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Mikaela Shiffrin gets historic 100th World Cup race win and ties record for most podiums
SESTRIERE, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin is 100% the best in skiing’s World Cup history book. Shiffrin’s record-extending 100th career World Cup race win Sunday fulfilled a quest put on hold by a serious crash in November. Back to racing in her favored slalom event, Shiffrin kept and added to her...
Briscoe tries to move past devastating penalties and Blaney to start on pole in NASCAR Atlanta raceVideo
HAMPTON, Ga. — A massive fine left Chase Briscoe facing a huge points deficit heading into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Even so, Briscoe insisted he feels no new pressure. He said he already felt an urgency to win this week because those are the expectations...
Trump spars with Maine’s governor at White House over transgender athletesVideo
President Donald Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes. Trump told the governor he...
Victor Wembanyama expected to miss remainder of season after blood clot diagnosis, Spurs announce
San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder, the Spurs announced Thursday. It is a massive blow to the Spurs, who are contending for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. And...
NASCAR deals Daytona 500 pole winner massive fine for 2nd consecutive yearVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Daytona 500 pole-winner Chase Briscoe was dealt a major penalty Wednesday when NASCAR said Joe Gibbs Racing had a modified spoiler on the No. 19 Toyota in time trials. Joe Gibbs Racing was docked 100 driver/owner points and 10 playoff points. The spoiler base is a single-source...
7 Chilean men charged with burglarizing homes of Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, other star athletesVideo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country, according to a criminal complaint. The FBI complaint doesn’t name the athletes but lists burglaries already made public involving the Kansas City...
French lawmakers mull banning headscarves in sport. Amnesty International says it’s discriminatory
Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions. The bill is backed by right-wing senators and will be debated from Tuesday in the upper house of the French parliament. Its aim is to ban all “ostensibly religious” clothing...
NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon ready to partner with Tom Cruise on ‘Days of Thunder’ sequelVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Help him, Tom Cruise! NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon wants a “Days of Thunder” sequel and said at Daytona International Speedway that he’s been in touch with the Hollywood actor about making the project come to life. “I’ve absolutely talked to Tom about it because...
Why can’t Kyle Larson win the Daytona 500? Jeff Gordon believes defeats are ‘getting in his head’Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Owen Larson called it when he said his dad wouldn’t win the Daytona 500 because “he probably needs to try really hard because he’s not good at superspeedway racing.” The 10-year-old was right in his assessment. Kyle Larson can win just about anywhere in any type of...
William Byron avoids late wrecks to win 2nd straight Daytona 500 for Hendrick MotorsportsVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla — William Byron fortuitously missed the ferocious wrecks down the stretch at the Daytona 500 that knocked out contenders racing for the checkered flag and left him with a repeat victory in sight. Still, sitting ninth with one lap left in an overtime finish, the odds seemed...
Denny Hamlin expected a late caution would give him a 4th Daytona 500 win, but NASCAR never threw the yellow
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin surged into the lead on the final lap of the Daytona 500 and thought he had a fourth victory in “The Great American Race” within his reach Sunday night. Especially when Riley Herbst, who drives for the Hamlin and Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing, went...
Shaq’s OGs win the 1st NBA All-Star mini-tournament, topping Chuck’s Global Stars in the final
SAN FRANCISCO — The winning total last year: 211 points. The winning total this year: 41 points. An All-Star Game like none other — since it was three games, not one — still had plenty of flash and not a lot of fire. And in the end, Boston’s Jayson Tatum...
William Bryon survives late wrecks to win 2nd straight Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, surviving a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway. Ninth in the No. 24 Chevrolet with one...
Ludvig Aberg rallies down the stretch at Torrey Pines to win Genesis InvitationalVideo
SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Aberg returned to Torrey Pines in far better health and showed it Sunday when he birdied four of the last six holes, including a 7-foot birdie on the 18th, for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot victory over Maverick McNealy in the Genesis Invitational. Aberg shared...
Mac McClung pulls off 1st NBA dunk contest 3-peat
SAN FRANCISCO — Mac McClung will leave it up to others to decide where he ranks among the best dunkers ever. When it comes to the dunk contest, there is no doubt. The G League star and dunk maven put on a remarkable show at NBA All-Star Saturday night by...
U.S. beats Canada at 4 Nations Face-Off for spot in tourney final
MONTREAL — Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and the United States beat Canada, 3-1, in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night, wrapping up a spot in the championship game by winning a contest that started with three fights in 9 seconds and was played...
Can NASCAR star Kyle Larson Keep it going with Daytona 500 win?
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The winning for the Larson family hasn’t slowed down at the start of 2025 as former NASCAR champion Kyle Larson watched his son, Owen, lead his team to victory in the Daytona 500’s annual prerace fishing tournament. The 10-year-old pulled a 4.58-pound fish from Lake Lloyd...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Micky Arison, ‘Redeem Team’ among Hall of Fame finalists
SAN FRANCISCO — Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are one step closer to going into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If all goes well, they might get in twice. Anthony and Howard were among the finalists announced Friday by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame for enshrinement as part of...
NASCAR draws stars to Daytona 500 with Trump, Captain America expected at ‘Great American Race’Video
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s NASCAR’s turn to throw its version of the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500 is trying hard to match the hype. “The Great American Race” has Captain America coming, maybe even President Donald Trump. “I think having a sitting president come and be a part...
Helio Castroneves to use ‘world-class driver’ provisional to race in Daytona 500 after qualifying crash
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will race in the Daytona 500 as a special 41st driver under a new rule that allows for a “world-class driver” to receive a provisional to make the field. The Brazilian did not want to use the provisional and hoped...
New top-tier men’s soccer league coming to the United StatesVideo
The United Soccer League intends to launch a new men’s professional league in 2027-28 that will play at the top level of soccer in the U.S., the same as Major League Soccer. The USL already has a pair of leagues, the second-tier USL Championship and the third-tier USL League One....
Jimmie Johnson seeks to make Legacy a winner after 2 lackluster years as ownerVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The vision of his true NASCAR future crystallized for Jimmie Johnson at last year’s season finale. He climbed into his Toyota at Phoenix for his ninth, nondescript race of the season when he spotted them on pit road, the corporate bigwigs on their way to a...
Another year, another All-Star for LeBron: How he ranks in All-Star history
SAN FRANCISCO — There was a conversation Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had with Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic during last year’s All-Star Game that went viral after microphones picked up the exchange. The question was about who James played with in his first All-Star appearance. “It was me,...
Chase Briscoe gives Toyota its 1st Daytona 500 pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Briscoe led a banner night for Toyota in qualifying for the Daytona 500 by winning the pole for NASCAR’s “Great American Race.” It is the first Daytona 500 pole for Briscoe, who moved to Joe Gibbs Racing this season when Stewart-Haas Racing closed at the...
Monty the giant schnauzer wins Westminster dog showVideo
NEW YORK — This time, the giant schnauzer went the full Monty. After coming close in the last two years, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night, leaving handler and co-owner Katie Bernardin almost too emotional to speak. “He always...
