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TESERO, Italy (AP) — Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won a ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing, setting a Winter Games record, at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 29‑year‑old anchored Sunday’s 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay in the men’s competition for his fourth gold at the 2026 Games. He had shared the record with three retired […]

INGLEWOOD, CA. — NBA All-Star Saturday came in facing some internal and external criticism about the overall state of the weekend and its viability for the future. Between Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard winning the 3-Point Contest amid his recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon and Keshad Johnson bringing infectious energy in the Slam Dunk

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it’s all centering on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating. Both men’s and women’s teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released. It comes as the historic curling powerhouse finds

At the All-Star break, it’s worth acknowledging something that felt unlikely just four months ago. The Celtics are good, not just scrappy, feisty, or ahead of schedule — they’re all of those things too, don’t get me wrong. They are in-your-face, out-in-the-open good. At the not-quite-exact halfway point of the season, the Boston Celtics own

We’re a month away from Selection Sunday, so you may be getting that March Madness itch already. The men’s basketball conference races are heating up and the bubble is getting crowded. We’ll know soon enough who is in The Big Dance. Here’s an early look at what you need to know, including key dates March

 (Los Angeles Times photo illustration; Photographs from Los Angeles Times, Getty Images and Associated Press) Slowly, LeBron James put on a pair of ice bath toe booties and dipped his left foot and then his right foot into a bucket that had been prepared for him following a Lakers game at Crypto.com Arena. His longtime

Inglewood, CA – 1972: Connie Hawkins in the 1972 NBA All-Star Game, the Forum. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) We’ve talked before about how Connie Hawkins was mistreated by the basketball establishment. He came out of New York City’s Boys High School and accepted a scholarship to Iowa in 1960, only

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin need only to have looked into the stands on Friday night, where Nathan Chen watched as the American figure skating sensation known as the “Quad god” fell apart in his Olympic free skate, for inspiration about what might come next. The overwhelming favorite to win gold, Malinin fell twice amid

The most anticipated event during the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend arguably is the AT&T Slam Dunk contest. The showcase is a combination of showmanship and athletic prowess as four competitors put on a dunk-a-thon to impress judges and basketball fans in Los Angeles and around the world. It’s the finale of Saturday night events that

The Shooting Stars Challenge returns as a part of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend today. The event will feature four teams of three competing against each other until a winner is decided. Each of the teams consists of two current NBA players and an NBA legend. There’s a general theme for each of the teams, including