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  • Dolphins releasing star receiver Tyreek Hill in major roster cuts

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    MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Dolphins released star receiver Tyreek Hill on Monday, ending the All-Pro’s four-year tenure in Miami.

    Hill, who turns 32 on March 1, is recovering from a season-ending injury suffered in a game against the New York Jets on Sept. 29 that required surgery to repair significant damage to his left knee, including a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

    It is one of several major roster cuts the Dolphins made on Monday. Miami also cut offensive lineman James Daniels and receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, and will release two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Bradley Chubb.

    The Dolphins acquired Hill in a trade with Kansas City ahead of the 2022 season and gave him a $120 million, four-year contract extension that made him the highest-paid player at his position at the time.

    His contract, which runs through 2026, would have represented around $51 million against Miami’s cap.

    “These past few years have been some of the most meaningful of my life and career,” Hill said in an Instagram post Monday afternoon.

    Hill had consecutive 1,700-yard receiving seasons in his first two years with Miami, including a league-leading 1,799 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2023. The five-time All-Pro entered the 2025 season aiming to regain that elite form after a relatively down year in 2024, when he had 81 catches for 959 yards — his lowest totals in both categories since 2019.

    He had 21 receptions for 265 yards before he was hurt while making a catch in Miami’s Week 4 win against the Jets. Hill was running toward the sideline and planted his left foot, and his knee twisted as he was getting pulled down. He was carted off the field and placed on season-ending injured reserve on Oct. 1.

    Hill’s Dolphins tenure was characterized by tremendous production on the field coupled with numerous rocky moments off the field, including an altercation with police outside of Hard Rock Stadium ahead of the 2024 season opener, and pulling himself from that season’s finale and later indicating he wanted to play elsewhere.

    In an October podcast interview, Hill, who has played 10 NFL seasons, said he was undecided on whether he plans to retire when he’s done rehabbing his injury, but on Monday he indicated on social media that he’s not done playing yet.

    “The Cheetah don’t slow down. Ever,” Hill said in the post. “So to everyone wondering what’s next…just wait on it. The Cheetah will be back…Born Again.”

    Chubb spent the past three seasons with the Dolphins after being traded to Miami from Denver in 2022.

    He suffered a gruesome knee injury late in the 2023 season that required surgery to fix a torn anterior cruciate ligament, meniscus and patellar tendon in his right knee and sidelined him all of 2024. Chubb had 11 sacks — the most he had in a season since getting 12 as a rookie in 2018 — in 2023 before the injury.

    Last season, Chubb’s 8 1/2 sacks led the team. He represented a $31 million cap hit for 2026.

    New general manager Jon Eric Sullivan, who was hired by the Dolphins last month along with head coach Jeff Hafley, was expected to begin making moves to overhaul Miami’s roster.

    “We will move with responsible aggression here,” Sullivan said when the Dolphins introduced him on Jan 22. “We will utilize every avenue of player acquisition to bolster this roster.”

    Sullivan still faces the question on whether to move on from 2020 first-round pick Tua Tagovailoa, who was benched by former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel toward the end of last season because of poor play.

    Tagovailoa signed a four-year, $212.4 million extension in July 2024, but has since shown a decline in accuracy and mobility. Tagovailoa finished 2025 with 15 interceptions, second most in the NFL and a career high.

    He is guaranteed $54 million for 2026, and the Dolphins would incur significant hits to the salary cap by releasing him. Cutting him would result in a $99 million dead cap charge. If the move is designated as a post-June 1 release, those charges are split over two years, with $67.4 million allocated to the 2026 cap and $31.8 million in 2027.

    Sullivan said last week at a fan event that he doesn’t know “what the future holds right now.”

    “And I told Tua that,” Sullivan said. “We’re working through some things. What I can tell you is that we’re going to infuse competition into that room — whether Tua is part of the room, whether he’s not part of the room.”

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  • Gold for Elana! Meyers Taylor, 41, wins Olympic monobob title at Milan Cortina Games

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    CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Elana Meyers Taylor’s two young sons watched her leap into the air, throw her fists skyward, wave the American flag, then fall to her knees and start to cry.

    In time, they’ll understand what they saw.

    They saw history.

    The 41-year-old U.S. bobsledder — a mother of two special-needs children, an athlete whose career was jeopardized by concussions, someone who dealt with plenty of doubt in recent years — is, finally, an Olympic champion. Meyers Taylor won the gold medal in monobob at the Milan Cortina Games on Monday night, her sixth career medal and first Olympic title.

    “I thought it was impossible,” Meyers Taylor said.

    She was never happier to be wrong.

    She became the oldest American woman to hear “The Star-Spangled Banner” played in her honor at the Winter Games. Rallying in the fourth and final heat, Meyers Taylor prevailed with a four-run, two-day time of 3 minutes, 57.93 seconds.

    Meyers Taylor had medaled five times before — three silver, two bronze. She was the most decorated Black athlete at a Winter Olympics even before this win, and her place in history got a whole lot more dazzling on a frosty night in the Italian mountains. And this medal, her sixth, tied Bonnie Blair for the most by a U.S. woman in the Winter Olympics.

    “To have my name up there with Bonnie Blair, it doesn’t even make sense to me,” Meyers Taylor said.

