MILAN — The Olympics took Amber Glenn’s joy away. On Thursday night, she made herself find it. ‘I told myself,’ Glenn said, ‘no matter what, in that spiral you’re gonna look up, and you’re gonna say, ‘I’m at the Olympics.’ And I was really proud I was able to do that.’ Her team event free skate was ‘lackluster’ (Glenn’s word). ...
MILAN — Ruining the friendship was worth it for Mikaela Shiffrin. Taylor Swift responded to one of Shiffrin’s Instagram posts, congratulating her on winning her third Olympic gold medal. The post was a photo of Shiffrin during the slalom race Wednesday, Feb. 18, and she captioned it, ‘My advice is always ruin the friendship.’ ‘HISTORIC’ Swift replied, adding three gold ...
Before the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket is carved in stone, attempts to anticipate what the final product will look like more closely resemble molten lava. That was made abundantly clear over the last three days, which featured numerous developments that in turn led to significant changes in our latest projection. The quartet of No. 1 seeds was shaken up ...
MESA, AZ — Perhaps back in the day, when Alex Bregman burst into the big leagues as a brash rookie third baseman with the Houston Astros, it would be different. It was a time when Bregman was a must-hear sound bite, a must-write interview, and had absolutely no filter. Now, 10 years later, Bregman still is one of the most ...
MILAN — The U.S. women’s national hockey team captured gold over Canada in a dramatic overtime victory at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but that wasn’t the most nerve-racking part of Hilary Knight’s week. ‘I was more nervous for the proposal than I was for the gold medal game’ Knight said Feb. 18 following the gold medal win. The five-time Olympian ...
While Alysa Liu embodied that in her seemingly effortlessly graceful routine, the silver and bronze medalists in Japan are representing two generations of skate in the Land of the Rising Sun. Silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto and bronze medalist Ami Nakai stood alongside Liu on the podium as a triumvirate. It was a sweet moment away from the podium, however, that ...
The Pentagon is deploying the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Middle East, creating a rare two-carrier presence in the region as tensions with Iran rise and questions swirl about possible U.S. military action. The Ford will reinforce the USS Abraham Lincoln already operating in theater, significantly expanding American airpower at a moment of heightened regional uncertainty. While officials have ...
Ex-Victoria’s Secret mogul Les Wexner’s lawyer was caught on a hot mic jokingly threatening to ‘kill’ him if he continued giving long answers to questions during his deposition on Jeffrey Epstein by the House Oversight Committee. The moment was caught after the committee released its full, nearly five-hour deposition of 88-year-old Wexner as part of its ongoing probe into Jeffrey ...
When President Donald Trump announced ‘TrumpRx’ in early February, a weight I’ve carried my entire adult life suddenly lifted from my shoulders. The website offers life-saving medications at much lower prices than normal, based on the president’s promise to give Americans the same prescription drug costs as patients in other developed countries. I can personally attest that such equal treatment — a policy known ...
As gold as it gets! Captain America! Keller Instinct! Woe, Canada! How will you remember Team USA’s thrilling victory over Canada that earned the gold medal in the women’s Olympic hockey tournament? Whatever your answer, USA TODAY Sports will help fans long relive the country’s golden glory with two commemorative page prints. Buy Team USA gold medal page print!Buy Hilary ...