Philly special: V.J. Edgecombe leads Team Vince to victory at NBA All-Star weekend's Rising Stars
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — V. J. Edgecombe seems quietly confident he'll be at an NBA All-Star weekend quite soon to play in the main event. Until that day arrives, the Philadelphia rookie celebrated his first trip to this midseason showcase with two game-ending scores and an MVP trophy in the Rising Stars event. Edgecombe led Team Vince to victory in the kickoff event for the NBA All-Star weekend Friday night, scoring 17 points in the semifinal before hitting two free throws to ice the final...
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- Philly special: V.J. Edgecombe leads Team Vince to victory at NBA All-Star weekend's Rising Stars
- BYU says star wide receiver charged with felony rape is no longer a student there
Fri, 13 Feb 2026
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- Bhatia and Hisatsune share Pebble Beach lead. Travis Kelce and amateurs head home
- Coyne Schofield scores 2 goals as US routs Italy 6-0 to advance to Olympic women's hockey semifinals
- A battered car forces William Byron into a backup for his Daytona 500 three-peat bid
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- Mikhail Shaidorov earns gold in men's figure skating after collapse by 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin
- 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold
- Bad Bunny offered to pay for Puerto Rican star Carlos Correa's WBC insurance
- LeBron James returns for his record 21st All-Star Game, still in the NBA's midseason spotlight at 41
- A healthy Shohei Ohtani eyes the one major award he hasn't won a Cy Young Award
- Chris Paul, the 'Point God,' retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run
- Surprise! US women's curling team beats Canada for first time at an Olympic Games
- Thomson proud Castellanos admitted bringing beer to dugout, which contributed to release
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- World Cup means slashed wages and displacement for some workers in Mexico City
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- Norways Klaebo makes history on skis, ties all-time Winter Olympics gold record
- Patriots Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault allegation
- Prediction markets love sports, but the feeling isn't exactly mutual
- LeBron James becomes the oldest player to have a triple-double in NBA history
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- All-Star reliever Elroy Face, who saved 3 games for Pirates in 1960 World Series, dies at 97
- Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking
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- Hisatsune leads Pebble Beach on a gorgeous day with low scores. Scheffler didn't take advantage
- Judge grants Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction for extra eligibility
- Brock Nelson scores twice as US opens the Milan Cortina Olympics by rolling over Latvia 5-1
- Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, but passes the torch to a protege from South Korea
- Winter Olympics recap: Ukrainian athlete excluded, Kim falls short and Brignone completes comeback
- Arsenal's Premier League title bid takes a hit after 1-1 draw at Brentford
- A 54-year-old personal injury lawyer from Minnesota just became the oldest US Winter Olympian
- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred optimistic major leaguers will play in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
- Chock and Bates say their near-perfect skate felt like a win, even if silver left fans 'confused'
- No. 11 Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture; timetable for return unclear
- Phillies release Nick Castellanos, who admits to bringing beer into dugout
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- Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech and gets disqualified
- Utah's Jaren Jackson Jr. will have surgery on knee growth that was found during post-trade physical
- Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead
- Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says sorry if some were offended by anti-immigrant comments
- Caught red-handed! NASCAR busts Gragson for sticking hand out window during Daytona 500 qualifying
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- Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games
- Reactions to the banning of Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Olympics
- Will American 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin try hardest quad of all in his last skate at the Olympics?
- Italy's Federica Brignone completes comeback, claims gold in women's super-G at Winter Olympics
- Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart and UFC boss Dana White are leading Ram back into NASCAR
- French duo Beaudry and Cizeron beat US stars Chock and Bates in controversial Olympic ice dance
- Fox and Wembanyama lead the Spurs past the Warriors 126-113 for their 6th straight win
Wed, 11 Feb 2026
- BYU standout receiver Parker Kingston charged with first-degree rape in Utah
- Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg sidelined by left midfoot sprain, out for NBA's Rising Stars
- Kyle Busch grabs Daytona 500 pole, chasing a win that has eluded him for 20 starts
- After a sluggish start, No. 14 Florida now looks like a team capable of a repeat
- Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team bus crashes, killing 1 person and injuring 32
- Orioles add veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt to improved rotation, AP source says