    Germany’s Laura Nolte — the leader after the first, second and third runs — was second and Kaillie Humphries Armbruster of the U.S. was third.

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  • WNBA star Sophie Cunningham explains why Los Angeles doesn’t appeal to her

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    WNBA star Sophie Cunningham shared her thoughts about the city of Los Angeles in a video posted to social media on Sunday.

    Cunningham, who is on the Indiana Fever, expressed why she isn’t the biggest fan of Los Angeles. She suggested that most of her dismay stemmed from the personalities she came across while she was out there.

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    Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham arrives before the game against the LA Sparks at the Crypto.com Arena on Aug. 5, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

    “So, I promise you I’m not being judgmental because I think there’s a place for legit everyone, and some people thrive in different areas. I don’t think I’m an LA girl,” she said in a video. “Like, at all. It’s just weird. People don’t dance. People don’t even like say, ‘Hi.’ They have no personalities. They have no personalities and they all look the same. It’s weird. Please tell me that’s not weird.

    “All these personalities you see on like Instagram and TikTok, all these famous influencers, I like how they found a space where they can feel like themselves and gain confidence online, but if you can’t speak to people or look people in the eye, like in person … is that not weird? Am I weird? I mean I know I’m weird, but like, people get so used to talking into their phones.”

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    Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham (hat)  reacts after The Fever defeated the Atlanta Dream during game three of round one for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs at Gateway Center Arena at College Park on Sept. 18, 2025. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)

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    Cunningham then signed off with some advice to those in the celebrity and social media influencer space.

    Talk to someone in person. And look like yourself.”

    Cunningham is hoping to begin gearing up for the 2026 WNBA season. The players and the league are still locked in a bitter labor battle.

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    Angel Reese defends Sophie Cunningham during a game. (David E. Klutho/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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  • Minnesota Twins starter Pablo López ends bullpen session early over elbow soreness

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    Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo López ended a bullpen session early on Monday over what manager Derek Shelton said was “a little bit of elbow soreness.”

    López, who turns 30 next month, threw two-plus innings before shutting things down. He was considered ahead of schedule in preparations to join Venezuela for the World Baseball Classic.

    López has been the opening day starter for the Twins the past three seasons. He was limited to 75 2/3 innings last year, with three stints on the injured list for hamstring, shoulder and forearm issues.

    The 2023 All-Star had made 32 starts in each season from 2022-24, the first of those with Miami before a pair with Minnesota.

    “We decided, out of an abundance of caution, let’s get him off, let’s get him off the field and make sure he’s OK,” Shelton told reporters at the club’s spring training facility. “We’ll get some imaging on it, just because of how important it is and he is to us.”

    Lopez was 5-4 with a 2.74 ERA last season. He won 10 games in each of the previous three seasons, capped by a career-best 15 in 2024.

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  • Is Lululemon coming apart at the seams? Here’s why the brand is losing its flex.

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    Lululemon has long been a dominant force in the world of athleisure. But a series of headwinds, including a recent blunder over see-through leggings, is threatening the company’s path forward.

    The Vancouver-based business, founded in 1998, has thrived over the last decade because of its innovative designs, quality materials and comfort. But lately, it has struggled to find its footing in an increasingly saturated market, where competitors like Vuori and Alo are gaining traction with customers, according to Neil Saunders, a retail analyst and managing director at GlobalData Retail.

    The company hasn’t done enough to stay relevant and keep its customers coming back, Saunders told CBS News.

    “If the competitive environment tightens and your organic growth is not quite as good, you should really be doubling down on things like innovation, keeping your customers loyal, looking for opportunities as to how to expand the share of wallet, even if that’s challenging,” he said. “But Lululemon actually did the opposite. It really took its foot off the gas.”

    To be sure, Lululemon still boasts solid financials: The company reported $11.07 billion in revenue in the 12 months ended Nov. 2, 2025, up nearly 9% from the year prior.

    Sales, however, have plateaued in recent quarters. International revenue is growing, but the company is struggling to woo buyers in North America, with its most recent quarterly report showing same-store sales in the U.S., Canada and Mexico fell 5%. 

    At the same time, some investors are souring on the company. Over the last year, Lululemon’s stock price has plunged nearly 53%, while the S&P 500 gained about 12% over the same period.

    Lululemon did not respond to a request for comment on its recent performance or its plans to revitalize U.S. sales.

    During the most recent earnings call in December 2025, former Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald touted a new performance fabric the company designed for weight training, and promised Lululemon would continue to innovate across its performance wear portfolio, which includes running, yoga, golf and tennis apparel. 

    McDonald stepped down as Lululemon CEO at the end of January. The company has yet to announce a permanent replacement.

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    Lululemon has faced complaints in recent weeks that one of the fabrics for one of its pairs of leggings — called “Get Low” —  is see-through

    Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, who parted ways with the company over a decade ago, called the situation a “total operational failure” on LinkedIn. He also blamed the company’s board for “destroying the brand and the stock price,” alleging that its board members are uninterested in product development. 

    After temporarily pulling the leggings from its website, Lululemon returned them. They now bear new guidance for customers: size up and pair the product with “skin-tone, seamless underwear,” according to Bloomberg. The publication last week reported a second snafu over a separate line of leggings in the company’s “heart scatter” pattern, which customers said were see-through when bending and squatting.

