Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to not use a helmet that honors more than 20 athletes and coaches killed in his country’s war with Russia. Read More. |
Dallas Mavericks rookie teenage standout Cooper Flagg will miss their final game before the All-Star break and not play in the NBA’s Rising Stars game on Friday night because of a left midfoot sprain. Read More. |
Casey Wasserman’s job as chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee is safe after the LA28 board’s executive committee met Wednesday to discuss his appearance in recently released government files on Jeffrey Epstein. Read More. |
Victor Wembanyama takes the NBA All-Star Game seriously, and he says he shows up to win. On Sunday, he plays for the international team in the league’s new U.S. vs. the World format. Read More. |
Kyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500 to give the driver with the longest active losing streak in “The Great American Race” a shot at the victory that has escaped him his entire career. Read More. |
Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe said Thursday that he’s sorry if some have been offended by anti-immigrant comments. The billionaire co-owner of Manchester United faced criticism by both political leaders and fans after he said the U.K. had been “colonized’’ by immigrants. Read More. |
Now, it’s Chloe Kim’s turn to grasp a special spot in snowboarding’s record book. Kim will be in the halfpipe Thursday night, trying to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals. Read More. |
Chris Gotterup has come a long way in the last year. He wasn't eligible for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at No. 206 in the world. Now he's won three of his last 10 starts on the PGA Tour and has risen to No. 5. Scottie Scheffler? Not much change there. Read More. |
