The NCAA Tournament selection committee gave college basketball fans a first glimpse into what a March Madness bracket could look like. The selection committee unveiled the first in-season top 16 NCAA Tournament seeds on Saturday, Feb. 21. The official NCAA Tournament bracket reveal ― aka Selection Sunday ― is scheduled for March 15. Here’s a look at what we learned ...
The WNBA sent a counterproposal to the players’ union on Friday after receiving the WNBPA’s latest offer for a new collective bargaining agreement earlier this week, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly about ongoing negotiations. In Friday’s counter, the WNBA agreed to ...
Bill Mazeroski’s hit was so massive, it was bound to overshadow everything else he accomplished in his career. That’s not the worst thing, at least when that hit is a solo home run for the Pittsburgh Pirates to beat the mighty New York Yankees in World Series Game 7. Mazeroski, who died this week, went on to a Hall of ...
MILAN — It’s Saturday, Feb. 21 at the 2026 Winter Olympics and we’re underway on one of the final days of competition at the Milano Cortina Games. While we have to wait one more day for the biggest event remaining at these Games – USA-Canada in the men’s hockey gold medal game – Saturday still presented plenty of intrigue. Team ...
Show him the money. Jaxon Smith-Njigba isn’t in a hurry to get paid, but the Seattle Seahawks star receiver is bound to cash in with a big contract when that time comes. He took home the award for NFL Offensive Player of the Year and also helped Seattle win its second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history after winning Super Bowl ...
MILAN — Alysa Liu’s father sifted through conflicting thoughts and emotions. It was less than 24 hours after his daughter won the gold medal for the women’s individual figure skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 19. Arthur Liu wore a smile and the look of happiness during an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports. He also ...
MILAN — Mia Manganello had been envisioning this moment for a year. Once she wrapped her head around what her coach had in mind, that is. Manganello ended her speedskating career with a bronze in the women’s mass start Saturday, Feb. 21, the first individual medal in three Olympics for the 36-year-old. She had dedicated herself to the event this ...
Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin poked fun at several blunders she had this week, following a ‘Today’ show f-bomb and revealing she tried a new alcoholic drink. After winning gold in the slalom on Wednesday, Feb. 18, Shriffin appeared on the ‘Today’ show to reflect on her journey. She was speaking with Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin when an unintentional ...
The U.S. mixed aerials team won gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. This victory marked Team USA’s 11th gold medal, a new record for a single Winter Olympics. The team consisted of Chris Lillis, Connor Curran, and Kaila Kuhn. LIVIGNO, Italy – The record-setting 11th gold medal for Team USA at these 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics came ...
Most U.S. data breach disclosures explain what information was leaked and any protective steps available to consumers. At the federal level, the Federal Trade Commission advises that after a breach involving sensitive personal information, consumers may consider placing a credit freeze to help prevent new credit accounts from being opened in their name. Many people place that credit freeze and ...