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A Radical NBA Draft Proposal That Could End Tanking for Good
An innovative NBA proposal would tie first-round picks to the salary cap, eliminating tanking while promoting financial parity across the league....
Warriors C Kristaps Porzingis (illness) out vs. Nuggets
Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Denver Nuggets in San Francisco due to an illness.,Acquired at the trade deadline from Atlanta this month, Porzingis made his Warriors debut in a 121-110 home loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday. Comin...
Arizona’s No. 1 Seed Hopes Face Major Test After Koa Peat Injury
Arizona is eyeing a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, but a tough Big 12 stretch and Koa Peat’s injury could shape its NCAA tournament fate....
Tiger Woods teases Masters comeback on live broadcast
Tiger Woods is keeping the door slightly ajar for a return to professional golf at the Masters in April.,A five-time Masters winner and 15-time major champion, Woods teased golf fans on Saturday when he joined Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman in the CBS booth during the third round of the Genesis Invit...
Team USA defeats Canada, wins first hockey gold since 1980
Jack Hughes scored at 1:41 of overtime to lift the United States to a 2-1 victory against Canada in the gold medal game on Sunday at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.,Hughes scored with a one-timer from the inside edge of the left circle off a feed from defenseman Zach Werenski. The goal gave the A...
German bobsledders close dominant Games with four-man gold, silver
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Germany's Johannes Lochner collected his second bobsled gold of the Milan Cortina Olympics in the four-man event on Sunday, completing a hugely dominant week for the sliding superpower.,Compatriot and double-defending champion Francesco Friedrich took silver but Germany's...
Eileen Gu retains halfpipe crown, sets Olympics freestyle medal record
LIVIGNO, Italy -- China's Eileen Gu successfully defended her women's halfpipe crown at the Winter Games on Sunday with a high-flying run that made her the most decorated Olympic freestyle skier of all time with six medals.,Gu's compatriot Li Fanghui won silver and the bronze went to Zoe Atkin of G...
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul wins home-country LPGA Thailand
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul thrilled her home crowd -- and her mother -- when she shot a 68 to win the Honda LPGA Thailand by one stroke on Sunday.,Playing on a humid day in which the temperature reached the low 90s, Thitikul kept her cool and birdied the par-4 17th hole to take the lead over Chizzy ...
Streaky Clippers dealing with issues with Magic up next
The Orlando Magic sustained a double-overtime loss in Phoenix on the front end of a back-to-back and then hopped a plane for the flight to Los Angeles.,Though the Clippers, their next opponent, are well-rested, it might not be a bad time for Orlando to face a team on shaky ground.,The Magic play the...
Suns pledge not to let injuries hurt them, starting with game vs. Blazers
The Phoenix Suns' double-overtime victory over Orlando came at a huge cost.,Suns forward Dillon Brooks suffered a broken left hand, according to an ESPN report, and he is expected to miss an extended period of time after leaving in the first quarter of the 113-110 win over the Magic on Saturday.,"Th...
Skidding 76ers face tough challenge vs. Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves
The sliding Philadelphia 76ers have their work cut out for them as they endeavor to stop Anthony Edwards and the red-hot Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis on Sunday.,It will be the second leg of a back-to-back road set for the Sixers, whose losing streak stretched to four -- all by double digits...
Knicks upbeat, Bulls on season-worst skid heading into matchup
One night after erasing an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat visiting Houston, the New York Knicks will look to keep rolling Sunday as they face the slumping Chicago Bulls to begin a three-game road trip.,New York outscored the Rockets 33-15 in the fourth quarter Saturday to win 108-106 and ...
Texas, Paris, Los Angeles unblemished in CDL Stage 2 Major qualifying
OpTic Texas, the Paris Gentle Mates and the Los Angeles Thieves remained unbeaten after Saturday's Week 2 qualifying matches for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.,Also on Saturday, Toronto KOI broke into the winning column to improve to 1-3.,The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing a full q...
Seton Hall survives Georgetown in low-scoring thriller
Seton Hall prevailed after trailing at halftime for the eighth time this season, taking down Georgetown 51-47 in a defensive battle Saturday night in Newark, N.J., ,The Pirates (19-9, 9-8 Big East) only scored two points in the last four minutes and finished 0-for-18 from three-point range, but stil...
LYON oust FlyQuest at LCS Lock-In playoffs
LYON swept FlyQuest on Saturday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal of the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,Team Liquid, which won the other lower-bracket quarterfinal on Friday with a 3-0 sweep of Disguised, faces LYON on Feb. 27.,Sentinels and Cloud9 meet in the upper-...
Team Liquid, Falcons start fast in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28
Team Liquid, Aurora Gaming and Team Falcons swept to victories on Saturday, the first day of Group Stage 2 at DreamLeague Season 28.,Tundra Esports also triumphed, by a 2-1 margin, in the first of seven consecutive days of the group stage.,The $1 million Dota 2 event featured 16 teams, starting in a...
D.C. United opens season with shocker over 2025 MLS-best Philadelphia
Playing against his former team, Tai Baribo scored in the 23rd minute to deliver D.C. United a 1-0 MLS opening-game upset of the Philadelphia Union on Saturday in Washington.,D.C. prevailed in a matchup of the teams with the best and worst records last season in MLS. Philadelphia captured the Suppor...
Pitt snaps losing streak with win over Notre Dame
Roman Siulepa scored a game-high 22 points and Nojus Indrusaitis finished with a career-high 17 points to lead Pitt to a 73-68 home win over Notre Dame, snapping a five-game losing streak.,Cameron Corhen chipped in with 13 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers (10-17, 3-11 Atlantic Coast Confer...
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Duke knocks off No. 1 Michigan in D.C.
Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke held on to beat No. 1 Michigan 68-63 in a much-anticipated nonconference showdown Saturday night in Washington, D.C., ,Isaiah Evans racked up 14 points, Caleb Foster provided 12 points and Patrick Ngongba II turned in 11 points for Duke (25-2). Boozer g...
AJ Dybantsa's near-triple-double lifts No. 23 BYU past No. 6 Iowa State
AJ Dybantsa recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead No. 23 BYU to a riveting 79-69 upset over No. 6 Iowa State on Saturday night in Big 12 play at Provo, Utah.,Kennard Davis Jr. scored 17 points for the Cougars (20-7, 8-6 Big 12), who improved to 11-2 at home. Mihailo Boskovic added...