CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Federica Brignone was taking in the magnitude of winning a second gold of her home Winter Olympics when the two silver-medalists approached the Italian skiing star in the finish area, dropped to their knees and bowed toward her.
Call her the Queen of the Dolomites.
The 35-year-old Brignone couldn’t walk for three months early last year. Now she is a double Olympic champion after winning the giant slalom with some ease on Sunday, barely 72 hours after powering to a downhill title that she felt was like something out of a Hollywood movie.
She delivered quite the sequel, taking a lead of 0.34 seconds after the first run and then putting in a clean second run in gorgeous conditions amid the jagged peaks of the Dolomite mountains above Cortina.
Brignone finished 0.62 seconds ahead of defending champion Sara Hector and Thea Louise Stjernesund, who shared the silver medal.
“That was, like, the greatest show of GS skiing that we’ve had in a really long time,” said U.S. standout Mikaela Shiffrin, who finished in 11th place. “And to do it, you know, at the Olympics where people actually have eyes on the sport. Federica skied incredible. That was so cool to watch.”
It wasn’t so joyous for Shiffrin.
The American didn’t quite have the speed of Brignone or a number of her rivals in either run on a fairly flat course set by her own head coach, Karin Harjo, and ended 0.92 seconds off the lead. She has now failed to win a medal in eight straight Olympic races since the Winter Games in 2018.
Finishing just 0.30 seconds off second place suggested there might be more to come from Shiffrin, though, and redemption might arrive in her best event — the slalom — on Wednesday.
Indeed, Shiffrin didn’t show any outward signs of disappointment after her second run when she already knew she’d be out of the medals, blowing out her cheeks and waving to the fans in the grandstand with both hands.
By that time, the locals were waiting for Brignone to come down the sun-kissed Olympia delle Tofane course for a second gold in four days.
She didn’t disappoint.
It completes a stunning comeback for the popular Brignone, who was world champion in the GS in February last year before breaking multiple bones in her left leg in March that required surgery, a handful of screws to repair and left her unable to walk until the summer.
Brignone said after winning downhill gold that a day doesn’t go by where she doesn’t feel pain, yet she skied through it in a pair of runs her rivals couldn’t find fault with.
“She is the kindest, most genuine, athlete on tour,” U.S. skier Paula Moltzan said. “This comeback and to have two gold medals at home is, like, hands down, she’s clearly the best skier in the world right now.”
Before these home Games, Brignone had a silver and two bronzes at the Olympics. Now she has the big one — twice — and the loud home crowd lapped it up, chanting ‘FE-de, FE-de, FE-de’ during the medal ceremony.
Lindsey Vonn Completes Fourth Surgery After Olympic Crash
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Lindsey Vonn is fresh off her fourth surgery following her devastating Winter Olympics crash, and she has a message for fans … keep the sympathy to a minimum.
The ski legend revealed Saturday her latest procedure went well and she’ll be heading back to the United States soon to continue recovering. Posting from her hospital bed, Vonn reflected on the flood of support she’s received but made it clear she doesn’t want anyone feeling sorry for her.
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“I have been reading a lot of messages and comments saying that what has happened to me makes them sad,” she wrote. “Please, don’t be sad. Empathy, love and support I welcome with an open heart, but please not sadness or sympathy.”
Instead, Vonn says she hopes her journey motivates people to keep pushing through their own battles. “I hope instead it gives you strength to keep fighting, because that is what I am doing and that is what I will continue to do. Always.”
The brutal crash came just 13 seconds into her women’s downhill run last Sunday, when she lost control and was airlifted to a hospital in Italy. Doctors later stabilized a fracture in her left leg.
The scary fall happened only nine days after Vonn had completely torn her ACL during a World Cup race in Switzerland, but she still chose to compete at the Olympics, fully aware of the risks.
Great Britain have claimed a second gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics after Huw Nightingale and Charlotte Bankes won the mixed team snowboard cross event.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to a minor league contract with an invite to major league camp in spring training, the team announced Saturday.
The 30-year-old Lowe split time between the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox last season. He struggled with the Nationals but played well for the Red Sox down the stretch, batting .280 with two homers and 16 RBIs over 100 at-bats.
According to MLB.com, if Lowe makes the club out of camp, he would earn $1.75 million this season with a chance to reach $2 million with performance bonuses.
Lowe won a World Series with the Texas Rangers in 2023 and hit a career-high 27 homers in 2022.
He has a .264 average and 107 homers over a seven-year career with the Rangers, Nationals, Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Malik Thomas and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points and No. 15 Virginia beat Ohio State 70-66 on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in the Nashville Hoops Showdown.
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The Cavaliers (22-3) extended their winning streak to six.
Bruce Thornton scored 28 points for Ohio State (16-9).
He also had an assist, the 500th of his career.
The Cavaliers (22-3) extended their winning streak to six.
Bruce Thornton scored 28 points for Ohio State (16-9). He also had an assist, the 500th of his career.
Amare Bynum had 15 points and six rebounds for the Buckeyes in their latest nonconference game in nearly 40 years.
It was tied at 37 at the half, with Virginia erasing an early Ohio State lead
Ohio State opened up a six-point lead with under 10 minutes remaining, but the Cavaliers had a 6-0 run to tie it.
With just over a minute remaining, Lewis forced a turnover and then went the length of the floor for a layup to give Virginia a 65-61 lead. He then hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left to put the game out of reach.
Prior to the game, Ohio State said John Mobley Jr. will be sidelined indefinitely due to a hand injury sustained Wednesday night against Southern California. Mobley started the Buckeyes’ first 24 games, averaging 15.1 points.
The Cavaliers are 10-2 away from home, including 3-1 in neutral-site games.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Wes Enis led South Florida with 27 points and CJ Brown hit the winning free throws with eight seconds remaining in the overtime as the Bulls knocked off Florida Atlantic 83-81 on Sunday, the Owls’ sixth consecutive loss.
