All 32 NFL teams will miss honor roll this semester. It’s not because of poor marks – rather, they’re just not letting anyone see their report cards. The league announced in a memo to teams on Feb. 13 that it had successfully won its grievance against the NFL Players Association for the NFLPA’s annual release of ‘Team Report Cards.’ An ...
Four years ago, then-former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the Dolphins, New York Giants and Denver Broncos alleging racial discrimination in their hiring practices. On Feb. 13, Flores – fresh off his third season as the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator – earned a key win in the case. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District ...
Ilia Malinin landed a one-footed backflip at the 2026 Winter Games, helping Team USA win gold. The backflip was banned in 1977 but was performed by Surya Bonaly at the 1998 Olympics, who was penalized for the move. The International Skating Union lifted the ban on backflips in 2024, allowing them in choreographic sequences. Bonaly, a Black skater in a ...
MILAN — Ilia Malinin has arrived at the doorstep of history at the Winter Olympics. On Friday night, he is expected to cement his place in the pantheon of Winter Olympic stars if he wins his second gold medal at these Games, this one in the men’s individual event. Expectations of winning everything, every time have followed the 21-year-old self-proclaimed ...
MILAN – Thomas Kristensen tried to put into perspective what Denmark’s next match in the preliminary round of the 2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey tournament means back home. His answer zeroed right in on why the match between Denmark and the U.S. on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Santaguilia Arena comes with a side of distraction. ‘Of course now they’re going ...
MILAN — The U.S. women’s hockey team cruised through the preliminary round with a perfect 4-0 record and now enter the knockout rounds with a quarterfinal matchup against Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Americans are coming off a 5-0 victory over Canada, marking the first time the reigning champion Canadians have been shut out in the Olympics. Rookie ...
U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri unveiled a blueprint to ‘fix’ college athletics on Friday, and called out Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar and former Alabama men’s basketball forward Charles Bediako in the process. Secure Stability Putting Players First Saving Olympic and Women’s Sports Ensuring College Sports Endure. The news release from Schmitt on Friday, however, did not mention plans for ...
Men’s college basketball’s last unbeaten team puts its unblemished record on the line as Miami (Ohio) hosts rival Ohio at 9 p.m., Friday night. The RedHawks (24-0) have had plenty of close calls, including two overtime wins and two 2-point wins in their past six games. Ohio (13-12, 7-5) beat Miami 75-66 last season and leads the overall Battle of ...
President Donald Trump has pardoned five former NFL players, White House ‘pardon czar’ Alice Marie Johnson announced on Feb. 12. The president pardoned Joe Klecko, 72; Nate Newton, 64; Jamal Lewis, 46, Travis Henry. 47; and Billy Cannon, who died in 2018 at age 80, Johnson announced in a post on social media. ‘As football reminds us, excellence is built on grit, ...
MILAN, Italy — Jordan Stolz resumes his chase for four Olympic gold medals when he competes in the 500 meters at the 2026 Winter Games Saturday, Feb.14. He’s also chasing a legend, Eric Heiden, who in 1980 became the only person to win five gold medals in a single Winter Olympics. While Stolz, 21, can’t win five at these Games, ...