Another day of competition is in the books at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Athletes from more than 90 countries are battling in 116 events over 16 days, and USA TODAY is keeping a tally of every nation finishing on the podium. Here’s a look at the latest medal standings after all the action wrapped up on Friday, Feb. ...
U.S. free skier Hunter Hess’ Winter Olympics came to an end on Friday, Feb. 20 with the men’s freeski halfpipe at the Livigno Snow Park. But before Hess competed in the medal round of the event, he flashed an ‘L’ over his forehead at the end of his qualification run that was directed to President Donald Trump, who called Hess ...
The former Tennessee quarterback is ineligible to play college football after a Knoxville (Tennessee) judge denied a preliminary injunction on Friday, Feb. 20. The judge’s decision is a major win for the NCAA and closes the door for Aguilar’s return to the Vols for the 2026 season. Aguilar, 24, can still declare for the 2026 NFL Draft and is expected ...
Hanging over much of NASCAR’s offseason was a nine-day trial that ended with the sanctioning body of stock car racing settling with Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and another team, Front Row Motorsports. Now, the sport is seemingly headed back to court. Joe Gibbs Racing filed a lawsuit in the Western District of North Carolina on Thursday against the team’s former ...
The ‘Teddy Bridgewater Act’ could bring significant change to the high school sports scene, setting off a potential ripple effect across the country. If passed, the bill would allow high school coaches to use up to $15,000 of personal funds to support student athletes with things like transportation and food. It was something that the 33-year-old NFL quarterback brought attention ...
MILAN — It’s Friday, Feb. 20 at the 2026 Winter Olympics and we’re underway with another day of competition at the Milano Cortina Games. If Friday’s action can match the excitement we saw Thursday – with the USA women’s hockey team and Alysa Liu both winning gold – we will be lucky Olympic viewers. Among the action to keep an ...
Coach Curt Cignetti brought a national championship to Indiana football, and he’s being paid handsomely for it. The second-year Hoosiers coach received a new contract on Friday, Feb. 20, according to the IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network. It’s his third contract revision at Indiana, and will pay him an average of $13.2 million per season, among the highest ...
All you see on the ice during the second men’s hockey semifinal at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan are red, white and blue jerseys everywhere. One thing both the United States and Slovakia men’s hockey teams have in common are their nations’ colors. From the colors to the design, the jerseys are eerily similar. They are some pretty ...
MILAN — Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” blasted on the speakers at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan ahead of the gold-medal game between the U.S. women’s national hockey team and Canada. “I got a feelin’ that tonight’s gonna be a good night,” musician Will.i.am sang on the track. The song served as a premonition for what was ...
It’s not often that a Major League Baseball team veers significantly from its intended path based on anything achieved under the skies of Florida or Arizona while pitchers get their extra running in on the warning track. Still, there’s plenty worth watching as spring training exhibitions get underway in the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues. From position changes to emerging prospects ...