MILAN — This time there was only Malinin magic. It was only an exhibition, mind you, not competition with medals and legacy at stake. But Ilia Malinin delivered. Like only a showman on ice skates can. Two quads. A backflip. Balletic artistry, with street cred. When the four-minute routine ended, the crowd rewarded Malinin with thunderous cheers at the ice ...
Javonte Williams enjoyed a career-reviving season with the Dallas Cowboys. Now he is set to stick around the foreseeable future. The Cowboys agreed to a three-year, $24 million extension with the running back on Feb. 21, the team announced. It includes $16 million guaranteed and comes with an average annual value (AAV) of $8 million, tying D’Andre Swift of the ...
TEMPE, AZ — He’s the iron man of pitching, stretching the human element to limits beyond comprehension, so it only made sense that World Series hero Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the first pitcher to step onto the mound Saturday in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring-training opener. “When you think about it,’’ Joel Wolfe, Yamamoto’s agent, told USA TODAY Sports, “what can’t ...
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 Saturday, Feb. ...
‘MLS is Back’ opening weekend features as scintillating a matchup as the league can offer, when Los Angeles FC hosts Inter Miami at the historic L.A. Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 21. This will be the first time that LAFC has played a league match at the Coliseum, which is located next to the club’s regular home — BMO Stadium ...
The New York Yankees and their fans were greeted by all the glory of the senses in the team’s Grapefruit League opener at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field. The crack of the bat − from two Aaron Judge home runs and a monster shot from prospect Spencer Jones. The feel of the Hillsborough County sunshine on an 83-degree day. And the smell ...
American women tennis star Sloane Stephens and her husband Jozy Altidore are splitting after four years of marriage, according to Stephens. The 2017 U.S. Open Champion and the former soccer player have decided to go their separate ways, according to an Instagram story Stephens shared to her followers. ‘Jozy and I have decided to end our marriage,’ the post read ...
MILAN — Figure skating came to an end at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a spectacular show of glitz, flips, twirls and talent at the figuring skating exhibition gala. The sport’s medal winners and top stars came together to have fun on the ice and put on a show for a packed crowd at Milano Ice Skating Arena. That included ...
The NFL’s great annual migration is about to begin, free agency set to reshape rosters – and competitive balance, to some degree – throughout the league. The market will officially open at 4 p.m. ET on March 11, the start of the 2026 league year. But the list of free agents is sure to evolve significantly and virtually continuously before ...
Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov won a gold medal in men’s figure skating. But somehow, that might not be his biggest highlight from Milano Cortina. In the exhibition gala on Saturday, Shaidorov went all out in his homage to the 2008 movie ‘Kung Fu Panda’ — taking to the ice in a full-body panda suit. The 21-year-old bowed to the audience, ran ...