On Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, I made an appointment to meet with former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney at a Starbucks inside a Safeway supermarket near Denver. I was a reporter with USA TODAY, same as now, and wanted to interview him about his life and health after being diagnosed with late-onset dementia/Alzheimer’s disease. McCartney, then 77 years old, agreed ...
The College Football Hall of Fame will be welcoming nearly two dozen new members to its hallowed club, a group that includes some of the biggest names in the sport’s history. Legendary coaches Nick Saban and Urban Meyer, as well as former Virginia Tech star quarterback and No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Michael Vick, headline a group of 22 ...
A woman who accused Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her after a game of the 2023 NBA Finals has filed a lawsuit against the combat sports star. The lawsuit, filed in Tuesday in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and obtained by USA TODAY Sports, also lists the Miami Heat as defendants for overserving McGregor alcohol. A woman, ...
The Dallas Cowboys are one of six teams looking for a new head coach after parting ways with Mike McCarthy this week. McCarthy held the job for the past five seasons and is now a free agent. The Cowboys are potentially aiming for big names for his replacement. Reports came out during the Minnesota Vikings-Los Angeles Rams wild-card playoff game ...
President Biden delivered his farewell address to the nation on Wednesday evening, taking a victory lap for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas and warning Americans about an ‘oligarchy’ in the U.S. that ‘threatens our entire democracy.’ ‘My fellow Americans, I’m speaking to you tonight from the Oval Office. Before I begin, let me speak to important news from ...
The Congressional DOGE Caucus’ plans for cutting government waste are shifting into focus after the group’s second-ever closed-door meeting on Wednesday. Caucus leaders are splitting lawmakers into eight working groups focused on different sectors for waste-cutting. Those will focus on retirement, social and family safety nets, emergency supplemental funding, energy permitting, homeland security, defense and veterans, the workforce, and government ...
Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio sailed through his confirmation hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, all but assuring he will assume the role of top diplomat under the new Trump administration later this month. Rubio’s confirmation hearing — a process usually full of verbal diatribes, strong political agendas and illusive answers — was full of pleasantries, with ...
Foul-mouthed superheroes and family-friendly fare propped up the domestic box office during the final months of 2024. Full-year ticket sales were down just 3.4% from 2023, reaching $8.74 billion, a far cry from the nearly 27% shortage seen at the midway point of 2024. The combination of Disney and Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Disney Animation’s “Moana 2” and Universal’s “Wicked,” ...
The Dallas Cowboys plan to interview former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh for the open role, according to multiple reports. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport was first to report the news. Prior to Wednesday, the Cowboys had no known interview requests for the vacancy that was created after the team decided to part ways with Mike McCarthy after five ...
Appearing on the ‘New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce’ podcast, NBA superstar LeBron James said the closest he came to giving the NFL a shot was during the 2011 NBA lockout. “I didn’t know when we were going to make the deal with the owners and get our league back going,” James said on the podcast with the brothers ...