FAU’s Devin Williams hit a 3-pointer that made it 81-all with 33 seconds left, but Brown’s free throws capped the scoring. Kanaan Carlyle missed a potential winning 3-point shot from beyond NBA range.
Enis shot 10 of 17 from the field, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Bulls (18-8, 10-3 American Athletic Conference). Brown finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals while shooting 5 of 13 from the field and 6 for 6 from the foul line. Joseph Pinion had 16 points and went 6 of 15 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range).
Devin Vanterpool finished with 26 points for the Owls (14-12, 6-7). Florida Atlantic also got 15 points, seven rebounds, two steals and five blocks from Williams. Carlyle also scored 15 points.
Vanterpool made a layup with nine seconds left in regulation that made it 72-all and forced OT.
Josh Omojafo scored the final seven points for South Florida to finish off the two-point victory.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Tessa Johnson scored 21 points as No. 3 South Carolina beat No. 6 LSU 79-72 on Saturday night and extended its winning streak over the Tigers to 18 games.
Trailing 73-72, LSU had a chance to take a one-point lead with 45.5 seconds left, but Flau’jae Johnson missed two free throws.
South Carolina (25-2, 11-1 SEC) closed out the Tigers (22-4, 8-4) by scoring six straight points, including Madina Okot’s layup with 25.5 seconds left and her two free throws with 16.1 seconds remaining.
Raven Johnson added 19 for the Gamecocks, Okot had a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds, and Joyce Edwards scored 10 points.
Johnson led LSU with 21 points, and Mikaylah Williams added 11.
The Tigers had their chances, but wasted too many opportunities. They missed 10 layups and nine free throws.
Despite leading for only 4:09 in the first half, South Carolina flipped LSU’s 21-16 first-quarter lead into a 41-40 halftime advantage.
The Tigers led by as many as five points several times in the second quarter, but never could pull away. Despite Johnson scoring eight points, the Gamecocks countered with 5-for-9 shooting from 3-point range in the period.
Tessa Johnson and Raven Johnson combined for 19 of South Carolina’s 25 points in the second period. Tessa Johnson, the SEC’s leading 3-point shooter, scored 11 points and was 3 for 4 from long distance.
LSU opened the third quarter missing eight of its first 11 shots, including two layups. South Carolina capitalized with a 9-2 run for a 50-42 lead with 5:20 left in the period.
Tigers’ reserve forward Bella Hines and Jada Richard sparked rallies that twice cut the Gamecocks’ margin to three points. But South Carolina scored the final four points in the period for a 60-55 lead entering the final quarter.
LSU scored on layups on four straight possessions, two by Flau’Jae Johnson, forcing the Gamecocks to call a timeout with 3:44 left and clinging to a 69-68 lead. But South Carolina never lost the lead.
Andre Agassi shared a sweet note dedicated to his wife Steffi Graf to celebrate the “love of his life” on Valentine’s Day.
The tennis legend took to social media to share a carousel of pictures of the duo, including one of himself romantically kissing a huge hallway picture of Steffi, as she happily held up her Grand Slam trophy.
The other featured pictures showed the pair playing tennis together when they were younger and more recently.
He captained the shot: “Happy Valentine’s Day to the love of my life, my unicorn,” with a heart emoji.
Fans loved the thoughtful gesture and flocked to the comments to show their support. One follower wrote: “Couple goals,” while another wrote: “My 13-year-old self prayed SO hard for this union. My 48-year-old self still cannot believe it really happened!”
A third fan commented: “Two champions, one GIGANTIC love story,” while another added: “Absolutely love Seeing two legends fall in love.”
This isn’t the first time that Andre has romantically gushed about his wife online. For their anniversary back in October 2025, he captioned a moving carousel of the duo enjoying a night out and a throwback to them holding up their trophies together.
He captioned it: “24 years with this wonderful woman. Happy Anniversary Steffi, you are my unicorn!”
Andre had a crush on Steffi way before they were together. He revealed in his memoir titled Open: “I’ve had a crush on Steffi since I first saw her doing an interview on French TV. I was thunderstruck, dazzled by her understated grace, her effortless beauty.”
This isn’t the first time that he’s gushed about his wife
He sent her a message in 1991, however “she didn’t respond.” The following year after he won Wimbledon, he looked forward to meeting her at the Wimbledon Ball but it was canceled.
He recalled: “I don’t get to dance with Steffi, but there will be a kind of consolation match: a formal introduction. I look forward to it all night. Then it happens.”
He previously shared another throwback of the pair
Andre continued: “Shaking her hand, I tell Steffi that I tried to reach her at last year’s French Open and I hope she didn’t misunderstand my intentions. I say, ‘I’d really love to talk with you some time.’”
Their coaches set up a tennis practice for them in 1999, however, she had a boyfriend at the time and he was going through a divorce from Brooke Shields.
It all worked out in the end, and the two got married in 2001, and then days after tying the knot, she gave birth to their first child Jaden Gil Agassi in 2001, and then Jaz Elle Agassi two years later.
THORNTON — Brihanna Crittendon has rewritten Colorado hoops history.
The Riverdale Ridge senior broke CHSAA’s all-time scoring mark on Saturday, passing Tracy Hill’s tally of 2,934 points that stood for 43 years. Crittendon scored a fast-break lay-up in the third quarter against Monarch to move beyond Hill, an ex-Ridgway star.
When Crittendon banked in the decisive shot, Hill — who drove about six hours from the Western Slope to see the consequential game — sat courtside cheering her on. Then the two embraced at midcourt during the Riverdale Ridge timeout that followed, the scoring torch passing from one great to another amid a standing ovation.
Riverdale Ridge senior Brihanna Crittendon (3) scores on a layup to become the all-time leading scorer in Colorado high school basketball history during a game against Monarch on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Riverdale Ridge High School in Thornton, Colo. Tracy Hill held the previous record of 2,934 points for 43 years. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
“It’s exciting, it’s amazing, and the record is not necessarily something I’ve worked for, but it’s something that has been a result of all the work I’ve put in the last four years,” Crittendon said. “It’s really meaningful to add my name to the top of the list, because I never thought this would be a possibility when I first started my high school career.”
