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Topic debuts for Thunder after testicular cancer

Nikola Topic, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury and had not played this season after the cancer diagnosis, made his debut Thursday.

MLB finalizes ABS challenge system for '26 season

JESSE ROGERS

MLB teams will always have at least one challenge in extra innings as part of the league's new automated ball-strike challenge system for the 2026 season.

Trump pardons include Klecko, Newton, Lewis

President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned former NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon on Thursday.

2026 Winter Olympics: Ilia Malinin, U.S. women's hockey back on ice and more

ESPN STAFF

Friday at the Winter Olympics includes Ilia Malinin skating for gold and U.S. women's ice hockey in the quarterfinals.

LeBron oldest with triple-double in NBA history

LeBron James broke the record held by Karl Malone in the Lakers' win over the Mavericks on Thursday night.

MLB 'proactive' in rushing Venezuelan players back

ALDEN GONZALEZ

After the U.S. launched a military strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3, MLB teams worked quickly to get their Venezuelan players back to the U.S. ahead of spring training.

Klaebo ties all-time Winter Olympics gold record

Norway's Johannes Hosflot Klaebo has won an eighth gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, tying an all‑time Winter Games record.

Ukrainian: 'Train has left' as helmet appeal heard

The Court of Arbitration for Sport heard the appeal of Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych surrounding his disqualification from the Milan Cortina Games, though the slider knows he won't be competing even if he wins his case.

The language of basketball: How international NBA players think about the game

TIM MACMAHON

For many of today's NBA All-Stars, English is their second language, and that impacts how they think about the game.

Beyond dunking: Mac McClung's quest for full NBA roster status

ANTHONY OLIVIERI

Jumping over cars -- and Shaq -- wins fans but doesn't translate into the talents recruiters want to see

ISU defends ice dance scoring amid controversy

The ISU stands by the judging of ice dance at the Winter Olympics, where the scores from the French judge played a role in the French team of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron beating the American team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

We answered one big question for every NFL team's offseason: What's next for all 32

NFL NATION

Which teams will make a splash move? Which teams must make adjustments? We answered big offseason questions.

Why didn't your favorite MLB team get a _____? Most surprising offseason decision for all 30 clubs

BRADFORD DOOLITTLE

Fans love a big splash but don't always get one. Here's what some non-moves mean for each team's playoff forecast.

Longtime fugitive nabbed trying to attend Games

A Slovak fugitive who had been on the run for 16 years was finally arrested when he turned up in Milan to support his national ice hockey team at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, police said.

Offseason grades for every big move

BRADFORD DOOLITTLE AND DAVID SCHOENFIELD

We've got you covered with grades and analysis on every winter signing and big offseason trade.