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Lakers guard Luka Doncic blocks out Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo for a rebound during a game earlier this season. The two were the leading NBA All-Star vote-getters in each conference. (Patrick McDermott / Getty Images) The 75th NBA All-Star Game will take place Sunday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. Each year there are new twists […]

MILAN (AP) — The Canadian Olympic Committee said it is “heartbroken” by a school shooting in British Columbia that left at least seven people dead and many others wounded. Team Canada issued a statement at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, the morning after the deadly shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. “We are heartbroken

PORTLAND, OR – JANUARY 13: (L-R) Zach Randolph #50, Ruben Patterson #21 and head coach Nate McMillan of the Portland Trail Blazers look on against the Orlando Magic on January 13, 2006 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers won 113-108. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 12: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates after a play against the Washington Wizards during the second half at Capital One Arena on December 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Eileen Gu isn’t trying to sound zen about all this. It just sort of comes out that way. There is something inherently dangerous about flinging yourself down the side of a mountain or soaring over snow and ice, yet don’t describe what Gu and hundreds of other Winter Olympians who

Sharpe hasn’t just capitalized on his minutes, but consistently won them — on a tanking team where winning anything is rare.

It’s no longer a whisper; the NBA has a brazen and embarrassing tanking problem. The Utah Jazz closed the third quarter Monday, Feb. 9 against the Miami Heat up by three. They had been dominating Miami in the paint on both ends. Their size was the big reason why. Forward Jaren Jackson Jr., the prized

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 07: James Harden #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates with Donovan Mitchell #45 after making a three-point shot in the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on February 07, 2026 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using

An exterior view of the Golden 1 Center after they lit the beam after the Sacramento Kings beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of an NBA first-round playoff series in 2023. This series was the Kings’ lone playoff appearance in the last 20 years. (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images) In less than 300 days,

There’s a shakeup among the No. 1 seeds in USA TODAY Sports’ updated bracketology, with Houston rising to the top line to replace Connecticut after the Huskies saw their 18-game win streak end. Connecticut’s 81-72 loss to St. John’s at Madison Square Garden was the Huskies’ first since losing to Arizona on Nov. 19. That