If only saving money in daily life was as easy it is in the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs were able to free up $43.6 million in salary cap space on Feb. 18 by restructuring quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ contract, per reports. Before the restructure, the Chiefs’ star quarterback was set to enter the 2026 league year with a $78.2 million ...
The Mexico men’s national team has announced it will conclude World Cup preparations with matches against Ghana, Australia, and Serbia. Mexico will serve as the World Cup co-host along with the United States and Canada, and will have the honor of opening the tournament when it faces South Africa on June 11 in Mexico City. Prior to that match, El ...
MILAN — U.S. women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight is going for gold as the Americans prepare to face off against Canada on Thursday, but that’s not the only bling being dished out in Milan. Knight proposed to U.S. speed-skater Brittany Bowe on Wednesday, Feb. 18, as both athletes compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It marks a full circle moment ...
MILAN — Is this the best U.S. women’s national hockey team we’ve ever seen? ‘Absolutely,’ Olympic champion Monique Lamoureux told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. Many talented squads have worn USA across their chests. There’s the 1998 team that clinched Olympic gold in the inaugural women’s competition in Nagano. The 2018 team topped the podium following a dramatic shootout in Pyeongchang, ...
Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni has denied racially insulting Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior during a Champions League match on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Vinícius scored the game’s only goal in the 50th minute, but the match was marred by a confrontation between the Brazilian and Prestianni just five minutes later. Prestianni covered his mouth with his jersey when approaching the 25-year-old, with nearby ...
Kansas State basketball’s attempt to fire Jerome Tang for cause has been widely derided by the basketball world. After a 90-74 win over Baylor with interim coach Matthew Driscoll on the bench, the Wildcats still mentioned Tang several times postgame. Kansas State arguably looked more complete than it has all season, with PJ Haggerty and Nate Johnson putting up 34 ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Take that, haters. Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic drought is over. Shiffrin won gold in the slalom Wednesday, Feb. 18, her first medal since winning a silver in the combined at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang. It snapped an 0-for-8 streak at the Winter Games, which included DNFs in three events four years ago. ‘It’s been so long ...
The San Francisco 49ers are going international in 2026. On Feb. 18, the NFL announced that the 49ers will host the upcoming Mexico City game, marking the league’s return to the city for a sixth time. The official date, time and matchup will be announced when the schedule is released in the spring. It will mark the league’s first regular ...
MILAN — USA goes into the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a distinct advantage. Two, actually. The Americans are well rested after having two days between the preliminary round and the games on Feb. 18, which will decide who plays in the semifinals. But they’re also used to the 9:10 p.m. Italy time ...
It seems like a sure thing, with less than four weeks until Selection Sunday, that UConn, UCLA and South Carolina will all be on the one-line as top seeds in the NCAA Tournament. By almost every metric the Huskies, Bruins and Gamecocks rank first, second and third, respectively. That’s true for the NET, Her Hoop Stats Rating and Bart Torvik. ...