A 44-year-old Slovakian man who planned to watch a hockey game at the Winter Olympics in Italy was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 11 due to an outstanding warrant, Reuters reported. The man had been on the run for 16 years before returning to Italy with plans to watch Slovakia’s hockey game against Finland, Reuters said. Police were aware of his ...
Nick Castellanos’ time with the Philadelphia Phillies came to an end on Thursday, Feb. 12 with his release as the team began to gather for spring training. The former Phillies outfielder wasted no time in penning a four-page handwritten letter, which he shared on his Instagram account, following the news of the release. In the letter, Castellanos addressed Philadelphia fans ...
The owner of the Baltimore Orioles is among the names found in the Epstein files released by the Justice Department. Emails show David Rubenstein ― who is also the Carlyle Group chair ― met with Jeffrey Epstein in November 2012 and had potential plans for another meeting, but it appears that a second meeting did not take place. A spokesperson for ...
Following a hearing on Thursday, Feb. 12, Mississippi Judge Robert Whitwell granted Chambliss a temporary injunction against the NCAA, which makes the Mississippi star quarterback immediately eligible to compete for the Rebels for the 2026 season. The NCAA will have the opportunity to appeal the decision. ‘The (NCAA) acted in bad faith to deny him an additional year of eligibility,’ ...
Legendary trainer John Shirreffs died in his sleep at age 80 in California, according to the Daily Racing Forum. Shirreffs was based out of Southern California and guided several horses to success, including Zenyatta. Shirreffs has played a role in winning the 2005 Kentucky Derby with Giacomo and three Breeders’ Cup championships with Zenyatta and Life Is Sweet during his ...
Everyone’s open for business. And there’s an awful lot of it for Major League Baseball teams to take care of over the next 40 days of spring training. Pitchers and catchers are officially in and working out at all 30 camps, kicking off the game’s period of relative tranquility before the grind of 162 games and five weeks of playoff ...
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 Thursday, Feb. ...
During a performance by the group at the Las Vegas Sphere, AJ McLean floated the idea to the crowd on hand. ‘What do you guys think? Backstreet Boys: 2027 Super Bowl halftime,’ McLean said. It wasn’t entirely clear whether McLean was joking, but his suggestion was unsurprisingly met with a chorus of cheers from the crowd on hand. That prompted ...
The Iowa Lakes Community College baseball player killed in a bus crash that occurred in Northwest Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 11, has been identified. Carter Johnson, 19, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was identified as the one person killed in the crash during a news conference held Thursday, Feb. 12 by Iowa State Patrol Lt. Aaron Schmidt, according to the ...
MILAN — USA forward Brock Nelson has a long family history of Olympic success with relatives on two USA gold-medal teams. Nelson put his own imprint on the 2026 USA team with two second-period goals in a 5-1 rout of Latvia. He was involved in some bad luck in the first period on two disallowed goals. He was offsides on ...