MILAN — A Slovakian hockey star was on his bench, an ice bag to his neck, and couldn’t have been happier. There in front of him, his teammates scored two goals 33 seconds apart en route to securing a spot in the semifinals of the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Slovakia defeated Germany, 6-2, on Wednesday, Feb. ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — An early Olympic medal contender, Team USA’s Paula Moltzan squeaked into the top-10 of women’s slalom by the wax of her skis. Moltzan finished eighth in the slalom Wednesday, Feb. 18, eight days after winning bronze with Jackie Wiles in the team combined. Moltzan looked poised to possibly earn her first individual medal at the start ...
Sweden is 2-0 against the USA in the NHL era of the Winter Olympics. The United States will try to change that history when it faces Sweden (3:10 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Sweden defeated the USA 4-2 in 1998 in the first Olympics to use NHL players and it also won in 2006 ...
MILAN — Entering the 2026 Winter Olympics, Team USA had only won four cross-country skiing medals in Olympic history. The Americans have nearly matched that in Milano Cortina alone after picking up another medal. Team USA claimed silver in the men’s team sprint free on Wednesday. Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher posted a time of 18:30.35 for the U.S. cross-country skiing team’s ...
The United States cricket squad’s run in the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup has officially come to an end. Following Pakistan’s victory over Namibia on Wednesday, Feb. 18, the U.S. was eliminated from the Group A standings, finishing in third place with a 2-2 record. It opened the tournament with back-to-back losses against India and Pakistan. Team USA bounced back with wins over ...
MILAN – USA goes into the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a distinct advantage. Two, actually. The Americans are well rested after having two days between the preliminary round and the games on Feb. 18, which will decide who plays in the semifinals. But they’re also used to the 9:10 p.m. Italy time ...
Athletes from more than 90 countries will compete for Winter Olympic medals in 116 events over 16 days, and USA TODAY is keeping a tally of every nation finishing on the podium. Here’s a look at the latest medal standings on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 18, as well as when each medal event will take place. USA TODAY Sports ...
PHOENIX — In one of the most tumultuous days in the Major League Baseball Players’ Association’s proud history, union chief Tony Clark resigned after an internal investigation revealed an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law – a union employee – with players debating later in the day who should take over his job on an interim basis. The union had a ...
The dust has settled on the 2025 NFL season with the Seattle Seahawks earning their second Super Bowl title in franchise history. The final whistle of Super Bowl 60 cleared the way for the NFL to fully look ahead to the offseason. Up first on the offseason schedule is the NFL scouting combine. Every year, hundreds of draft-eligible players come ...
LIVIGNO, Italy – A devastating trampoline accident as a teenager left United States men’s snowboarder Jake Canter without the ability to hear out of his right ear. So say it loud and proud – Canter is an Olympic medalist. Canter won bronze in the men’s slopestyle competition Wednesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He was in 10th after the first ...