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Dual moguls is officially underway at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with the men’s competition set to conclude the first edition of the event.
American snowboarder Red Gerard heads into his third Winter Olympics with his eyes set on gold after missing the podium at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Chris Mannix shares takeaways from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s press conference at All-Star Weekend touching on teams tanking, the Los Angeles Clippers investigation and expansion possibilities.
Watch Keshad Johnson’s full Dunk Contest performance that set him above the rest at NBA All-Star Weekend.
NBA All-Star Weekend
All-Star Saturday night has been the most entertaining part of All-Star Weekend recently, this year sets up to do the same.
Watch the thrilling battle between Damian Lillard and Devin Booker for the 3-Point Contest win that came down to the final shot.
Watch highlights from the fifth HBCU Classic featuring the Hampton Pirates vs. the North Carolina A&T Aggies, part of NBA All-Star Weekend.
After winning the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest, Keshad Johnson talked with NBA Showtime about having only a few days to prepare for the event, saying he kept faith in himself and stuck to the plan.
Watch Keshad Johnson’s full Dunk Contest performance that set him above the rest at NBA All-Star Weekend.
Jalen Johnson joins NBA Showtime to discuss his experience at NBA All-Star Weekend, what it felt to be named a first-time All-Star, and what he attributes his progress to.
After winning another 3-Point Contest, Damian Lillard reflects on becoming one of three players to win the competition three times, stating that it adds to his legacy.
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Premier League
Sandro Tonali’s rocket strike completed a brace and Newcastle United’s comeback in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in an FA Cup fourth round tie at Villa Park on Saturday.
Controversy breeds discussion, and there’s plenty of for debate when it comes to the officiating in Newcastle United’s Saturday visit to Aston Villa in the FA Cup’s fourth round.
Tudor was most recently at Juventus on his tour of European leagues that has included good winning percentages but just one stop over 48 games.
The FA Cup is the oldest active football competition in the world, first played in the 1871-72 season. Inside: a list of all finals and winners.
NFL
Ole Miss assistant coach and former Giants head coach Joe Judge made waves on Thursday with his testimony in the Trinidad Chambliss eligibility case.
The draft strategy for all pro sports, including the NFL, prompts bad teams to keep losing.
The Raiders are staying in-house by promoting their defensive line coach/run game coordinator Rob Leonard to defensive coordinator and that won’t be the only continuity on Klint Kubiak’s coaching staff.
As the team’s defensive line coach, Leonard worked closely with Maxx Crosby the past three seasons.
Motor Sports
Hunter Lawrence looks to hold onto the red plate as Ken Roczen and Eli Tomac hope to take it away from the Australian.
The Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Truck and ARCA series kick off their seasons at the World Center of Racing.
Haiden Deegan and Levi Kitchen fought side by side for multiple laps.
Jorge Prado set the fastest time in the first qualification session before crashing midway through Q2.
Rotoworld
Following the three-team format that the NBA is utilizing, who makes this year’s fantasy All-Star team?
Kyle Dvorchak dives into the latest news surrounding Kenneth Walker III, revealing that the star running back is a candidate to receive the franchise tag and explaining how Walker’s return would affect Zach Charbonnet.
Kyle Dvorchak discusses the Cowboys being expected to place the franchise tag on star wide receiver George Pickens, questioning if the star wide receiver will participate in training camp without a long-term contract.
The biggest risers and fallers according to recent ADP (average draft position) data.
The top of the 2026 draft class is stacked, and the repercussions on the NBA landscape are massive.
Zachary Krueger dives into a glaring red flag in Fernando Mendoza’s profile as he prepares to make the jump to the NFL.
Betting
Trysta Krick takes a way-too-early look at the NFL’s MVP futures market for next season following the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl LX win.
Trysta Krick discusses her way-too-early future picks for next season’s Super Bowl favorite following the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl LX win.
Drew Dinsick and Jay Croucher look at the NBA Rookie of the Year market and make a case on how Kon Knueppel could catch up to Cooper Flagg.
Noah Rubin highlights Memphis Grizzlies guard Ty Jerome’s impressive season debut this past weekend after missing time with a calf injury.
Golf
Far removed from the false hopes Taylor Swift would make an appearance at Pebble Beach, Akshay Bhatia and Ryo Hisatsune went about their business quietly at Spyglass Hill and wound up with a share of the lead Friday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am.
Swift is rumored to be in town. But she was not at Spyglass Hill on Thursday, where Travis Kelce was playing with pro partner Keith Mitchell along with Mackenzie Hughes and retired NFL quarterback Alex Smith.
Ryo Hisatsune had three straight birdies early in his round, made the only birdie on the par-4 ninth and finished with three straight for a 62 at Pebble Beach.
Gotterup shot 7-under 64 and won with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff Sunday after Matsuyama pulled his tee shot into the water.
Hideki Matsuyama was thrilled to play with fellow Japanese player Ryo Hisatsune in the final pairing at the Phoenix Open and hoped they could do it again. Hisatsune’s bogey on 18 put an end to that.
Patrick Reed kept a clean card Saturday for a 2-under 70 in the Qatar Masters, a round that slightly expanded his lead and greatly expanded his confidence as he goes for his second European tour title in three weeks.
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Bills quarterback Josh Allen was listed with three injuries on the team’s injury report last week and one of them may need to be addressed early in the team’s offseason.
Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have grown “too far apart” to form an alliance and bring a splintered sport back together.
These days, Buster Posey’s focus is on trying to build a winner as president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants. Eleven months from now, however, writers will be evaluating an earlier part of his career.
Carlos Alcaraz says he got together with Roger Federer for a round of golf before the Australian Open, and it went just as the 22-year-old Spaniard expected.
With a president of football and head coach in place, the Falcons are moving on to General Manager interviews.
