USC football is expected to hire former longtime TCU head coach Gary Patterson as its next defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Patterson, 65, was most recently a consultant at Baylor in 2024 and was also a special assistant to the head coach at Texas in 2022. He led the Horned Frogs from 2000-21, leading the ...
President Donald Trump and the four major U.S. sports leagues’ commissioners are in conversations to meet at the Oval Office next week, according to a report, as he shares his latest ideas to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. As the parties continue to assess their schedules for an eventual meeting, no exact date has been set. USA TODAY reached out to ...
Rising U.S. hockey star Laila Edwards revealed that fellow Cleveland Heights natives Travis and Jason Kelce gave her historic Olympic campaign a major assist ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. Edwards, 21, became the first Black woman to make a U.S. Olympic hockey roster when she was named to the 23-woman U.S. squad, alongside Hilary Knight and Kendall ...
With the 2026 World Cup just five months away, U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued threats over Greenland have increased the specter of a European boycott. Talk of UEFA sitting out the World Cup is theoretical for now. No European country has made any kind of commitment to boycott the tournament if Trump actually makes good on his promise to annex ...
Three-time WNBA champion Breanna Stewart and NBA star Myles Turner are joining forces. The basketball duo is launching a new podcast, ‘Game Recognize Game with Stewie and Myles,’ with iHeart. ‘Just being able to see the game through our eyes ― our lens ― whether we’re breaking down what’s happening in the WNBA CBA right now or what he’s doing ...
Toni Breidinger was the only woman to race full-time in one of NASCAR’s three touring circuits last year, driving the No. 5 Toyota for Tricon Garage in the Craftsman Truck Series. Breidinger will again compete in truck races in 2026, but on a team and with a reduced schedule. Announcements on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from Breidinger and Chevrolet Racing said ...
Trash talk’s a foundational part of basketball, something of a love language in the sport between ruthless competitors trying to gain whatever edge they can on the court. This week, Michigan State men’s basketball guard Kur Teng received it from an unlikely source: his own coach. During a timeout in his team’s 68-52 win at Oregon on Tuesday, Jan. 20, ...
Florida Panthers defenseman Seth Jones will miss the 2026 Winter Olympics for Team USA because of an injury and will be replaced by the Anaheim Ducks’ Jackson LaCombe, USA Hockey announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Jones, 31, left the Jan. 2 Winter Classic with an upper-body injury after being hit up high by a puck during a loss to the ...
After a protracted staring contest, the New York Yankees and Cody Bellinger have finally reunited. Bellinger and the Yankees agreed to terms on a five-year, $162.5 million deal, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal is not yet finalized. The agreement comes after an impasse on the ...
If there’s anyone who can relate to Sean Payton about now – the Denver Broncos coach is navigating a sudden crisis with quarterback Bo Nix knocked out of the AFC championship game with a season-ending fractured bone in his right ankle – it is Bill Parcells. The Hall of Fame coach, aka ‘The Tuna,’ guided the New York Giants to ...