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Formula One teams are looking to artificial intelligence to optimize strategy and improve racing performance on tracks around the world.

Malik Beasley scored 21 points, Cade Cunningham had 20 points and 10 assists, and the Detroit Pistons held off the Los Angeles Lakers 117-114 Monday night to sweep the clubs’ season series. LeBron James had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the 120th triple-double of his career, but he missed a 3-point attempt right before the buzzer. ...

The Green Bay Packers easily handled the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. Here are winners and losers from the NFL Week 16 closer.

Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time.

Nine teams are officially playoff-bound so far, and an even larger number of squads have been eliminated from postseason contention.

This season’s College Football Playoff is the 11th-ever edition, and the first to feature more than four teams.

Here is how the league stands in the NFL power rankings heading into the penultimate Week 17 of the 2024 regular season.

Final approval for the landmark, $2.8 billion lawsuit settlement that lays the foundation for players to receive money directly from their schools is expected April 7.

Chiefs-Steelers, Falcons-Commanders and Ravens-Texans highlight the upcoming slate. Here’s a full look at the 2024 NFL Week 17 schedule.

Since Clark was born 22 years ago, participation in girls high school basketball has dropped nearly 20% and the sport has fallen from most popular to number four behind volleyball, soccer and track and field.

The Commanders will host the Falcons for a Sunday Night Football showdown in Week 17. Here’s how you can watch the game on NBC and Peacock.

The Red Sox have fortified their growing starting rotation by reportedly agreeing to a one-year contract with ex-Dodgers ace Walker Buehler.

The Dallas Cowboys defeated Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-24 in a Sunday Night Football thriller, giving Jerry Jones and Cowboys fans something to smile about even as their team got eliminated from playoff contention earlier in the day.