MILAN — Cheating allegations have rocked the men’s curling competition after Sweden accused Canada of intentionally breaking the rules in the Canadians’ 8-6 preliminary round win at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Sweden’s Team Niklas Edin accused Canada’s Team Brad Jacobs of double touching the stone during their preliminary round matchup at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday, Feb. 13. ...
MILAN — U.S. Figure Skating did not appeal the controversial finish to the 2026 Winter Olympics ice dance competition that involved Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates and France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron, a USFS official told USA TODAY Sports. ‘There has been a lot of thoughtful, and at times emotional, discussion about the ice dance competition in Milan,’ ...
Texas Tech’s bus tires were slashed after the Red Raiders defeated No. 1 Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 14, a Texas Tech spokesperson confirmed to the USA TODAY Network on Feb. 15. ‘The team bus had one tired punctured overnight but it was replaced in the morning,’ the statement read. ‘There were no disruptions to the team’s travel schedule.’ A video ...
MILAN — Day 1 of pairs’ figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics is in the books and two U.S. pairs sit in the top 10 after the short program. Team gold medalists Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam are in seventh place after scoring a season-best 71.87 in their short program, and Spencer Akira Howe and Emily Chan are in ...
PEORIA, AZ — Nick Castellanos spoke calmly, evenly, almost emotionless Sunday after signing with the San Diego Padres, says there are no hard feelings for the way his tenure ended with the Philadelphia Phillies. He also has no regrets. Castellanos, released by the Phillies after attempting to trade him all winter, apologized in an open letter to Phillies’ fans for ...
The Americans defeated the Germans 5-1 on Sunday, Feb. 15, to finish atop Group C. That means the USA gains a bye to the quarterfinals and avoids the qualifying round. There was no adversity in Sunday’s game after two disallowed goals against Latvia and a 2-1 first-period deficit against Denmark. Germany didn’t score until past the midway point of the ...
Fighting is prohibited in Olympic hockey, but there was one in Sunday’s Canada-France game. It wasn’t much of a fight, more of a wrestling match with no one punches thrown. But the International Ice Hockey Federation rules say a fighting penalty can be called if ‘players wrestle in such a manner as to make it difficult for the linespersons to ...
MILAN — Sunday, Feb. 15 at the 2026 Winter Olympics was another exciting day of competition for these Milano Cortina Games. A pair of American stars had disappointing results in their events. Defending speed skating gold medalist Erin Jackson finished fifth in the women’s 500 meters. And skier Mikaela Shiffrin was one of three Americans competing in the women’s giant ...
PEORIA, AZ — San Diego Padres All-Star third baseman Manny Machado, having watched the bitter rival Los Angeles Dodgers dominate the NL West – and enter the season with a payroll exceeding $400 million – not only declined to criticize the Dodgers’ expenditures, but praised the organization. “I (expletive) love it,’ Machado said Sunday morning. “I think every team should ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Regardless of where Mikaela Shiffrin finished, her team got a win in the giant slalom. On Sunday, Feb. 15, Shiffrin’s coach, Karin Harjo, became the first woman to set a course for an Olympic Alpine skiing event. Harjo set the course for the second run of the GS at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. The person ...