Crittendon’s scoring feat marked the pinnacle of a prep career that’s lived up to the hype from the very start. In her high school debut on Dec. 6, 2022, the do-everything guard/forward scorched Severance for 32 points on 16 of 18 from the field.
Deric Yaussi, the Severance coach at the time who is now at Loveland, recalled pulling out all the stops to limit the phenom freshman.
None of it worked, a common theme for those who have coached against the University of Texas-bound superstar.
“Coming into the game, I heard a lot about how good she was,” Yaussi recalled. “So I put my best defender on her the entire game. We double-teamed her, we had a third defender shadow her. But she didn’t flinch. She passed out of the double-teams. She looked like a senior out there, poised and controlled.
“… To drop 32 in her first game, I knew she was going to be very special. And when we played her when she was a sophomore (and she scored 28), I laughed with my players afterwards like, ‘Hey girls, we held her under 30 points! We did it!’
Crittendon lit up Class 4A in her first two seasons, a run that culminated with the program’s first state championship in 2024. Crittendon set the state scoring record for a freshman with 811 points, then set the state scoring record for a sophomore with 809 points.
Riverdale Ridge senior Brihanna Crittendon (3) meets with Ridgway alumni Tracy Hill after Crittendon scored to become the all-time leading scorer in Colorado high school basketball history during a game against Monarch on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Riverdale Ridge High School in Thornton, Colo. Hill held the previous record of 2,934 points for 43 years. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
By the end of that second season, Hill was paying close attention.
“She caught my eye when she was a freshman because she was averaging over 30 points, which is hard to do no matter what classification you’re playing,” Hill said. “When you’re putting up those kinds of numbers, and you do it again as a sophomore, that’s when I started to believe she was well on her way.”
So too did Riverdale Ridge head coach Tim Jones, who earned his 100th career win in Saturday’s 76-32 victory.
“It didn’t even hit us until really last year, to be honest, when somebody brought (the potential of the record) to our attention and we looked at it closer,” Jones said. “It was like, ‘Hm, that might happen.’”
When the Ravens moved to Class 6A last season — a rare move to jump up two levels at once — Crittendon’s scoring remained steady as she lead her team to the Final Four. While Hill remains No. 1 in state history in scoring average at 32.2, Crittendon is second at 28.8, while former ThunderRidge great Abby Bartolotta (nee Waner) is third at 27.24.
Those three women, by every major statistical measure, are the most prolific scorers in Colorado history.
Hill, who went on to play Missouri, Central Wyoming and Montana State before going pro in Australia, holds the record for points in a season with 928 in 1982-83. She accomplished her scoring feats in the era where there was no 3-point line, and girls also played with a men’s ball.
Riverdale Ridge senior Brihanna Crittendon (3) smiles with her teammates after becoming the all-time leading scorer in Colorado high school basketball history during a game against Monarch on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Riverdale Ridge High School in Thornton, Colo. Tracy Hill held the previous record of 2,934 points for 43 years. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
“I shot 500 shots a day, I practiced with the boys,” Hill said. “This was before club basketball was really a thing, so one summer I went to live with (Bishop Machebeuf sensation) Shelly Pennefather and her family in Denver to play AAU. So much work went into that record, and I know (Crittendon) didn’t break it without the same type of work ethic.”
The baller-turned-coach who led Nucla to the 1998 Class 2A title also holds the record for most points in a half, 39, and her and Bartolotta are tied for the most points in a quarter at 26. And Bartolotta and Hill are No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in the single-game scoring record after Bartolotta’s mark of 61 was topped in controversial fashion two seasons ago.
While Hill is a member of the CHSAA Hall of Fame, National High School Hall of Fame and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, Bartolotta is also in the CHSAA Hall of Fame. She led ThunderRidge to a title three-peat and was a McDonald’s All-American as a senior in 2005. Crittendon matched that honor this season when she was selected to the game earlier this month.
DENVER, CO, APRIL 2, 2004 – DENVER POST 2004 – BEST OF THE BEST — MS. COLORADO BASKETBALL
Abby Waner — ThunderRidge (DENVER POST PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA)
Bartolotta, an ex-Duke star who is one of two Colorado girls to win the national Gatorade Player of the Year honor, believes Crittendon’s record is another indication that “girls basketball here is better than it’s ever been” in a state that’s produced marquee Division I prospects in droves. As of late, that list has included 2021 WNBA Rookie of the Year Michaela Onyenwere and UCLA forward Lauren Betts, who will be a top pick in this year’s WNBA Draft.
“The field goal percentage is higher, players are better at finishing at the rim, they can shoot deeper threes,” Bartolotta observed. “So to have Bri at her rightful position at the top of the record books is poetic in a way. Because with her versatility, she can do all of those things. I’m happy for her and I hope she knows that she’s got a lifelong fan in me.”
Crittendon got to the record this season despite playing limited minutes as the Ravens throttled their way through their league. Riverdale Ridge won its 10 league games so far by an average of 73.3 points, with Crittendon usually playing less than half the minutes.
That, in addition to the junk defenses that the team 6-foot-3 baller regularly faces, is why Jones believes “the game will get easier for her” when she gets to Texas. Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer was also in attendance on Saturday for the record-breaking game, and Riverdale Ridge was ready with a banner that cheerleaders busted out the moment that Hill’s mark fell.
“The work gets harder, but the game gets easier in the sense of she’s not going to get double-team, tripled-teamed,” Jones said. “In four years, she could arguably be one of the best college basketball players in the country.
“And in eight years, outside of making a serious impact in the WNBA and possibly competing (for Team USA) on an international stage, I think her accomplishments at the next levels are going to etch an even greater legacy into the state of Colorado outside of what she’s already accomplished in the statistical realm.”
Schaefer took the Longhorns’ private plane to get to Saturday’s game, leaving after morning practice. Texas plays at Tennessee Sunday afternoon. But Schaefer knew that his trip wouldn’t be wasted after Crittendon, who will likely play a combination of shooting guard and small forward in college, scored nine points in the opening quarter.