    While the leggings blunder certainly hasn’t helped the company, it’s not the root cause of Lululemon’s problems, Saunders told CBS News.

    “The woes set in a long time before this latest legging problem had reared its head,” he said. “But the leggings problem, it encapsulates some of the issues at Lulu.”

    For a company charging somewhere in the range of $88 to $198 for a pair of leggings at full retail price, customers expect top-notch quality, Saunders said. 

    “What it suggests is that there’s kind of a lack of quality control, there’s a lack of care, there’s a lack of attention to detail,” he said.

    Saunders said he believes the company’s products have become “junkified,” with Lululemon straying from its trademarks of technical innovation and high quality to heavily branded attire that holds less appeal for its customer base.

    Another headwind is heightened competition from rivals such as Vuori, which some customers may feel offers slightly edgier and more interesting designs, according to Saunders. Other competitors include Athleta, owned by Gap, and Alo.

    Lululemon is seeking to maintain its foothold in a more crowded athleisure market. In July 2025, the company sued Costco, accusing the retailer of selling “confusingly similar” replicas of its jackets, sweatshirts and pants.

    With the former CEO stepping down at the end of January, there’s room for a new leader to take stock and rejuvenate the brand, but the company will have to pull multiple levers to level up, according to Saunders.

    “They need to get the product mix right. They need to get the brand presentation right,” he said. “They need to come back to where they were before, being innovative, because they used to be the leader.”

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  • Sweden has arguably the toughest path to men’s hockey gold at the Olympics

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    MILAN — After realizing his team would have to play in the qualification round at the Milan Cortina Olympics, Sweden coach Sam Hallam was quick to reference what Canada did 16 years ago after a rough start on home ice in Vancouver.

    Canada also had to play the extra game and went on to win it all on Sidney Crosby’s golden goal in overtime in the final against the United States. If the Swedes do the same this time, they will have earned every carat of their gold medals.

    Sweden as the seventh seed has an incredibly difficult path through the men’s hockey tournament, starting in the qualification playoffs on Tuesday against 10th-seeded Latvia. The winner of that game faces the unbeaten U.S. in the quarterfinals Wednesday night.

    “We’re going to have to play … one more game than some other teams, but that’s an opportunity for us to come together even more as a team, work on our details, work on our game as a unit out there,” forward Adrian Kempe said. “That’s just the way I’m seeing it.”

    Sweden dropped out of the No. 3 spot only because it allowed a last-minute goal to Slovakia that changed who won the group based on a tiebreaker. That 5-3 victory Saturday was arguably the best Sweden has played thus far in Milan, from goaltender Jacob Markstrom out.

    “Everyone contributed,” alternate captain Victor Hedman said. “Marky played great. A lot to build on and look forward to the next one.”

    Hallam has a decision to make in net given the back-to-back scheduling. Markstrom may have played well enough to become Sweden’s starter, but Filip Gustavsson could get the nod against Latvia.

    “Let us see,” Hallam said. “(Markstrom) showed good presence. I like the way he plays with the puck. He started a couple of breakouts for us. He felt big, felt solid, so he did a good impression on me, yeah.”

    Switzerland beating Czechia in overtime Sunday on Dean Kukan’s goal was a big one to play winless host Italy, which was outscored 19-4 in round-robin play. The Swiss should be able to get into the quarterfinals and face Finland, even after losing one of their top forwards, Kevin Fiala, to a leg injury that required surgery and ended his Olympics and probably his NHL season.

    “We care about each other very much, and we care about winning,” winger Timo Meier said. “This group we have here, we love playing with each other. We’re a really tight group.”

    Much like Hallam, Switzerland coach Patrick Fischer has to decide whether to play 38-year-old national team goalie Leonardo Genoni back to back or go with backup Akira Schmid in what should be an easily winnable game.

    The other team with what should be a safe path into the quarterfinals is Germany against France, which lost 10-2 to Canada on Sunday. France made things interesting against Czechia but like Italy went 0-3-0 and was outscored by 15 goals.

    “We know what to expect, and we have to give our A-game,” France winger Sacha Treille said. “It’s just one hockey game, so everything can happen.”

    Led by 2020 NHL MVP Leon Draisaitl, Germany lost to the U.S. on Sunday but still finds itself with a plausible path through to the semifinals. If Germany beats France, it would play third-seeded Slovakia on Wednesday.

    Martin Necas was not happy after he and the Czechs lost to Switzerland, knowing what it would mean for their seeding. Denmark defeating Latvia thanks to a 33-save performance by Frederik Andersen moved it up in what’s a positive bounce for Czechia.

    “If we want to win, we have to get through everybody,” defenseman Radko Gudas said. “(We have) a lot of guys who have been around these type of games. For us that means playing smart, putting pucks in the right places and make the other team go 200 feet and make go through all of us at all times.”

    Czechia has three NHL goaltenders, so Dan Vladar could start Tuesday to get Lukas Dostal ready for the biggest challenge of his life. The winner of the game faces the machine that is Canada — unquestionably the team to beat.

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  • Inaugural uniforms revealed for Columbus Aviators

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio — While football may seem far away, the UFL is gearing up for its season with Columbus’ inaugural team unveiling its new uniforms.


    What You Need To Know

    • The Columbus Aviators are preparing for the 2026 UFL season with uniforms that reflect “the Aviators’ spirit to ‘challenge, innovate and conquer the unimaginable’”
    • The uniforms are navy to reflect Ohio’s air and space trailblazers with white accents
    • The uniforms will debut with the team March 29 as the Aviators take on the Orlando Storm at 8 p.m.

    The Columbus Aviators are preparing for the 2026 season with uniforms that reflect “the Aviators’ spirit to ‘challenge, innovate and conquer the unimaginable.’”

    These uniforms are navy to reflect Ohio’s air and space trailblazers with white accents. The team’s helmets are blue to reflect open skies, and side pant striping symbolizes the constant forward motion. 

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    NOBULL, a footwear and apparel company, is the Exclusive Training Footwear Partner of the UFL and will be the official jersey patch partner for all eight teams. New Era, an international sports and lifestyle brand, will be the official jersey and headwear partner. Adidas, a multinational athletic apparel and footwear manufacturer, will serve as the footwear partner, providing game-day shoes and gloves.

    The uniforms will debut with the team March 29 as the Aviators take on the Orlando Storm at 8 p.m. Columbus’ home opener is set for April 3 at 11 a.m. at Crew Stadium against the DC Defenders. 

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    The UFL’s season kicks off March 27. The league consists of eight teams, including the Birmingham Stallions, Columbus Aviators, Dallas Renegades, DC Defenders, Houston Gamblers, Louisville Kings, Orlando Storm and St. Louis Battlehawks.

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  • Nick Townley inspired by long line of Plant baseball legends

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    TAMPA, Fla. — Wade Boggs Field, the baseball stadium at Plant High School, has the footsteps of legends on it.


    What You Need To Know

    • The Plant baseball program has sent multiple players to the MLB
    • Jac Caglionone just got his number retired, meeting the current group of Panthers players
    • Nick Townley hopes to be the next guy in line
    • Townley is the ace of the staff, a senior pitcher who has impressive command on the mound


    “We’ve always had some pretty good players and there’s kind of a long line of tradition to that,” Plant baseball head coach Dennis Braun said.

    The program boasts an impressive list of alums on the outfield wall, which has numbers retired from left field all the way down to right field.

    “We’re one of the few schools that has a Hall of Famer in Wade Boggs and we might have a future couple more if they keep doing the things they’re doing,” Braun said.

    Braun is referring to 5-time MLB All-Star Pete Alonso and 4-time All-Star Kyle Tucker, both former Panthers who are two of the best hitters in baseball.

    The latest pro to get his number retired is Jac Caglianone, a 2021 Plant alum who was a two-way star for the Florida Gators and is already in the bigs with the Kansas City Royals. The current team was able to meet Cagnianone at the ceremony earlier this month, seeing a guy who sat in the same dugout they do move on to accomplish what he has accomplished.

    “Yeah, I think that’s what the motivation is, I think everyone wants to be them not all of them are going to be 6 foot 5 250 pounds and that’s a big part of getting to the level that they get to but I think that motivation is a big deal for them and I think it’s what makes the program grow,” Braun said.

    “It was really nice to see. Obviously, he’s one of the greats of high school baseball, and it was really nice to be able to see the impact he’s made here,” Plant senior pitcher Nick Townley said.

    Townley hopes to one day be the next guy in line.

    “Yeah it really does help my focus. It just helps me stay concentrated on my main goal here which is competing as a team and winning and focusing on getting better,” Townley said.

    Townley is the ace of the staff, a senior right-hander who doesn’t light up the radar gun with a ton of velocity but makes up for it with an impressive command on the mound.

    “Throughout the fall and early spring I’ve just been working on my pitch location and delivery, getting better at sequencing and finding out where hitters are weak against me so I can get them out in the best way,” Townley said.

    He got some preseason recognition from 813 Preps, a Hillsborough County high school baseball publication, ranking him as the 23rd best player in the area.

    “I thought it was pretty cool but the rankings don’t mean anything until we start playing games so I try not to focus on it much, yeah it for sure adds some pressure but I gotta go into games knowing that I still have a job to throw good pitches and compete with the hitters so that just helps me stay focused,” Townley said.

    “Being ranked means you’ve done something you’ve earned that and every year you’ve gotta earn it. Baseball is a tough game so I think it’s important for him to come back down a little bit and not get too caught up in that throw strikes rely on his defense and if he does those things I think he will have another great year,” Braun said.

    Of course, Townley dreams of making it to “The Show.” Every baseball player does. No program around here has sent more players to the pros than Plant lately, so he’s in a great spot to try and get that dream started here.

    “Even though you may not make it, you may not be them let’s do everything we can so if that day comes that we don’t you can hang your cleats up and say I did everything I could to be the best player I could and that’s what we’re trying to do every day,” Braun said.

    For now, Townley is focused on this season and getting his team to state.

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  • Nate Diaz Hoping For UFC Return, Wants White House Card

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  • Here’s the remaining 2026 Winter Olympics schedule for alpine skiing

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    Alpine skiing — one of the Olympics most popular sports — has made a lot of headlines in Milan this year.

    From Lindsey Vonn’s stunning fall that left her needing a multitude of surgeries, to Lucas Pinheiro Braathen winning the men’s giant slalom, ultimately earning Brazil’s first Winter Olympic medal and the first for any South American athlete. It has been a alpine schedule filled with highs and lows.

