Norway sweeps Nordic combined events with a win in the team sprint at the Milan Cortina Olympics
Norway swept the Nordic combined events at the Milan Cortina Winter Games with a victory in the team sprint Thursday in what could be the final time the sport is featured in the Olympics. Finland won silver and Austria captured the bronze on a day when a snowstorm made for tough travel in the two-man 15-kilometer cross-country ski relay. The event dates to the original Olympics in 1924 and opens with a ski jump that determines the starting order for the cross-country ski race.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson drops brutal Sweden Olympics assessment after elimination
The Swedes entered Milano Cortina with larger expectations.
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Marquette coach Shaka Smart says Sean Jones will miss rest of season
Injury-plagued junior guard Sean Jones, who has been ruled out for the season, appeared in eight games, with his last appearance coming Dec. 30.
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