- No longer losers, the Clippers still host NBA All-Star weekend amid a season of vintage team chaos
- Tennis Hall of Fame: Federer induction ceremony, watch party sell out in 2 minutes
- Stewart suspended 7 games and 3 other players are penalized for fighting in Pistons-Hornets game
- Winter Olympics recap: Franjo von Allmen wins his 3rd gold, Chloe Kim and NHL stars get rolling
- Seahawks enjoy morning beers, praise 'best team in the world' as Seattle celebrates Super Bowl title
- Grieving Denny Hamlin vows to dig deep and chase a first NASCAR Cup title
- Scheffler, Gotterup and how much has changed in a year at Pebble Beach
- Lindsey Vonn says she had a 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following crash at the Olympics
- LA28 board backs Casey Wasserman after Epstein files stir scrutiny
- Ten years after winning World Series, Cubs enter 2026 with similar expectations
- Milan's Olympic pin mania has collectors running between landmarks and swarming an exchange center
- Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unite on a star-studded US World Cup qualifying roster
- Dbacks star Corbin Carroll to miss WBC with broken bone in hand, AP source says
- Canadian Olympic team is 'heartbroken' by deadly school shooting in British Columbia
- Victor Wembanyama says he was 'proving a point' with his 40-point barrage in Spurs' win over Lakers
- Victor Wembanyama scores 37 of 40 in 1st half, leading Spurs to 136-108 win over short-handed Lakers
- TCU reels off final 12 points to upset No. 5 Iowa State 62-55
Tue, 10 Feb 2026
- Sharp makes 8 3s and sets school career record as No. 3 Houston drubs Utah 66-52
- Robert Wright III answers the boos in his return to Baylor and helps No. 22 BYU end its 4-game skid
- Cardi B's cameo in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show leads to dispute on prediction markets
- Justin Verlander returns to the Detroit Tigers on a $13 million, 1-year contract
- Super Bowl averages 124.9M viewers in US, Bad Bunny's halftime 128.2 million, both short of records
- Raiders introduce new coach Klint Kubiak with a nod to their storied past
- LeBron James will sit for Lakers vs Spurs, taking him out of consideration for 22nd All-NBA honors
- US skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics
- Making transition from SEC to MLB, new Giants manager Tony Vitello enters 1st season ready to learn
- New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor to visit hand specialist
- Child's play: Reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson adds team owner to his renowned racing resume
- Mikaela Shiffrin's fourth Olympics begin with a sluggish slalom and a fourth-place finish
- Patriots QB Drake Maye has no plans for surgery on his throwing shoulder this offseason
- NFL has a short break before it's time for the combine, free agency and the draft
- Norwegian biathlon bronze medalist confesses to cheating on girlfriend in post-race interview
- Olympics are here for many NHL stars who waited half their careers or more for this
- Inside the secret text group of US figure skating Olympic gold medalists known as 'the OGM chain'
- Raedler and Huber of Austria win team combined at the Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is 4th
- Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race
- Arne Slot has lowered his sights for Liverpool this season
- Sports leagues race to capture Gen Z and Gen Alpha with AI, influencers and Italian brainrot
- No. 9 Kansas beats top-ranked Arizona 82-78 for 8th straight win, back in contention in Big 12
- Proud papa Rick Pitino gets another hard-fought milestone win against his 'brilliant' son
- Louisville's Brown has record-setting game, passing Flagg's ACC mark, tying Hall of Famer Unseld
Mon, 09 Feb 2026
- Injured Warriors star Stephen Curry to sit out All-Star Game with lingering right knee injury
- No. 9 Kansas beats top-ranked and previously undefeated Arizona 82-78
- Four players ejected after Pistons and Hornets tussle in physical game won by Detroit
- Pitino climbs career wins list as No. 17 St. John's fends off Xavier 87-82 in overtime
- Brown scores 45, sets ACC frosh single-game scoring mark, ties Unseld's record for No. 24 Cardinals
- When conflict meets competition: Trump's immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics
- Judge rules 7-foot center Charles Bediako is no longer eligible to play for Alabama
- Malinin made history with his Olympic backflip, but some say the glory was owed to a Black skater
- Raiders officially hire Klint Kubiak head coach after his Super Bowl win with Seahawks
- Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum will practice with G-League team on path to return
- Last lawsuits against Browns QB Deshaun Watson over massages are dismissed
- Tears and tough decisions: Clippers' trade of Harden and Zubac took emotional toll
- Lindsey Vonns father tells the AP he wants her to retire after her Olympic crash
- Spring training initial focus on robot umpires and World Baseball Classic
- Backed by NFL and Olympics, flag football gains momentum in NCAA emerging sports program
- Jake Paul cheers from the second row as his fiance, Jutta Leerdam, wins Olympic speedskating gold
- Pakistan ends boycott and will face India at T20 World Cup
- Attorney says Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. maintains his innocence while facing 5 felony charges
- Arizona holds No. 1 spot for 9th week in AP Top 25; Houston rises to No. 3, Kentucky returns at 25th
- North Dakota State, winner of 10 FCS titles, jumps to FBS to join Mountain West in football
