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BASKETBALL
Feb 12, 2025

New Raptors forward Brandon Ingram signs $120 million extension

Ingram has been sidelined since Dec. 7 with an ankle injury and is reportedly working toward a return sometime after this weekend's All-Star break.
Travis Kelce (87) leaves the field after the first half of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 13, 2025

Chiefs star Travis Kelce to take time before making decision on future

The 35-year-old Kelce, who is dating Taylor Swift, has made five Super Bowl appearances with the Chiefs in six seasons
Aaron Rodgers started all 17 games for the Jets last season and threw for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 14, 2025

Jets announce intention to part ways with Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers, a highly decorated quarterback, has options should he wish to continue playing in the NFL.
McLaren driver Lando Norris finished in second place behind Max Verstappen in the Formula One standings last season.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Feb 14, 2025

Lando Norris ready to go head-to-head with Max Verstappen for F1 title

McLaren's Lando Norris is ready to take the fight to Max Verstappen after driving his new car for the first time on Thursday.
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebrates after breaking the indoor mile world record in Lievin, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Feb 14, 2025

Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks indoor mile world record

He also broke the indoor 1,500 mark he set on the same track three years ago.
Federica Brignone celebrates on the podium after winning the women's giant slalom at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Feb 14, 2025

Federica Brignone scorches to giant slalom gold as Mikaela Shiffrin sits out

Alice Robinson, who became the first New Zealander to win a world ski medal, finished second, and American Paula Moltzan claimed bronze.
Kendrick Lamar performs at the halftime show of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana.
COMMUNITY / Voices / Black Eye
Feb 17, 2025

Black History Month in 2025: The boundaries between 'us' and 'them'

Our columnist reflects on the fraught ideologies of race from both sides of the Pacific.
Tyler Wright competes in the WSL Pipe Pro event at Pipeline in Hawaii on Feb. 8.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 14, 2025

LGBT surfer Tyler Wright to compete in UAE after assurances of safety

The WSL confirmed last year it would add Abu Dhabi to the pro surfing calendar for the first time, prompting criticism from Wright's wife and brother.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani pitches during a bullpen session at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 16, 2025

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani throws first bullpen session of spring

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has said Ohtani could face live hitters in March and could be in the team's rotation sometime in May.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner accepted an three-month doping ban on Saturday after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
TENNIS
Feb 16, 2025

World No. 1 Sinner accepts three-month doping ban after settlement with WADA

Sinner's ban began Feb. 9 and will end on May 4, and he can return to training on April 13. The French Open is scheduled to begin on May 25.
Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani is expected to return to the mound in May.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 16, 2025

Dodgers president envisions 5-man rotation until Shohei Ohtani returns

Andrew Friedman told reporters on Friday that five off days in April, combined with the Dodgers' depth in rotation candidates, can make the altered plan work.
Former volleyball player Kana Oyama speaks to female athletes during a lecture in January.
MORE SPORTS / Volleyball
Feb 16, 2025

Former volleyball star Kana Oyama gives lecture on athletes' menstruation

She urged students to consult a gynecologist if they notice any unusual symptoms.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets drivers prior to the start of the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Feb 17, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump attends Daytona 500

"This is your favorite president," Trump told the drivers in a radio message before the race. "I'm a big fan.
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, speaks during a "Canada First" rally in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2025

Canada’s conservative leader pitches economy overhaul to counter Trump

Opposition leader Poilievre aimed to persuade Canadians Sunday that he’s the best candidate to lead the country in a looming tariff war with the U.S.
Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple massage therapists in Baltimore.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 17, 2025

Seven more women accuse Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct

Tucker has strongly denied wrongdoing both in a post on X and in a formal statement via his attorneys.
Marine Nationale, ridden by Michael O’Sullivan, runs on the way to winning the 13:30 The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race in Cheltenham, England, on March 14, 2023.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 17, 2025

Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan dies 10 days after fall during race

He was treated on the track before being transferred by air ambulance to Cork University Hospital, where he was place in an induced coma.
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou celebrates after his team win over Manchester United on Sunday.
SOCCER
Feb 17, 2025

Pressure on Postecoglou eases as Tottenham avoids 'car crash' against United

The Australian has been under intense pressure with his injury-hit team languishing in the lower reaches of the league table and bowing out of both domestic cups last week.
Cadets of the Russian patriotic movement Youth Army hold trench candles at a school museum in the town of Istra in the Moscow region on Jan. 24.
WORLD / Society
Feb 17, 2025

Berets, boots and flags: Russia teaches young children to revere army

One pro-military youth group's agenda covers everything from sports competitions to how to handle a Kalashnikov rifle.
Geraint Thomas puts on the overall leader's yellow jersey on the podium after the 19th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Lourdes and Laruns, France, in July 2018.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Feb 18, 2025

British Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas to retire at end of season

Thomas won the Tour de France in 2018, after securing gold for Britain in the team pursuit in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
MORE SPORTS / Ice hockey
Feb 18, 2025

Canada downs Finland to set up ice hockey grudge clash against U.S.

Canada's players said Monday they were relishing the chance of another crack at the Americans after an ill-tempered tussle on Saturday.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and McLaren's Oscar Piastri in action during the Monaco Grand Prix on May 26, 2024
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Feb 19, 2025

F1 plans extra pit stops to spice up Monaco Grand Prix

The Monaco Grand Prix's distinctive twisty street track has remained largely unchanged since the first race staged there in 1929.
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward passes the ball against the Syracuse Orange during the first half at the JMA Wireless Dome on Nov. 30, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 19, 2025

Cam Ward's message: 'If you don't draft me, that's your fault'

"You've got to remember you're the same team that's got to play me for the rest of my career, and I'll remember that."
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (right) skates with the puck during the third period against the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden on Jan. 30.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Feb 19, 2025

Team USA's McAvoy ruled out for 4 Nations final against Canada

McAvoy was a central figure in Team USA's 3-1 win over Team Canada on Saturday.
People protest against the decision to virtually shut down the United States Agency for International Development, in Washington on Feb. 5. U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze has halted vital projects in the South Pacific, aid workers and analysts say, risking lives and hurting U.S. efforts to woo the region.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2025

U.S. aid freeze stops crucial South Pacific projects

For years the U.S. has helped to buy life-saving medicine, combat illegal fishing and better prepare coastal hamlets for earthquakes and typhoons.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones looks on during the warm up before his team's match against France on Nov. 9, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Feb 19, 2025

Eddie Jones hails Japan 'tour of a lifetime' with Ireland and Wales games

Jones has made an underwhelming start since returning for his second stint as Japan coach in January last year.
Ilias Roussos, 54, looks on at a summer camp where he lives with his family in Agios Andreas, about 30 kilometers northeast of Athens, on Tuesday, after having fled recurring earthquakes on the island of Santorini.
WORLD
Feb 19, 2025

Islanders keen to return to Santorini even as quakes continue

One of Greece's top travel destinations, Santorini and its neighboring islands of Amorgos, Anafi and Ios have since January been rocked by thousands of tremors.
A visitor feeds the deer at Nara Park in Nara on Jan. 27. The monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record high in January.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2025

Monthly number of visitors to Japan hit record high in January

The number of inbound visitors is estimated to have risen 40.6% from a year before to 3,781,200, exceeding 3 million for the fourth consecutive month.
A man who "exhibited fixated behavior" toward Emma Raducanu was escorted out of her match by security on Tuesday in Dubai.
TENNIS
Feb 20, 2025

WTA stars express concern after Emma Raducanu's incident with 'fixated' fan

Iga Swiatek, the current world No. 2, believes the tour did the right thing, and acknowledges such situations can be hard to avoid, even with strict safety measures in place.
Connor McDavid, seen during an NHL game with the Oilers, scored the winning goal for Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off final against the United States on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2025

Canada beats U.S. to win 4 Nations tournament filled with political tension

The taut action on the ice mirrored the geopolitical tensions bubbling in North America since U.S. President Donald Trump took office last month.
Forever Young wins the Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Race Course in Riyadh on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Feb 23, 2025

Japan's Forever Young wins world's richest race

Forever Young passed Romantic Warrior 50 meters from the post to claim victory.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.