Don’t call it a comeback. It’s business as usual for the 2025 Chicago Bears, who live for the drama. They faced an 18-point halftime deficit. They faced an 11-point deficit with just under seven minutes to go. They trailed by three with just under three minutes to go. None of that mattered. In a true tortoise and the hare moment, ...
ST. LOUIS — Ilia Malinin won his fourth consecutive U.S. figure skating championship on Saturday, the “Quad God” bringing the crowd to its feet in his final competition before he makes his Olympic debut at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. The free skate earned him a 209.78, bringing his championship-winning score to 324.88, a whopping 57.26 points ahead of second-place ...
Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder has been suspended three games without pay by the NBA ‘for confronting and attempting to strike another player,’ the league announced Saturday night. According to the NBA’s news release, Schroder sought out and initiated a confrontation with a player in an arena hallway following the Kings’ 125-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. ...
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was ejected with 5:44 left in the first quarter during a game against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Kidd had exchanged words with veteran NBA official Scott Foster, expressing his displeasure about a call. It was just the second time that Kidd had been ejected from a game since taking over as coach of the ...
AI-assisted summary At the time, hiring Curt Cignetti, fresh from James Madison, would have been seen as a wild choice for a program like Alabama. Many other potential Nick Saban disciples were either unavailable or not considered viable candidates when the GOAT retired. Kalen DeBoer came off as a solid choice when Alabama needed to replace Saban. Imagine, for a ...
USA TODAY Sports has officially debuted a new video podcast that will be the cornerstone for coverage of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games in Italy. The video podcast, or vodcast, called ‘Milan Magic’ is hosted by veteran USA TODAY Sports columnist Christine Brennan and Olympic gold medal champion figure skater Brian Boitano as they provide in-depth analysis through extensive ...
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford played every offensive snap of his team’s 34-31 wild-card win over the Carolina Panthers but wasn’t quite at 100% while doing so. Stafford suffered an injury to his throwing hand while attempting a pass at the end of the first half. The 37-year-old quarterback banged his hand on D.J. Wonnum’s arm while trying to ...
The two teams comprising the NFL’s most storied rivalry, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, are writing another chapter in their decades-long history in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. Chicago’s hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2018 and fell behind early in the first half. They’ll potentially have to hold off the Packers’ potent ...
Michigan men’s basketball rolled its way to No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, throttling some of the best teams in the country on its way to a 14-0 start. That immaculate record is no longer unblemished. Behind 26 points from John Blackwell and 22 points from Nick Boyd, Wisconsin went on the road and knocked off the ...
AI-assisted summary Jake Canter won the men’s slopestyle at the U.S. Grand Prix, securing his spot on the Olympic team. Canter landed a rare 1980 backside twist to earn the top score in the competition. Hunter Hess also qualified for the Olympic team with a second-place finish in the men’s freeski halfpipe. New Zealander Finley Melville Ives won the freeski ...