“This is a monumental accomplishment that I didn’t want to miss,” Schaefer said. “(In college), she’ll have a chance to be an All-American and one of the premier players in the Southeastern Conference.”
Crittendon’s record-breaking feat on Saturday came despite Monarch face-guarding her all game, consistently double- and triple-teaming her, and serving her with several hard fouls. The Coyotes were without their best player, junior forward and Division I prospect Sienna Williams, due to injury. That added to the difficulty of containing Crittendon in the paint.
At one point, Monarch head coach Kincaid Bimler was so displeased with a foul call against one of the Coyotes on Crittendon that he shouted at the referee, “You’re starstruck out here!” Shortly after, Bimler got hit with a technical foul and Crittendon sank two free throws, part of a 20-point effort in the first half. She needed 24 on Saturday to pass Hill.
“I wasn’t really thinking about the number. I was just thinking about having fun playing in front of my family and a bunch of my friends on an emotional senior night,” Crittendon said. “I was embracing the moment and having fun. (In the first quarter), I was figuring out the defense they were playing and letting the game come to me.”
With two regular-season games left plus the playoffs, Crittendon is all but certain to become the first Colorado player, girl or boy, to net 3,000 points.
It may very well be an unbreakable mark in the record book, which likely has some omissions due to a lack of data from the 1970s, 80s and even the 90s. Schools/coaches must submit stats to CHSAA from those bygone eras for inclusion in the record book. Hill is one of those older players whose tallies were tracked and submitted to CHSAA.
“That support from Tracy, driving (six hours) to be at the game, that means a lot,” Crittendon said. “It’s woman supporting woman in their sport, and I’m going to remember that for a long time. If anyone (does break my record), I hope that will be me one day.”
THORNTON , CO – NOVEMBER 19: Bri Crittendon smiles during an announcement that the basketball star will attend the University of Texas at Riverdale Ridge High School in Thornton, Colorado on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Vanderbilt would be the No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now.
The NCAA basketball selection committee did its first reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds Saturday.
Undefeated UConn was the overall No. 1 seed, edging UCLA.
The committee uses 12 criteria to determine who belongs in the field and where teams should be seeded.
“Some are subjective there and some data driven,” NCAA women’s basketball selection committee chair Amanda Braun told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “The overall record for UConn and the observable component are impressive. UCLA observable is also very strong as well.”
Showing how fluid things are in seeding, the Commodores moved up to the 1-line after beating Texas on Thursday.
“It was that close between the two of them that head-to-head made a difference. ”We were impressed by both teams.”
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year. Fort Worth, Texas, will host half of the Sweet 16, and Sacramento, California, will host the other eight teams.
UConn and South Carolina were projected as the top seeds in the Fort Worth Regional, with UCLA and Vanderbilt in Sacramento. The Huskies were the overall No. 1 seed, meaning they would potentially have the Friday-Sunday games on the second weekend, allowing them an extra day of rest before the Final Four.
Joining UConn in its bracket was No. 2 seed LSU, third-seed Ohio State and fourth-seed Oklahoma.
The Bruins would have No. 2 seed Texas, No. 3 seed Duke and fourth-seeded Ole Miss in their region. The Longhorns were slotted there to ensure that the bracketing principle of keeping the top four teams in a conference in different regions was protected.
The SEC and Big Ten each have six of the top 16 seeds.
Joining the Gamecocks in Fort Worth would be No. 2 Louisville, No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Michigan State. The Commodores would have No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 TCU and fourth-seed Maryland in California.
“As we move down to the three’s and four’s there was a lot of discussion amongst the group,” Braun said. “You’re splitting hairs to move them up one or down one.”
TCU is hoping to be in one of the Fort Worth brackets so that Horned Frogs wouldn’t have to leave home. The arena where the regional is being played is roughly 10 minutes from campus.
Teams just outside the top 16 included Baylor and West Virginia.
The Final Four will be played in Phoenix on April 3 and the NCAA championship game is two days later.
The NCAA has been doing in-season reveals since 2015 to give teams an early idea of where they could be come selection night. Saturday’s reveal did not factor in the games scheduled for later that day, which included South Carolina visiting LSU.
The NCAA will have one more reveal on March 1 before the real seedings are announced on March 15. For the first time, the selection committee will release the teams that will host the first two rounds in alphabetical order the day before the bracket is revealed. That gives those schools an extra day to sell tickets.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Avantae Parker had 22 points in Queens’ 87-81 win against Lipscomb on Saturday.
Parker also had four steals and six blocks for the Royals (15-12, 10-4 Atlantic Sun Conference). Yoav Berman scored 16 points while going 5 of 7 from the floor and 5 of 7 from the line, to go with six rebounds and seven assists. Nasir Mann had 11 points.
Grant Asman finished with 16 points for the Bisons (16-11, 9-5). Charlie Williams added 12 points for Lipscomb. Mateo Esmeraldo had 10 points, six assists and four steals.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A year ago, Landen Roupp entered camp in competition for the fifth spot in the Giants’ rotation with Hayden Birdsong and Landen Roupp — a spot he ended up winning. His spot in the rotation has long been secure, but Roupp isn’t changing anything ahead of his third major league season.
“I’m just thinking of it the same way, trying to fight for my spot,” Roupp said. “Even if I do have the spot, I’m going to attack it like I don’t.”
Roupp and left-hander Matt Gage threw their first live bullpens of camp on Saturday afternoon after right-handers Logan Webb and Hayden Birdsong did so on Friday afternoon.
The 27-year-old Roupp, pitching to Logan Porter, threw 25 pitches and faced six hitters, though his second time facing Patrick Bailey ended early due to pitch count. He struck out Jesus Rodriguez swinging but allowed a home run to non-roster invitee Eric Haase.
Gage, pitching to Diego Cartaya, faced four batters and threw 20 pitches, striking out Porter swinging but allowing a base hit to Bailey.
