CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy —The No. 1 rule in sports journalism is no cheering or jeering in the press box. More than a Dozen of reporters with more than a century of experience covering America’s most revered and reviled athletes and coaches crammed into the mixed zone at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Center Sunday for Lindsey Vonn’s final downhill race at ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — This was always the risk Lindsey Vonn was willing to take. She knew skiing at these Olympics was a gamble, as likely to end in pain and disappointment as in glory and gold. But life favors the bold. Whatever her physical injuries are now, that pain and those scars will eventually fade. Regrets and what ifs ...
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MILAN — Even though she’s a gold-medalist, Amber Glenn considered her Winter Olympics debut ‘lackluster.’ The three-time reigning U.S. champion skated for the first time in Milan with the women’s free skate portion of the team event Sunday, Feb. 8. She was shaky on her first two elements, a triple Axel and the triple flip-triple toe loop combination, which made for ...
Super Sunday is here, and we’re only hours away from the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots’ Super Bowl 60 showdown, which airs at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock and NFL+. Maybe you’re a diehard 12th Man or Pats Nation devotee. Maybe you’ll just tune in for the commercials or go to a party for the snacks. Or maybe you’re a ...
Super Bowl 60 isn’t just a big deal for the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks players on the field. Several NFL stars also appeared in Super Bowl commercials on Feb. 8. Thanks to the spectacle of the NFL’s annual big game, Super Bowl commercials have become star-studded affairs in their own right. High-profile actors often make cameos for various ...
MILAN — The 2026 Winter Olympics rolled into another packed day Sunday, Feb. 8, with all eyes on Lindsey Vonn. But the excitement quickly turned to concern when Vonn suffered a major crash in the women’s downhill. The 41-year-old was competing with a torn ACL. Vonn caught a gate with her right arm, which caused her to spin around. Her legs went ...
MILAN — Team USA captured the gold medal in the team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics after Ilia Malinin delivered a must-win free skate Sunday, breaking a tie with Japan and propelling the Americans to repeat as Olympic champions. The 21-year-old ‘Quad God’ pulled out his signature quad axel and landed a backflip on one leg, his program earning ...
Chris Gotterup earned a victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open after defeating Hideki Matsuyama in a playoff. Gotterup won with a long birdie putt on the first hole of the playoff at TPC Scottsdale. It was his fourth career PGA Tour title and second of the year. Matsuyama held a one-shot lead entering the final hole, but his struggles ...
Nearly everyone on the planet, and possibly Mars, has weighed in on who they think will win Super Bowl 60. Everyone except for the one that matters – Drake. Fans and sports bettors have been eagerly awaiting the rapper’s selection for the big game, considering the long-running ‘Drake Curse’ that hangs over sporting events. After keeping everyone in the dark ...