SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors veteran superstar Stephen Curry missed the Monday, Feb. 9 game against the Memphis Grizzlies with right knee soreness as he felt pain in his right patellofemoral. Curry’s injury, a common overuse injury causing pain around or behind the kneecap, is expected to keep him out of action in the immediate future. During a pregame ...
The No. 1 men’s college basketball team in the country has fallen. The Arizona Wildcats, ranked No. 1 in USA TODAY’s coaches poll, were toppled, 82-78, by the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks after they mounted a second-half comeback to give the Wildcats their first loss of the season 24 games in. Kansas — without potential top NBA draft pick Darryn ...
Six former women’s basketball players from the University of Pittsburgh are suing the school and its coach, Tory Verdi. The six individual civil suits were filed in the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania on Friday, Feb. 6. Each player is represented by the same attorney, Keenan Holmes. Each suit alleges Title IX violations and that Verdi inflicted ’emotional, psychological, ...
Former Detroit Lions defender Tracy Scroggins has died at the age of 56. His family stated that he battled the effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Scroggins played 10 seasons for the Lions and ranks seventh in franchise history with 60.5 sacks. He was one of nearly 5,000 players to file concussion-related lawsuits against the NFL. Former Detroit Lions defender ...
Lindsey Vonn has a complex tibia fracture that will require multiple surgeries following her crash and fall on Sunday, Feb. 8, when she was airlifted for medical treatment. Vonn said the complex tibia fracture had no relation to a previous ACL injury she suffered. Additionally, she said in a long, heartfelt Instagram post that she has ‘no regrets’ about her ...
White sustained a bullet wound to his ankle during the shooting – which occurred ‘during an event in [San Francisco],’ per The Athletic’s Matt Barrows. White’s injuries are not expected to be life-threatening or career-threatening at this time, per ESPN’s Nick Wagoner. ‘He is currently undergoing surgery at a local hospital,’ the 49ers said of White in their statement. ‘We ...
CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn has a complex fracture in her tibia that will require multiple surgeries. Vonn made her first comments since her horrific crash in the Olympic downhill on Sunday, Feb. 8, saying in an Instagram post that she knew the risks involved. ‘While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense ...
MILAN — The U.S. women’s hockey team is undefeated heading into Tuesday’s showdown with archrival Canada after defeating Switzerland 5-0 on Monday, Feb. 9 in the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Americans got goals from Haley Winn, Joy Dunne, Hannah Bilka, Alex Carpenter and Caroline Harvey to improve to 3-0 in the tournament, outscoring opponents 15-1. Ten different players have scored through ...
Sacramento Kings guard Russell Westbrook continues to climb the NBA all-time ranks and showcase why he’s one of the greatest ever play the game. Westbrook, 37, accomplished another scoring feat that very few have in NBA history. The 18-year NBA veteran reached 27,000 career points during the Kings’ 120-94 loss against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center in ...
White sustained a bullet wound to his ankle during the shooting – which occurred ‘during an event in [San Francisco],’ per The Athletic’s Matt Barrows. White’s injuries are not expected to be life-threatening or career-threatening at this time, per ESPN’s Nick Wagoner. ‘He is currently undergoing surgery at a local hospital,’ the 49ers said of White in their statement. ‘We ...