Local officials in Los Angeles are calling on Casey Wasserman to resign as LA2028 Olympics chief for communicating with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago, according to a Los Angeles Times report. New files released related to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein showed flirtatious emails between Wasserman and Maxwell as early as 2003. Wasserman has denied having a personal or business relationship ...
He’s back. In an Olympic tradition quite unlike any other, Pita Taufatofua of Tonga will once again carry his country’s flag during the opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Games. And you can bet he won’t be wearing a shirt again either. This will be the fourth time Taufatofua has had the honor of being Tonga’s flag-bearer at the ...
MILAN — U.S. Figure Skating has a dilemma, and it stems from one of the sport’s current truths: Ilia Malinin is just too good. Malinin, the 21-year-old “Quad God,” is the heavy favorite to win the men’s individual gold medal next week at the 2026 Winter Olympics. But first comes the team competition Friday through Sunday, which the United States ...
Anheuser-Busch is back. Between 1999 and 2008, the company owned America’s biggest advertising stage. With Bud Light and Budweiser at the forefront, the brand didn’t just compete in the Super Bowl — they dominated it, winning the top spot in the USA TODAY Ad Meter ratings 10 years in a row. “They knew what the game was for and they ...
MILAN — It’s the one thing that can make or break a figure skater: The skates. As the U.S. figure skating team chases multiple gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, none of it can be possible if the skates aren’t perfect. Issues with skates can easily derail or throw off the best athletes in the sport. ...
The 2026 college softball season is finally here. When the games begin Thursday, Feb. 5, all eyes will turn to the reigning national champion Texas Longhorns as they look head back to the Women’s College World Series and repeat under head coach Mike White. Winning back-to-back titles, however, is hard. Texas will be circled on every opponents’ calendar with each ...
MILAN — Three-time U.S. figure skating champion Amber Glenn, the most prominent LGBTQ female athlete in her sport, criticized the Trump administration during a pre-Olympic news conference with fellow U.S. skaters Wednesday morning at the 2026 Winter Games. “It’s been a hard time for the (LGBTQ) community overall in this administration,” she said. “It isn’t the first time that we’ve ...
The Los Angeles Clippers have traded 11-time All-Star and one-time league MVP James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for two-time All-Star Darius Garland and a 2026 second-round pick, according to multiple reports. ESPN was the first to report the trade. This represents the fifth time in his career that Harden has been traded. Harden was having one of ...
This time it came down to a missed fadeaway 3-pointer from Buffalo’s Ryan Sabol to win 73-71 after the 24th-ranked Redhawks (23-0, 11-0 in MAC play) were unable to go up 5-points on a pair of missed free throws from Luke Skaljac, who finished with a team-high 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field and five steals, four rebounds ...
SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings had a chance to welcome newly acquired forward De’Andre Hunter to California’s capital during their Tuesday practice following a Jan. 31 trade which sent Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hunter, 28, was acquired in the trade to be a potential piece for the Kings’ future as general manger Scott Perry retools ...