The Americans defeated the Germans 5-1 on Sunday, Feb. 15, to finish atop Group C. That means the USA gains a bye to the quarterfinals and avoids the qualifying round. There was no adversity in Sunday’s game after two disallowed goals against Latvia and a 2-1 first-period deficit against Denmark. Germany didn’t score until past the midway point of the ...
Fighting is prohibited in Olympic hockey, but there was one in Sunday’s Canada-France game. It wasn’t much of a fight, more of a wrestling match with no one punches thrown. But the International Ice Hockey Federation rules say a fighting penalty can be called if ‘players wrestle in such a manner as to make it difficult for the linespersons to ...
MILAN — Sunday, Feb. 15 at the 2026 Winter Olympics was another exciting day of competition for these Milano Cortina Games. A pair of American stars had disappointing results in their events. Defending speed skating gold medalist Erin Jackson finished fifth in the women’s 500 meters. And skier Mikaela Shiffrin was one of three Americans competing in the women’s giant ...
PEORIA, AZ — San Diego Padres All-Star third baseman Manny Machado, having watched the bitter rival Los Angeles Dodgers dominate the NL West – and enter the season with a payroll exceeding $400 million – not only declined to criticize the Dodgers’ expenditures, but praised the organization. “I (expletive) love it,’ Machado said Sunday morning. “I think every team should ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Regardless of where Mikaela Shiffrin finished, her team got a win in the giant slalom. On Sunday, Feb. 15, Shiffrin’s coach, Karin Harjo, became the first woman to set a course for an Olympic Alpine skiing event. Harjo set the course for the second run of the GS at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. The person ...
MILAN — Even though Ilia Malinin did not win a medal in the men’s Olympic figure skating competition, he will perform in the popular skating gala, the last of the Olympic figure skating events, on Saturday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Watch the Olympics on Peacock ...
After a 79-75 win over Georgetown on Feb. 14, Hurley and Hoyas coach Ed Cooley were surprised by the lack of enthusiasm in Storrs. ‘Very tough place to play. Honestly, I was surprised there was empty seats up in the section,’ Cooley told reporters after the game. ‘I mean, you’ve got a national championship team. This place should be sold ...
INGLEWOOD, CA. — The NBA All-Star Game features the best the sport has to offer taking center stage. The question remains as to whether this beloved event still works as the league switches to a new format on Sunday. The NBA will give it another go to see whether the competition and entertainment can reach a new level with the ...
Middle America is looking mighty big these days. The MAC, one of the preeminent non-Power Four conferences in college football, is on the cusp adding the West Coast’s Sacramento State as a football member in 2026, according to sources reported by ESPN. It’s a somewhat baffling move geographically, as Sacramento State would essentially occupy a spot previously held by the ...
MILAN — It’s official: Jutta Leerdam and Jordan Stolz have actually practiced together at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Well, more specially, they skated together for a few laps during a recent practice, said Leerdam, who is Jake Paul’s fiancée. Leerdam said her skating with Stolz was fiction — before it became fact. “So it was just a made-up rumor ...