AP Sports Digest
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AP Sports Digest
Here are the AP’s top sports stories that have moved or are planned to move today. All times U.S. Eastern. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit AP Newsroom’s Coverage Plan. Sports content can be found at http://newsroom.ap.org/page/APSports.
For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, including agate, contact AP Customer Support at [email protected] or 877-836-9477.
The New York sports desk can be reached at 800-845-8450, ext. 1630. Sports photos, ext. 1918; graphics, ext. 7636.
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OLY--WINTER OLYMPICS COVERAGE
Text coverage is planned for these events/matches:
OLY--SKI-Men’s Slalom
BORMIO, Italy -- Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is among the favorites in the men’s slalom on Monday as he chases a second Olympic gold. His good friend and former teammate, Atle Lie McGrath, is another top contender. By Pat Graham.
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OLY--BOB-Two-Man
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy -- Germany expects to dominate the two-man bobsled race at the Milan Cortina Games, but Frank Del Duca of the U.S. is hoping to get into the medal fight as well. The first two runs are Monday. By Tim Reynolds. 500 words, photos.
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OLY--BOB-Women’s Monobob
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy -- Germany’s Laura Nolte leads, with Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries Armbruster on her heels going into Monday night’s final two heats of the Olympic women’s monobob competition at the Milan Cortina Games. By Tim Reynolds. 600 words, photos.
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OLY--FIG-Pairs Free Skate
MILAN — The medals are decided in the pairs competition as the figure skating program continues at the Milan Cortina Olympics. By Dave Skretta. Event starts 8 p.m. local/2 p.m. EST.
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OLY--FRE-Women’s Big Air
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Eileen Gu goes for another medal, this time in Olympic big air, where she is the defending champion. By Eddie Pells. Event starts at 7:30 p.m./1:30 p.m. EST
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OLY--HKW--Women’s Roundup
Top-seeded and tournament-favored United States faces Sweden on Monday in the semifinals of the women’s hockey tournament semifinals at the Milan Cortina Games. Defending champion Canada plays Switzerland in the other semifinal, setting up the potential of the Americans and Canadians playing for gold for the seventh time in eight Winter Games. By Hockey Writer John Wawrow. 800 words, photos.
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OLY--JUM-Super Team
PREDAZZO, Italy — The debut of the men’s super team ski jumping event is on the large hill in Predazzo. By Brian Melley.
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OLY--SPD-Short Track
MILAN -- Italy great Arianna Fontana goes for another medal in short track speedskating when the 1,000 meters is held. Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer and Canada’s Courtney Sarault also among the favorites. Starts at 11 a.m. local time. By Ken Maguire. 600 words; photos.
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OLY--WINTER OLYMPICS FEATURES COVERAGE
AP text features planned today:
OLY--FIG-Female Role Models
MILAN — The trio of American women targeting Olympic gold beginning Tuesday night are hardly the dainty teens of yesteryear. Amber Glenn is a 26-year-old powerhouse and LGBTQ+ rights activist. Alysa Liu with her streaked hair and piercings fits right in with the alt, punk and emo crowd. Isabeau Levito is the closest thing to the “ice princess” that figure skating fans have long known, and even she has a dry, snarky sense of humor. Together, they offer a new and very different kind of role model for other young women. By Dave Skretta. 700 words, photos.
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OLY--HKO-US-Hellebuyck’s Net
Connor Hellebuyck showed in the preliminary round why he’s the U.S. starting goaltender at the Olympics. The reigning NHL MVP and two-time Vezina Trophy winner as the league’s top netminder is in a groove going into the single-elimination knockout round. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. Text, photos. OLY--HKO-Qualification Lookahead -- Sweden has an incredibly difficult path through the Olympic men’s hockey tournament. The seventh-seeded Swedes play Latvia in the qualification round Tuesday with the winner of that game facing off against the U.S. in the quarterfinals. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. Text, photos.
UPCOMING: By 02/16/2026 6:00 a.m. EST
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BKN--ALL-STAR WEEKEND
DESCRIPTION: If you still didn’t like the NBA’s newest All-Star Game format, you probably just don’t like All-Star games. By Greg Beachamn. 940 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 02/16/2026 6:00 a.m. EST, Text
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BKW--T25-WOMENS POLL
DESCRIPTION: The Associated Press releases its latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll.
