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The Olympic figure skating champion received a key to her hometown during a rally that included performances from Bay Area artists.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra brushed aside critics of Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game, saying, “You have to go for it, and that was just thrilling.”

Falcons defender James Pearce Jr. has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor in relation to an incident involving WNBA player Rickea Jackson.

Free agent wide receiver Calvin Austin III is signing a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million with the Giants, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Kyle Lincoln told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Saying he’s confident, but not arrogant, New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith vowed to be better than ever in his second stint with the team.

Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has signed a contract with the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced Thursday.

Jack Hughes, who scored the golden goal vs. Canada in the Winter Olympics, sent “a nice little fire-up message” to Team USA ahead of its WBC quarterfinal vs. Canada.

Team USA manager Mark DeRosa says he’s happy his squad has a ‘new lease on life’ at the World Baseball Classic after prematurely stating his team had reached the quarterfinals.

Rangers say they “unequivocally” condemn Sunday’s “unacceptable” Old Firm fan disorder and they support the Scottish FA launching an independent review of the Scottish Cup quarter-final with Celtic at Ibrox.

Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson strained a muscle while slipping on the new glass floor at the Big 12 tournament during Iowa State’s 75-53 win over the Red Raiders on Thursday.