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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2022 11:11 AM EST
Feb. 15 1932 — Eddie Eagen, as a member of the four-man U.S. bobsled team, wins a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. He...

Members of the United States team are seen during practice at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
American biathletes still on the hunt for Olympic medal

By Martha Bellisle Feb. 07, 2022 12:56 AM EST

FILE - Jake Brown of the United States competes during the men's 20km individual race at the biathlon World Cup in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. Brown says biathlon is the marriage of “two totally unrelated things." One is physical and the other is mostly mental. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
EXPLAINER: Biathlon combines physical demands, mental calm

By Martha Bellisle Feb. 04, 2022 01:09 AM EST

FILE - Sweden's Hanna Oberg crosses the finish line to finish second in the women's Biathlon World Cup 12.5 km mass start event in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, March 8, 2020. Öberg took gold in the women's 15-kilometer individual at the PyeongChang Olympics, while Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe won the men's race and both have stood on the podium this season. But all other 2018 gold-medal winners have moved on to other adventures. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Biathlon retirements mean new hopefuls take aim at Olympics

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 10, 2022 02:40 AM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 02:34 PM EST
Feb. 13 1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball...