The College Football Playoff schedule is seen as inefficient compared to the NFL’s postseason. Leaders recently moved a playoff game to avoid a scheduling conflict with the NFL. A new, fixed playoff schedule ending with the championship on New Year’s Day would be big improvement. Of all the change and disruption and uncertainty over the last five years of college ...
MILAN — The 2026 Winter Olympics continue Thursday with more curling mixed doubles round robin matches, men’s Alpine downhill training and luge training runs. But women’s ice hockey enters the chat, highlighted by Hilary Knight and the U.S. women’s hockey team opening their Olympic slate against Czechia, and ski jumping gets in the mix with training runs, too. The opening ...
Following the No. 14 Cougars’ 99-92 upset loss to Oklahoma State, Young expressed disappointment about anti-Mormon chants coming from the student section. ‘There were some ‘F The Mormons’ chants tonight by the student section that I heard,’ Young said in his postgame news conference. ‘It was a great win for Oklahoma State University. I think their fans should be proud, ...
LIVIGNO, Italy – Ollie Martin has already made his “dream come true.” Here at the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Team USA snowboarder says he’s making his “younger self proud,” and “everything that I’ve wanted since I was a kid has been sort of coming to fruition.” Yeah, about that: Martin is only 17. Still a kid – legally. Not so ...
MILAN — United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are not part of the Team USA delegation at the 2026 Winter Olympics, a U.S. Olympic official said while addressing questions about the protests and concerns over ICE contributing to security in Italy. ‘I can tell you unequivocally, there are no ICE agents that are part of the team USA delegation ...
Lindsey Vonn is determined to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics despite rupturing her ACL on Jan. 30. Vonn’s comeback at age 41 follows a 2019 retirement and a 2024 partial knee replacement. Despite her recent injury, Vonn remains confident in her ability to compete, citing her past experiences with overcoming setbacks. She’ll be holding tight to her fierce self-belief ...
MILAN — The U.S. women’s hockey team’s pursuit for its first Olympic gold medal since 2018 begins Thursday with a preliminary matchup against Czechia to open the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. The U.S. women won silver at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, but are clear favorites to claim gold after winning a World Championship title in April and sweeping Canada ...
Women’s flag football is booming in South Carolina. A week after Charleston Southern announced it was adding the sport, USC Upstate followed on Wednesday. Women’s flag football will be the 18th varsity sport offered by the public university in Spartanburg, South Carolina, becoming the 13th Division I program to launch a team. The Spartans aim to begin playing next spring, ...
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee identified sleep as a key area to support athlete health and performance. Team USA created a program to educate athletes on sleep needs, addressing factors like travel, training, and jet lag. Athletes like Chloe Kim and Lindsey Vonn emphasize the importance of adequate sleep for mood, recovery, and performance. LIVIGNO, Italy – Don’t sleep ...
The 285th and final game of the 2025 NFL season − Super Bowl 60 − has arrived after five months in the making. In the ever unpredictable league, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will meet for the second time in 11 years − this matchup a far bigger surprise than the first given neither of these teams reached ...