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Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington, D.C. area. They were among 60 travelers and...
Trump consoles crash victims then dives into politics with attack on diversity initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday responded to the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades by blaming diversity initiatives for undermining safety and questioning the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a...
Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs
The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several members of the Skating Club of Boston who were returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in...
World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event. They were also a married couple with a son who finished fourth last week at the U.S. national championships in...
14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club
NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into...
Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following DC plane crash carrying athletes, coaches
The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked Wednesday when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River. Sixty passengers and four crew members...
Wichita State visits East Carolina following Murray's 20-point outing
Wichita State Shockers (7-14, 1-7 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (10-10, 2-6 AAC) Greenville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State visits East Carolina after Jayla Murray scored 20 points in Wichita State's 76-73 loss to the UAB Blazers. ...
East Carolina hosts Wichita State following Murray's 20-point performance
Wichita State Shockers (7-14, 1-7 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (10-10, 2-6 AAC) Greenville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State visits East Carolina after Jayla Murray scored 20 points in Wichita State's 76-73 loss to the UAB Blazers. ...
Garcia scores 22 as Tulsa downs Wichita State 84-77
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Jared Garcia led Tulsa past Wichita State on Sunday with 22 points off of the bench in an 84-77 victory. Garcia shot 6 for 10 (5 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Golden Hurricane (9-11, 3-4 American Athletic Conference). Dwon...
Odom and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane host conference foe Wichita State
Wichita State Shockers (11-8, 1-5 AAC) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-11, 2-4 AAC) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Shockers -5.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dwon Odom and Tulsa host Corey Washington and Wichita State in...
