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Tyler Reddick wins the Daytona 500 for Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap: the one to the checkered flag for the team owned by the NBA Hall of Famer and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. Jordan was the face of the December federal antitrust lawsuit that NASCAR settled on the ninth day of trial. The settlement changed the revenue-sharing model in the United States’ top motorsports series.

Scottie Barnes’ OT 3-pointer sends Stars past World in the first clash at the NBA All-Star Game

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Scottie Barnes hit a clinching 3-pointer in overtime, and the “Stars” team of Americans beat the World team 37-36 in the first game of the mini-tournament comprising the NBA All-Star Game. Anthony Edwards scored 13 points and hit the tying 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left in regulation to begin the main event of All-Star weekend at the Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome. Edwards then hit a 14-footer to begin the first-to-five-points overtime period. Victor Wembanyama made a 3-pointer, but Barnes ended it by draining his first shot of the game.

All-Star LeBron James says he still doesn’t know whether his 23rd NBA season will be his last

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James still hasn’t decided whether his unprecedented 23rd NBA season will be his last. The 41-year-old James again confirmed he is not on a farewell tour this season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 41-year-old James again confirmed he is not on a farewell tour this season with the Los Angeles Lakers, even tough he teared up during a tribute to his career in Cleveland last month. James repeated his regular declarations that he hasn’t made a decision and he is focused on the final 28 games of the regular season with the Lakers. James could be a free agent this summer.

Norway cross-country star Klaebo wins 9th gold medal, setting a Winter Olympics record

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.

Mikaela Shiffrin’s giant slalom at Milan Cortina ended without a medal but plenty of optimism

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.

Anthony Kim wins LIV Golf Adelaide in a remarkable career comeback

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Kim won LIV Golf Adelaide 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.

Arsenal routs Wigan 4-0 on no-surprise Sunday as Premier League teams advance to 5th round

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal enjoys a 4-0 rout of Wigan as five Premier League teams avoid upsets to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Third-tier struggler Wigan was overwhelmed against the Premier League leader at Emirates Stadium and trailed 4-0 at halftime. Forwards Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus were on the scoresheet along with Jack Hunt’s own-goal. Premier League teams Fulham, Leeds, Sunderland and Wolverhampton joined the Gunners in the last 16. Fulham rallied to beat second-tier Stoke 2-1 and Sunderland won 1-0 win at second-tier Oxford. Wolves earned a 1-0 victory at fourth-tier Grimsby and Leeds needed penalty kicks to win at second-tier Birmingham. On Saturday, third-tier Mansfield knocked out Premier League Burnley.

Inside the widening Olympic curling controversy and allegations of cheating

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. The Canadian men’s and women’s teams, as well as the British men’s team, have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released. It comes as Canada, a historic curling powerhouse, finds its ego bruised. Its mixed doubles team didn’t even play for a medal, and the women’s team can’t afford to lose more matches if it wants to reach the medal round.

Tom Wilson fights in Canada’s game vs. France at the Olympics

MILAN (AP) — Who says there’s no fighting in hockey at the Olympics? Tom Wilson dropped the gloves late in Canada’s game against France to go after the player who delivered a forearm to the head of teammate Nathan MacKinnon. Wilson fought Pierre Crinon, who was given a two-minute minor penalty and apologized to MacKinnon after the hit. Unlike the NHL, where it is a five-minute major penalty, fighting is a game misconduct under international rules, so Wilson and Crinon were ejected.

Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly home to the US with more surgeries to come, team official tells AP

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The chief of the U.S. Ski Team says Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly home to the United States a week after her terrifying head-over-heels crash in the Olympic downhill. Sophie Goldschmidt told The Associated Press the team’s medical staff has been coordinating Vonn’s recovery since the crash and subsequent helicopter evacuation 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.