The popularity and success of March Madness is owed in part to the years-long reality that figuring out who’s in and who’s out of the NCAA tournament each season is as much a part of the fun as watching the games unfold to determine college basketball’s national champion. This has led to a new truism over the past decade: It’s ...
You doubted the dog, didn’t you? Don’t feel bad. We all had reservations. And then, Luna, the 7-year-old Maltipoo, picked all six winners for the NFL wildcard games in the opening round of USA TODAY Sports’ novel NFL prediction competition. It’s Man vs. Machine vs. Dog. The adorable, soothsaying dog has taken the lead over USA TODAY’s Jarrett Bell and ...
South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley signed a contract extension, making her the sport’s highest coach, the school announced Friday. The contract will keep Staley at the school through the 2029-30 season. The total value of the contract is $25.25 million, including a $4 million annual salary, a $500,00 signing bonus and a $250,000 escalator every season. LSU’s ...
Danielle Collins grabbed the microphone from the reporter interviewing her at center court and addressed the crowd directly. They saw her as the villain again Thursday at the 2025 Australian Open, and she had decided to incite their boos – to use them as fuel on the tennis court once more. Collins, the 31-year-old American, had already put her hands ...
Some of the biggest names in tennis have plowed their way to the fourth round at the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Coco Gauff, and Aryna Sabalenka all advanced, while two-time champion Naomi Osaka retired due to a strained abdominal muscle. Djokovic, going for his 11th Australian Open title and 25th Grand Slam championship, had little trouble ...
President-elect Donald Trump is planning to immediately shake up the State Department by moving new officials into top roles. A source familiar with the situation tells Fox News that the new Trump administration will immediately move new officials into key operational roles at the State Department to ensure the department is carrying out the Trump foreign policy agenda from day ...
President-elect Trump’s inauguration will now take place inside the U.S. Capitol due to cold weather forecast for Monday, the first indoor inauguration since President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in January 1985. On that frigid January 20th 40 years ago, the air temperature was 7 degrees, with a windchill of -40. Monday’s forecast is a high of 23 degrees and a ...
A group of high powered investors want to raise billions to form a new international basketball league, according to people familiar with the matter. The new organization would offer players equity, those people said. The investors aim to raise $5 billion for the league, which could serve as a rival to the NBA if it can offer big-money deals to players, similar ...
Stay classy, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Rams took out a full-page ad in the Friday edition of the Arizona Republic to thank the Arizona Cardinals’ owners, staff and local community after they played their first playoff game this year at State Farm Stadium on Monday night. ‘In times of adversity, true integrity is shown,’ the ad reads. ‘Arizona, you ...
One of the most fascinating NFL coaching candidates is Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Fascinating is one way to describe him. Controversial is another. Talented works, too. So does fearless trailblazer. Flores, according to various reports, has drawn head coaching interest. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said on X that Flores was scheduled to meet with the Jets and ...