National Sports

United States’s skip John Shuster, center, slides on the ice with teammates before the start of the their men’s curling match against United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Sunday.

Olympic curling world stunned by Russian doping scandal

February 19, 2018, 9:54am Nation & World

When word broke on Monday that a Russian Olympic curler was facing a doping charge, the curling world was floored. Not because of the tired cliche that curling isn’t a real sport (and therefore, why would a curler need to dope?) But because doping goes against the very essence of… Read story

Team LeBron’s LeBron James, second from left, of the Cleveland Cavaliers, shoots as Team Stephen’s Draymond Green, left, of the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson, second from right, of the Golden State Warriors, and Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, defend during the first half of an NBA All-Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Team LeBron edges Team Stephen 148-145 in NBA All-Star Game

February 18, 2018, 8:53pm National Sports

LeBron James scored 29 points and hit the go-ahead layup with 34.5 seconds to play, winning his third All-Star Game MVP award while his hand-picked team rallied to win an uncommonly entertaining showcase, beating Team Stephen 148-145 Sunday night. Read story

Alexa Efraimson 6th in 1,500 at U.S. indoor championships

February 18, 2018, 6:01pm Clark County Sports

Alexa Efraimson of Camas placed sixth out of 10 runners in the women’s 1,500 meters Sunday at the USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships at Albuquerque, N.M. Efraimson’s time was 4 minutes, 15.57 seconds. She ran 4:15.33 to place seventh in this event two weeks… Read story

Austin Dillon celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.

Austin Dillon takes No. 3 back to victory lane at Daytona

February 18, 2018, 4:13pm National Sports

Austin Dillon put the No. 3 back in victory lane in the Daytona 500. Read story

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan gestures to the crowd as he prepares to stand on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men’s free figure skating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/David J.

Hanyu defends Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating

February 16, 2018, 10:20pm National Sports

Move over Dick Button, make room atop men’s Olympic figure skating history for Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu. Read story

First at last: Earnhardt’s lone 500 victory still resonates

Dale Earnhardt smiles in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 on Feb. 15, 1998, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

February 16, 2018, 5:18pm National Sports

Dale Earnhardt was NASCAR’s “Intimidator,” winning his first Cup championship in only his second full season. Earnhardt had achieved about all there was to do in NASCAR by 1998, including a record-tying seven Cup Series championships. Read story

Final run propels Shaun White to Olympic history

Shaun White, of the United States, reacts to winning gold during the men's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.

February 13, 2018, 9:31pm National Sports

Snowboarding great Shaun White earned a milestone medal for the U.S. on Wednesday by throwing down a spectacular final run in the men's halfpipe. It's the third career gold for White and makes him the first American man to win gold at three separate Winter Olympics. Read story