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Mikaela Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title

Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait for at least five more weeks before tying the World Cup record for most career wins with 86. The American skier finished second in a slalom and remained one victory short of Ingemar Stenmark’s total on the all-time overall winners list.

Eagles rout 49ers for NFC title, soar into Super Bowl

Jalen Hurts had one of Philadelphia’s four rushing touchdowns and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl, forcing both of San Francisco’s quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 in the NFC championship game.

A look at the healthiest states for seniors

States were ranked by several key factors — including social and economic, physical environment, clinical care, behaviors, and health outcomes — relative to overall health and quality of life.

Birthdays – Jan. 29

Actor Katharine Ross is 83. Actor Tom Selleck is 78. Singer Bettye LaVette is 77. Actor Marc Singer is 75. Actor Ann Jillian is 73. Drummer Louie Perez of Los Lobos is 70. Singer Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band is 70. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is 69. Country singer Irlene Mandrell is 67. Actor Diane Delano ("The Ellen Show," "Northern Exposure") is 66. Actor Judy Norton ("The Waltons") is 65. Guitarist Johnny Spampinato of NRBQ is 64. Drummer David Baynton-Power of James is 62. Bassist Eddie Jackson of Queensryche is 62. Actor Nicholas Turturro ("NYPD Blue") is 61. Singer-guitarist Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera is 59. Director-actor Ed Burns is 55. Actor Sam Trammell ("True Blood") is 54. Actor Heather Graham is 53. Actor Sharif Atkins ("White Collar," "ER") is 48. Actor Sara Gilbert is 48. Actor Kelly Packard ("Baywatch") is 48. Actor Justin Hartley ("This Is Us") is 46. Actor Sam Jaeger ("Parenthood") is 46. Former "The View" co-host Jedediah Bila is 44. Actor Andrew Keegan ("Party of Five") is 44. Actor Jason James Richter ("Free Willy") is 43. Guitarist Jonny Lang is 42. Singer Adam Lambert ("American Idol") is 41. Country singer Eric Paslay is 40.

No. 4 Tennessee gets past No. 10 Texas

Olivier Nkamhoua scored 27 points and Zakai Zeigler had 22 points and 10 assists to lead No. 4 Tennessee over No. 10 Texas 82-71 on Saturday night in an SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Josiah-Jordan James added 14 and Santiago Vescovi had 12 for Tennessee, which led by as many as 22 midway through the second half. Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 to lead Texas. Marcus Carr and Brock Cunningham finished with 11 each.

Knierim, Frazier capture pairs gold at US skating nationals

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier captured another national pairs gold at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night with a spectacular free skate that scored them an overall season-best 227.97. The reigning world champions were forced to withdraw the night before last year's nationals when Frazier contracted COVID-19, denying them a chance to defend their 2021 title from their first season together. 

Former MVP Parker to sign with champion Aces

Former MVP Candace Parker announced Saturday on social media she would sign with the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. Parker spent the past two seasons playing for her hometown Chicago Sky. She led Chicago to the WNBA championship in 2021 and won the 2016 title playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. Parker adds to an already loaded lineup that includes reigning MVP A'ja Wilson, who also won the league's top award in 2020.

Twins, fans enjoy Correa jolt as spring training nears

The Minnesota Twins were smitten after one season of Carlos Correa's hitting, defense, intelligence, experience and leadership. The belief in those traits was strong enough to commit a franchise-record amount of guaranteed money for at least the next six years.

Hurts, Purdy set for college-era rematch in NFC title tilt

Quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Brock Purdy have been here before. Just not in the NFL. The two met in November 2019, when Hurts was the QB for Oklahoma and Purdy was the QB for Iowa State. In that game, Hurts passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more scores for Oklahoma. Purdy passed for five touchdowns for Iowa State. could be primed for a shootout in the NFC championship game.