Roupp emphasized his cutter during his live bullpen season. He threw the pitch last year but changed his grip at the suggestion of new assistant pitching coach Christian Wonders.
“I threw it a lot today, just trying to feel it out and see how it played,” Roupp said. “Got some good swings on it.”
With a solidified spot in the Opening Day rotation, Roupp is headed for a significant workload spike after throwing a career-high 109 2/3 innings last year (three of those innings were during a rehab assignment).
Roupp landed on the 15-day injured list last year with right elbow inflammation, but he believes the Giants made the move out of caution. He also missed the last month of the season after awkwardly twisting his knee at Petco Park in late August, but that injury was of the fluke variety.
To prepare for the uptick in innings, Roupp said he spent the offseason trying to get stronger and increase his base.
“He’s got an edge to him, but also, nothing’s an extreme — which would be nice if I could copy that,” said manager Tony Vitello. “He’s kind of in the middle every day. He’s always in a good mood. He likes to have fun, but he’s not a goofball. He’s intense, but he’s not foaming at the mouth or doing anything crazy. It probably leads into who he is being consistent. In order to be consistent, you have to be consistent.”
Bailey’s tweaks right-handed batting stance
Bailey told reporters on Friday morning that he intends to continue switch-hitting despite posting better numbers as a left-handed hitter the last two seasons, and the 26-year-old has made a noticeable tweak to his right-handed batting stance.
This spring, the two-time Gold Glove Award winner is not only standing taller, but he’s brought his hands out and has his bat head facing directly upward opposed to at an angle near his head. The difference between last year and this year can be seen here.
Over the last two seasons, Bailey hit .197 with a .513 OPS as a right-handed hitter. As a left-handed hitter, by contrast, Bailey has a .239 batting average and .654 OPS. Bailey’s inside-the-park walk-off homer was as a left-handed hitter, but his walk-off grand slam was as a right-handed hitter.
The Shawsheen Tech wrestling team dominated the Division 1 North Sectional field Saturday, rolling to the title with 258.5 points.
Placing first for the Rams were Dante Giusti (126 pounds), James Tildsley (157) and Logan Holmes (190). Ethan Caceres (120) and Hadi Sibay (138) came in second place. Placing third were Tristan Lane (165), Thomas Conn (113), Kyle Dube (10 6) and Gavin Lane (132).
Mill City thrills: Lowell finished in sixth (115.5 points) in the Division 1 North field, highlighted by a first-place finish from star Emmett Logan (150). Atilio Colon came in second at 285.
Lions roar: In Division 1 West/Central action, Chelmsford’s Christian Ortiz captured the 106-pound title. He picked up the major decision over Caden Anderson of Westford Academy by a score of 12-1 to seal the victory. Elsewhere, Michael Canada placed second at 150, while Frank Molloy (126) Alex Glennie (175) and Patrick Keough (113) pinned down fourth-place honors. Chelmsford finished in eighth (92 points).
Ghost sighting: Capturing second-place honors were Caden Anderson (106) and Jacob Blacksburg (215). Thomas Bonenfant claimed third at 190 as Westford Academy placed seventh.
Taking fourths were Kieran Donaghue at 164 and Alex Luhrs at 285. Ben Chen placed fifth at 157.
Billerica shines: Representing the Indians well at the Division 2 North Sectionals was Shane Breen, who came in second place at 126. Nicholas Costa finished fourth at 138. Billerica amassed 59 points for 10th place.
Tyngsboro/Dracut roll: Headlined by first-place titles from Dylan Walker (120), Samson Xayachack (150) and Jaden Merwin, Tyngsboro/Dracut edged Gloucester for the Division 3 North Sectional title.
Anthony Martinez and Anthony Maraganis took second, while James Shaffer placed third for the champions.
Tewksbury soars: Garnering Division 3 North crowns were Nicky Desisto (126), Sean Callahan (144) and Jack Lightfoot (132).
Brooke Lightfoot (113), Carlo Desisto (157) and Ryan Callahan (138) came in fourth.
Greater Lowell shines: Antoine Jackman won by fall in 47 seconds in the 113-pound final for the Gryphons at the Division 1 North Sectional in Methuen.
Gavin Espinola placed second to Central Catholic’s Sam Winship. The Gryphons picked up a fourth-place finish by Baraka Karanja at 215. Nehemiah Nieves earned sixth at 150.
Pelham goes 1-2: The Pythons defeated Portsmouth (42-17) and fell to Windham (36-35) and Alvirne (45-33) as forfeits again proved costly. The biggest highlight came when junior 285-pounder Victor Zanonni earned his 100th career win in the Alvirne match.
Zannonni went 3-0 on the day. Also going undefeated were teammates Matt Raymond at 126, Drew Nicolosi at 157 and Ben Maslanek at 165.
Girls swimming
Ghosts excel: Westford Academy turned in an impressive performance Saturday at the MIAA Division 1 Swimming & Diving Championships at MIT’s Zesiger Pool.
WA’s 200 medley relay team of Evelyn Hale, Sherry Ye, Maria Reuther and Emily Deeks combined to finish sixth in 1:56.65. The 200 free relay team of Bree Gouldson, Rhianna Barrett, Catherine Sperry and Deeks captured seventh in 1:45.48.
The 400 free relay team of Ye, Hale, Sperry and Gouldson claimed ninth in a clocking of 3:52.35.
Individually, Gouldson had a strong meet, finishing eighth in the 100 free in 55.58 and 10th in the 100 free in 25.87. Ye, meanwhile, placed 10th in the 200 IM in 2:17.88 and 10th in the 100 backstroke in 1:03.35.
Track
Crusaders shine: The Lowell Catholic track team earned seven medals at the Division 4 state track meet at the TRACK at New Balance in Brighton on Friday.
The small but mighty team received medals from senior Sean Ouellette in the 600 meters, junior Tyler Ouellette in the 1,000 and eighth-grader Grace Morasse in the two mile. Lowell Catholic’s 4x800m team of Tyler Ouellette, Sean Ouellette, Xavier Smay and Daniel Smith also earned medals.
