With crucial friendlies against Belgium and Portugal coming up next month, several key U.S. men’s national team players are trending toward making the roster with no injury concerns. There was positive injury news for three players who are set to play a vital role at the World Cup this summer, as Ricardo Pepi, Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic all took ...
Kara Braxton, a former WNBA All-Star who played 10 years in the league, has died, the league announced on social media. The cause of death was not given. She was 43. ‘It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of 2x WNBA Champion Kara Braxton. A 10-season veteran, Kara played with the Detroit Shock, Tulsa Shock, Phoenix Mercury, ...
Four soccer matches in Mexico have been postponed in the wake of the death of a powerful drug cartel leader near Guadalajara, one of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup this summer. Mexican drug kingpin Nemesio Oseguera, who’s known as ‘El Mencho,’ died Sunday, Feb. 22, from injuries suffered in a shootout with Mexican officials that also killed six ...
When Team USA general manager Bill Guerin named the U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team on Jan. 2, the second guessing began. It was mostly the 4 Nations Face-Off team, which was impressive but lost to Canada in the final. There were a few others, such as Quinn Hughes, who had been named to last year’s team but couldn’t go ...
MILAN — If the headlines and captions look the same and seem redundant, it’s because they are. This happens every Olympic Games now, winter and summer, for the U.S. Olympic team: ‘Girl Power.’ ‘The Women’s Olympics.’ ‘Team Title IX.’ As the 2026 Winter Olympics have come to a close, for the third consecutive Winter Games, U.S. women have won more ...
The latest installment of the NBA’s most historic rivalry was staged Sunday, Feb. 22, with Jaylen Brown leading the Boston Celtics to a 111-89 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on the road. Brown nearly produced a triple-double, compiling 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 36 minutes of play. He has taken over as the ...
MILAN – The gold medal meant more because of who ended up with silver. That’s how much it meant to the USA men’s hockey team to win the last game of the 2026 Winter Olympics, to join one of the most elite groups in hockey. ‘It’s the best feeling in the world,’ Dylan Larkin said. ‘To do it in this ...
The big story of the week in college hockey? Gavin McKenna’s offensive explosion against Ohio State. The 2026 NHL Draft phenom from Penn State went off for eight points in one game against the Buckeyes, the most in an NCAA men’s game in decades. Then, as an encore, he scored the overtime game-winner the next night to cap off a ...
MILAN – It ended in bedlam. Hockey sticks, helmets and gloves covered the ice. The U.S. men’s hockey team celebrated like boys after they beat Canada 2-1 in overtime in the gold medal game in the 2026 Winter Olympics Sunday, Feb. 22. And it was time for everyone to celebrate something bigger. The victory capped a memorable and electrifying Winter ...
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games have officially concluded with the closing ceremony following the final event of the world competition in Milan, the gold medal men’s ice hockey game. There were many spectacular moments for multiple athletes who competed in the Winter Games, including the men’s and women’s USA hockey teams, each beating Canada to claim the gold medal. The ...