Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani may have won his third MVP award on Thursday, but Decoy, the Dodgers’ most valuable pup, stole the show. Ohtani capped off his historic 2024 season with the Dodgers — where he became the first player in MLB history with a 50-homer, 50-steal season before winning his first World Series title — with the ...

There’s this thing about kickstands, they flip up as easily as they do down. They’re inherently temporary, a steady support when needed and easily retracted when escaping.  “You know what a kickstand is? That means I’m resting,” Colorado coach Deion Sanders said earlier this week. “We ain’t going nowhere. We’re about to get comfortable.” To this I say: who cares ...

When Jameis Winston speaks, everyone listens. That was no different ahead of ‘Thursday Night Football’ as the Browns’ quarterback offered up some more words of wisdom ahead of the teams’ clash against the Steelers. The NFL on Prime crew was treated to not only a locker room hype speech, but another great pregame moment with Prime Video sideline reporter, Kaylee ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., removed her pronouns from her bio last week. It was a small shift but a perceptible one.  The Democrats have just suffered a thorough electoral defeat and are wondering what went wrong. The most impactful ad of the election season focused on the far-left trans madness and had the tagline ‘Kamala is for they/them, President Trump ...

Every week for the duration of the 2024 NFL regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the league’s ever-evolving playoff picture − starting after Sunday afternoon’s late games and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through Monday’s and Thursday’s games or Saturday’s, if applicable). What just happened? What does it mean? What are the ...

For the NFL’s worst teams, the most wonderful time of year is the NFL draft. At that time, no one has won or lost. Every draft pick is believed to be a future star. Hopes are high before panic sets in. The next crop of stars will be welcomed in across three days in April when the draft commences in ...

Two weeks ahead of the early national signing day for college football, the dominos continue to fall. The top overall player in the 2025 recruiting cycle made a shocking announcement, flipping his commitment from LSU to Michigan on Thursday evening. That was on the heels of four-star prospect JuJu Lewis committing to Deion Sanders and Colorado earlier in the day. ...

The underdog Cleveland Browns were barking and will continue to do so late into the Cleveland night. They took down the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-19, giving them something to smile about in what’s been a disappointing season. Cleveland earned their third win of the season on ‘Thursday Night Football,’ and their second against a bitter rival. As expected, the AFC ...

Colorado cornerback-receiver Travis Hunter told USA Sports Thursday that he is “for sure” going to enter the NFL draft after this season, when he is expected to be a top pick. Hunter is a junior who has one year of college football eligibility remaining after this year but was widely expected to enter the draft. He still hadn’t publicly declared ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will be out four to weeks with a fractured left fibula after being injured in Monday’s game, the team announced Thursday. That’s a blow to the red-hot Capitals and will delay Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 career goals. Ovechkin, 39, had scored twice on Monday against the Utah Hockey Club to ...