On Wednesday, the Miami-based 3-on-3 league announced Reese would be coming back for her second season, after initially opting not to play. She is rejoining Rose BC, the team she helped win Unrivaled’s inaugural title. Reese was named Defensive Player of the Year and made Unrivaled history with the league’s first 20-20 game last season. Reese scored 20 points and ...
BORMIO, ITALY — The Stelvio Ski Centre hadn’t produced much joy for Americans during the men’s Alpine skiing events of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. Until now. Ryan Cochran-Siegle won silver during the men’s super-G competition on Wednesday, Feb. 11, defending his silver medal in the same event at the 2022 Beijing Games. Cochran-Siegle’s victory comes on the 54th ...
Just a few weeks remain in women’s college basketball’s regular season. Projections on the top of bracket are getting clearer as the same teams keep popping up. Some shuffling will occur in the final weeks of February and in the Power 4 conference tournaments, but teams are beginning to solidify positioning for hosting rights as top 16 seeds. Barring a ...
LIVIGNO, Italy – Like a proud parent, young Alessandro Barbieri searched his phone, eager to show off his pride and joy. “So many snowboard videos,” he said impatiently, scrolling through. “I want my cat.” To know Barbieri, only 17 and nearing his Olympic debut for Team USA, is to know Bella. She is a 3-year-old Maine Coon cat. Beautiful and ...
MILAN — NHL players are back in the Winter Olympics, and the competition gets underway today with two preliminary round games. Finland takes on Slovakia in the early game at Santaguilia Ice Hockey Arena. In evening action, host Italy takes on Sweden. Finland is the defending champion after winning the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Canada leads the NHL era (1998 to ...
When Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 tournament begins Wednesday, Feb. 11, the level of competition will be high, but it will have a backyard basketball feel. ‘The best part about getting to compete is you’re just able to kind of do something different,’ Unrivaled co-founder and Mist forward Breanna Stewart told USA TODAY Sports. ‘Do something that you’ve done at the playground or ...
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Trey Kaufman-Renn and CJ Cox each left Pinnacle Bank Arena with war wounds. Kaufman-Renn suffered a cut under his left eye. Cox had a noticeable laceration on his right cheek. They embodied everything about the 45 minutes it took Purdue basketball to beat eighth-ranked Nebraska, 80-77, in overtime on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The Boilermakers should’ve never been ...
Greg Sankey recently sided with the NCAA, at expense of Alabama, in a lawsuit over a player’s eligibility. Sankey previously supported Alabama when it benefited the SEC’s brand, prestige and earnings. An Alabama judge ultimately ruled against player Charles Bediako, upholding NCAA eligibility rules. Down South, one big conspiracy theory has nothing to do with the moon or JFK. Instead, ...
The NHL is back at the Winter Olympics. The league is sending its players for the first time since 2014. Though Finland is the defending champion after winning gold in Beijing in 2022, Canada is the star of the NHL era from 1998 to 2014. The country won gold in 2002, 2010 and 2014, and Pittsburgh Penguins and Team Canada ...
Texas, Georgia are top national championship contenders from SEC. Big Ten contenders start with Ohio State, Indiana but don’t end there. Looking for a sleeper pick? Try USC Trojans or longshot Utah. Can the SEC put an end to Big Ten football’s national championship streak? That quest begins with four SEC teams, although you could make a compelling case Miami ...