Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, had missed 16 games after absorbing a leg-on-leg collision during a Nov. 18 game against the Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and has scored goals in five of his first nine games back. Ovechkin entered this ...
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is further solidifying his potential as the top pick in June’s NBA draft when he went off for 42 points in the Blue Devils’ 86-78 victory over Notre Dame at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. The 42 points are the school’s and ACC single-game scoring mark by a freshman and are just one point off the ...
The NFL’s current playoff format only awards one bye week in each conference, but Saturday night in Baltimore was about as close as a team will get to a second. In a matchup between hated rivals, the Ravens melted the Steelers in dominating fashion, 28-14. The final score indicates a game that was closer than it was in reality, as ...
CHICAGO — The women’s World Cup is coming back to the United States. If U.S. Soccer has its way, that is. Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said Saturday that U.S. Soccer is committed to bringing the 2031 World Cup to the United States and Mexico, and is just waiting for FIFA to open the bidding process. ‘As soon as they ...
The No. 4 seed Houston Texans are back in the AFC divisional round for a second consecutive season following a 32-12 home win over the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Chargers. Quarterback C.J. Stroud completed 22 of 33 passes for 282 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Stroud found receiver Nico Collins on a series of plays during a drive ...
The Los Angeles Chargers are playing on the road to start the 2025 NFL playoffs, but they are keeping their hometown close to their hearts as they square off against the Houston Texans. Chargers players wore ‘LAFD’ shirts and hats during warm-ups against the Texans. The gear is meant to highlight the efforts of the Los Angeles Fire Department, which ...
What surprises does the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs have in store? With six games over three days, some unexpected developments are bound to surface. Yet the slate appears somewhat lopsided on the whole, with four of the games producing consensus winners among USA TODAY Sports’ group of six prognosticators. But every year, the road to the Super Bowl ...
The Los Angeles Chargers appeared to get a big-time play courtesy of safety Derwin James in the second half of their wild card playoff game against the Houston Texans. James was in coverage against Dalton Schultz when Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud tried to hit his tight end for a touchdown. The veteran defensive back stayed in front of Schultz and ...
But in the midst of their 66-63 win over the Gamecocks, Bruce Pearl and the second-ranked Tigers may have lost their star forward Johni Broome for an extended period of time. Near the midway point of the second half, Broome appeared to have sustained a significant left ankle injury while attempting to go up for a layup. He had to ...
A’ja Wilson, the star of the Las Vegas Aces, had an impressive year last season, winning her third WNBA MVP award. As a new season approaches, a burning question is whether she can achieve an unprecedented fourth MVP win. Wilson is a two-time WNBA champion and a key player in the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team’s gold win at the ...