Women’s college basketball is basketball has a bevy of prolific scorers including Vanderbilt Commodores guard Mikayla Blakes (25.7 points a game), Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo (25.9 points a game) and Florida Gators guard Liv McGill (27.3 points a game). But who is the leading the nation? That would be Iowa State center Audi Crooks, who at 6-foot-3, averages 27.6 ...
The 2026 Winter Olympics are almost upon us, and the participating teams will soon have to name their rosters for the tournament. That said, it’s always fun to speculate about what the Olympic rosters will look like. Last week, we focused on Team Canada and Team USA. It’s now time to project Sweden’s men’s hockey roster. The Swedes won’t be ...
The fight between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua, set for Dec. 19 in Miami, has done more than generate public interest. It has fueled skepticism, too. Hasim Rahman, the retired heavyweight champion, captured the sentiment when he told USA TODAY Sports, ‘It should be an easy fight for Anthony Joshua. I mean, Jake Paul never fought anybody on that level ...
AI-assisted summary The Indianapolis Colts signed 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers to their practice squad. GM Chris Ballard recently traded two first-round picks for CB Sauce Gardner, signaling a ‘win-now’ approach. The signing of Rivers highlights the team’s lack of a reliable backup quarterback after going all-in at the trade deadline. I’m not a poker player. Spades and Hearts are my ...
John Cena had several feuds during his long WWE career, but some stand out more than others. Most of John Cena’s best rivalries came during his meteoric rise and when he became the face of wrestling. Notable rivals include AJ Styles, Kurt Angle and CM Punk. More than 23 years is enough time to develop heated rivals in wrestling, and ...
It’s a little rich hearing Notre Dame cry about unfairness. For the better part of a half-century, Notre Dame has insisted on playing by its own rules. It has its own TV deal. It has refused to join a conference, aligning with the ACC only so far as it’s convenient for the Irish. At the same time, Notre Dame has ...
Some of the 2026 NHL Draft’s top prospects will look to make their mark over the holidays at the 2026 World Junior Championship in Minnesota. Others will look to take on even bigger roles on their club team while teammates head to the annual under-20 tournament. There has been some shuffling around in the top 10 of the NHL draft ...
The league stage of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League competition continues with the second day of Matchday 6 on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The biggest match of the day features Real Madrid hosting Manchester City. Real Madrid, the 15-time winners of the UEFA Champions League, are coming off a humbling 2-0 loss to middle-of-the-table Celta Vigo over the weekend and first-year ...
Dak Prescott and Jared Goff opened the week with dueling 300-yard games on ‘Thursday Night Football,’ Josh Allen was responsible for two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a comeback win, and Jalen Hurts and Justin Herbert closed things out with a game of ‘who wants to turn the ball over more?’ on ‘Monday Night Football.’ There were plenty of other notable performances ...
There was a different energy when Victor Wembanyama entered the practice gym with a trio of injured San Antonio Spurs players earlier this week, coach Mitch Johnson told reporters before the team’s most recent win over the New Orleans Pelicans, and he made one promise regarding his 7-foot-5 center. ‘He’s going to be on that plane to LA, for sure. ...