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Doncic powers Mavs with 51 points, Suns send message to Bucks

Doncic powers Mavs with 51 points, Suns send message to Bucks

Dallas star Luka Doncic poured in a career-high 51 points to propel the Mavericks to a 112-105 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

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Italy's tiny curling community rejoices at Olympic triumph

Italy's tiny curling community rejoices at Olympic triumph

Italy's curling heroics at the Winter Olympics has unearthed a sudden enthusiasm which the country's tiny curling community hopes will raise its profile enough to complete with more popular winter sports like alpine skiing.

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Tearful snowboard legend White misses Olympic medal in farewell

Tearful snowboard legend White misses Olympic medal in farewell

An emotional Shaun White said there was "no agony, just happiness" after the snowboard legend missed out on a medal at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in his farewell appearance.

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Australian 'underdog' Narracott in pole for historic Olympic medal

Australian 'underdog' Narracott in pole for historic Olympic medal

Jaclyn Narracott sits poised to win Australia's first Olympic medal in a sliding sport as the surprise overnight leader in the women's skeleton.

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Nets lose 10th straight, Doncic powers Mavs with 51 points

Nets lose 10th straight, Doncic powers Mavs with 51 points

The Brooklyn Nets capped a tumultuous day by crashing to a 10th straight NBA defeat on Thursday, falling 113-112 to the Wizards in Washington.

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Musk 'confident' of Starship orbital launch this year

Musk 'confident' of Starship orbital launch this year

Elon Musk delivered updates on SpaceX's efforts to develop its interplanetary Starship rocket on Thursday night, but stopped short of announcing a firm launch date for an orbital test or new missions, despite considerable buildup ahead of the rare presentation.

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Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug: Olympic testers

Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug: Olympic testers

Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Games testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia's decision to allow her to continue competing in Beijing.

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Swiss Gut-Behrami wins women's Olympic super-G, Shiffrin 9th

Swiss Gut-Behrami wins women's Olympic super-G, Shiffrin 9th

Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami added Olympic super-G gold to her world title at the Beijing Games on Friday as American Mikaela Shiffrin finished ninth after flunking her first two events.

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New Zealand Covid protest grows after police draw back

New Zealand Covid protest grows after police draw back

Protester numbers outside New Zealand's parliament swelled Friday as police scaled back efforts to clear anti-vaccine demonstrators involved in violent clashes a day earlier.

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US, Asia allies meet to deepen bulwark against China

US, Asia allies meet to deepen bulwark against China

The top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India opened talks in Melbourne Friday on deepening their Quad alliance, hoping to blunt China's expanding power across the Asia-Pacific region.

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