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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Matt Weston doesn’t always win. It only seems that way. And at the Milan Cortina Olympics, the 28-year-old slider from Britain left no doubt — he’s the best skeleton racer in the world. Advertisement Capping a four-year run that featured one remarkable finish after another, Weston won the men’s skeleton gold medal on a frosty …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After 21 seasons — which included 11 All-NBA nods, nine All-Defensive Teams and being a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary team — Chris Paul announced he is retiring from the NBA. Paul started the season with the Clippers, but things did not go according to plan. He was traded to Toronto at the deadline, and with …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron will try to drive his way into NASCAR history Sunday when he attempts to become the first winner of three consecutive Daytona 500s. He’ll have to do it in a backup Chevrolet after his preferred No. 24 was damaged in a qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. Advertisement No big deal, though: Byron …

Each week during the 2025-26 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. Last week: The Thunder won the trade deadline Fact or Fiction: The NBA’s response is enough to curb its tanking epidemic The NBA’s tanking …

It seems it isn’t just dynasty managers who have their sights set on the 2026 draft. By my count, eight teams are about to make a dramatic push for the best lottery odds they can possibly have for this draft. That could mean some of the most egregious tanking that league has ever seen. One look at the top of …

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game Weekend is upon us starting today as fans around the country will converge on Los Angeles for the festivities and conclude at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. This year’s format for the NBA All-Star Game is new, with three separate teams broken up into USA Stars, USA Stripes and Team World, all facing off …

MILAN (AP) — Joel Armia scored a shorthanded goal as Finland revived its Olympic campaign by beating archrival Sweden 4-1 on Friday in a group-stage victory 20 years after the sides squared off in the gold-medal game at the Turin Games. Finland’s win — after losing its opener at the Milan Cortina Games to Slovakia — leaves the group’s quarterfinal …

The Utah Jazz have been fined $500,000 (£367,000) by the NBA for benching healthy players and “compromising the integrity” of the league. Head coach Will Hardy removed stars Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr before the fourth quarter of their games against the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat this month. Advertisement The tactic, known as ‘tanking’, is used by coaches …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history with a triple-double when he put up 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 124-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. At 41 years and 44 days old, James broke the record held by Karl Malone, who recorded a triple-double …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 31 points and Donovan Clingan added 23 points and 18 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Utah 135-119 on Thursday night — hours after the Jazz lost Jaren Jackson Jr. to knee surgery and were fined $500,000 by the NBA for sitting healthy stars. Clingan also had a career-high …

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Olivia Olson had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and No. 7 Michigan beat Northwestern 80-58 on Thursday night. Michigan (21-4, 12-2 Big Ten) shook off a slow start while bouncing back from a 69-66 home loss to No. 2 UCLA on Sunday. Next up is a big matchup with rival Michigan State on Sunday. …

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Cotie McMahon racked up 21 points and dished five assists as No. 14 Mississippi cruised by Arkansas 80-57 on Thursday night to reach 20 wins for the fifth straight season. McMahon scored 20 or more points for the fourth straight game and has scored double figures in all but one outing this season. Advertisement The Rebels …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng had 19 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and four blocks, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Oklahoma City 110-93 on Thursday night. The Thunder traded Dieng just before the deadline. The 6-foot-9 Frenchman was the G-League Finals MVP as the Oklahoma City Blue won the championship in 2024 and a Thunder reserve. …

NBA All-Star Weekend is far more than just the All-Star Game itself — that is just the culmination of a whole weekend of on-the-court and off-the-court entertainment. There are skills highlighted — like the 3-Point Contest and the Dunk Contest — and an HBCU college game, not to mention musical artists performing all weekend, such as Ludacris on All-Star Saturday …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Yarden Garzon led with 19 points, four other Terrapins scored in double figures, and No. 20 Maryland took down Penn State 81-62 on Thursday night. Oluchi Okananwa (15 points), Addi Mack (13), Saylor Poffenbarger (10), and Mir McLean (10) each chipped in for the Terrapins (20-6, 8-6 Big Ten), who won their third straight game. …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams will sit out against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night with a nagging right hamstring injury. It’s Williams’ second time being sidelined with the same injury over the past month. The team plans to reevaluate him after the NBA All-Star break, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said Thursday. The game against Milwaukee is …

This year’s NBA draft appears to be one of the strongest in several years, and losing enough games to become a lottery team could result in a bigger payoff than even making a play-in game. The NBA has frowned on teams that appear to be tanking for a high pick, and the league implemented a player participation policy in September …

Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham now gets to add “team owner” to his resume. Cunningham has purchased a minority stake in MLB’s Texas Rangers, as reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania. It was not clear how big of a stake in the team Cunningham has bought. Advertisement Born and raised in Arlington, Texas – home of the Rangers franchise since it …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Garrett Mitchell is better known as “Cleetus McFarland” to his millions of followers gained over the years as a racing influencer. He’s pretty much always been called a YouTuber, until he was out to dinner last week when a fan stopped by and referred to him as a NASCAR driver. It was the first time …

NEW YORK (AP) — Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been suspended for one game without pay by the NBA after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. The league made the announcement on Thursday. Advertisement According to NBA rules, a player or coach is automatically suspended for …

The All-Star Break looms. Will the Los Angeles Lakers be able to maintain focus without their superstar? Probably… because the Dallas Mavericks are just as shorthanded — if not more so. My Mavericks vs. Lakers predictions expect Dallas to continue struggling without Luka Doncic, one of several NBA picks for Thursday, February 12. Advertisement Mavericks vs Lakers prediction Mavericks vs …

In today’s Kevin O’Connor Show, KOC goes over his NBA awards rankings approaching the midway point of the season. Plus, he reacts to the news of the Jaren Jackson Jr. season-ending surgery, and proposes a new system to weed out the problem of tanking in the NBA. Advertisement Then, KOC does a live mail-bag segment with questions from the YouTube …

Welcome to the Fantasy Basketball Minutes Report. Every week, I will review each team’s updated minutes per game to see which players are seeing the court more or less than in previous weeks. With this information in hand, I’ll try to discuss any relevant fantasy risers or fallers; players who we should be adding off waivers or removing from our …

The Portland Trail Blazers (26-29) travel to the Delta Center to face the Utah Jazz (18-37) tonight, aiming to snap a four-game road losing streak and secure a season series sweep. The Blazers take to the court after getting smacked by the Timberwolves in Minnesota last night, 133-109. Julius Randle poured in 41 and the T-wolves turned 25 Portland turnovers …

The Utah Jazz traded for Jaren Jackson Jr. on Feb. 3. Fewer than 10 days later, reports emerged suggesting Jackson would miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery. Jackson, 26, played in just three games with the Jazz before being shut down for the rest of the season. Jackson was in the midst of yet another strong …