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Busch wins pole

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500 to give the driver with the longest active losing streak in “The Great American Race” a shot at the victory that has escaped him his entire career. Busch is 0 for 20 in the Daytona 500 and hasn’t started in the top five since 2016, when he still drove for Joe Gibbs Racing. He started fourth and finished third that year, then was a career-best second to then-teammate Denny Hamlin in 2019. “Sounds really good right now — being able to qualify on my first pole for the Daytona 500, ...

Ex-Ohio State linebacker in jail without bond

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A judge on Wednesday kept former New York Jets first-round draft pick Darron Lee in jail without bond as he faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of his girlfriend in Tennessee. The ruling by Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Tori Smith came after Lee was ...

Chloe Kim, US men’s hockey take spotlight

MILAN — Chloe Kim chases a record third halfpipe gold at the Winter Olympics and Italian ski stars duel. Day 6 also sees the U.S. and Canada start men’s hockey play at the Milan Cortina Games, with NHL stars part of the Olympic action for the first time in 12 years. Here is a guide of what to look out for on today (all times EST): Kim’s three-peat bid Injury? Shoulder brace? No problem for Kim. After breezing through qualification despite a shoulder injury, Kim aims to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals in today’s halfpipe final. Kim ...

Jordan Stolz of US opens bid with 1st gold

MILAN — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 and learning to skate on a frozen pond in his Wisconsin backyard after falling in love with speedskating while watching the 2010 Winter Olympics on TV — and hoping to one day step atop the podium himself. So ...

NBA suspends four players

CHARLOTTE — Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday, while three other players were also penalized for their roles in a fight during a game between the Pistons and Charlotte Hornets. Hornets forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate were each suspended four games for fighting and escalating the altercation, while Pistons center Jalen Duren got two games for initiating the altercation and fighting, the league announced. But the heaviest penalty went to Stewart, with the league saying it was based in part on his “repeated history ...

US duo winds up with silver medals

MILAN — Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron arrived at the Milan Cortina Olympics amid a swirl of controversy, with the French ice dancers hoping to upset the dominant American duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates when it mattered most. They will leave with a gold medal. Maybe ...