Coco Gauff spent about an hour on the court in her quarterfinal loss to Elina Svitolina at the Australian Open on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Usually, when a player spends that much time on court during a match, it isn’t a good sign for the player who ends up losing. That’s exactly what happened to Gauff, the third-seed in the tournament, when ...
Four-time Olympic track gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is launching a campaign aimed at hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a disease her father Willie battled for decades. McLaughlin-Levrone said her dad’s heart transplant forced her to understand when to slow down on and off the track McLaughlin-Levrone also addressed the possibility of attempting an event double in the 400 hurdles and 400 or 200 ...
U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes said she hasn’t addressed the recent unrest in Minnesota with her players during January camp. Federal agents have killed two Americans this month amid a widespread immigration crackdown in the state. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, became the second victim over the weekend. Just hours after Pretti was killed on Saturday, Jan. ...
A month ago, it was fair to question Georgia’s legitimacy in women’s college basketball this season. While the Bulldogs finished non-conference play undefeated with a 14-0 mark, they played one of the easiest schedules in the country. If one were to measure non-conference strength of schedule by the NET of the opponents a team faced, Georgia ranked 338th out of ...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel who are part of Homeland Security Investigations will have a small security support role for the upcoming Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, according to a person familiar with the matter. ICE does not conduct immigration enforcement in foreign countries, however, and will not run immigration enforcement operations at the Games, the source said. ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis and Ja Morant are the three biggest potential targets ahead of the 2026 NBA trading deadline. All three are injured, and all three will be sidelined well beyond the Feb. 5 deadline. This complicates the overall market. Each player is expected to make an eventual full return to health, though each – to varying degrees – ...
Oklahoma’s upset of South Carolina on Jan. 22 is one of the biggest moments of the women’s college basketball season so far. It was highlighted by freshman Aaliyah Chavez scoring 15 of Oklahoma’s 19 points in overtime, then capped off by Sooners coach Jennie Baranczyk issuing a declarative not-safe-for-work statement captured by ESPN cameras in the postgame huddle. Chavez’s performance ...
RENTON, WA − One man’s treasure is another man’s … treasure? It’s about as apt a way as possible to sum up the last year for Cooper Kupp. It was readily apparent following Sunday’s NFC championship game win that Kupp’s Seattle Seahawks teammates were thrilled for him. It was readily apparent following Sunday’s NFC championship game loss that Kupp’s former ...
Kirby Smart still builds his Georgia teams by developing top high school recruits rather than relying on transfers. Indiana won in contrast to Smart’s methods. The Hoosiers won with transfers. The 2026 season will test if Smart’s strategy can produce another national championship, as Georgia relies on his highly-ranked 2024 recruiting class. Let me rewind the clock for you to ...
Diego Pavia played big in the biggest moments on the football field. But the Vanderbilt quarterback came up short in the first step of his NFL journey. Pavia measured at 5-9 7/8 inches at the Senior Bowl on Monday, Jan. 26. Vanderbilt listed the Heisman Trophy runner-up at 6-0 on its website. It’s not unusual for teams to exaggerate player ...