Beloved ESPN basketball commentator Dick Vitale will make his return to broadcasting on Jan. 25 for Duke vs. Wake Forest basketball, the network announced Friday. Vitale, 85, has battled four types of cancer in the past three-and-a-half years, according to ESPN. The National Basketball Hall of Fame member announced he was cancer free on Jan. 8. “I am absolutely ecstatic ...
The Tennessee Titans are prepared to add a new face to the front office. Kansas City Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi and the Titans are working on a contract to make him the team’s next general manager, according to the The Tennessean, which is part of the USA TODAY Network. The vacancy opened up less than two weeks ago ...
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid will miss at least the next three games against Indiana, Milwaukee and Denver with swelling in his left knee, the team announced Friday. “Joel Embiid participated in an on-court workout (Thursday) after missing the last six games due to a left foot sprain,” the 76ers said in a news release. “While the foot sprain has ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With Lionel Messi in Major League Soccer, and Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino taking the helm of the U.S. men’s national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the Argentine presence in American soccer is clear. Can Pochettino’s Argentine influence translate to U.S. Soccer eventually replicating Argentina’s winning ways in the sport? It may be easier to translate ...
Aren’t all relief pitchers just failed starters? In Billy Wagner’s case, the answer is a definite no. The power-packed left-hander never started a game in his major league career (though he did almost exclusively in the minors). Perhaps Wagner could have been an MLB starter … if he hadn’t been so effective out of the bullpen. The No. 12 overall ...
It all comes down to this. The College Football Playoff championship game will match Ohio State and Notre Dame on Monday in Atlanta. The expansion of the field to 12 teams has been an unqualified success in producing a national champion. The path for both teams to reach the final has been different. The Buckeyes rolled through Tennessee and Oregon ...
Maverick Carter, LeBron James’ longtime business partner, has been tabbed as a consultant to a group of investors seeking to raise as much as $5 billion for an international basketball league, a person familiar with the development told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about Carter’s involvement. Bloomberg first reported the ...
South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley signed a contract extension, making her the sport’s highest coach, the school announced Friday. The contract will keep Staley at the school through the 2029-30 season. The total value of the contract is $25.25 million, including a $4 million annual salary, a $500,00 signing bonus and a $250,000 escalator every season. LSU’s ...
You doubted the dog, didn’t you? Don’t feel bad. We all had reservations. And then, Luna, the 7-year-old Maltipoo, picked all six winners for the NFL wildcard games in the opening round of USA TODAY Sports’ novel NFL prediction competition. It’s Man vs. Machine vs. Dog. The adorable, soothsaying dog has taken the lead over USA TODAY’s Jarrett Bell and ...
The popularity and success of March Madness is owed in part to the years-long reality that figuring out who’s in and who’s out of the NCAA tournament each season is as much a part of the fun as watching the games unfold to determine college basketball’s national champion. This has led to a new truism over the past decade: It’s ...