    As we enter the final stretch of the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, here is the remaining schedule for alpine skiing.

    MONDAY, FEB. 16

    • Men’s Slalom Run 2 — 7:30 a.m. EST

    WEDNESDAY, FEB 18

    • Women’s Slalom Run 1 — 4 a.m. EST
    • Women’s Slalom Run 2 — 7:30 a.m. EST

    HOW TO WATCH THE REMAINING OLYMPIC EVENTS IN ALPINE SKIING?

    You can watch the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics on NBC, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.

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  • Johnson scores 24 to guide Bradley to 70-60 victory over Southern Illinois

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    CARBONDALE, Ill. — Jaquan Johnson scored 24 points to lead Bradley to a 70-60 victory over Southern Illinois on Sunday.

    Johnson made 9 of 18 shots with two 3-pointers for the Braves (18-9, 11-5 Missouri Valley Conference), adding seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Alex Huibregtse hit four 3-pointers and scored 14.

    Quel’Ron House finished with 26 points to pace the Salukis (12-15, 6-10). Davion Sykes added 12 points and five rebounds off the bench.

    Johnson had seven points in the first half as the two teams played to a 28-all tie. Johnson had 17 points after halftime and Huibregtse added 11 to rally the Braves to the victory.

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  • Kansas State Fires Basketball Coach Jerome Tang, Days After Fans Wore Bags Over Heads

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    MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State fired basketball coach Jerome Tang on Sunday night, four days after many Wildcats fans showed up with bags over their heads for a home blowout.

    “This was a decision that was made in the best interest of our university and men’s basketball program,” Taylor said. “Recent public comments and conduct, in addition to the program’s overall direction, have not aligned with K-State’s standards for supporting student-athletes and representing the university. We wish Coach Tang and his family all the best moving forward.”

    The school said an interim head coach will be announced soon, and that a national search for a replacement has started.

    “I am deeply disappointed with the university’s decision and strongly disagree with the characterization of my termination,” Tang told ESPN in a statement. “I have always acted with integrity and faithfully fulfilled my responsibilities as head coach.”

    “This was embarrassing,” Tang said after that game. “These dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform. There will be very few of them in it next year. I’m embarrassed for the university, I’m embarrassed for our fans, our student section. It is just ridiculous. We’ve got practice at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, and we will get this thing right. I have no answer and no words.”

    Kansas State (10-15, 1-11 Big 12) fell 78-64 on Saturday at No. 3 Houston, the Wildcats’ sixth straight loss. In four seasons at the school, the 59-year-old Tang was 71-57 overall and 29-39 in the conference. He led the Wildcats to a 26-10 mark in his first season.

    The Wildcats’ next game is Tuesday night at home against Baylor, where Tang was an assistant coach for 19 seasons with Scott Drew, including the Bears’ national title in 2021.

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  • Anthony Edwards claims MVP award, leads Stars to tourney win in an entertaining NBA All-Star Game

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    Anthony Edwards won the Most Valuable Player award while leading his “Stars” team past their fellow Americans on the “Stripes” team 47-21 to win the final of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.

    The Minnesota Timberwolves star claimed his first All-Star MVP award with a tying 3-pointer in the first round-robin game followed by eight points in the final, which was the only chapter without a dramatic late finish in this mini-tournament comprising the main event of All-Star weekend at the Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome.

    USA Stars guard Anthony Edwards reacts after scoring during the NBA All-Star basketball game against USA Stripes Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif.

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    The NBA’s fourth format in four years matched two teams of American All-Stars against a team representing the World, hoping to stoke nationalistic passion from players and fans during an Olympic year.

    The slightly older Stripes had beaten the slightly younger Stars on De’Aaron Fox’s 3-pointer at the buzzer in the second 12-minute, round-robin game. But Edwards led the Stars to victory in the rematch with the Stripes, who appeared to run out of gas while playing in their third straight mini-game.

    “We chose to compete today, and we came out on top,” Edwards said. “I ain’t going to lie, Wemby set the tone. He came out and played hard, and we had to follow that.”

    Indeed, Victor Wembanyama effectively challenged his fellow All-Stars to take this game seriously, and they largely appeared to do it. Despite going 0-2, Wembanyama led the World team in scoring in both games with 14 points in the opener and 19 in the third game.

    Along with the late-game theatrics, the event generally appeared to be played at a higher level of competitiveness than most All-Star Games in recent years, suggesting the league might have finally cracked the code on the long-standing question of how to make this midseason showcase more entertaining.

    “It was a pretty good display of basketball,” Wembanyama said. “Better than last year, in my opinion. It was fun. … I think being honest with ourselves is good. It’s a game we love, it’s a game I personally cherish, so being competitive is the least I can do.”

    NBA Commissioner Adam Silver thanked the All-Stars for playing hard when he presented the championship trophy to the Stars.

    Kawhi Leonard thrilled his home crowd with a 31-point barrage for the Stripes in the final round-robin game, but he managed just one point in the final. Tyrese Maxey led the Stars with nine points in the clincher.

    Scottie Barnes won the opening 12-minute game for the Stars with a game-ending 3-pointer in overtime, beating the World 37-36 after Edwards forced OT.

    After Fox’s dagger in the second game, Leonard utterly dominated the third game before hitting a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left in the Stripes’ 48-45 victory.

