The NBA announced its pool of participants for the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars game on Peacock on Monday, Jan. 26. Twenty-one players – 10 rookies and 11 sophomores – along with seven G Leaguers were chosen to represent the future of the NBA to tip-off All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. The rookies are headlined by 2025 No. ...
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes that fans should avoid traveling to the United States for the World Cup this summer. The 89-year-old cited Mark Pieth, an anti-corruption expert and law professor who chaired the Independent Governance Committee to oversee FIFA’s reform process from 2013 to 2016. In a recent interview with Swiss newspaper Der Bund, Pieth said that President ...
The top-ranked team in men’s college basketball will put its undefeated record to perhaps its stiffest test yet on Monday night. Entering the matchup with a 20-0 record, No. 1 Arizona will hit the road to take on freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa and No. 13 BYU at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah on Jan. 26. Watch Arizona vs. BYU ...
The 2026 MLB season begins on March 25. That’s little more than two months away, and while everyone assumes the Los Angeles Dodgers are destined to three-peat, the bright side is that everyone is already looking to 2027 and beyond. Looking so far ahead is difficult though. We don’t know how players will age. We don’t know what trades or ...
The partnership between the UFC and Paramount+ is off to an impressive start. The UFC’s debut on Paramount+ Jan. 24 delivered nearly five million streaming views and over seven million households, according to a news release issued by Paramount, the UFC’s new exclusive streaming partner. The event, UFC 324, reached more homes than any other live UFC event in nearly ...
It’s the time of the season when NBA teams are taking stock and figuring out if they need to go all-in. With the NBA trade deadline a little more than a week away, contenders are going to assess the market and see if there are capitalistic chances to strengthen any deficiencies on their roster. And with that, there’s a new ...
The Cleveland Browns have a Pro Bowl quarterback. It’s a statement that hasn’t been true since 2008, when Derek Anderson got the nod to be part of the NFL’s all-star game. Now, Shedeur Sanders is set to join that short list. The rookie quarterback has been selected as a replacement player for the AFC team in the 2026 Pro Bowl ...
The new USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll is out, and unbeaten Arizona will spend a third week at No. 1. The Wildcats hold on to the top spot in unanimous fashion once again, though they’ll get a major Big 12 test Monday night at No. 13 Brigham Young. There was less of a consensus among the 31 panelists ...
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has implemented a system of fines for players who violate team rules. Fines range from $400 for being late to a meeting to $5,000 for social media misconduct. Players are also required to wear Nike apparel, and an appeal process is available for any fines issued. Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has laid out an ...
It’s been an up-and-down season for the Kansas State women’s basketball team, now 11-10, which made the NCAA Tournament three of the past four seasons. Senior Tess Heal, who averages 9.8 points per game, played in both of Kansas State’s wins over ranked opponents this season — Texas Tech and Ole Miss — and scored in double figures. But Heal ...