Kansas State basketball’s attempt to fire Jerome Tang for cause has been widely derided by the basketball world. After a 90-74 win over Baylor with interim coach Matthew Driscoll on the bench, the Wildcats still mentioned Tang several times postgame. Kansas State arguably looked more complete than it has all season, with PJ Haggerty and Nate Johnson putting up 34 ...
Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni has denied racially insulting Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior during a Champions League match on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Vinícius scored the game’s only goal in the 50th minute, but the match was marred by a confrontation between the Brazilian and Prestianni just five minutes later. Prestianni covered his mouth with his jersey when approaching the 25-year-old, with nearby ...
As U.S.-backed negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva ended without a breakthrough, Kyiv made gains on the battlefield, recapturing territory at its fastest pace in years through localized counterattacks along the southeastern front. The advances come as analysts point to disruptions in Russian battlefield communications and shifting operational dynamics, developments that could strengthen Ukraine’s leverage even as talks remain ...
Senate Republicans are hoping to move full steam ahead on Trump-backed voter ID legislation, but there’s one problem — the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still shut down. Though negotiations between Senate Democrats and the White House are still ongoing, albeit at a molasses-like pace, there is no clear sign that a deal will be struck before lawmakers return ...
As the possibility of U.S. military action against Iran looms, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene asserted in a post on X that Americans do not want the U.S. to wage war against the Islamic Republic. ‘Americans do not want to go to war with Iran!!!’ Greene exclaimed in the post. ‘They want to be able to afford their lives and ...
The House Oversight Committee is hearing from a billionaire on Wednesday who was named one of Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators by a 2019 FBI document. Les Wexner is the latest person to be deposed in the House’s investigation into the federal government’s handling of Epstein’s case. He told House investigators that he was ‘conned’ by the late pedophile and that he ...
Irving tore the ACL in his left knee in a game against the Sacramento Kings on March 3, 2025, and he missed the last 20 games of the season. Irving, 33, is expected to return for the 2026-27 season. ‘This decision wasn’t easy, but it’s the right one,’ Irving said in a statement. ‘I am grateful for the Mavericks organization, my teammates ...
It seems like a sure thing, with less than four weeks until Selection Sunday, that UConn, UCLA and South Carolina will all be on the one-line as top seeds in the NCAA Tournament. By almost every metric the Huskies, Bruins and Gamecocks rank first, second and third, respectively. That’s true for the NET, Her Hoop Stats Rating and Bart Torvik. ...
MILAN — USA goes into the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a distinct advantage. Two, actually. The Americans are well rested after having two days between the preliminary round and the games on Feb. 18, which will decide who plays in the semifinals. But they’re also used to the 9:10 p.m. Italy time ...
The San Francisco 49ers are going international in 2026. On Feb. 18, the NFL announced that the 49ers will host the upcoming Mexico City game, marking the league’s return to the city for a sixth time. The official date, time and matchup will be announced when the schedule is released in the spring. It will mark the league’s first regular ...