    The World team was loaded with talent, but NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic both sat out its second game, likely to preserve the health of two superstars who have struggled with injury in the past month.

    John Tesh took the court with his band before the game for a live rendition of “Roundball Rock,” the iconic 1990s theme song of “NBA on NBC,” to mark the league’s return to the network this season. That network partnership is also the reason the All-Star Game was an afternoon affair on the West Coast, because NBC airs the Winter Olympics at night.

    The Intuit Dome crowd included former President Barack Obama, who received a standing ovation pregame.

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    Scottie Barnes of the Toronto Raptors and Team USA Stars and Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons and Team USA Stars celebrate after Barnes’ game-winning basket against Team World during the 75th NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome on February 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California.

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    First Game

    Edwards scored 13 points and forced overtime on a 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left in regulation to begin the mini-tourney.

    Edwards hit a 14-footer to begin the first-to-five-points overtime period. Wembanyama made a 3-pointer, but Raptors star Barnes ended it by draining his only shot of the game.

    Karl-Anthony Towns added 10 points, but Norman Powell — a born-and-raised Californian who represents Jamaica internationally — missed a potential winning shot for the World at the regulation buzzer.

    NBA scoring leader Doncic played the first 5:05 for the World in the opening game before sitting down. The Lakers superstar hadn’t played since Feb. 5 due to a hamstring strain, but he was determined to play after receiving his sixth All-Star nod.

    Team USA Stars defeated Team USA Stripes 47-21 to win the 75th NBA All-Star game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.

    LeBron James of Team USA Stripes drives past Karl-Anthony Town of Team World in the third game of the 75th NBA All-Star game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood on Sunday February 15, 2026.

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    Second Game

    Donovan Mitchell took a pass under the net from LeBron James and kicked it out to Fox on the perimeter for the winner.

    Jaylen Brown led the Stripes with 11 points, and James scored eight to begin his record 21st All-Star appearance.

    Edwards and Cade Cunningham scored 11 points apiece for the Stars.

    “Old heads 1-0,” James said with a laugh. “We’ve got a lot of guys that have played a lot of basketball, so no matter what’s going on, we know how to keep our composure and execute.”

    A few hours beforehand, the top scorer in NBA history said the game’s presence in the Los Angeles area meant “nothing, because this is not our building. This is a road game.”

    Indeed, the Clippers fans in Intuit Dome booed James and Doncic whenever they touched the ball in the first two games.

    Team USA Stars defeated Team USA Stripes 47-21 to win the 75th NBA All-Star game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.

    Kawhi Leonard of team USA Stripes Drives to the basket against Team World in the third game of the 75th NBA All-Star game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood on Sunday February 15, 2026. 

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    Third Game

    Leonard thrilled his home crowd with a dynamic effort, going 11 of 13 and 6 of 7 from beyond the arc. The seven-time All-Star made his first seven shots with five 3-pointers amid raucous cheers from the extra-steep supporters’ section called The Wall behind one basket at this futuristic 18-month-old arena.

    He was unstoppable despite a reasonable defensive effort from the World team led by Wembanyama, who scored 19 points before missing a tying 3-pointer attempt at the buzzer.

    James put the Stripes ahead with 31 seconds left on a putback dunk, but Wembanyama hit two free throws to tie it before Leonard called game.

    Jokic and Doncic didn’t play, leaving the World with just seven players.

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  • Hard work pays off for Lowell’s Denzel Kisseka

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    BOSTON — A year ago, Denzel Kisseka finished 19th in the 300 meter dash at the MIAA Division 1 State Championship meet.

    That didn’t sit well with him.

    So he did what elite athletes are known to do —di work tirelessly to get better. He trained, he hit the weight room and got bigger, faster and stronger while gaining better endurance and more confidence.

    Fast forward to Sunday afternoon and all of his offseason workouts paid off when the senior finished second in the 600  with a season-best time of 1:20.96 during the state meet held at the Track at New Balance.

    “I trained all summer and lifted a lot of weights and that helped me so much,” he said. “I used to be a 300-runner but moved up to the 600 and knew I could (have success).”

    Kisseka was disappointed with his start but was ecstatic with his finish.

    Lowell High’s Denzel Kisseka finished second in the 600 at Sunday’s Division State Championship meet. (Courtesy Lowell High Athletics(

    “I got out slow and should’ve pushed harder in the beginning. I wanted to stay behind (Brookline’s Harry Flint, the winner), but I just couldn’t keep up because I didn’t get out too fast enough,” said Kisseka. “It means a lot to me to take second place. I finished with a personal record, so I’m just getting better every day. I’m looking forward to next week’s Meet of Champions.”

    His performance helped lead the Red Raiders to a sixth place finish.

    Beside Kisseka, Jordan Oge placed third in the 300 (35.44) and fifth in the long jump (20-10.50). He was also a part of the fifth-place 4×200 relay team (1:32.07) joining Jermaine Sherwood, James Njonde and Juanito DeLaCruz.

    Parris Mbeca added a fifth place in the high jump (6-2).

    The 4×800 relay team of Samuel De Souza, Jayden Ferreras, Timothy Schribman and Charles Mirabel finished fourth with a time of 8:16.74.