G-D soars: Groton-Dunstable had several fine efforts at the Division 4 state track meet at the TRACK at New Balance in Brighton.
G-D multi-event athlete Xander Crouse placed eighth in the 55 hurdles with a time of 8.61, eighth in the high jump by clearing 5 feet, 10 inches, and 14th in the shot put with a throw of 40-7.25.
In the mile, Andrew Kosiba was G-D’s top finisher, placing fourth in 4:30. He was followed by Ashvik Yadav (10th, 4:37), Ashton Duane (18th, 4:50) and Cameron Duane (25th, 5:04). Duane claimed fifth in the 1,000 in 2:35.
The distance boys also competed in the 4×800, breaking the school record again and placing fifth in 8:40.04. On the girls side, Meghan McEleney placed seventh in the mile with a time of 5:13.
McDermott sparkles: Nashoba Tech senior Tristan McDermott took home two medals from the Division 5 state track meet at the TRACK at New Balance in Brighton.
McDermott began the day running a 6.72 in the 55, which placed him into the finals. He subsequently took eighth with a 6.69. He also entered the long jump, where he finished in second place with a jump of 21-5.5.
Wildcats roll: The Wilmington girls soared to fourth place with 33 points at the Division 5 state meet.
Lexi LeBlanc captured the long jump with a leap of 16-11.25, which was also a new Wilmington record. Also, the 4×200 relay team of Kayleigh Walker, Cate MacDonald, Isabel Carriere and LeBlanc won in a meet and school record record time of 1:46.45.
Also placing for the Wildcats were Isabel Carriere with a second-place finish in the 300 meters with a personal best time of 42.28 seconds and Abby Howie with a fourth-place finish in the shot put with a personal best toss of 31-10.75.
Panthers on prowl: The Ayer Shirley girls finished fifth (31 points) at the Division 5 state meet as Sastea Cherduville earned medals with a fifth-place 7.42 in the 55, fourth-place 15-9.25 long jump and 4×200 of 1:49 with Abby Stull, J’aliyah Mayes and Roxane McKenzie, who also took third in the 55.
Lorelai Levy was runner-up in the 55 hurdles in 8.92.
On the boys side, the Panthers scored 12 points. Jake Leone finished fifth in the two mile in 9:44, Aidan Reed finished sixth in the 600 in 1:25, and they also ran the 4×800 with AJ Arakelian and Josh Bly and finished fourth.
Boys hockey
Littleton 3, Abington 2: Riding a two-goal performance from Conor Glew, Littleton stayed red hot with the tough non-league win at Rockland Ice Arena.
Andrew Archer contributed to the offense with a goal and assist, while Liam Glew dished out two assists. Goaltender Jacob Dangel turned aside 11 of 13 shots.
BG 2, Londonderry 1: Jordan O’Hearn continued to pile up the goals with a two-goal performance during the tough NHAA Division 1 win at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro.
Picking up assists were Gavin Santos and Dominic Trepanier. BG held onto its lead during a scoreless third period.
Girls basketball
Dracut 57, Bedford 34: Dracut earned a 37-15 second-half advantage to advance to the finals of the Spartan Classic on Monday (5:45 p.m.) vs Bridgewater-Raynham.
Junior guard Kaylee Maier led the offensive attack with 21 points, freshman forward Lily White poured in 15 points and sophomore center Kelsey Hudon was strong with 14 points.
Tyngsboro 42, Maynard 35: Tyngsboro defeated league rival Maynard in the first round of the Clark Tournament. The Tigers were led by Katie O’Keefe with 14 points and five rebounds. Alanna Anderson added 12 points and Maddie Marino finished with seven points.
Central 44, Chelmsford 40: The Lions were nipped by the Lawrence school during a tough MVC battle.
Chelmsford (6-12) was sparked by sophomore Karlie Maxwell, who came off the bench to drain four 3-pointers and scored 13 points. Junior Elizabeth Robinson and freshman Mary Kathleen McDonald chipped in with nine and eight points, respectively.
Bow 40, Pelham 37: Sophia Guinazzo finished with 11 points for Pelham, the only player to reach double figures, as the Pythons were nipped by Bow in a battle of NHIAA Div. 2 teams that were 11-2.
The Pythons had the lead throughout but couldn’t survive Grace Riley and Jessica Phillips fouling out.
Central 70, Burlington 34: Freshman Addison Holmes-Lavallee collected 21 points to power the Red Raiders to the non-league victory.
Central (8-11) scored 39 points in the second half to pull away. Senior McKenna Devanney was also immense offensively with 20 points, while senior Syenna Diaz contributed 14 points.
WA 52, Lincoln-Sudbury 21: Powered by Alexa Coward, who compiled seven assists, five steals and four rebounds, an extremely well-balanced Westford Academy team romped to the Dual County League victory.
Scoring eight points apiece for the Ghosts were Phoenix Philbrick (5 rebounds), Brooke Nielsen (3 assists), Olivia Pillsbury and Hannah Lupien.
Boys basketball
North Andover 52, Billerica 51: Despite a monster effort from Jackson Vincent, the Indians were nipped in a MVC nail-biter.
Vincent compiled 19 points and 11 rebounds. Ethan Nsubuga contributed nine points and four rebounds, while Braden Martin chipped in nine points and two rebounds for Billerica.
Greater Lowell Tech’s Landyn Lane, left, works for position against Central Catholic’s Lucas Cooper in a 120-pound quarterfinal match Saturday at the Division 1 North Sectionals in Methuen. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)Tewksbury’s Nick Desisto controls the action against Lynnfield/North Reading’s Jakob Hulett during their 126-pound semifinal bout Saturday at the Division 3 North Sectionals in Dracut. Desisto went on to win the title. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)Anthony Maraganis of Tyngsboro/Dracut works to escape against Wilmington’s Mason Kwiatkowski in a 157-pound semifinal Saturday at the Division 3 North Sectionals in Dracut. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)
MILAN (AP) — Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark.
