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Norway's Johannes Klaebo wins 6th gold at Olympics, breaks Eric Heiden mark
TESERO, Italy -- Johannes Klaebo led a Norwegian podium sweep in the men's 50km classic cross-country race on Saturday to claim his sixth gold of the Milan Cortina Games and break the record for most titles in a single Winter Olympics.,Victory on Saturday for "King Klaebo," as fans call him, breaks ...
Anthony Edwards (40 points), Wolves too strong for Mavs
Anthony Edwards scored 40 points on 16-for-30 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 122-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert notched a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row as it returne...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves too strong for Mavs
Anthony Edwards scored 40 points on 16-for-30 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 122-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert notched a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row as it returne...
Timberwolves eager to reclaim momentum against ailing Mavs
Anthony Edwards is excited to bring his NBA All-Star Game MVP trophy back to Minnesota.,Timberwolves fans welcome Edwards and his teammates back when they tip off against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in Minneapolis. It is the first game since the All-Star break for both teams, who appear hea...
FIFA president: All 104 World Cup matches will be 'sold out'
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said all 104 matches of the 2026 World Cup will be "sold out" despite tickets available for the tournament running from June 11 to July 19.,"The demand is there. Every match is sold out," Infantino told CNBC in an interview Wednesday from U.S. President Donald Trump's...
Mavericks G Kyrie Irving sidelined until 2026-27 season
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving will not play this season as he continues to recover from knee surgery, the team confirmed Wednesday.,The nine-time All-Star, who had surgery last March to repair a torn left ACL, is expected to return in 2026-27.,Irving, who turns 34 next month, is making "steady...
Tre Donaldson scores final 15 Miami points to escape Virginia Tech
Tre Donaldson scored a career-high 32 points as the host Miami Hurricanes won their fourth straight game, defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies 67-66 in an ACC matchup on Tuesday night., ,Donaldson scored Miami's final 15 points, including a free throw with 12.5 seconds left that gave the Hurricanes th...
Tru Washington aiding Miami ahead of Virginia Tech tilt
Tru Washington is back, and that's great news for Miami.,Washington, who had missed three straight games due to personal reasons, could be key when Miami plays host to Virginia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Tuesday in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (20-5, 9-3 ACC), who have won ...
Sacramento State’s Move to the MAC Highlights College Football’s Travel Problem
Sacramento State is joining the MAC as a football-only FBS member in 2026, raising concerns about travel, costs and conference realignment....
Italy's Federica Brignone wins giant slalom; Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 11th
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Italy's Federica Brignone completed a golden double on home snow at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, adding the giant slalom title to the super-G won last Thursday, as U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on a medal.,Sweden's Sara Hector, champion at Beij...
Reports: Sacramento State joining MAC this year as football-only member
The Mid-American Conference is going far west to add Sacramento State as a football-only member starting with the 2026 season, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.,The MAC presidents, per reports, approved the addition of the California-based Hornets, a Football Championship Subdivision ...
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history with giant slalom gold
BORMIO, Italy -- Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made South American sporting history with a stunning Olympic giant slalom gold medal in a driving blizzard on Saturday.,No athlete from the continent had ever won a medal of any color at the Winter Games, but the 25-year-old put that right with two i...
After blowout loss, NC State knows it must 'move forward' vs. Miami
North Carolina State, which is 5-1 after a loss this season, is hoping to rebound Saturday afternoon when it hosts Atlantic Coast Conference rival Miami in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack (18-7, 9-3 ACC) have won six of their last seven games but are coming off a 118-77 loss at No. 24 Louisville.,Head co...
William Byron to use backup car in pursuit of Daytona 500 three-peat
William Byron will need to rely on a backup car on Sunday when he tries to become the first driver to win the Daytona 500 in three consecutive years.,Byron's preferred No. 24 Chevrolet took enough damage during qualifying Thursday to relegate him to a backup car for the Great American Race.,The brig...
Spurs' Carter Bryant tabbed as replacement for Rising Stars game
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant will replace injured Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Cedric Coward on Team Vince in the Rising Stars game on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.,Bryant, 20, also will compete in the Slam Dunk contest on Saturday. He has averaged 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 43...
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 ...
Mavs F Cooper Flagg (foot) out through All-Star break
NBA Rookie of the Year front-runner Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks has a left midfoot sprain and will be sidelined through All-Star weekend, the team announced Wednesday.,Flagg, 19, sustained the sprain against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, with an MRI on Wednesday revealing the injury, the Mav...
Lakers chase bounce-back vs. slumping Mavericks
After taking the court with a skeleton crew Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers will aim to assemble a more competitive lineup when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,Both teams will be playing their final game before the extended All-Star break.,The Lakers were essentially missing all of their...
Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich 'obviously disappointed' by James Pearce Jr.'s arrest
Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich said it's too early to determine James Pearce Jr.'s availability to the team after the edge rusher was arrested Saturday on five felony charges in Florida.,The Falcons have a voluntary offseason program beginning in April. Ulbrich said at a previous...
Suns jump all over Mavericks, break home losing streak
Dillon Brooks scored 15 of his 23 points in the first quarter, Devin Booker added 19 points, and the host Phoenix Suns broke a three-game home losing streak with a 120-111 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.,Mark Williams scored 13 points, Oso Ighodaro had 10 points and 10 rebounds off the...