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NBA roundup: LeBron James becomes oldest player to log triple-double
LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers went into the All-Star break with a 124-104 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,James, 41, registered 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double in 36 ...
President Trump pardons five former NFL players
President Donald Trump issued pardons to five former NFL players on Thursday, with White House Pardon Czar Alice Marie Johnson making the announcement on social media.,The five pardoned players are Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon.,"As football reminds us,...
LeBron James makes triple-double history as Lakers top Mavs
LeBron James become the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers went into the All-Star break with a 124-104 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,James, 41, registered 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double in 36 ...
Jrue Holiday's big night boosts Blazers in win over Jazz
Jrue Holiday recorded a season-best 31 points to go with nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 135-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,Donovan Clingan produced 23 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists as Portland won for the fourth ti...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Mikayla Blakes, No. 5 Vandy take down No. 4 Texas
Mikayla Blakes scored 34 points for her fourth consecutive 30-point performance and Aubrey Galvan added 18 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 5 Vanderbilt to a convincing 86-70 victory over No. 4 Texas on Thursday night in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.,Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda h...
Ousmane Dieng's first double-double carries Bucks past Thunder
Ousmane Dieng scored a season-high 19 points while leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 110-93 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.,Dieng was playing for the first time as a visitor in Oklahoma City after being dealt by the Thunder at last week's trade deadline. He ultimately was shuffle...
Chase Elliott wins third career Daytona Duel, taking second race
Chase Elliott took the lead on Lap 53, held off a charge from Carson Hocevar, and claimed the checkers in the America 250 Florida Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night in Daytona Beach, Fla.,The 2020 Cup Series champion, Elliott grabbed the point on Lap 53 and earned his third q...
ATP roundup: Denis Shapovalov back in Dallas quarterfinals
Reigning champion Denis Shapovalov needed just 66 minutes to advance to the Nexo Dallas Open quarterfinals, defeating the United States' Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday.,Shapovalov, a Canadian who is seeded seventh, slammed 22 aces and committed just one double fault. He won 94% of his fir...
No. 15 Virginia turns to neutral-site game vs. flickering Ohio State
No. 15 Virginia extended its winning streak to five games on Tuesday, but it didn't come easy.,The Cavaliers will now briefly step out of conference to face Ohio State on Saturday night in Nashville.,It's part of the inaugural Nashville Hoops Showdown, a neutral-site game designed to boost NCAA Tour...
No. 19 Vanderbilt hopes 'prideful' win carries over vs. Texas A&M
No. 19 Vanderbilt followed its worst loss of the season with an impressive victory on the road against Auburn.,When the Commodores (20-4, 7-4 SEC) host Texas A&M (17-7, 7-4) on Saturday in Nashville, they will get a better gauge on how they've recovered from last weekend's 92-91 defeat at the hands ...
Joey Logano edges Ryan Blaney in OT to win Daytona Duel 1
Joey Logano beat Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney under caution in NASCAR overtime to win the first race of Speedweeks, the America 250 Florida Duel 1, at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Logano's No. 22 Ford edged ahead of Blaney before Corey LaJoie, who resta...
Ryo Hisatsune (62) leads pack at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Ryo Hisatsune of Japan made 158 feet of putts on his way to a 10-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the first signature event of 2026, on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Compared to the field, Hisatsune lost strokes both off the tee and on approach. But his s...
Arianna Fontana’s silver lining: matching Italian medal record
MILAN -- Italian short track skater Arianna Fontana had to settle for silver in the Olympic 500 meters on Thursday but was delighted to match the tally of Italy's most decorated Olympian.,With 13 medals across six Games, Fontana is tied with fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti, who competed at five Olympics ...
No. 7 Nebraska deals with adversity, seeks salve in skidding Northwestern
Seventh-ranked Nebraska clearly has commanded the fundamentals during a banner start, yet coach Fred Hoiberg still harps on the importance of pivoting.,That's because he knows the Cornhuskers can't focus on the past as they host slumping Northwestern on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.,Tuesday's 80-77 over...
After huge win, No. 9 Kansas hopes to take fight to No. 5 Iowa St.
Few teams in college hoops are hotter than Kansas right now, but the No. 9 Jayhawks may have to ramp up their game even more Saturday when they play No. 5 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.,Kansas coach Bill Self's club has spent all season trying to find its identity and somehow keep Darryn Peterson, a like...
UCLA sees ex-Bruin Aday Mara in battle with No. 2 Michigan
Saturday's game between UCLA and No. 2 Michigan in Ann Arbor will feature a mini-reunion. It just doesn't sound like a particularly friendly one.,In the only game of the regular season between the teams, it marks the first time the Bruins and Wolverines have met since 7-foot-3 Michigan junior center...
Brock Nelson, US drill Latvia 5-1 in men's hockey opener in Milan
Brock Nelson scored two goals for the United States in a 5-1 win against Latvia in their opening preliminary-round game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday.,Brady Tkachuk, Tage Thompson and Auston Matthews also scored, Jack Hughes had three assists and Matthew Tkachuk and Jack Eichel ea...
Maria Sakkari upsets No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek in Doha QFs
Unseeded Maria Sakkari of Greece toppled No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Thursday in Doha.,Swiatek wasn't alone in the early exit, as Canadian No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko knocked out No. 2 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-5, 4-6, 6-...
Report: F Jeremy Sochan signing with Knicks after clearing waivers
Former San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan will sign as a free agent with the New York Knicks after clearing waivers, his agent told ESPN on Thursday.,The Spurs on Wednesday released Sochan, who had 10 teams interested and will sign a contract with the Knicks for the rest of the season, agent De...
US’ Jessie Diggins wins 4th career Olympic cross-country skiing medal
TESERO, Italy -- Sweden dominated the women's 10km cross-country freestyle ski race on Thursday, with Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson taking their second gold-silver finish of the Milan Cortina Olympics.,U.S. skier Jessie Diggins won the bronze, her first medal of these Games and fourth career Oly...