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New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner

The New York Yankees have dropped their ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner

February 21, 2025 at 10:23 am EST

Connor McDavid scores in OT to give Canada 3-2 win over United States in 4 Nations Face-Off final

Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday night as the North American rivals turned what had been a tune-up for the 2026 Olympics into an geopolitical brawl over anthems and annexation as much as international hockey supremacy

By JIMMY GOLENFebruary 21, 2025 at 9:42 am EST

Italian skier Brignone wins, Shiffrin takes 'big step' as 25th in her first GS race after injury

Italian skier Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships

February 21, 2025 at 9:27 am EST

Champions League draw serves up a Madrid derby, Bayern vs. Leverkusen and Liverpool-PSG

A Madrid derby

By GRAHAM DUNBARFebruary 21, 2025 at 8:10 am EST

For Dominican baseball hopefuls, age fraud cases and a curveball from Japan reflect a broken system

Despite years of corruption and criticism, the entry point for talented players from the Dominican Republic into Major League Baseball's development pipeline remains a Wild West form of free agency

By DÁNICA COTO and MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARAFebruary 21, 2025 at 7:47 am EST

Singer of Canadian anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off changes lyric to protest Trump's 51st state remarks

The anthem singer who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game changed a lyric in “O Canada” from “in all of us command” to “that only us command.”

By STEPHEN WHYNO and KEN POWTAKFebruary 21, 2025 at 6:05 am EST

One-armed basketball player makes women's Division III history with basket

Being cut cut from her high school basketball team was painful for Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, but she refused to let that rejection, or being born with one arm, stop her from pursuing her basketball dreams

By RODRIQUE NGOWIFebruary 21, 2025 at 12:14 am EST

American fans lightly boo 'O Canada' before 4 Nations Face-Off title game

American fans lightly booed the Canadian national anthem and roared out their own Thursday night before the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off, a matchup between the United States and Canada that has taken on collateral importance in the wake of cross-border political animosity

By JIMMY GOLENFebruary 20, 2025 at 11:46 pm EST

WADA drops lawsuit against USADA but still believes it would have won

The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped a lawsuit and an ethics case it had filed against critics in the United States who disagreed with its handling of a doping case involving Chinese swimmers who tested positive for performance enahncers but were not penalized

February 20, 2025 at 11:39 pm EST

Victor Wembanyama's season is over. What's next for the Spurs star?

Victor Wembanyama is one of the faces of the NBA, the star of the San Antonio Spurs and already one of the biggest names in basketball around the world

By TIM REYNOLDSFebruary 20, 2025 at 9:20 pm EST