Pressing Cade Cunningham, OKC’s decision to go all out full-court was a bad gamble. The NBA All-Star player dumped off the ball to his fellow NBA All-Star Jalen Duren for the easy dunk. Failing to get a transition stop was the end of the short-handed squad’s at pulling off one of the biggest upsets.
The Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t pull off the Herculean task in their 124-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Considering who was all out, the reigning NBA champions valiantly fought in a result you can’t get too mad over.

Nansemond River beat King’s Fork 56-53 and Norview beat Woodside 55-52 in the Class 5 Region B tournament semifinals at Norview High School in Norfolk, Virginia, on February 25, 2026

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Four Cyclones scored in double figures, led by 19 from juniors Audi Crooks and Jada Williams. It was not enough as Iowa State fell to Oklahoma State, 88-77, Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum. 

Crooks scored double figures for the 95th straight game and passed Bridget Carleton (2,142) and Angie Welle (2,149) on the Iowa State all-time scorers list.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Olivia Olson scored a career-high 31 points, including a driving jumper with 3.2 seconds remaining in overtime, to give No. 8 Michigan an 88-86 victory over 13th-ranked Ohio State on Wednesday night.
Ohio State’s Chance Gray hit a 30-footer on the ensuing trip down the floor, but the senior did not get her shot off until after the buzzer.
Olson also had nine rebounds and four assists for Michigan (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten), which set a program record for conference wins.
The Wolverines scored the final 10 points after trailing 86-78 with 1:40 remaining.

There were late developments Wednesday night in the battle for the Bears. An amendment to a bill that would guide how the state helps the Bears stay in Illinois was filed down in Springfield.
The amendment from Chicago-area state Rep. Kam Buckner outlines tax breaks on infrastructure the state would provide to entice the Bears to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, where the McCaskey family already owns the old Arlington Raceway.

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Newark, N.J. – It’s been a long few days for Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson. He scored a critical goal for Team USA in the team’s semifinal match against Slovakia, and then went on to help the U.S. ultimately defeat Canada on Sunday to capture the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. 
Thompson admitted after Wednesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils, the first NHL game for Buffalo since the Olympic break, that he was tired, rusty and sluggish on the ice. But most fans wouldn’t know it.

Bingham guard Brizzy Cottle (22) controls the ball while guarded by Cedar Valley guard Ellie Larson (11) during a quarterfinals game in the 6A girls basketball state tournament held at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins added 18 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 118-116 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games.
The Cavaliers appeared to tie it on Jarrett Allen’s basket underneath at the buzzer, but it was ruled that time had expired. Allen had 27 points and 11 rebounds.
Cleveland was without James Harden after he broke his right thumb Tuesday night in a home victory over New York. Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley also sat out, with Mitchell nursing a strained right groin.

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Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong apparently can’t help himself. 
Crow-Armstrong turned in an outstanding 2025 season in the outfield, making his first All-Star Game and cementing his place as arguably the best defensive center fielder in the game. He’s become extremely popular in Chicago, with a hard-nosed, old-school way of playing baseball that fans love to cheer for.
One place he’s not going to be popular moving forward? Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Joe Mixon remains one of the most interesting Cincinnati Bengals players right now. 
Last month, a report suggested Mixon’s career was “in doubt” due to a nagging foot injury that held him out of the 2025 season with the Houston Texans. 
According to Texans general manager Nick Caserio, Mixon had surgery on his foot at the end of the year. 
Around the same time, KPRC 2 Houston’s Aaron Wilson reported that the Texans are expected to release Mixon this offseason.

BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 17: Joan Laporta attends the press conference during the presentation of his candidacy for the presidency of FC Barcelona with the ‘Defensem el Barça’ platform at Sede ‘Defensem el Barça’ on February 17, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo By Javier Borrego/Europa Press via Getty Images) | Europa Press via Getty Images
Joan Laporta has welcomed an admission by the CTA that VAR should have intervened during Barcelona’s recent defeat to Girona in La Liga.