Vita Kalniņa and her husband Alexander Kalniņš, fans of the Latvian hockey team who live in Germany, held up a large Greenland flag during warmups and again when the Danish team scored the opening goal of the preliminary round game against the U.S.
“We are Europeans and I think as Europeans we must hold together,” Kalniņš told The Associated Press.
“The Greenlandic people decide what will happen with Greenland, but as it is now, Greenland is a part of the Danish kingdom and, as Greenland is a part of Denmark as in this case, we support both countries against the U.S.”
Other American and Danish fans who watched their teams face off Saturday at an Olympic hockey game in Milan said they believe sports transcends politics amid recent tensions between their governments over Greenland.
Trump’s rhetoric in recent weeks about taking control of Greenland has stirred up national pride in Denmark, which oversees the semiautonomous island. That the teams just happen to face off at the Milan Cortina Olympics is no extra motivation to the players, but it is a chance for them to ride a wave of patriotism as significant underdogs.
Kostya Manenkov, James Ellingworth and Stephen Whyno in Milan contributed to this report.
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn’s latest surgery on her left leg that she broke in the Olympic downhill “went well” and now she “will be able to finally go back to the U.S.,” the American skiing standout said Saturday.
The 41-year-old Vonn is being treated at a hospital in Treviso.
She said on Wednesday that she had a “successful” third surgery.
Nine days before Sunday’s crash, Vonn ruptured the ACL in her left knee in another crash. Even before then, all eyes had been on her as the feel-good story heading into the Olympics for her comeback after nearly six years of retirement.
“I have been reading a lot of messages and comments saying that what has happened to me makes them sad,” Vonn said on Instagram. “Please, don’t be sad. Empathy, love and support I welcome with an open heart, but please not sadness or sympathy. I hope instead it gives you strength to keep fighting, because that is what I am doing and that is what I will continue to do. Always.
“When I think back on my crash, I didn’t stand in the starting gate unaware of the potential consequences. I knew what I was doing. I chose to take a risk.”
But Vonn concluded her latest message by saying she is “still looking forward to the moment when I can stand on the top of the mountain once more. And I will.”
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Romance comes in many forms, as illustrated by the scene when Jutta Leerdam broke an Olympic record and took home the gold medal in the women’s 1,000-meter speed skating event. Leedam’s boyfriend, controversial conservative influencer Jake Paul, appeared to cry frantically as he watched her performance. How beautiful to see such an open expression of sensitivity from the boxer.
Jake Paul in the stands during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Paul was not the only person at the Olympics expressing complicated emotions. Immediately after winning the bronze medal in the biathlon, Sturla Holm Lægreidconfessed in tears that he had cheated on his girlfriend: “Six months ago I met the love of my life, the most extraordinary person in the world. But three months ago I made the biggest mistake of my life and was unfaithful to her,” were his words when translated.
In a text message to a Norwegian newspaper, his former partner dismissed his words. “I did not choose to be put in this position, it is painful to find myself in it. It is difficult to forgive,” she wrote. Especially a betrayal admitted on television.
Bronze medalist Sturla Holm Laegreid of Team Norway is embraced by Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold of Team Norway after the medal ceremony for the Men’s 20km Individual.
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These Winter Olympics are also the opportunity for established couples to publicly display their ongoing romance. Many athletes are longtime partners in life and on the ice, such as skaters Marco Fabbri and Charlene Guignard. Romantically linked even before they became partners on the rink in 2010, the fires of their love still burn brightly. A few days ago, after winning bronze in the figure skating team event, the two exchanged a kiss that captivated the entire arena.
The moment was an inspiration for other couples at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including Milla Ruud Reitan and Nikolaj Majorov, who confirmed their relationship more than a year ago, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates, the free dance winners who have been married since 2024.
MILAN — MILAN (AP) — Jordan Stolz is now a two-time Olympic gold medalist in speedskating — halfway to his goal of four at the Milan Cortina Games — after winning the 500 meters on Saturday to go along with his victory in the 1,000.
Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, is only the second man to complete the 500-1,000 double at one Olympics. He joins Eric Heiden, the American who did it as part of his record sweep of all five individual men’s speedskating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Games.
Stolz finished the 500 in an Olympic-record time of 33.77 seconds, after also setting a Games mark in his win in the 1,000 on Wednesday. Both times, the silver went to Jenning do Boo of the Netherlands, who clocked 33.88 in the shortest speedskating event. Both times, they raced head-to-head in the same heat.
Stolz was leading Wednesday as they came out of the final curve, then they were even entering the last stretch. But Stolz, who overcame a deficit in the 1,000, turned on the speed and leaned across the line first again in the 500. De Boo slipped and fell into the wall afterward, while Stolz skated past and shook his right fist overhead.
Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil got the bronze in 34.26.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Washington Post columnist Barry Svrluga was reporting from his first Winter Olympics when Lindsey Vonn left her hospital bed after a crash and returned to compete days later at the 2006 Turin Games.
He is back in Italy two decades later at the Milan Cortina Games and was there again to write about it when Vonn ended up back in the hospital following another crash. Even though he’s losing his job.
The Post announced two days before the Olympics opened last week that it was eliminating its sports section while laying off a third of its staff. Svrluga said the newspaper originally planned to send 14 staff members to these Games.
With air tickets and accommodation already paid for, Svrluga is one of four of the paper’s journalists who decided to still come: He is in Cortina, Rick Maese is in Bormio, and Les Carpenter and national staffer Robert Samuels are in Milan.
“They can take away our section,” Svrluga said, “but in a way, they can’t take away our spirit.”
Of the four, Svrluga and Carpenter are being laid off. They came to their final assignment anyway.
“I wanted to be occupied,” said Svrluga, who is at his 12th Games. “I love covering the Olympics. … I had Lindsey injured in Sestriere and then had her gold (Vancouver, 2010) and I’ve had every one of her Olympic races, whether they were successes or not. Same with (Mikaela) Shiffrin.”
