TESERO, Italy (AP) — Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won his ninth gold medal, setting a Winter Games record. The 29‑year‑old anchored Sunday’s 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay in cross-country skiing for his fourth gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics. He had shared the record with three retired Norwegian athletes. He now stands alone at the top.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin sees her 11th-place giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics as proof she is back in the fight. The 30-year-old believes she took a step forward after a shaky performance during the slalom portion of the women's combined earlier in the Games. The gap between Shiffrin and the podium was just 0.3 seconds, which she said is a sign she's starting to regain speed in an event that left her shaken following a frightening crash in late 2024. Next up for Shiffrin is the slalom, her strongest event.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The NBA is trying its fourth All-Star Game format in four years this weekend as it attempts again to answer one of the bigger existential questions in professional basketball. How do you get both the players and their fans to care about this midseason showcase? The newest scheme appears to be the most promising yet, at least according to people like Victor Wembanyama who still believe this game should matter. A team of veteran All-Star Americans, a team of younger U.S. players and a third team representing the rest of the world will play in a round-robin tournament Sunday, setting up a final.
LONDON (AP) — Premier League teams Fulham, Leeds, Sunderland and Wolverhampton have avoided upsets to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup. Arsenal hosted third-tier struggler Wigan later Sunday. Fulham rallied to win 2-1 at second-tier Stoke with Harrison Reed slotting in a late winner. Habib Diarra’s penalty earned Sunderland a 1-0 win at second-tier struggler Oxford. Midfielder Santiago Bueno’s goal gave Wolves a 1-0 victory at fourth-tier Grimsby and Leeds needed penalty kicks to win at second-tier Birmingham. On Saturday, third-tier Mansfield pulled off an upset by knocking out Premier League Burnley.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes teams are tanking more aggressively this season than the league has ever seen before, and he is considering many possible remedies to ensure real competition, from taking away draft picks to making wholesale changes to the draft and the lottery. Silver immediately addressed the hottest topic in NBA circles Saturday in his annual address during All-Star weekend at Intuit Dome, making it clear that the NBA will do almost anything to make sure its teams earnestly compete. He also said the NBA still expects to make decisions on expansion this year, starting with discussion at the Board of Governors meeting next month.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron chases an unprecedented third straight Daytona 500 win Sunday when he attempts to make NASCAR history. He'll be trying to win NASCAR's season opener for the third consecutive year in a backup car after he damaged his primary in a qualifying race. He starts near the back in 39th, but he says that does not scare him. Byron has won here with a backup before. He has also won by staying patient and avoiding trouble, not by leading lots of laps. The field also has big storylines. Kyle Busch starts on the pole while stuck in a long winless skid and Brad Keselowski races while recovering from a broken leg.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The chief of the U.S. Ski Team says Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly back to her home country a week after her terrifying head-over-heels crash in the Olympic downhill. Sophie Goldschmidt told The Associated Press on Sunday that the team’s medical staff has been coordinating Vonn’s recovery since the crash and subsequent helicopter evacuation at the Milan Cortina Games and would try to accompany her home. Vonn has had multiple surgeries in Italy to repair a complex tibia fracture in her left leg. Goldschmidt says they have a great team helping her and she’ll go back to the U.S. for further surgery.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. It centers on whether the Canadian men’s and women’s teams are cheating by double-touching stones after they are released on the ice. It comes as the historic curling powerhouse finds its ego bruised. Its mixed doubles team didn’t even play for a medal, and both teams cannot afford to lose more matches if they want a reach the medal matches.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Italian skier Federica Brignone captured her second gold medal in four days at her home Winter Olympics by winning the women’s giant slalom. Mikaela Shiffrin finished off the podium again. The 35-year-old Brignone won the super-G on Thursday for her first gold at an Olympics. She led Sunday after the first run of the giant slalom and finished 0.62 seconds ahead of defending champion Sara Hector of Sweden and Thea Louise Stjernesund of Norway following the second run. Shiffrin, the U.S. standout, placed 11th. It completes a stunning comeback for the popular Brignone, who was world champion in the GS in February last year before breaking multiple bones in her left leg in March.
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Kim won LIV Golf Adelaide on Sunday for his first victory in nearly 16 years, capping a remarkable career comeback with a closing 9-under 63 for a three-shot margin. The 40-year-old American stepped away from competitive golf for 12 years amid drug and alcohol struggles, and needed to play a qualifying tournament last month just to get another season on the LIV Tour. Kim won for the first time since the PGA Tour's 2010 Houston Open. The three-time PGA Tour winner's best previous LIV finish was a tie for 25th. Kim finished at 23 under. Jon Rahm, tied for the third-round lead with Bryson DeChambeau, was second after a 71.
Finals
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (16)Texas Tech 78 (1)Arizona 75
Final (2)Michigan 86 UCLA 56
Final (3)Houston 78 Kansas State 64
Final (4)Duke 67 (20)Clemson 54
Final (5)Iowa State 74 (9)Kansas 56
Final (6)UConn 79 Georgetown 75
Final (7)Nebraska 68 Northwestern 49
Final (11)North Carolina 79 Pittsburgh 65
Final (12)Gonzaga 94 Santa Clara 86
Final (13)Purdue 78 Iowa 57
Final (14)Florida 92 (25)Kentucky 83
Final (15)Virginia 70 Ohio State 66
Final (17)St. John's 79 Providence 69
Final (19)Vanderbilt 82 Texas A&M 69
Final (21)Arkansas 88 Auburn 75
Final (22)BYU 90 Colorado 86