PHOENIX — Fans lined up and raced around the back fields at the Los Angeles Dodgers spring-training complex Friday, shrieking at the sight of him. Photographers lugged their equipment around the complex, scurrying to see where he was going to go next. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spent his media session talking about him more than anyone. It was Day 1 ...
MILAN — The U.S. women’s hockey team is headed to the semifinals and are now two wins away from winning their first Olympic gold medal since 2018. Veteran forward Kendall Coyne Schofield led the way with back-to-back goals in the USA’s 6-0 shutout of Italy Friday, Feb. 13 in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Megan Keller, Laila Edwards, ...
MILAN — Ilia Malinin fell apart in real time. The 21-year-old was the gold medal favorite entering 2026 Winter Olympics. He took a more than five-point lead into Friday’s free skate. But the self-proclaimed ‘Quad God’ had a disastrous performance, falling twice, bailing on two jumps that were meant to be quads and suffering an epic meltdown on the sport’s biggest ...
The Canadian men’s curling team closed out a successful 2-0 day at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a narrow win over Sweden. But before a winner could be crowned in Cortina d’Ampezzo, there were tensions between the two teams. Following the ninth end, Canada and Sweden broke out into a heated verbal confrontation on the ice at the Cortina Curling ...
MILAN — Ilia Malinin didn’t perform a gold medal worthy program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the judges were well-aware of it. The U.S. figure skating star had a catastrophic free dance Friday, Feb. 13, with several falls and bailed jumps resulting in an eighth place finish in the men’s singles, far from the expectation for the ‘Quad God.’ ...
Chris Paul is retiring as an NBA player. Paul announced on Friday, Feb. 13, ‘he’s stepping away from basketball,’ in the wake of reports that the Toronto Raptors had waived him. The 40-year-old point guard was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Raptors as part of a multi-team deal ahead of the 2026 NBA trade deadline earlier this month. ‘It’s time for ...
The ‘Quad God’ on Friday, Feb. 13, was unable to follow up a strong short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the free skate, as he had a disastrous performance with several falls and missed executions to finish eighth overall with a total score of 264.49 in men’s singles. It is a stunning upset at the 2026 Winter Olympics, ...
Another day of competition is in the books at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Athletes from more than 90 countries are battling in 116 events over 16 days, and USA TODAY is keeping a tally of every nation finishing on the podium. Here’s a look at the latest medal standings after all the action wrapped up on Friday, Feb. ...
MILAN — An Olympic gold was in sight for the ‘Quad God.’ After his short program, something catastrophic would have had to happen for Ilia Malinin not to medal. And that’s exactly what happened. Malinin fell twice and did not fully complete other elements of his typically unbeatable routine, finishing the men’s singles event at the 2026 Winter Olympics with ...
MILAN — In a shocking turn of events in men’s figure skating, Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov won the gold medal with a total score of 291.58 at the 2026 Winter Olympics. After finishing fifth in the short program with a 92.94, Shaidorov skated a near-perfect free skate that had the crowd on its feet and earned a score of 198.64. The ...