Fresh off helping Inter Miami win its first MLS Cup, Lionel Messi wasted no time getting back to work. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and 2022 World Cup champion spent the last few days on a four-city trip in India for a series of promotional events branded as Lionel Messi’s G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025. While in India visiting Kolkata, Hyderabad, ...
An investigation has been opened into the burglary of New York Liberty All-Star Sabrina Ionescu’s home, the latest in a string of high-profile break-ins targeting athletes. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday that officers responded to the Los Angeles home around 8:15 p.m. ET Monday evening after two suspects smashed through a rear glass ...
AI-assisted summary Strong quarterback performances from Bo Nix and C.J. Stroud have further elevated the Broncos and Texans into Super Bowl contention. The Patriots dropped four spots after a loss to the Bills, highlighting their struggles against winning opponents. Green Bay’s Super Bowl hopes may be in jeopardy following a season-ending ACL tear for DE Micah Parsons. NFL power rankings entering Week ...
Nick Saban now owns part of an NHL franchise. The former University of Alabama football coach is part of a group that recently purchased a minority stake in the Nashville Predators, the team announced on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, who took over as the organization’s majority owner in July, expressed excitement about having Saban ‘join us ...
There’s plenty of frustration going around in the Bay Area. As the Golden State Warriors have lost four of their last six games, and as they struggle to stay above .500, a fan published an email exchange he had with team owner Joe Lacob in which both parties expressed their frustration with the team’s performance. The fan, Justin Dutari, published ...
Boxer Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford, who has won world championships in five different weight classes, announced his retirement from the sport on Dec. 16. Crawford posted the announcement on social media with a caption saying ‘Walking away as a great with nothing else left to prove.’ ‘I’ve been blessed to live out a dream that started long before the lights, the ...
Congratulations to the fantasy football managers who survived an injury-riddled first round of the fantasy playoffs in 2025. The hard work will now continue into Week 16, especially for those with Patrick Mahomes on their roster. It won’t be easy to navigate injuries to Mahomes and other key contributors. Fantasy managers are all in do-or-die mode at this point in ...
Jacksonville State football closed out its 2025 college football season on a high note. In what was a defensive battle between two in-state foes, the Gamecocks outlasted the Troy Trojans, 17-13, in the 2025 Salute to Veterans Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the historic Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. It is the second-ever bowl win for Jacksonville State since ...
Sen. Lindsey Graham warned that the U.S. mission in Venezuela must end with Nicolás Maduro removed from power, arguing that leaving the embattled leader in place after a major U.S. show of force would be a ‘fatal mistake to our standing in the world.’ ‘If after all this, we still leave this guy in power… that’s the worst possible signal ...
A federal judge on Tuesday said he was ‘inclined to deny’ a bid to force the Trump administration to halt construction of the White House ballroom but warned officials not to undertake any irreversible work before a January hearing that could still stop the project. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said he will hold another hearing during the second week ...