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It’s official: Jayson Tatum is back. The five-time All-NBA wing is available to play for Boston on Friday night against Dallas, just 10 months after tearing his Achilles tendon in a playoff game against New York. This is not a surprise. Tatum had been moved from “out” to “questionable” on Thursday, the first step in a player coming off a …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big Ten Player of the Year Lauren Betts had 26 points and eight rebounds and Kiki Rice added 18 points and six assists to help No. 2 UCLA overcome a sluggish start and beat Washington 78-60 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. The regular-season champion Bruins (29-1) won their 23rd consecutive game, matching last season’s …

Upon his arrival in Italy, Paralympic ski racer Patrick Halgren plastered a blue-and-yellow sticker in the bathroom of a popular restaurant. The first of many stickers to be stuck somewhere. By the time the Milan Cortina Paralympics are over, those decals that read “ SvendIt ” will be spotted on chairlifts, water bottles and buildings all around Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Los Angeles Clippers may have known what they were doing all along. Are they better now after trading James Harden and Ivica Zubac? The thought must be at least considered, even tonight against the San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement My Clippers vs. Spurs …

The Sacramento Kings aren’t just the NBA’s worst team — they’re the worst team despite a veteran roster that has been trying to win every game. Lost in the rampant discussion about “tanking” this season is that several of the league’s bottom-feeders are just plain bad, and aren’t doing anything to manipulate their record for more ping-pong balls in the …

Russell Westbrook’s press conference following the Sacramento Kings’ 133-123 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans started innocently enough Thursday. But it turns out, all it took was a simple “how you doing, Russ” to throw everything off the rails. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2026 MLB season] Westbrook was apparently not in the mood for …

HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Mi Hyang Lee played bogey-free in windy conditions on Friday and posted a 6-under 66, giving her a one-shot lead in the Blue Bay LPGA going into the weekend as the South Korean chases her first LPGA title in more than eight years. The wind wasn’t as strong as what Lee faced in the opening …

Yul Moldauer offers no excuses for the 16-month whereabouts suspension he received from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for missing three drug tests in 2024. That didn’t make looking at his mentions on social media any easier for a gymnast who has a national title, two world championship medals and an Olympic appearance on his resume. Advertisement “I’ve read everything online, …

MILAN (AP) — The Winter Paralympics officially start on Friday, with the opening ceremony in Verona, Italy. With 665 Para athletes and 79 sets of medals to be awarded, Milan Cortina will feature a record number of athletes and medals. Advertisement They will compete across six sports: Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard …

It’s wild that we are about three-quarters of the way through the 2025-26 NBA regular season. Pretty soon, we’ll be seeing the best of the best go toe-to-toe night in, night out in an effort to claim the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Are the Thunder fated to repeat as champions? Will the Eastern Conference produce another unexpected representative? Are the Spurs …

The final weekend of the regular season in many collegiate sports usually means a rivalry game. That is indeed the case in many basketball hotbeds around the nation as the men’s campaign concludes. While these contests always mean bragging rights, there’s a bit more on the line for some of the involved teams as they hope to improve their positions …

VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics will officially open later Friday amid the tensions of war in the Middle East and with some countries intending to boycott the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage. Ukraine is leading the list of countries not attending the opening ceremony in Verona …

Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (15-14, 11-9 MAAC) vs. Merrimack Warriors (18-11, 15-5 MAAC) Atlantic City, New Jersey; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack takes on Mount St. Mary’s in the MAAC Tournament. Advertisement The Warriors’ record in MAAC games is 15-5, and their record is 3-6 in non-conference play. Merrimack is second in the MAAC in rebounding with 34.9 …

Lakers star Luka Doncic is one technical away from receiving an automatic one-game suspension after he picked up his 15th technical of the season in a 120-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Doncic, who had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, was charged with a technical with 5:43 left in the second quarter. Advertisement “Just because …

LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most field goals scored in NBA history as the Los Angeles Lakers lost at the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. James scored 16 points for the Lakers in the 120-113 defeat and passed Abdul-Jabbar’s tally of 15,837 during the first quarter. Advertisement The 41-year-old, who is playing in an unprecedented 23rd NBA season, passed …

SAN ANTONIO — On multiple occasions in Thursday’s 121-106 loss to the Spurs, Cade Cunningham seemingly had nowhere to run and no room to breathe. At every turn and every dribble, the Pistons star’s airspace was crowded, met with hands in his face and a body in front of him. First, it was Stephon Castle. Then it was Carter Bryant. …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Logyn Greer and Desiree Wooten both scored 10 points in No. 6 seed Colorado’s 55-48 win over No. 11 seed Kansas on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. Greer shot 4 for 7 from the field and drained both her attempts from 3-point range from the Buffaloes (21-10). …

LeBron James has broken yet another NBA record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In the final seconds of the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, James posted up Zeke Nnaji along the baseline before hitting him with a turnaround fadeaway for the 15,838th made field goal of his career — the most …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wendell Carter Jr. made a go-ahead dunk with 1.4 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-114 on Thursday night to spoil Cooper Flagg’s return from injury. Flagg’s three-point play with 37.3 seconds left gave Dallas a four-point lead, but Orlando scored the last five points. Jalen Suggs hit a 3-pointer with 32.2 …

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo added 21 and the Miami Heat beat Brooklyn 126-110 on Thursday night, sending the Nets to their 10th consecutive loss. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 18 for the Heat (34-29), who have won six of eight and moved five games over .500 for the first time since the first week of …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cearah Parchment scored 15 points, and Destiny Jackson added 14 for No. 10-seeded Illinois in a 71-69 win over No. 10-seeded Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night. Maddie Webber added 13 for the Illini (21-10), Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored 12 and Berry Wallace finished with 11. Illinois will move on to the quarterfinals to …

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Christeen Iwuala scored 18 points for No. 7 seed Mississippi in a 73-57 win over No. 15 seed Auburn in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday. Ole Miss (22-10) led the entire game, jumping out with a 12-1 run to open the game and had a double-digit lead heading into halftime, 48-20. Advertisement …

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Venus Williams dropped out of the BNP Paribas Open in the first round Thursday, falling 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1 to Diane Parry of France. The 45-year-old Williams, who has lost her last eight WTA matches, received a wild card into the singles and doubles draws for the tournament in the Southern California desert. Advertisement After …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg is back in the starting lineup for Dallas against the Orlando Magic on Thursday night after missing eight games with a foot injury. Flagg, the No. 1 pick in last year’s NBA draft, was sidelined with a left mid-foot sprain. He last played at Phoenix on Feb. 10. Advertisement The 6-foot-9 forward …

The NBA title race just got a whole lot more interesting. Jayson Tatum is reportedly making his return to the Celtics this season, possibly this Friday against the Mavs. What should we watch up on his return? And are the Celtics the team to beat in the East? Our writers weigh in. What’s your reaction to the news of Tatum’s …