he Yankees signed free-agent outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger to a five-year, $162.5 million contract. The deal includes opt-outs after the second and third years of the contract, a full no-trade clause and a $20 million signing bonus. If Bellinger opts out after the second year of the contract, he will have earned a nifty $85 million the first two years. ...
The Minnesota Vikings are keeping around a key member of their coaching staff – for now. Brian Flores has signed an extension to stay with the Vikings as their defensive coordinator, the team announced on Jan. 21. Flores is still a candidate to fill the Pittsburgh Steelers’ and Baltimore Ravens’ head coaching vacancies, and his new contract extension does not ...
Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will fight for the interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC’s debut on Paramount+. Say goodbye to the pay-per-view fees, but don’t forget the Paramount+ subscription fee of $8.99 that gets you access to UFC fights — starting with UFC 324 Saturday, Jan. 21 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Gaethje (26-5, 20 ...
After President Donald Trump announced a new Greenland ‘framework’ had been agreed upon with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rhutte, the NATO chief told Fox News’ ‘Special Report with Bret Baier’ that U.S. forcibly taking control of Greenland, away from Denmark, was not discussed during meetings between him and President Donald Trump in Switzerland during the World ...
President Donald Trump dramatically reversed course Tuesday on a U.K. plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while warning it could jeopardize U.S. access to the Diego Garcia military base. Trump’s reversal highlights what a defense expert called a ‘new Trump Doctrine’ before linking the president’s opposition to the Chagos deal with his Greenland push and citing ...
The 2026 WNBA season is scheduled to begin Friday, May 8. It will be the league’s 30th season, provided the WNBA and the players’ union come to a collective bargaining agreement. The WNBA announced the 44-game schedule for upcoming season on Wednesday as CBA talks continue. “As we prepare to tip off the WNBA’s historic 30th season, this schedule reflects ...
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 ...