Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Amid offseason of major change, Yandy Diaz is happy to stay with RaysThe veteran designated hitter is now the team’s longest-tenured player as he heads into his eighth season. Read more.
Steven Matz gets started on shift from bullpen work to Rays’ rotation Notes | The free-agent addition spent most of the past two seasons as a reliever with the Cardinals and Red Sox. Read more.
US shuts out Sweden to reach Olympic women’s hockey final The Americans continue their roll by improving to 6-0, outscoring their opponents by a combined 31-1. Read more.
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Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, wins women’s monobob title at Olympics She becomes the oldest American woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Games. Read more.
Michael Jordan’s 23XI goes from antitrust fight to Daytona 500 win The lawsuit consumed the sport for more than two years and ended on the ninth day of trial, when NASCAR relented and settled. Read more.
Today's newsletter was compiled by Frank Pastor.
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