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A pair of youth events took place at the Frost Bank Center earlier this week

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shane Wright scored twice to lead the Seattle Kraken to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Vince Dunn and Adam Larsson also scored and Chandler Stephenson and Frederick Gaudreau each had two assists for the Kraken, who have won five of their last six games. Joey Daccord made 25 saves. Andrei Kuzmenko scored both of Los Angeles' goals and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves. The Kings took a 1-0 lead at 7:42 of the first period when Kuzmenko scored on the power...

Josh Manson scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in their final game before the Olympic break Wednesday night. Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and Nathan MacKinnon had two assists for Colorado to reach another career milestone. MacKinnon joined Joe Sakic as the only players in franchise history with 700 assists.

It appears as if those troublemaking Minions will be taking the Olympic ice after all. Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate said after practice early Thursday that he has received the necessary approval for three of the four music cuts he needs to perform his short program. The only piece missing from his medley is “Freedom” by Pharrell Williams, and the American musician and producer has been sympathetic to his plight.

Less than 24 hours before the 2026 NBA trade deadline, the Knicks defeated the Nuggets in what was the most impressive victory of their eight-game winning streak.

Mikal Bridges' loose-ball foul forced the Knicks to play double overtime against the Nuggets on Wednesday, but he bounced back thanks to his teammates.

The Mavericks have fully embraced the Cooper Flagg era, with new pieces that may be more than just salary cap relief

Annika Malacinski remembers the moment the door to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was slammed shut. On a flight from Munich to Denver, she bought airplane Wi-Fi to join a conference call with the International Olympic Committee, certain that Nordic combined competition would at last be opened up to female athletes.

Note: I’m writing this preview before the Houston Rockets take on the Boston Celtics. I’m also writing this well ahead of the NBA trade deadline, which is Thursday at 2pm CT. So if you’re wondering why I’m not talking about how the Rockets have traded for prime Hakeem Olajuwon or whatever, you have your answer. […]

Milan’s San Siro stadium is set for a final hurrah. The opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will likely be the last event of major global significance held at the iconic stadium before it is torn down in the next few years. The 99-year-old arena is home to soccer clubs Inter Milan and AC Milan, which completed the purchase of San Siro and the surrounding area from the city in November.

When it comes to being an offensive coordinator in the NFL, few coaches have fared better than New England's Josh McDaniels. As a head coach, it's been a completely different story. The six-time Super Bowl champion is back in the title game after taking a one-year break from coaching following his second firing as a head coach with no thoughts now on whether he will ever get a third chance.

The Celtics now have a decision to make at Center