The NCAA Division I volleyball tournament’s first round continues with 16 more matches on Friday. No. 1 overall seed Nebraska (30-0) opens its quest for its first title since 2017 by hosting LIU (20-8) at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Kentucky (25-2), Texas (23-3) and Pitt (26-4) are the other No. 1 seeds. The Wildcats opened the tournament with a first-round ...
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t the one he had in mind but Donald Trump did finally take home a peace prize. Trump was the winner of the inaugural ‘FIFA Peace Prize,’ which the soccer organization awarded during its World Cup draw in Washington. ‘This is truly one of the great honors of my life,’ Trump said as he accepted the award. ...
Just when you thought the Penn State coaching search couldn’t take any more twists and turns… It’s gone from getting trumped by the Crumbl Cookie guy to allegedly calling people in Oregon ‘weirdos.’ Penn State has been without a permanent head coach since firing James Franklin on Oct. 12. It’s the biggest job left open in what has been a ...
As co-hosts alongside Canada and Mexico, the United States was an automatic qualifier for the 2026 World Cup. It’ll mark the 12th time that the USMNT will compete at the World Cup. In the World Cup draw on Dec. 5, the U.S. was placed in a group with Paraguay, Australia and the winner of UEFA’s Playoff C – Turkey, Slovakia, ...
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital hosted the draw for the 2026 World Cup on Friday, Dec. 5, determining the groups, matchups and venues for next summer’s tournament in North America. The United States men’s national team had already been placed in Group D as a host and learned its three opponents in the draw, a star-studded affair taking place at ...
The Senate is gearing up for a vote on extending expiring Obamacare premium subsidies, but a tense debate over restrictions on taxpayer-funded abortions is proving a major roadblock on the path to a bipartisan healthcare solution. Broadly, lawmakers in the upper chamber do not want to see the subsidies expire by the end of the year, given the political ramifications ...
The Trump administration is being urged to go on offense and make sure the next United Nations chief is aligned with U.S. and Western values and doesn’t kowtow to what critics say is an increasingly anti-American institution. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres’ tenure ends Dec. 31, 2026. The former socialist prime minister of Portugal’s tenure has been beset with major wars and ...
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham recently divulged several details about new basketball startup Project B, including that she asked teammate Caitlin Clark to join. On her podcast, Show Me Something, Sophie Cunningham & West Wilson, Cunningham talked about the growing number of other leagues outside of the WNBA. The Fever guard admitted that most American players would likely play basketball ...
The Washington Commanders made a surprise run to the NFC championship game one season ago behind Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels. Things haven’t been quite the same for the Commanders in 2025. The second-year quarterback has been in and out of the lineup with injuries this season as the Commanders have fallen to 3-9 ahead of a Week 14 road ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was in attendance for 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, the event revealing the matchups for next summer’s tournament in North America. Trump arrived about 30 mins before the draw was scheduled to begin, popping up on the red carpet with FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Once inside the building, Trump sat in the ...