UPCOMING: By 02/16/2026 12:00 p.m. EST, Photo, DigitalPlans, Text
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BKC--T25-MENS POLL
DESCRIPTION: The Associated Press releases its latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll.
UPCOMING: By 02/16/2026 1:00 p.m. EST, Photo, DigitalPlans, Text
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BBC--COLLEGE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
DESCRIPTION: Michigan State’s 142-year-old baseball program is known more for producing individual talents like Steve Garvey, Kirk Gibson and Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts than for winning a lot of games. So the Spartans had reason to celebrate the opening weekend of the season even though it didn’t end the way they would have liked. By Eric Olson. 700 words, photo.
UPCOMING: By 02/16/2026 3:00 p.m. EST, Photo, Text
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CAR--NASCAR-IN THE PITS
DESCRIPTION: Michael Jordan said a few hours before the Daytona 500 that the federal lawsuit he won against NASCAR was behind him and he wants to focus on winning races. He was in victory lane six hours later celebrating Tyler Reddick making him a Daytona 500-winning team owner.
UPCOMING: By 02/16/2026 5:00 p.m. EST, Text
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BKC--KANSAS STATE-TANG FIRED
Kansas State fires basketball coach Jerome Tang, days after fans wore bags over heads
SUMMARY: Kansas State fired basketball coach Jerome Tang on Sunday night, four days after many Wildcats fans showed up with bags over their heads for a home blowout. Athletic director Gene Taylor announced the move in a statement, saying: “Recent public comments and conduct, in addition to the program’s overall direction, have not aligned with K-State’s standards for supporting student-athletes and representing the university.” The school said an interim head coach will be announced soon, and that a national search for a replacement has started. Kansas State is 10-15 overall and 1-11 in the Big 12. In four seasons at the school, the 59-year-old Tang was 71-57 overall and 29-39 in the conference.
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BKN--ALL-STAR GAME
Anthony Edwards claims MVP award, leads Stars to tourney win in an entertaining NBA All-Star Game
SUMMARY: Anthony Edwards won the Most Valuable Player award while leading his “Stars” team past their fellow Americans on the “Stripes” team 47-21 to win the final of the NBA All-Star Game. The Minnesota Timberwolves star claimed his first All-Star MVP award with a tying 3-pointer in the first round-robin game followed by eight points in the final, which was the only chapter without a dramatic late finish in this mini-tournament comprising the main event of All-Star weekend at the Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome. The slightly older Stripes had beaten the slightly younger Stars on De’Aaron Fox’s 3-pointer at the buzzer two mini-games earlier.
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BKC--PROVIDENCE-POWELL SUSPENDED
Big East suspends Providence’s Powell 2 games, giving him a 3-game penalty from fight-filled game
SUMMARY: Providence forward Duncan Powell was suspended two additional games by the Big East on Sunday, meaning he will miss three games for his flagrant foul that sparked a fight in a game against St. John’s. Powell already faced an automatic one-game ban for fighting by NCAA rules, but the conference tacked on an additional penalty stemming from the 17th-ranked Red Storm’s 79-69 victory Saturday that featured seven ejections. It started when Powell flagrantly fouled Bryce Hopkins — who played three seasons in Providence — from behind as he went up for a fast-break layup.
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FBN--SEAHAWKS-FLEURY
Seahawks expected to hire 49ers tight end coach Fleury as offensive coordinator, AP source says
SUMMARY: The Seattle Seahawks are expected to hire San Francisco 49ers tight ends coach and run game coordinator Brian Fleury as their new offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the hiring process said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity regarding Fleury because a deal is still being worked on. Fleury has been a member of San Francisco’s coaching staff since 2019. He began his career as a defensive quality control coach and spent the last four seasons as the 49ers’ tight ends coach. Fleury added the title of run game coordinator, in addition to tight ends coach, in 2025.
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GLF--PEBBLE BEACH
Collin Morikawa birdies the 18th to win Pebble Beach and end more than 2-year drought
SUMMARY: Collin Morikawa had to wait more than two years to win again on the PGA Tour. First he had to wait 20 minutes on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach to try to make birdie. He delivered in the clutch for a 67 to win by one shot over Sepp Straka and Min Woo Lee in the cold wind at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He also had to respond to a Sunday charge by Scottie Scheffler. The world’s No. 1 player made three eagles in his round of 63. He settled for an 18th consecutive top 10.
