The NBA has rescinded Luka Doncic's 16th technical foul, allowing him to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' road game against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

He received the technical foul in Saturday night's victory over the Orlando Magic, reaching the threshold for the season to trigger a one-game suspension. He and Magic center Goga Bitadze were called for a double technical late in the third quarter after the two exchanged words while Doncic was at the free throw line, but both players offered differing accounts of what led to the calls.

The NBA announced suspensions after an altercation broke out during the Thunder's 132-111 win against the Wizards on Saturday. The league gave a one-game suspension to Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell and Wizards forward Justin Champagnie for fighting and "escalating an on-court altercation which spilled over into the spectator stands."

In addition to the suspensions, Thunder forward Jaylin Williams and guard Cason Wallace have been fined $50,000 and $35,000, respectively, for being involved in the altercation as well.

LA Kings forward Anze Kopitar set the all-time franchise record for regular-season points on Saturday, as he surpassed franchise legend Marcel Dionne with the 1,308th point of his career, all of which have come with Los Angeles. 

Kopitar tied the record during the second period, as he scored a power-play goal for the 1,307th point of his NHL career, which got the Kings on the board. In the third period, with the Kings trailing 4-3, Kopitar scored his second power-play goal of the evening to tie the game at four, with the second goal giving him sole possession of the all-time Kings record for points. 

Everyone around the New York Islanders knew something was wrong with Semyon Varlamov. We all knew he had suffered a lower-body injury; we just didn't know what it was or how serious.

The veteran goaltender had not been seen in the crease for an NHL game after Nov. 29, 2024. It was clear he was dealing with something serious and working tirelessly behind the scenes to get back. But the true extent of what Varlamov endured only became known Monday when he joined the team after practice at Northwell Ice Center.

Islanders head coach Patrick Roy revealed the stunning detail: Varlamov underwent two knee replacement surgeries during his long recovery.

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani was in top form Wednesday during his spring training debut on the mound, giving up one hit, two walks and a hit by pitch while striking out four over 4⅓ scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants.

Ohtani, who hasn't spent much time on the mound over the past 2½ years, reached back for the heater and found it, blazing a 99 mph fastball past Willy Adames for his first strikeout of the afternoon.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will miss the entire 2026 season after his appeal of a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs was resolved.

Profar will serve a 162-game suspension for testing positive a second time and will be ineligible for postseason play in 2026.

Major League Baseball announced earlier this month that Profar tested positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites. He is the sixth player to receive a 162-game ban for PED use since MLB increased the penalty for two-time offenders to a full season in 2014.

The blockbuster trade sending star pash rusher Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens is off — and the fallout from that reversal could have a ripple effect throughout the NFL on the eve of the new league year.

The Las Vegas Raiders said Tuesday night that Baltimore backed out of the trade that was supposed to send Crosby to the Ravens for two first-round draft picks. The deal was agreed to last Friday but couldn’t be finalized until Wednesday.

A person with knowledge of Baltimore’s decision told The Associated Press that Crosby failed his physical. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because those results are private.

The Vikings on Thursday announced they have signed veteran quarterback Kyler Murray.

The No. 1 overall pick of 2019 by Arizona joins the Vikings after starting all 87 regular-season games he played for the Cardinals. Murray's 38-48-1 record as a starter includes 13 game-winning drives but was hampered by Arizona becoming the first team since the 1970 merger to lose three consecutive games on walk-off field goals