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to hire new people to important front-office roles under Mark Walter’s new ownership regime. Shortly after Walter officially purchased a majority share of the franchise, Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi were brought in from the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team Walter has owned since 2012, to serve in advisory roles.
Lon Rosen, who has been with the Dodgers since 2012, will be the Lakers’ new president of business operations. Now, the Lakers have reportedly hired Tony Bennett to be their NBA Draft advisor.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Women’s Asian Cup kicks off Sunday with Sam Kerr’s Australia squad taking on Philippines in her hometown of Perth, and hoping to reprise some of the extraordinary support the Matildas harnessed in 2023.
Australia is hosting the 12-nation tournament and aiming to win it for the first time since 2010. The last time Australia staged a major women’s soccer event was in 2023 when it co-hosted the World Cup with New Zealand and reached the semifinals.

Utah guard Terrence Brown (2) pursues the ball along with Iowa State guard Killyan Toure (27) after the ball got loose during an NCAA basketball game held at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

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For some inexplicable reason, the online left and their partners in most major sports media outlets have decided to make the US Men’s Olympic hockey team their mortal enemy. Winning the first gold medal in this event since the Miracle On Ice has apparently been overshadowed by the players taking a phone call from the President of the United States and being invited to see the White House. By, again, the President of the United States.

Florida State softball continued their homestead with a midweek against the Florida A&M Rattlers.

Lineup

2B – Marin Heller (FR)
3B – Jaysoni Beachum (JR)
LHP – Ashtyn Danley (JR)
DP – Anna Hinde (FR)
CF – Kennedy Harp (JR)
LF – Makenna Sturgis (FR)
RF – Shelby McKenzie (SO)
SS – Hayley Griggs (FR)
1B – Angelee Bueno (JR)
C – Madi Frey (SR)

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1st Inning
Ashtyn Danley got the start for the Seminoles, and shut down the Rattlers in order. In the bottom of the inning, Samantha Smith for FAMU walked Marin Heller before a Jaysoni Beachum double brought in an RBI.

The 2026 Winter Olympics might be over, but Jack Hughes is still living his best life as he prepares for the final stretch of the NHL season.
The New Jersey Devils standout returned to his NHL team Wednesday after visiting the White House with his Team USA men’s hockey squad the day prior.
Jack Hughes received a monster ovation from the New Jersey crowd after delivering an Olympic gold medal. However, the 24 year old made an admirable decision while receiving his praise from the Prudential Center crowd.

Two sectional hopeful teams squared off at the Berry Bowl one week ahead of Hoosier Hysteria time.
In a high scoring, highly entertaining game, Logansport overcame another slow start to come back and beat Delphi 79-70.
It was a game the Berries (12-9) got some good momentum going ahead of their sectional, where they got a good draw. They were coming off a 15-point loss to West Lafayette in the Hoosier Conference championship game when a slow start hurt them.
RJ Clem and Quincy Jackson had 21 points apiece to lead the Berries. Elijah Hopper scored 18 points in 14 minutes off the bench.

BOSTON (AP) — Fred Payne scored 23 points and Aidan Shaw tipped in a miss with 0.5 seconds remaining as Boston College snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 68-67 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday night.
Boston College took a 64-56 lead with 1:42 remaining but the Eagles would not make another field goal until Shaw’s game-winner.
Juke Harris gave Wake Forest its first lead of the second half with 18.8 seconds left in the game after back-to-back 3-pointers following a Boston College turnover.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Oluchi Okananwa scored 25 points, surpassing 1,200 career points in the process, and No. 14 Maryland defeated Northwestern 79-57 on Wednesday night.
Okananwa, one of four 1,000-point scorers on Maryland’s roster, now has 1,213 career points. The 17.4 points per game scorer has 51 points in the past two games.
Northwestern was within eight points in the middle of the third quarter before Okananwa and Kyndal Walker each scored six points in a 12-2 run that gave the Terrapins a 63-45 lead heading to the final period.

