Red Panda, a well-known halftime performer, returned to the court on Tuesday for a performance during the Chicago Bulls-Philadelphia 76ers game. This was her first NBA halftime performance after recovering from a broken left wrist that she sustained during a performance over the summer. Red Panda, whose real name is Rong Niu and who comes from a family of performing ...
AI-assisted summary The ACC is guaranteed one spot in the College Football Playoff but is vying for a second. No. 6 Oregon faces a crucial game against Iowa to keep its at-large playoff hopes alive. Colorado coach Deion Sanders is under pressure as his team struggles through a difficult season. That’s guaranteed, of course, since the playoff grants automatic bids ...
There’s no rationale for it, no sense of trying to explain this unique and unreasonable partnership between Notre Dame and the College Football Playoff. Each needs the other, and has done everything to make sure the relationship works. Anyone trying to explain it any other way looks utterly foolish. But that was CFP selection committee chairman Mack Rhoades doing just ...
Leaders of a 189-member group that acts as the House GOP’s de facto conservative think tank are formally endorsing a new short-term federal funding bill. With just over two weeks until the deadline for Republicans’ initial Nov. 21 plan and the threat of more government shutdown chaos, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) Steering Committee is calling for an extension into ...
A federal judge criticized the Justice Department for allegedly being too quick to indict in high-profile cases on Wednesday. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick of the Eastern District of Virginia made the comments during a brief hearing regarding the case against former FBI Director James Comey. ‘Right now, we are in a bit of a feeling of indict first, investigate later,’ ...
There’s no rationale for it, no sense of trying to explain this unique and unreasonable partnership between Notre Dame and the College Football Playoff. Each needs the other, and has done everything to make sure the relationship works. Anyone trying to explain it any other way looks utterly foolish. But that was CFP selection committee chairman Mack Rhoades doing just ...
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career on Nov. 5, the first NHL player to reach that milestone. He scored in the second period against Blues goalie Jordan Binnington. The Capitals will honor Ovechkin on Nov. 26 with a pregame ceremony for reaching 900 goals and 1,500 games. The NHL’s greatest goal scorer has another big round number ...
The Texas Attorney General’s antitrust division is investigating anticompetitive business practices in youth hockey, USA TODAY has learned. The Dallas Stars, the $2 billion National Hockey League team that seized control of youth hockey in the state, are a focus of the investigation. The state probe, which is in its early, information-gathering stages, comes on the heels of a USA TODAY investigation ...
AI-assisted summary Colorado football coach Deion Sanders believes coaches should prevent players from wearing ‘short shorts’ during games. While NCAA rules require pants to cover the knees, the rule is often not enforced. Sanders said he shows his players photos of former NFL players on his staff to demonstrate how to dress properly. Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is questioning ...
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career goal on Nov. 5. St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington picked up the milestone puck and tucked it in his pants. A linesman spotted the move and made Binnington return the puck. Washington Capitals players poured onto the ice to mob Alex Ovechkin after he scored his 900th career goal during ...