AP Sports SummaryBrief at 6:33 p.m. EST
Published on Monday, 16 February 2026 at 11:36 am

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tyler Reddick delivered 23XI Racing and co-owner Michael Jordan their first Daytona 500 victory, surging ahead after a last-lap crash involving Chase Elliott. Reddick’s Toyota led only the final circuit, the one that mattered most, in a race that doubled as a symbolic win for Jordan, whose antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR recently forced a revenue-sharing overhaul.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The NBA’s revamped All-Star mini-tournament produced back-to-back thrillers: Scottie Barnes drilled the decisive three in overtime to lift the U.S. “Stars” over the World team 37-36, and De’Aaron Fox buried a buzzer-beating triple to give the “Stripes” a 42-40 victory over their fellow Americans. Both contests featured uncommon late-game intensity, hinting the league may have found a format that finally energizes its mid-season showcase.
LeBron James, appearing in his record 23rd season, reiterated he has made no decision on retirement. The 41-year-old Lakers star, who could enter free agency this summer, said he is focused on the final 28 regular-season games rather than any farewell tour.
TESERO, Italy — Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo etched his name into Olympic history, anchoring the 4×7.5-kilometer cross-country relay for his ninth career gold medal and fourth of the Milan Cortina Games, breaking the Winter Olympics record he previously shared with three retired countrymen.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin’s 11th-place finish in the giant slalom left her 0.3 seconds off the podium, yet the American sees the result as proof her speed is returning after a frightening crash late last year. The slalom, her strongest discipline, is next on her schedule.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Collin Morikawa ended a two-plus-year victory drought, rolling in a birdie putt on the 18th after a 20-minute wait for the final group to clear, closing with a 67 to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by one shot over Sepp Straka and Min Woo Lee. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler’s eagle-laden 63 vaulted him to yet another top-10, his 18th in a row.
ADELAIDE, Australia — Anthony Kim completed a stirring comeback, firing a final-round 63 to win LIV Golf Adelaide by three shots at 23 under. The 40-year-old American, absent from competitive golf for 12 years while battling substance issues, secured his first title since the 2010 Houston Open.
LONDON — Arsenal cruised past third-tier Wigan 4-0 at Emirates Stadium, leading by that margin at halftime en route to a fifth-round FA Cup berth. Premier League sides Fulham, Leeds, Sunderland and Wolverhampton also advanced, while third-tier Mansfield shocked top-flight Burnley on Saturday.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Curling controversy deepened as Canada’s men’s and women’s teams plus Britain’s men’s squad were accused of double-touching stones after release, a rules breach that could jeopardize medal-round hopes for the historically dominant Canadians.
MILAN — Canada’s Tom Wilson traded punches with France’s Pierre Crinon after Crinon forearmed Nathan MacKinnon in the head. Both players were ejected under international rules that brand fighting a game misconduct, unlike the NHL’s five-minute major.
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