Team USA’s men’s hockey team didn’t have to pull out their wallets while celebrating their Olympic gold medal in Miami on Monday night. Instead, Pat McAfee stepped in to pick up the six-figure tab.
Following a 2-1 overtime victory against Canada to secure gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, the American squad touched down in South Florida and headed straight to E11EVEN nightclub.

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I like to keep tabs on the animal kingdom, just to make sure that we as a species remain the top dogs… I mean, top humans.
Usually, I focus on apes because they seem to be the biggest threats. At least, that’s what every Planet of the Apes movie ever has taught me.
But I’ve been overlooking one particular bird.
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One that has a motive to attack, and, boy, is it ever doing exactly that.
We’ve got turkeys going rogue twice in the last week or so.

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Chris Gabehart said in a Wednesday legal filing that the lawsuit against him by former employer Joe Gibbs Racing isn’t about protecting trade secrets but instead ‘punishing a former employee for daring to leave.’
And while less seemingly less consequential on the merits of the lawsuit itself, Gabehart also revealed his reasons for leaving Joe Gibbs Racing in the first place by citing a culture of dysfunction with driver Ty Gibbs at the center of the tension.
Ty Gibbs is the grandson of team owner Joe Gibbs.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 06: Gianni Vazquez of Mexico poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at Meta APEX on February 06, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Another short-notice gamble has ended in a pink slip.
Today (Weds., Feb. 25, 2026), Sherdog reporter Tom Feely revealed Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) newcomer Gianni Vazquez has been released following his unanimous decision loss to Javid Basharat at UFC Vegas 113 earlier this month (Feb. 7, 2026) inside the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

Feb. 25—FARGO — On a 20-degree night in February 1969, following a snowstorm that clobbered much of North Dakota, 600 people stood outside the Civic Memorial Auditorium in Fargo, waiting and hoping they’d be lucky enough to see the hottest show in town.
They weren’t.
Inside, the Harlem Globetrotters had reached capacity. In all, 3,357 people got there earlier to claim general admission seats — for a whopping $1.50 to $3 apiece.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Texas Tech had the best college defensive line money could buy last season.
Ends David Bailey and Romello Height each had double-digit sacks totals and were ranked among the top 15 in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Tackles Lee Hunter and Skyler Gill-Howard each relished their opportunities to take on blockers and let teammates fill in the gaps.
The immediate payoff came with the Red Raiders celebrating their first outright league title since 1955, their first Big 12 crown and their first College Football Playoff appearance.

Feb. 25—AIKEN — Aiken High’s Steve Smith, boys and girls tennis coach, said he knew when he met Alex Hammel during his freshman year that the student athlete had the potential to reach greatness.
In a full circle moment, Smith was one of multiple proud witnesses as Hammel signed to play for Erskine College’s men’s tennis program which took a six-year hiatus following its 2018 season but is returning in full swing for the 2025-26 season.

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NEWARK, N.J. – Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils returned to NHL action on Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres, the first game since the start of the Olympic break. Safe to say that a lot has happened since Hughes last pulled the New Jersey sweater over his head and skated on Prudential Center ice. 
Hughes scored the gold medal-winning goal in overtime to defeat Canada during the 2026 Winter Olympics. The 24-year-old is now arguably the biggest American hockey star thanks to his heroics in Milan and fans in Newark let him know.

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The Bears have granted linebacker Tremaine Edmunds permission to find a trade, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Jontay Porter, banned for life by the NBA for gambling in 2024 and currently awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a related federal charge, is planning to play for an upstart pro basketball league.

Suns owner Mat Ishbia wants more star players participating in All-Star Weekend events when Phoenix hosts next year — and is hoping to entice them by offering a $1 million prize to the winners of the slam dunk and 3-point contests.

Cincinnati is suing former quarterback Brendan Sorsby, alleging he breached his NIL contract with the Bearcats by refusing to pay a $1 million exit fee following his transfer to Texas Tech.