SACRAMENTO — Sacramento Kings fans chanted ‘light the beam’ as they watched Los Angeles Lakers fans hit the exit early as the Kings got the upper hand on the Lakers in their 124-112 victory at a sold out Golden 1 Center on Monday, Jan. 12. The Kings now have won back-to-back games for the first time since November. Sacramento was ...
The WNBA and WNBPA have agreed on a moratorium for league business, the league confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Monday, Jan. 12. The WNBA collective bargaining agreement expired on Friday, Jan. 9, and the league and players’ union have entered into a status quo period. Player benefits continue at this time, but a lockout or strike can be declared ...
Kelsey Plum might be an Unrivaled rookie, but she’s well versed in 3-on-3 basketball. That experience was on full display Monday night in the Phantom’s win over Breanna Stewart and the Mist. ‘I feel like I’m a rookie and a vet at the same time,’ said Plum, an eight-year WNBA veteran that won Olympic gold with Team USA’s 3×3 women’s ...
PHILADELPHIA – The title defense of the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles died Sunday, much like another Jalen Hurts pass on a blustery and dark South Philly night. Yet even if that outcome didn’t necessarily seem like an inevitable conclusion, a mandate for this team to shine a spotlight on its issues was always going to be unavoidable. “Anytime you ...
Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman will not face charges from an incident between him and a high school wrestling coach from Jan. 3 after video evidence refuted the claim. ‘On January 3, 2026, officers with the Mishawaka Police Department responded to a complaint of a battery that occurred at a high-school wrestling tournament hosted at Mishawaka High School involving ...
Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour this year, and there’s a deadline if other prominent LIV Golf members want to take advantage of the quicker-than-expected path he’s using to get back there. It was created in response to Koepka applying for reinstatement to the PGA Tour, as well as research that showed fans wanted to see the best ...
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended for one game without pay after picking up too many flagrant fouls under the NBA’s points system, the league office announced on Monday, Jan. 12. Gobert entered Sunday’s game between the Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs with five flagrant foul points and then was charged with a flagrant foul 1 with 7:24 ...
The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching, and that will certainly alter the balance of power within the league. But, right now, teams appear to be mostly in holding patterns, though we already saw the Hawks and Wizards make a deal by swapping Trae Young for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. More trades are sure to follow, but look for ...
The NHL officially announced the Buffalo Sabres will host the 2026 draft. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, along with Sabres owner Terry Pegula and team COO Pete Guelli, made the announcement on Monday ahead of Buffalo’s clash with the Florida Panthers. ‘I look forward to both the atmosphere and significance of hosting the NHL draft in Buffalo,’ Pegula said. ‘Being able ...
Michigan’s reign atop the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll is over, at least for now. The Wolverines’ loss to a hot-shooting Wisconsin knocks them from the No. 1 perch they’ve held for the last month. Taking over the top spot is Arizona. The Wildcats, now one of just five teams in Division I still unscathed, received 29 of ...