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CAR--NASCAR-DAYTONA 500
Michael Jordan’s Daytona 500 ring: Tyler Reddick’s 1-lap lead delivers NASCAR’s biggest win
SUMMARY: Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap: the one to the checkered flag for the team owned by the NBA Hall of Famer and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. Jordan was the face of the December federal antitrust lawsuit that NASCAR settled on the ninth day of trial. The settlement changed the revenue-sharing model in the United States’ top motorsports series.
WORDS: 1040 - MOVED: 02/15/2026 8:12 p.m. EST
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BKN--ALL-STAR-LEBRON
All-Star LeBron James says he still doesn’t know whether his 23rd NBA season will be his last
SUMMARY: LeBron James still hasn’t decided whether his unprecedented 23rd NBA season will be his last. The 41-year-old James again confirmed he is not on a farewell tour this season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 41-year-old James again confirmed he is not on a farewell tour this season with the Los Angeles Lakers, even tough he teared up during a tribute to his career in Cleveland last month. James repeated his regular declarations that he hasn’t made a decision and he is focused on the final 28 games of the regular season with the Lakers. James could be a free agent this summer.
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OLY--HKO-CANADA-WILSON FIGHTS
Tom Wilson fights in Canada’s game vs. France at the Olympics
SUMMARY: Who says there’s no fighting in hockey at the Olympics? Tom Wilson dropped the gloves late in Canada’s game against France to go after the player who delivered a forearm to the head of teammate Nathan MacKinnon. Wilson fought Pierre Crinon, who was given a two-minute minor penalty and apologized to MacKinnon after the hit. Unlike the NHL, where it is a five-minute major penalty, fighting is a game misconduct under international rules, so Wilson and Crinon were ejected.
WORDS: 651 - MOVED: 02/15/2026 3:41 p.m. EST
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SOC--ENGLISH ROUNDUP
Arsenal routs Wigan 4-0 on no-surprise Sunday as Premier League teams advance to 5th round
SUMMARY: Arsenal enjoys a 4-0 rout of Wigan as five Premier League teams avoid upsets to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Third-tier struggler Wigan was overwhelmed against the Premier League leader at Emirates Stadium and trailed 4-0 at halftime. Forwards Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus were on the scoresheet along with Jack Hunt’s own-goal. Premier League teams Fulham, Leeds, Sunderland and Wolverhampton joined the Gunners in the last 16. Fulham rallied to beat second-tier Stoke 2-1 and Sunderland won 1-0 win at second-tier Oxford. Wolves earned a 1-0 victory at fourth-tier Grimsby and Leeds needed penalty kicks to win at second-tier Birmingham. On Saturday, third-tier Mansfield knocked out Premier League Burnley.
WORDS: 394 - MOVED: 02/15/2026 3:28 p.m. EST
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BKW—T25-VANDERBILT-GEORGIA
Dani Carnegie’s 29 sparks Georgia’s stunning 76-74 upset of No. 5 Vanderbilt
SUMMARY: Dani Carnegie scored 29 points leading Georgia to a 76-74 upset win over No. 5 Vanderbilt on Sunday. Trinity Thomas made a mid-range jumper with 50 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs (20-6, 6-6 SEC) a 75-74 lead. After forcing a turnover on the ensuing Vanderbilt (24-3, 10-3) possession, Carnegie split a pair of free throws to give Georgia a two-point advantage with 22.2 seconds remaining, Vanderbilt had one final opportunity to force overtime, but Sacha Washington’s floater fell short off the front rim as time expired. Mikayla Blakes led Vanderbilt with 27 points.
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OLY--SKI-VONN’S CRASH
Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly home to the US with more surgeries to come, team official tells AP
SUMMARY: The chief of the U.S. Ski Team says Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly home to the United States a week after her terrifying head-over-heels crash in the Olympic downhill. Sophie Goldschmidt told The Associated Press the team’s medical staff has been coordinating Vonn’s recovery since the crash and subsequent helicopter evacuation and would try to accompany her home. Vonn has had multiple surgeries in Italy to repair a complex tibia fracture in her left leg. Goldschmidt says they have a great team helping her and she’ll go back to the U.S. for further surgery.
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