kilometer relay at a biathlon World Cup on Friday.

Kindl profits from Loch mistake to win 2nd luge World Cup

KOENIGSSEE, Germany (AP) Wolfgang Kindl took advantage of a big mistake from Olympic champion Felix Loch to win his second successive luge World Cup on Sunday.

Walther edges Friedrich to win 4-man bobsled World Cup

ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) Nico Walther edged German rival Francesco Friedrich by five-hundredths of a second to win his second four-man bobsled World Cup of the season on Sunday.

Nathan Chen dazzles with big jumps to win US nationals

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Nathan Chen dazzled once again with his remarkable athleticism to pull off breathtaking quadruple jumps, skating the final routine to a commanding U.S. national championship Saturday night.

Kuzmina, Fourcade extend overall biathlon World Cup leads

OBERHOF, Germany (AP) Anastasiya Kuzmina and Martin Fourcade extended their overall biathlon World Cup leads after winning pursuit races on Saturday.

Nagasu, Tennell, Chen make Olympic figure skating spots

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Bradie Tennell, Mirai Nagasu and Karen Chen, the top three finishers at the national championships, were selected Saturday morning to the U.S. team for the Pyeongchang Olympics.

CAS clears Russians to race in non-Olympic skeleton, bobsled

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Court of Arbitration for Sport will not intervene in a dispute between the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation and its doping tribunal over letting Russian athletes compete despite their Olympic life bans.

Rising star Tennell leads after women's short program

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Rising star Bradie Tennell continued her breakout season by winning the women’s short program Wednesday night at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.