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Magic set 3-pointer mark, send Kings to record 15th straight loss
Paolo Banchero scored 30 points and the Orlando Magic set a franchise record with 27 3-pointers while routing the host Sacramento Kings 131-94 on Thursday night.,Sacramento set a franchise record with its 15th consecutive loss. The former Cincinnati Royals twice had 14-game skids -- in the 1959-60 a...

Sporting KC trade F Daniel Salloi to Toronto
Toronto FC finalized a deal to acquire Hungarian winger Daniel Salloi from Sporting Kansas City on Thursday.,In exchange, Sporting KC received $300,000 in general allocation money and $700,000 in add-ons. Kansas City also would get a portion of the proceeds if Toronto moves Salloi to another club.,T...

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Galaxy draw in first leg at Panama
Joseph Paintsil's 68th-minute goal allowed the Los Angeles Galaxy to salvage a 1-1 draw against Sporting San Miguelito on Thursday in the opening leg of a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series at Penonome, Panama.,The finale of the two-game, total-goal series is scheduled for Wednesday in Carson...

Suns star Devin Booker (hip) exits game vs. Spurs
Phoenix All-Star guard Devin Booker left Thursday's game against the San Antonio Spurs in Austin, Texas, in the second quarter with right hip soreness, per a Suns spokesman.,Booker was replaced with 2:35 remaining in the first half by Isaiah Livers. Before exiting, he scored five points on 2-for-6 s...

Joe Gibbs Racing files $8M lawsuit against ex-competition director
Joe Gibbs Racing, in a lawsuit filed Thursday in the Western District of North Carolina, accused its former competition director, Chris Gabehart, of sharing confidential information and trade secrets with a competing team.,The suit seeks damages of at least $8 million.,Gabehart put in 13 years at JG...

No. 16 North Carolina, Syracuse clash after humbling losses
North Carolina and Syracuse both look to rebound from their most lopsided losses of the season Saturday when the 16th-ranked Tar Heels visit the Orange.,The Tar Heels (20-6, 8-5 ACC) fell to North Carolina State 82-58 on Tuesday while playing without star freshman Caleb Wilson (fractured hand) and H...

Reports: NBA plans to add anti-tanking rules next season
In response to the persistence and increase in NBA teams allegedly tanking to ensure better draft-lottery odds, commissioner Adam Silver told all 30 general managers that the league will make rule changes to combat the practice starting next season, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.,The l...

Tyler Reddick's Daytona 500 win scores massive ratings for Fox
Tyler Reddick's victory in the 2026 Daytona 500 scored massive ratings for Fox Sports, which saw an 11% increase over last year's race.,The 7.489 million viewers for the race out-paced every non-prime Winter Olympics window on broadcast and cable and was the most-watched NASCAR race since the 2023 D...

Bolstered by depth, No. 8 Kansas welcomes surging Cincinnati
No. 8 Kansas has learned to win without the presence of its leading scorer as it prepares to host suddenly surging Cincinnati in Big 12 Conference play on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.,The Jayhawks (20-6, 10-3 Big 12) got the full Darryn Peterson experience on Wednesday in a commanding 81-69 road win o...

Alysa Liu caps comeback with gold, ends US women’s figure skating drought
MILAN -- Alysa Liu produced a dazzling performance to win the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games as she capped a remarkable comeback journey to snap a 20-year Olympic medal drought for Americans in the women's figure skating event.,Kaori Sakamoto secured silver ahead of teenaged Japanese teammate...

World champs Great Britain to play Canada for men’s curling gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- World champions Great Britain nabbed a steal of two in the final end to beat Switzerland 8-5 in a thrilling semifinal clash on Thursday in the men's curling competition at the Winter Olympics, setting up a final against Canada.,Switzerland appeared to have the upper hand ...

Tundra moves to top of Group B at DreamLeague Season 28
Tundra Esports won twice on Thursday to rise to the top of Group B with one day left in Group Stage 1 at DreamLeague Season 28.,Tundra is the first team to reach four wins in its group, with MOUZ close behind in second. In Group A, Aurora Gaming notched another win and remains comfortably in first.,...

Will we see Mikaela Shiffrin at 2030 Games? 'I don't know'
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Mikaela Shiffrin has more records to break, more wins to celebrate and surely more medals to drape around her neck.,But the most successful Alpine skier in World Cup history, and one of the greatest of all time, struggled on Thursday to see far beyond the Milan Cortina Ol...

Report: MRI clean on Warriors star Stephen Curry's ailing knee
Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Stephen Curry had an MRI exam that came back clean on his ailing right knee, but he has not returned to practice because of persistent pain and swelling, ESPN reported on Thursday afternoon.,Curry, who turns 38 on March 14, already was ruled out of the Warriors' ...

China’s Eileen Gu bounces back to land into halfpipe final
LIVIGNO, Italy -- China's Eileen Gu bounced back from a mistake to qualify on Thursday for the Winter Olympics freestyle skiing halfpipe final, giving the defending champion a chance to pick up yet another medal.,Gu crashed on her first run, after clipping the edge of the U-shaped ramp that defines ...

Poll: Winter Olympics draw interest from 40% of 'non-sports' fans
The Winter Games draw interest from 40% of people who consider themselves "non-sports" fans while also serving to create new sports fans overall, according to a poll conducted by Edison Research.,The SSRS Sports Poll has captured interest in the Olympics compared to other professional and collegiate...

All-Star events draw biggest audience in 24 years
The NBA's All-Star festivities drew their largest viewing audience in nearly a quarter-century last weekend, the league announced Thursday.,The league said 46 million people in the United States watched All-Star weekend across the NBC platforms and ESPN, the most since 2011 and more than triple last...

Super Bowl LX ratings given late boost, still shy of record
Nielsen adjusted the ratings for Super Bowl LX, bumping the final viewership numbers to 125.6 million.,The Seattle Seahawks' victory over the New England Patriots was originally reported to have averaged 124.9 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo and other digital platforms. Nielsen said t...

Report: Sporting KC trading F Daniel Salloi to Toronto
Toronto FC are finalizing a deal to acquire Hungarian winger Daniel Salloi from Sporting Kansas City, The Athletic reported on Thursday.,In exchange, Sporting KC will receive $300,00 in general allocation money and $700,000 in add-ons. Salloi would not occupy a Designated Player spot with Toronto, p...

Field Level Media's Top 100 NFL draft prospects
Field Level Media Top 100 rankings for the 2026 NFL Draft:,1. QB Fernando Mendoza Indiana (6-5, 225),2. RB Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame (6-0, 210),3. TE Kenyon Sadiq Oregon (6-3, 245),4. S Caleb Downs Ohio State (6-1, 200),5. WR Carnell Tate Ohio State (6-3, 195),6. OT S...