    Central Catholic finished fourth as a team. Carlos Quintana won the high jump (6-6) with teammates Peter Thomas (6-4) and Max Lightfoot (6-2) placing third and sixth, respectively. Amado Ysalguez was second in the shot put (52-5), Quintana was fourth in the 55-meter hurdles (7.83) and Jeremiah Mateo Mora was seventh in the same event with a time of 7.92.

    The Central 4×200 relay team of Jordan Baez, Mateo Mora, Yosuhar Diaz and Quintana finished sixth in 1:32.36.

    The Lowell High girls team was led by Esther Ofodile, who placed third in the 55-meter dash (8.79) and sixth in the long jump (16-7.25). Ella Machado (3:03.73 in the 1,000), Keelyn Grady (4-10 in the high jump) and Stella Agyemang (16-5.25 in the long jump) picked up an eighth place.

    The Red Raiders 4×200 relay team was fourth in 1:47.47 behind the efforts of Kelsey Malcolm, Agyemang, Ofodile and Cindy Soth, and the 4×800 relay team of Kadiatu Jalloh, Anna Samel, Sophia Aspilcueta and Ella Machado finished eighth in 10:12.79.

    Central Catholic finished second as a team. The Raiders were led by freshman Avery Strickler, who won the long jump (17-7), was third in the 300 (41.04) and capped off her busy day as the anchor leg of the winning 4×400 relay team joining Lowell resident Kyla Breslin, Emma Finch and Leighton Hickey, who had a combined time of 4:01.44.

    Arianna DiPetro was third in the long jump (17-4.25), which came after taking second in the 55-meter hurdles (8.28). In the 300, Finch was third (1:38.94) and Hickey was seventh (1:40.48), while Lowell Breslin picked up a seventh place in the mile (5:11.27).

    Finally, the 4×200 relay team of Katelyn Renald, Finch, Addison Brosnihan and Lily McCarthy finished seventh with a combined time of 1:48.84.

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  • Collin Morikawa Birdies the 18th to Win Pebble Beach and End 16-Month Drought

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    PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Collin Morikawa went 45 starts over more than two years to finally win again on the PGA Tour, and he faced a wait that felt just as long on the final hole Sunday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He kept his poise, hit a 4-iron to the collar of the green and made birdie for a one-shot victory.

    In a wild final round of wind and lead changes, Morikawa had the right response for Scottie Scheffler’s bold charge by making two straight birdies down the stretch, and then making the one that mattered the most — after a 20-minute wait — for a 5-under 67.

    Scheffler began the final day eight shots behind and was 7 under through seven holes before the wind began whipping. He had three eagles in his round of 63, the last one a 6-iron to 30 inches on the final hole that allowed him to tie Morikawa for the lead.

    He didn’t think it would be enough, and it wasn’t.

    Moments later, Morikawa holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th to take the lead. He followed with a 6-iron into 8 feet for another birdie. But a bogey on the par-3 17th — his tee shot was dangerously close to the ocean left of the green — and Lee finishing birdie-birdie for a 65, created another tie.

    For all the drama, it was particularly tense on the par-5 18th.

    In the group ahead, Jacob Bridgeman needed eagle to have any chance of a playoff and he sent his second shot over the bunker and down to the beach. He finally decided to play off the pebbles and that bounced off the rocks and into the ocean. Then, he moved back to where his ball last crossed the hazard. All the while, Morikawa waited.

    It was 20 minutes from hitting his tee shot to hitting his 4-iron, a wait made longer considering what was at stake and the biting cold of the Pacific wind roaring off the ocean.

    “I paced all the way to the ocean 10 times. I just had to keep moving,” Morikawa said. “These long breaks, they’re not good for anyone to stand still. I was able to pull off a great 4-iron, and man, I need a drink.”

    His 4-iron started over a portion of the water and the wind sent it to the right collar. Morikawa putted that down to a foot. Straka made a 10-foot eagle putt for a 68 before Morikawa tapped in.

    Akshay Bhatia, the 54-hole leader by two shots, made only two birdies over his last 29 holes. He fell out of the lead after four holes and never caught up, closing with a 72 to finish three back.

    Scheffler was 10 shots behind after the first day when he shot 72. He was 13 shots back at one point on Friday. He still managed to be a major threat. He wound up in a tie for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood (66), extending his streak to 18 straight PGA Tour starts in the top 10.

    “I had to do something special to give myself a chance,” Scheffler said. “The back nine, I felt like I had to get to 21 or 22 (under). I played a bit more aggressive than I normally am. It was a fun day overall. These are the weeks I’m proud of. I felt like I was battling to give myself a chance.”

    Among his regrets was a wedge to a back pin on the 15th that was a foot away from spinning back to close range. It hopped hard over the green. He chipped to 6 feet and missed the par putt.

    Morikawa charged his way into the mix with a 62 on Saturday to get within two shots of Bhatia, and he did enough right to stay close — six players had a share of the lead at some point during the final round — until delivering the goods at the end.

    The Cal alum won for the seventh time on the PGA Tour since turning pro a week before the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Winning at Pebble moves him back into the top 10 in the world.

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  • Norway’s Birk Ruud moves into freeski big air final as he pursues a 3rd career Olympic gold

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    LIVIGNO, Italy — Birk Ruud cleared the first hurdle on Sunday in his two-tiered quest to repeat as the Olympic big air champion and win a second gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games.

