When the WNBA and players’ union met on Monday in New York, the league promised a new collective bargaining agreement proposal. It delivered that offer on Friday, Feb. 6, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports. The details of the new proposal were not available. WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike told the Associated Press Friday that the gap between ...
MILAN — The Mona Lisa. People dressed as coffee makers. Mariah Carey. Fun cheers. Heavy boos. It’s a fact the Olympic opening ceremony is a made-for-TV extravaganza, meant to wow a global audience from start to finish. But it’s just as spectacular in person, and even better, allows you to catch things you likely didn’t see on the broadcast. Luckily, ...
Now the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has dismissed it all as a ‘wild rumor.’ The discussion first surfaced in the Bild, a German newspaper, that reported ski jumpers allegedly get penile-enlarging injections of hyaluronic acid to increase the size of their suit and, as a result, the distance of their jumps. The matter escalated when the World Anti-Doping Agency said it ...
MILAN — Princess and Peep. Pyeong and Chang. Sochi. This isn’t a nursery rhyme, or a trip down Olympic memory lane. They’re the names of some of the top sheep behind the wool that’s on full display at the 2026 Winter Olympics for Ralph Lauren’s Team USA collection. Of which, you can trace directly back to the American West. ‘It’s ...
BORMIO, Italy – Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen reduced the home country cheers, but he didn’t silence them completely. Two Italian skiers won medals behind von Allmen’s gold in the men’s downhill Saturday at Stelvio Ski Centre, the first medal event of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.Giovanni Franzoni and Dominik Paris of Italy cracked the top three on back-to-back runs in ...
Eileen Gu is a three-time Olympic medalist in freestyle skiing, competing for China. She is the highest-paid Winter Olympics athlete, earning $23 million in 2025. Gu, who was born in the United States, has not publicly clarified her citizenship status. In addition to being an athlete, she is a student at Stanford University and a fashion model. Model. Student. Gold ...
The New England Patriots will wear their white jerseys for Super Bowl 60 against the Seattle Seahawks. New England is undefeated in their white jerseys this season, while Seattle’s only Super Bowl win was in white. Players from both teams expressed a desire to wear their popular throwback uniforms, which is not permitted by the NFL. SANTA CLARA, CA – ...
HARTFORD, CT — The No. 1-ranked UConn women’s basketball team will look to keep its 60-game winning streak in Big East Conference play alive on Saturday at PeoplesBank Arena. UConn (24-0, 13-0 Big East) is the lone remaining undefeated team in Division I. Sophomore sensation Sarah Strong is leading UConn with 19.2 points, 8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.4 steals a ...
NEW YORK — To no one’s surprise, Round One between UConn and St. John’s men’s basketball lived up to all the expectations on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm did so by doing something the Huskies excelled at heading into the game, something that makes them a national championship contender once again: by getting defensive stops down ...
Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been arrested and is being charged with the alleged murder of his girlfriend, police say. According to the Hamilton County (Tennessee) Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence in Ooltewah, Tennessee, ‘to a report of CPR in progress.’ ‘Upon arrival, first responders located a female victim and attempted life-saving measures,’ the police statement said. ...