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Minions music saga leaves Winter Olympic figure skaters ‘hoping and praying’
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (400+ words) By JAMES ELLINGWORTH, AP Sports Writer As the skating world grapples with a music standoff involving the lovable, mischievous Minions, U.S. champion Amber Glenn is gripped by "this Minions saga." It's a relatable problem for any skater, and Glenn has a…...
Ledecka going for glory again on snowboard and skis at the Milan Cortina Olympics
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (716+ words) By JOSEPH WILSON, Associated Press A young Ester Ledecka had heard it all before, that a real champion commits body and soul to a single sport. She wasn't having it. And instead of following conventional wisdom she rewrote what was…...
Trump Administration finds that San Jose State violated Title IX over transgender volleyball player
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (466+ words) The Trump Administration announced Tuesday that San Jose State University violated Title IX when it allowed a transgender athlete to play on the women's volleyball team and is demanding the university apologize to every player and acknowledge that the "sex…...
Ilia Malinin: The 20-year-old American figure skater redefining the sport
1+ week, 6+ day ago (715+ words) All that Ilia Malinin must do now is deliver on the Olympic stage. The 20-year-old American phenom has waited four long years for the Milan Cortina Games, after he was controversially left off the U.S. team for the Beijing Olympics. It…...
Ice dancer Allison Reed returns to Olympics after 16 years, skating for Lithuania
2+ week, 1+ day ago (890+ words) From being treated like "cattle" as a young girl to sleeping in her car off a Polish highway, Allison Reed has taken a long, hard road to follow her Olympic ice dance dream. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Reed has traveled…...
Alysa Liu’s second act: Once burned out by skating, world champ from Richmond setting sights on Olympic glory
3+ week, 6+ day ago (803+ words) ST. LOUIS " It took Richmond's Alysa Liu walking away from figure skating at its highest level to find out who she was. Ultimately, she found her way back again. Once the up-and-coming darling of American figure skating, Liu had surprised…...
Winter Olympics: Figure skater Ilia Malinin is ready to tell his story
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1877+ words) IRVINE " The allure of figure skating, what captivates millions who wouldn't know Axel Paulsen from Ulrich Salchow, why it transcends the Olympic Games every four years, is its ability to tell a story. More than any other sport, there is…...
Prep roundup: Acalanes girls crush University, Bellarmine outduels Monte Vista
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (505+ words) Acalanes High's Lexi Le (3) brings the ball down court University's University's Anna Beischer (21) in the second quarter of their game at Acalanes High School in Lafayette, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) LAFAYETTE " Two games into…...
Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (448+ words) Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls Athlete of the Week poll. This week, we consider performances from Nov. 17-22. If you haven't already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going. Emily Bellinger, California cross…...
NorCal volleyball championship roundup: Sequoia wins title, Logan’s Cinderella run ends, Mitty falls in 5
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (44+ words) Archbishop Mitty's Makenna Crosson (4) spikes the ball against Rocklin in the fourth set of the 2025 CIF NorCal Girls Volleyball Championship game at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)...