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Latvia stuns Canada in world junior hockey, winning 3-2 on lone shootout goal
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship. Mateiko beat Jack Ivankovic to the blocker side to end the tiebreaker after the first 15...
Forgan and Kirkby win another World Cup luge doubles medal for the US, placing 3rd in Oberhof
OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby of the U.S. won a bronze medal in a World Cup women's doubles luge race Saturday, their second podium finish in three races this season. The Austrian team of Selina Egle and Lara Kipp won the race, with the German team of...
Wyatt wins men's World Cup skeleton race, with Grotheer sidelined by injury
SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Christopher Grotheer is still unbeaten this season. He's just no longer the World Cup men's skeleton points leader. Britain's Marcus Wyatt took over the World Cup lead with a win in a race Friday at Sigulda, Latvia. Grotheer — the reigning Olympic champion...
