MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu probably cared the least of all the women in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics about winning the gold medal. Maybe that is why she won it. The 20-year-old with the striped hair, prominent frenulum piercing and carefree attitude never showed any worry or strain when she took the […]
Otega Oweh put together a very impressive first year as a Kentucky Wildcat and nearly turned pro last summer. Instead, he decided to return to Lexington to work on his game and further improve his NBA draft stock. That mission is going incredibly well as he’s increased his points per game, assists and steals averages
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Ten months ago — almost to the day — Cade Cunningham changed the culture of the Detroit Pistons. It was April 22, 2025. The Pistons were playing in Madison Square Garden in a first-round playoff game. At the time, they were facing a 15-game postseason losing streak, one that spanned 6,174 days, and were billed
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Before the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket is carved in stone, attempts to anticipate what the final product will look like more closely resemble molten lava. That was made abundantly clear over the last three days, which featured numerous developments that in turn led to significant changes in our latest projection. The quartet of No.
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Feb 19, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31) is introduced before the game between the Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets during the first quarter at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images | Ken Blaze-Imagn Images CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers ran away with a stress-free 112-84 win over a bad
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ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — Biathlon, which combines rifle shooting and cross-country skiing, developed out of Scandinavian military training exercises. So it’s not surprising that many of the biathletes competing at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have military or law enforcement careers that help them fine-tune their skills, support them while competing and ensure a job
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Stephen Curry is expected remain out of action for the Golden State Warriors when the team returns to the court against the Boston Celtics on Thursday, Feb. 19 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Curry will have missed six games as he deals with a right knee injury. He did not participate in Wednesday’s
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The 2026 NBA All-Star break offered the chance for the entire league to catch its breath, reset and look ahead to the playoffs, which – seemingly suddenly – start in two months. The break is also giving us the chance to revisit the USA TODAY SportsTop 25 NBA player rankings for the 2025-26 season, which
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We’re about to endure a tanktastic final two months of the NBA season.
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The 2026 NBA draft may be more than four months away, but the consensus about the top-three picks in this year’s loaded class hasn’t changed as the best college basketball players approach March Madness. Darryn Peterson of Kansas, BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and Duke’s Cameron Boozer are seen as prized prospects capable of becoming franchise players,
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