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🎾 Aussie semifinals: No. 1 Jannik Sinner beat No. 21 Ben Shelton in straight sets and No. 2 Alexander Zverev won in a walkover against No. 7 Novak Djokovic, who withdrew with a leg injury after losing the first set.

🏈 MVP finalists: Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Saquon Barkley and Jared Goff are the finalists for NFL MVP, one of eight end-of-season awards whose finalists were revealed on Thursday.

🏒 Bettman’s future: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is preparing to retire in “a couple years,” according to a team owner, and the league is in the process of finding a successor.

🏈 Coen to Jacksonville: Buccaneers OC Liam Coen has reportedly agreed to become the next head coach of the Jaguars, reversing his decision to sign an extension with Tampa Bay.

⚾️ Braves signs Profar: Outfielder Jurickson Profar is headed to Atlanta on a three-year, $42 million deal. He was No. 15 on our Top 50 MLB free agents list.

🏀 Have a night, Nikola

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Nikola Jokić went nuclear in Thursday’s win over the Kings, notching his fifth straight triple-double (35 points, 22 rebounds, 17 assists) to join Wilt Chamberlain as the only NBA players to record a 35/20/15 game.

But wait, there’s more: He also made the sixth-longest shot in NBA history, an 80-foot heave to beat the third-quarter buzzer.

And to cap off his historic evening, Jokić was the leading vote-getter among Western Conference All-Stars, receiving more than 3.7 million votes from fans…

All-Star starters: The starting lineups were announced Thursday ahead of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 16 in San Francisco.

West

East

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)

Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)

Jalen Brunson (Knicks)

Wild stat… LeBron has started every All-Star Game since 2005.

📸 The world in photos

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Paris — Victor Wembanyama put on a show in his native France, recording 30 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks in…

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