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Anthony Kim after 4Aces LIV Golf debut: Blessed to 'be alive'
Anthony Kim's storybook return to the professional golf world added another chapter on Thursday when he finished his first round as a member of the 4Aces tied for third at LIV Golf Adelaide.,Kim joined Dustin Johnson's team before the second event of the 2026 season, replacing Patrick Reed on a full...
NCAA denies Connor Stalions' appeal of Michigan sign-stealing penalty
An NCAA appeals committee denied former Michigan staff member Connor Stalions' appeal of the eight-year show-cause penalty he received for his role in a sign-stealing scandal.,Stalions had argued that the August ruling from the NCAA Committee on Infractions was based on "procedural errors" and a mis...
Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott (elbow) likely to miss season
Infielder Sebastian Walcott, the top prospect in the Texas Rangers' organization, will undergo elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament.,Chris Young, Texas' president of baseball operations, told reporters on Thursday that Walcott, 19, could miss the 2026 season.,While playing in the...
Curler Rich Ruohonen, 54, becomes oldest US Winter Olympian
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Curler Rich Ruohonen became America's oldest Winter Olympian at the age of 54 when he stepped onto the ice during his team's 8-3 defeat by Switzerland on Thursday.,Ruohonen, an alternate, was brought on by skip Danny Casper once it was clear victory was out of reach. His ...
Without Jaren Jackson Jr., Jazz take aim at Blazers
Jaren Jackson Jr. was fitting in well and making a solid first impression with the Utah Jazz.,On Thursday morning, however, the Jazz announced Jackson will undergo surgery on his left knee. Their announcement came nine days acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.,Without J...
Dodgers 3B Max Muncy agrees to 1-year, $10M extension
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a one-year, $10 million extension with veteran third baseman Max Muncy on Thursday.,The deal includes a $7 million salary for the 2027 season and a $10 million club option for 2028 that includes a $3 million buyout.,He will earn $10 million in 2026.,Muncy, 35, is a ...
Jazz F Jaren Jackson Jr. to undergo surgery on left knee
Utah Jazz star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will undergo surgery on his left knee, the team announced Thursday -- nine days after acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Jazz said the procedure over the All-Star break will remove a localized pigmented villonodular synovit...
Skier Breezy Johnson misses medal but gets a ring
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 (Reuters) -- Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson ended up with an engagement ring instead of a medal on Thursday after crashing out of the women's super-G at the Milano Cortina Games and then saying yes to her fiance.,The American skier's boyfriend Connor Watkin...
Wizards' Alex Sarr (hamstring) out for Rising Stars game
Washington Wizards big man Alex Sarr will miss Friday's Rising Stars game in Los Angeles with a hamstring strain.,The team announced Thursday morning that Sarr will be sidelined through the All-Star break.,Sarr, 20, will join Wizards teammates Kyshawn George and Tre Johnson in L.A. for this weekend'...
Crash involving baseball team bus in Iowa leaves 1 dead
One person died and 32 other occupants were injured when a bus carrying an Iowa community college baseball team overturned, authorities said.,The Iowa State Patrol said a bus from Iowa Lakes Community College crashed into a highway ditch in the single-car incident early Wednesday near Twin Lakes, ab...
Finland ski jump coach sent home for alcohol issue
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Finland have dismissed national ski jumping head coach Igor Medved from the Winter Olympics after team officials determined the Slovenian had breached internal regulations following an alcohol-related incident during the Games.,The former ski jumper, who has apologized, guided Fin...
Ukrainian athlete DQ'd over helmet honoring war dead
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/MILAN, Italy -- Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition on Thursday over his "helmet of remembrance"depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion despite a last-minute appeal from a tearful IOC president.,The 27-year-old, who had b...
Bryson DeChambeau survives mishit tee shot, shares lead in Adelaide
Bryson DeChambeau overcame a topped tee shot to record a 6-under-par 66 and gain a share of the lead on Thursday after the first round of LIV Adelaide in Australia.,DeChambeau finds himself tied with Australia's Marc Leishman despite his tee shot on the par-5, 529-yard 10th hole at a blustery Grange...
Defensive-minded No. 18 Saint Louis lugs win streak to Loyola Chicago
For Josh Schertz and No. 18 Saint Louis, offensive performance starts with the effort provided on the defensive end.,The Billikens, riding a 17-game winning streak, will look to remain sharp on defense when they travel to face Loyola Chicago on Friday.,Saint Louis (23-1, 11-0 Atlantic 10) turned up ...
No. 10 Michigan State, Wisconsin collide after OT wins vs. Illinois
Michigan State faces a tough road challenge when the No. 10 Spartans take on Wisconsin in a Big Ten Conference matchup Friday night in Madison, Wis.,Both the Spartans and Badgers are coming off overtime victories against nationally ranked Illinois.,Michigan State (20-4, 10-3 Big Ten) has been idle s...
Jazz look for continued success from Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Blazers
Jaren Jackson Jr. is fitting in well and making a solid first impression with the Utah Jazz.,The former NBA Defensive Player of the Year also has a solid offensive game, and he will look to record a 20-point performance for the fourth straight game with his new team when the Jazz battle the Portland...
Thunder, Bucks enter matchup without superstars
The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks faced off, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo led their teams in scoring.,When the teams meet again Thursday in Oklahoma City in their final game before the All-Star break, neither star will be available.,Gilgeous-Alexander i...
Syracuse turns lights out on Cal in double overtime
Led by Nate Kingz's 27 points, Syracuse came away with a 107-100 double-overtime win against visiting Cal on Wednesday night.,William Kyle III collected his fourth double-double of the season for the Orange (14-11, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. He was a...
NBA roundup: Kawhi Leonard, Clippers nip Rockets in final seconds
Kawhi Leonard completed a tiebreaking three-point play with two seconds remaining to lift the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-102 comeback victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday., ,Leonard scored 19 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead the rally from a 15-point defi...
Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Michigan rallies from 16-point deficit to beat Northwestern
L.J. Cason scored 18 points and Yaxel Lendeborg notched a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 2 Michigan rally for an 87-75 victory against host Northwestern on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Michigan faced its largest halftime deficit, nine points, and trailed by a season-high 16 wh...