    The two-time Olympian from Norway finished big air qualifying in third place, easing into Tuesday’s final of 12 freeskiers.

    Ruud, 25, won big air in Beijing four years ago and took gold on Tuesday in slopestyle.

    After landing his first jump, Rudd did a head-over-heels forward flip, just for fun.

    “It was a really good qualifying. I landed my two runs and felt real good about it,” Ruud said. “I expect a tough battle (in the final). It is going to be tight and there are going to be big tricks.”

    American Mac Forehand had the best score of qualifying with 183 points from his two jumps. Austrian Matej Svancer was next.

    New Zealand’s Luca Harrington, who won bronze in slopestyle at these Games, was fifth.

    American Alex Hall, the silver medalist in slopestyle, failed to advance.

    In big air qualifying, skiers must land two of three jumps. Their top two scores are added together to determine their ranking.

    The Livigno big air ramp, built on a scaffolding, sends the riders soaring down a slope that’s more than 40 meters (131 feet) in height and was lit by floodlights for the nighttime event.

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  • Olympic rivals turned lovers as US ice dancer proposes to Spanish skater on Valentine’s Day in Milan

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    Love is in the air at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games — even amongst rivals.

    Spanish figure skater Olivia Smart and former United States Olympic ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker are engaged, as the latter popped the question on Valentine’s Day on Saturday.

    Smart said “yes,” and shared the news on Instagram.

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    Former Team USA Olympic ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker and ice dancer Olivia Smart of team Spain pose for a photograph after proposing in the streets of Milan on day eight of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games on Feb. 14, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)

    “It’s always been you,” the couple captioned a video leading up to the proposal in the streets of Milan.

    Smart was clearly shocked at the moment, while the video showed Baker holding up the ring as his new fiancée competed on the ice below.

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    These two had been friends for quite some time, but on the ice, Team USA and Spain were obvious rivals as they competed for the same prize.

    In the 2022 Beijing Games, as well as two World Championships, Baker and Smart competed against one another for gold.

    Smart finished above Baker in the 2022 Games, as she finished eighth to his 11th place.

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    Former Team USA Olympic ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker proposes to ice dancer Olivia Smart of team Spain in the streets of Milan on day eight of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games on Feb. 14, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)

    Baker was in the stands this time for the Milan Cortina Games, while Smart was competing alongside partner Tim Dieck in the ice dance. They finished ninth in the competition.

    Smart may not have finished the way she hoped, but at least she didn’t leave Milan without some sort of hardware.

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    Baker had won bronze in his Olympic career, taking it home during the 2018 Winter Games. He hasn’t been able to compete since 2023 due to injuries.

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    Olivia Smart and partner Tim Dieck of Team Spain compete in the Ice Dance – Free Dance on day five of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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    As the heat of competition continues in Milan, it’s hard not to enjoy a loving moment between these two.

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  • How many feet are in 500 miles? Nobody knows, at least Nate Bargatze doesn’t at the Daytona 500

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    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Nate Bargatze considered squeezing a big, dumb joke into his command for drivers to start their engines at the Daytona 500.

    “At first, I thought about doing like, how many feet are in 500 miles,” Bargatze said. “Nobody knows.”

    Bargatze laughed when he said the proposed joke, which is a riff on his popular “Washington’s Dream” sketches on “Saturday Night Live,” fell flat when he tested it Saturday night during a gig in Indianapolis.

    “I was going to do another one with Jimmie Johnson being older to let the younger drivers know that his left blinker will be on the whole race,” Bargatze said. “Then when I got here and talked about it, it’s like, I think you just need to do, normal? You have all these hopes and dreams to do something funny.”

    Bargatze kept it straight in his role as grand marshal for Sunday’s Daytona 500.

    “It’s going to be insanity,” Bargatze said. “It’s been a dream to be asked to do this.”

    Bargatze’s day at Daytona — where he mingled with drivers such as Denny Hamlin — is just the latest dream job for one of the most popular stand-ups currently working. He hosted the Emmy Awards, released three Netflix specials and just won a Best Comedy Album Grammy Award for “Your Friend, Nate Bargatze.”

    His “Big Dumb Eyes World Tour” set a record for biggest one-year gross by a comedy performer in history and has set more than 40 arena attendance records.

    They served as warm-up acts for his first starring role in a movie, “The Breadwinner.” Bargatze co-wrote the script for the film he said was influenced by his stand-up and old-school funny, family movies such as “Mr. Mom” and “Home Alone.”

    “You want it to be broad, the whole family can come,” Bargatze said. “It’s like what I do with stand-up, you kind of just want everybody to come.”

    Mandy Moore plays Bargatze’s wife in the comedy, which also includes Colin Jost and Will Forte and opens May 29.

    “Obviously overwhelming,” Bargatze said. “I don’t know how to act. Learning that on the fly was a good time.”

    The 46-year-old Bargatze resumes his stand-up tour this week in Rockford, Illinois, and he’s set to host the ABC game show, “The Greatest Average American.”

    The title seemed fitting when Bargatze was gifted one of only 500 specialty Daytona 500 hats. The hat was numbered 302. Average.

    “It’s not bragging,” Bargatze said. “I’m right in the middle. That’s where the average American would be. It’s humility. It’s how you go.”

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