The first Olympics that Svrluga worked at was the 2004 Athens Summer Games and he was immediately struck by the way colleagues at the paper collaborated at such a big event.
“It felt like a team sport for us and that benefited the section and the paper,” Svrluga said. “What we’re trying to do here is remind people — readers and decision makers — that these are a lot of committed people who were doing things for the right reasons.”
Carpenter, the Post’s Olympics writer, is at his eighth Games. He’s been covering figure skating, speedskating and hockey.
“The Post sports department always had such a great connection with its readers. I felt I had to stay to tell the story of this Olympics for them,” Carpenter said. “It’s what I’d want as a reader. If this is the end for Post sports, let’s give our most loyal readers our best.”
Svrluga gave his readers — and the wider skiing community — reason for pause even before he got to Cortina.
“This was a very personal situation,” Svrluga said. “I’m thankful for them that they trusted me with the information. It’s their story to tell.”
Changes across the industry have resulted in fewer American reporters attending events like the Olympics.
“That’s tragic for readers,” Svrluga said, noting how the extra space in the reporters’ interview areas at the finish lines are “great for logistics and sad for the business.”
Some of the people who Svrluga has reported on at the Olympics have reached out to him after word spread about the cuts at the Post. It’s happened back in Washington, too, he said.
“People who have won World Series, people who own teams. I’ve been there 22 years, so you build relationships over time, even with people you battle with a little bit or you write something they don’t like. It’s still a human element to it,” Svrluga said. “So I’ve heard from more people than I can count.”
But, Svrluga added, “You don’t want to be the story. You want to cover the story.”
The Post’s executive editor, Matt Murray, called the layoffs painful but necessary.
“You could argue maybe we’re in this position because we didn’t adapt or see what is coming next,” Svrluga said. “It’s obvious people get their news in different ways now. I’m ‘old school’ in one regard. … I hope that the people who are in their 20s and early 30s, like when I first went to the Olympics, are figuring out whatever’s next. I would love for it to include written storytelling, because that’s what I like to do.”
Eliminating the Post sports section was a sharp blow since the department has hosted many well-known bylines through the years, including the likes of John Feinstein, Michael Wilbon, Shirley Povich, Sally Jenkins and Tony Kornheiser.
Svrluga’s final column from these Games will mark his final story for the Post. In the meantime, he’s going to try and enjoy the Olympics — and being in Italy — more than he usually does while on assignment.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO – Both sides in the Canada-Sweden curling melodrama held firm to their beliefs Saturday at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
It was a story so engulfing that it essentially left Brad Jacobs’ first defeat of the Winter Games lost in the shuffle.
Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller defeated Canada 9-5 in a clinical victory over a Calgary-based side that may have been distracted by the tumult from a night earlier.
The vice-skips at the heart of the tension — Canada’s Marc Kennedy and Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson — stuck to their guns a day after an on-ice discussion about ‘double-touching’ curling stones evolved into a profanity-laced interaction that generated international headlines.
“I don’t regret defending myself or my teammates in that moment,” Kennedy said. “I just probably regret the language I used.”
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Late in the Canada-Sweden game, Eriksson — the third for skip Niklas Edin — told Kennedy he thought the Canadian players had occasionally touched the granite on the stone after the rock handle was released.
Kennedy bristled at the suggestion that there was deliberate cheating and let Eriksson know it, adding a couple of F-bombs for good measure.
“I’ve played this game a really long time, and I can’t think of once in my entire career where I’ve done something to gain a competitive advantage by cheating, and I take that very seriously,” Kennedy said. “And it’s been a really long career.
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“So when you get called out, my instinct was to be a little bit of a bulldog and come after Oskar for it. That’s human nature for me.”
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The incident kick-started an online wave of accusations, fuelled in part by a viral video that appeared to show Kennedy’s finger grazing the granite, which would be a rule violation.
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The source of the video — apparently filmed a few rows above ice level near the hog line — wasn’t immediately clear.
“I was surprised that there was a live video on the hog line outside of OBS (Olympic Broadcasting Service) rules,” said Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen. “That seems odd to me.”
Canada team coach Paul Webster went one step further. He said there were Swedish support staff, fans and team officials in position there during the game.
“They were there ready at the hog line video recording,” he said.
Kennedy added he felt the Swedes had “come up with a plan” to try to catch violations at that location.
“It was planned right from the word go yesterday,” he said. “From the words that were being said by their coaches and the way they were running to the officials. It was kind of evident that something was going on, and they were trying to catch us in an act.”
Edin was asked directly if the Swedish team made arrangements to have that part of the sheet recorded.
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“Absolutely not,” he said, adding the recording was from a “media crew” that wanted to explain to its viewers what was happening.
“It was Swedish media, the people covering the game that did,” he said. “That’s what we were told at least.”
In a statement, World Curling said its umpires monitored the hog line area during the game and found no violations. If the granite had been touched, the stone would be removed from play.
Kennedy also listed a few concerns the Canadians had during the game, but said they let them go. He said Eriksson was “moving around at the hog line” while he was trying to throw, and also ran across the sheet when Canada lead Ben Hebert was throwing a rock.
“The difference is we don’t call him out on it because we know that he’s not doing it intentionally to cheat,” Kennedy said. “You play against these guys for so long, there’s a little bit of give-and-take, and you try to let the officials call the game.”
An ideal follow-through after a stone’s release would see the curler keep their hand in the air, Webster said. That position would also eliminate the chance of a lowered finger grazing the granite.
“I’m not going to sit here and adamantly deny that I haven’t done it,” Kennedy said. “I can just adamantly deny that it was (ever) done on purpose.”
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Sweden (1-3) recorded its first win of the competition Saturday, while Switzerland improved to 4-0. Swiss fourth Benoit Schwarz-van Berkel led the way by shooting a game-high 97 per cent.
The Canadians, who fell into a second-place with Great Britain’s Bruce Mouat at 3-1, return to action Sunday night against China’s Xiaoming Xu.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 14, 2026.