- Serena Williams is eligible to return to tennis later this month. It's not clear if she will
- US snowboard star Chloe Kim calls for unity after Trump bashes teammate over immigrant crackdown
- Duke surges to No. 11 in AP Top 25 women's poll with 15-game win streak; UConn-UCLA still 1-2
- Kylian Mbapp's scoring streak for Madrid has some wondering if he'll overtake Cristiano Ronaldo
- Gremaud again denies Gu an Olympic gold medal in freeski slopestyle
- Lindsey Vonn's choice to race Olympic downhill on injured knee questioned after crash
- 'Don't jump in them': Olympic athletes' medals break during celebrations
- From Darnold's big day to Bad Bunny and MVP Matthew Stafford returning, an eventful Super Bowl week
- US figure skater Amber Glenn faces backlash over politics and copyright issues after Olympic gold
- On the ice, these curlers are scowling at each other. Off the ice, they're happily married
- Seahawks ride their 'Dark Side' defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
- Patriots' Maye had pain-relieving injection in shoulder before 3 turnovers in Super Bowl loss
- 'Greenland Derby' against the US is a chance at the Olympics for Denmark to show its hockey growth
- Bad Bunny brings Gaga, Martin and Puerto Rican pride to Super Bowl as Green Day, Puth play pregame
- Sam Darnold wins Super Bowl championship right where he revived his career with San Francisco
Sun, 08 Feb 2026
- Kenneth Walker III becomes 1st running back to win Super Bowl MVP in 28 years
- Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba returns to Super Bowl after concussion evaluation
- Super Bowl ads try to overcome tough times with health, caring and the usual laughs
- Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics, in stable condition at hospital
- Gotterup wins Phoenix Open on first playoff hole as Matsuyama limps to the finish
- Falcons face new questions about Pearce's future with the team as pass-rush leader faces charges
- Ilia Malinin's stunning free skate secures US figure skating team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics
- US coach Mike Sullivan is tight-lipped early about his plan at the Olympics
- Big 12 issues $50,000 fine to Oklahoma State for anti-Mormon chants during game against BYU
- US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash including from Trump
- Dame Time: Lillard, who hasn't played this season, will be in 3-point contest at All-Star Saturday
- From the field to the studio: Kershaw, Rizzo and Votto join NBC as MLB analysts
- NYU womens basketball team sets Division III record with its 82nd consecutive win
- Haaland seals dramatic 2-1 win for Man City at Liverpool to boost Premier League title challenge
- Lindsey Vonn's legend was built on pushing the limits. Her brief time in Cortina was no different
- NBA says Sengun will be the injury replacement for Gilgeous-Alexander at the All-Star Game
- Reed wins Qatar Masters. He completes torrid Middle East swing with highest world ranking since 2021
- Ledecka's quest for Olympic three-peat comes to a shocking halt but a Czech gets the gold anyway
- Breezy Johnson's winding road leads to Olympic downhill gold for US on day marred by Vonn's crash
- NHL players arrive in Milan, returning to the Winter Olympics after a 12-year absence
- Russian skater Petr Gumennik becomes latest Olympian to change music due to copyright issues
- Duke's Scheyer says staff members 'got punched in the face' during court-storming; UNC AD apologizes
- Seth Trimble stuck with UNC. The reward was a huge shot to shock Duke in an epic rivalry finish
- Nikola Jokic passes Oscar Robertson for 2nd most triple-doubles in NBA history
Sat, 07 Feb 2026
- Rockets' Alperen Sengun apologizes publicly for directing gender-based insult at female official
- Falcons rookie Pearce arrested after what police said was a domestic dispute with WNBA player
- Lakers' Doncic, Warriors' Curry dealing with injuries ahead of All-Star Game
- Nikola Jokic passes Oscar Robertson for 2nd-most triple-doubles as Nuggets top Bulls 136-120
- Bridges stars as the Hornets beat the Hawks 126-119 for their 9th straight win
- Seth Trimble hits late 3 to lift No. 14 UNC past No. 4 Duke 71-68 in stunning rivalry finish
- WNBA's newest offer makes small revenue sharing increases, housing concessions AP sources say
- Matsuyama shoots 68 to take 1-shot lead at Phoenix Open with top-ranked Scheffler lurking
- Baltimore Orioles beat Keegan Akin in arbitration, first win this year for clubs who trail 5-1
- Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina Olympics
- Lindsey Vonn going for Olympic downhill gold at 41 with torn ACL in her 'most dramatic' comeback
- A Super Bowl starting at 12:30 a.m.? Welcome to an Olympic-sized problem for fans in Italy
- Man United wins again to make it four in a row for Carrick, Arsenal extends lead to 9 points
- Jets hire Seth Ryan, son of Rex Ryan, as offensive passing game coordinator, AP source says
- Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at her fourth Olympics hardly burdened by the ghosts of Beijing
- How aggressive free agency moves led the Patriots and Seahawks to the Super Bowl
- Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida wins host Italy's first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics
- Patrick Reed closes in on 2nd win of the year. He builds 2-shot lead in Qatar
- Barcelona is the latest top soccer team to abandon European Super League project
- Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction and lying to federal officials
- Flag football's growth only increases NFL's popularity globally
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