The NBA announced its All-Star starters on Monday and to the surprise of no one, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić took center stage, winning the fan poll by almost 200,000 votes. The announcement came during the NBA on NBC pregame show ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Cleveland Cavaliers game to tip-off the league’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day broadcast ...
There is unanimity at the top of the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll for the first time this season. Arizona managed to avoid the upset bug for another week. Thus the still-undefeated Wildcats remain at No. 1 for a second consecutive poll, this time claiming all 31 first-place votes. Last week’s second-ranked team wasn’t as fortunate, as Iowa ...
STORRS, CT — The UConn women’s basketball team ended its three-game losing streak against Notre Dame in decisive fashion on Monday at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies, which last victory vs. the Fighting Irish came on Dec. 5, 2021, dominated the Hannah Hidalgo & Co., 85-47, to improve to 19-0 this season. UConn has won 35 straight dating back to last ...
Indiana is playing Miami football in the CFP national championship game. Follow live updateshere. Indiana and Miami match up for the 2025-26 national championship on Monday, Jan. 19, with both teams taking unlikely routes to the title game. The Hoosiers went 3-9 in 2023 and have zero 5-star recruits on their roster, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t talented. They ...
Sean McDermott’s time as the Buffalo Bills coach has come to an end after nine seasons. The Bills have fired McDermott after the team’s 33-30 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the divisional round of the 2025 NFL playoffs, according to multiple reports. McDermott posted a 98-50 record across his nine seasons with the Bills and only once had ...
Morocco star Brahim Díaz has apologized after his late penalty miss cost his team a chance to win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on home soil. In a chaotic sequence near the end of the match, Morocco was handed a golden opportunity to win the title after Senegal was whistled for a controversial penalty with the game tied 0-0. ...
AI-assisted summary The Detroit Lions have hired Drew Petzing as their new offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Petzing previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals for three seasons. He replaces John Morton, who was initially hired to succeed former OC Ben Johnson. The Detroit Lions hired Drew Petzing as offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports, as ...
Rebecca Lobo broke some news last week when she appeared on “A Touch More,” the podcast co-hosted by Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe: Next season, UConn and LSU are going to meet in a neutral-site non-conference game in Nashville, Tennessee. Multiple sources confirmed to USA Today Sports this game is happening. The Huskies and the Tigers will meet in Bridgestone ...
The NBA has announced its All-Star starters for the 2026 contest. And for the first time in 21 seasons, LeBron James was not selected as one of the first five, though he still has the chance to extend his record streak of consecutive All-Star selections. The NBA made the announcement Monday, Jan. 19, during the pre-game show leading into the ...
The Buffalo Bills will not be running it back for a 10th time with Sean McDermott. Monday, the team fired its head coach of the past nine seasons following its latest playoff failure, Buffalo losing in overtime Saturday to the Denver Broncos 33-30. An announcement made on X, presumably filtered through owner and team president Terry Pegula, claimed the franchise ...