CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn is feeling well enough to text with friends. Italian skiing star Sofia Goggia, one of Vonn’s closest friends, said Tuesday, Feb. 10, that she and Vonn had texted a day earlier. ‘I’m really sorry for her. She didn’t deserve this,’ Goggia said after crashing in the downhill portion of the team combined event. Goggia ...
It’s no longer a whisper; the NBA has a brazen and embarrassing tanking problem. The Utah Jazz closed the third quarter Monday, Feb. 9 against the Miami Heat up by three. They had been dominating Miami in the paint on both ends. Their size was the big reason why. Forward Jaren Jackson Jr., the prized acquisition Utah made just one ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — An American team made the podium at women’s team combined skiing in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, but it wasn’t the one everyone expected. Austria’s Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina Huber (45.01) won gold with a time of 2:21.66. Germany’s Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (1:37.33) and Emma Aicher took silver in 2:21.71. Wiles (1:37.04) and Moltzan (44.87) ...
The NBA All-Star Weekend is not only an opportunity for the league to showcase its biggest and brightest stars, but also its future. The NBA’s Rising Stars Game will feature the league’s young stars, including rookies Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks), Kon Knueppel (Charlotte Hornets) and VJ Edgecombe (Philadelphia 76ers). The trio also makes up the top 3 in the NBA’s ...
Spanish skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté’s Minions-themed Olympic program almost didn’t get cleared due to music copyright issues. Music licensing has become a significant challenge for figure skaters since lyrics were allowed in programs in 2014. Sabaté’s music was eventually cleared after public outcry and intervention from a licensing platform founder. Some skaters try to avoid copyright problems by directly contacting ...
The biggest rivalry in women’s hockey resumes on Tuesday, Feb. 10, when the USA and Canada meet in a preliminary round game at the 2026 Winter Olympics. And as it often does, the game has major meaning. The 3-0 USA has nine points and the 2-0 Canadians have six points. If the USA wins in its final game in group ...
CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn suffered a complex tibia fracture during the women’s downhill event on Sunday, Feb. 8 at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Vonn, who was skiing on a torn ACL suffered during pre-Olympics training, crashed after her arm hooked the fourth gate during her run. Vonn was in obvious pain after the crash, but she was moving ...
As March Madness approaches, so does the coaching carousel for the women’s college basketball season. The sport already has two openings as of early February, with Joe McKeown’s retirement looming at Northwestern and Beth O’Boyle being fired at VCU. Last season, there were more than 60 head coaching changes in Division I women’s college basketball. This year, there could be ...
MILAN — U.S. cross-country skier Jessie Diggins failed to make it out of the women’s sprint classic quarterfinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, the same event she medaled in at the 2022 Beijing Games. Diggins finished fourth out of six racers in her quarterfinal heat with a time of 3:59.33. In the sprint classic, the top two finishers ...
MILAN — Madison Chock and Evan Bates, the four-time Olympians, seven-time U.S. champions and three-time reigning world champions, found themselves in an usual position Monday night after the rhythm dance portion of the ice dance competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Not first. After sweeping to victories in both portions of the team competition to help lead the Americans to ...