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Bode takes off rest of season, ponders retirement »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 1 week ago in Sports

Bode Miller says he won't ski again this season but has yet to decide on retirement.

The defending overall World Cup champion said Tuesday ...

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Bitter cold hits hard because of economic meltdown »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 4 weeks ago in News

ST. LOUIS (AP) — William Davis has lived on the streets since the recession cost him his job as a commercial painter. Over the last eight ...

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Maine's tiny hill measures vertical drop in inches »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine (AP) — It takes 40 seconds to reach the top of Powderhouse Hill and half as long to ski back down.

There are ...

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WADA to close a big doping loophole »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

PARIS (AP) — A major loophole is about to be closed in the fight against drugs in sports.

The World Anti-Doping Agency expects to soon give ...

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Ligety wins World Cup giant slalom »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Ted Ligety of the United States won a giant slalom race Saturday for his fourth career victory.

Ligety, who was third ...

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American Vonn wins 2nd straight downhill title »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

BANSKO, Bulgaria (AP) — American Lindsey Vonn became only the second American to clinch a second straight World Cup downhill championship on Saturday.

The 24-year-old finished ...

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Demong takes Nordic combined gold at worlds »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

LIBEREC, Czech Republic (AP) — Bill Demong bounced back from his blunder in the team competition to earn his first world title, winning gold in the ...

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Zettel wins super-combi; Vonn DQ'd at worlds »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in Sports

VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — Austria's Kathrin Zettel has won the super-combi at the World Championships, while American Lindsey Vonn was disqualified for splitting ...

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Vonn leads downhill portion of super-combi »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in Sports

VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — Lindsey Vonn led after the downhill portion of the women's super-combi race at the World Championships on Friday, putting ...

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Vonn leads American surge in snow »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

Lindsey Vonn won her second straight World Cup downhill title to lead an American surge in the snow Saturday, raising early expectations for the United ...

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Kucera wins worlds downhill, Miller 8th in fog »

Posted by: ap 10 months ago in Sports

VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — John Kucera of Canada won the downhill at the world championships on Saturday, while Bode Miller finished eighth in foggy ...

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France leads team Nordic combined event at worlds »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

LIBEREC, Czech Republic (AP) — France led the team Nordic combined event after the ski jumping portion Thursday at the Nordic skiing world championships, while the ...

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Skier Bode Miller extends break for another week »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Bode Miller has extended his break from the ski circuit for another week to spend time with his young daughter.

After ...

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Lizeroux wins men's World Cup slalom »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Julien Lizeroux of France won a men's World Cup slalom Sunday for his second victory of the season, and Ivica ...

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Lindsey Vonn leads downhill training at worlds »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in Sports

VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — Lindsey Vonn led downhill training at the World Championships on Thursday despite standing up out of her tuck for the ...

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