The 4 Nations Face-Off is down to the championship game Thursday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) between the United States and Canada. The USA has been dealing with injury issues, with defenseman Charlie McAvoy out of the tournament with a significant shoulder injury. Auston Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk also missed Monday’s game and Brady Tkachuk left early, though they’re expected to ...
The final of the 4 Nations Face-Off will be a rematch of the most intense game during the tournament’s round robin. The archrival United States and Canada will meet Thursday night in the championship game, five days after they started their previous game with three fights in the first nine seconds. The Americans won that game 3-1 and will try ...
If you want to make a lot of money playing professional football, you should probably get really good at either throwing or catching the football. Wide receivers are the NFL’s highest-paid players outside of quarterbacks in 2025. Six wideouts currently make at least $30 million per year; quarterback is the only position with more players making that. There could be ...
Christian Gonzalez is heading into his third year with the New England Patriots and will play for his third different head coach since being a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft. That said, the star cornerback admitted he didn’t necessarily agree with the Patriots’ decision to make Jerod Mayo a one-and-done head coach. ‘I think they did him a ...
Lionel Messi may not have ever played in colder conditions, but the Inter Miami star shook it off, scoring the game’s only goal in a 1-0, first-leg win against Sporting Kansas City in Concacaf Champions Cup play Wednesday night. The game was postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday to avoid several inches of snow, but the bitter cold in Kansas City, Kansas, saw kickoff ...
Michael Lombardi spoke last week for the first time since being named general manager of North Carolina football, and immediately threw into question the power structure at the university famous for its men’s basketball program. “Everything here is predicated on building a pro team,” Lombardi said. “We consider ourselves the 33rd team.” There are 32 teams in the NFL, and ...
Before the NFL’s free agency frenzy can begin, teams have to take stock of their financial standing and weigh some difficult moves. All 32 teams must be compliant with the league’s salary cap by the start of the new league year on March 12. For some, the coming days and weeks might simply entail restructuring contracts and clearing end-of-roster deals ...
Deebo Samuel’s time with the San Francisco 49ers may come to an end during the 2025 NFL offseason, as the team is allowing the veteran receiver to seek a trade. George Kittle knows the 49ers have depth and talent at receiver, but he still cautioned the team about moving on from Samuel. ‘You can’t really replace Deebo,’ Kittle told USA ...
Chicago Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull was posthumously diagnosed with CTE, his widow said, joining a growing list of former NHL greats afflicted with the brain disorder linked to multiple instances of repetitive head trauma. Deborah Hull announced Wednesday that her late husband had stage 2 CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, when he died at age 84 on Jan. 30, 2023. ...
Federal authorities have filed charges against seven men from Chile in connection with a recent string of burglaries of famous athletes homes. More than $2 million in cash and luxury items such as watches and jewelry were taken over a three-month span late last year, according to the complaint – with NFL stars Joe Burrow, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce ...