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2:04 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Auston Matthews carries a lot on his shoulders in the NHL as captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs in what’s known as the center of the hockey universe

1:50 PM on Tuesday, February 17

The Atlanta Braves have added veteran first baseman and outfielder Dominic Smith to their major league spring training camp as a non-roster invitee

1:36 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Felix Loch says he plans to chase a spot at the 2030 Olympics and keep racing as long as he stays healthy

1:36 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Defending champion Sweden has been eliminated from semifinal contention in the men’s curling competition at the Winter Olympics with two matches to spare after what skip Niklas Edin described as a “horrible week.”

1:16 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Federal authorities have charged a Florida man with providing banned substances to an athlete in a case involving the 45-month doping ban handed to Olympic sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams

1:09 PM on Tuesday, February 17

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New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, outfielder Luis Robert Jr. and infielders Jorge Polanco and Brett Baty won’t play early in games this spring, manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday

12:37 PM on Tuesday, February 17

What Anthony Kim and Tiger Woods once had in common was that the longer they were away from golf, the more their legend grew

12:28 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Global interest in curling surged when a cheating controversy erupted at the Winter Olympics

11:56 AM on Tuesday, February 17

The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 15 is TCU's Olivia Miles

11:30 AM on Tuesday, February 17

Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will end their lengthy retirements from mixed martial arts to fight each other May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California

11:17 AM on Tuesday, February 17

Louisville freshman Mikel Brown Jr. is The Associated Press men's college basketball national player of the week

10:20 AM on Tuesday, February 17

The Sacramento State football program will join the Mid-American Conference beginning on July 1, moving up from the FCS to the FBS

10:18 AM on Tuesday, February 17

U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has gone from almost quitting the sport to winning Olympic gold

10:05 AM on Tuesday, February 17

France has come from last place to win the Olympic men’s biathlon relay for the first time by less than 10 seconds from stunned world and defending champion Norway

10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 17

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The Detroit Pistons have surged from years of misery to the NBA’s best record as play resumes after the All-Star break

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One of golf's new rule updates for 2026 is allowing players to carry replacement parts in case a club gets damaged

7:45 AM on Tuesday, February 17

Norway’s Jens Luraas Oftebro has won his second Nordic combined gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games in the large hill event