Her love affair with ceramics started at the age of six, about two years before dad James introduced her to sliding sports in Lake Placid, New York. He was a bobsledder for the United States Airforce in the 1970s. She was his only daughter. When James got sick – diagnosis: Stage 4 prostate cancer – Kirkby watched him deteriorate, delivering ...
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez hopes his Super Bowl 60 appearance will inspire young Latino football fans. After a strong 2025 season, Gonzalez made a game-winning interception in the AFC championship to send the Patriots to the Super Bowl. The Colombian-American player will face a tough matchup against Seahawks receiver and 2025 Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Teammates describe ...
Seattle Seahawks players Kenneth Walker III and Rashid Shaheed are entering free agency after the Super Bowl. Walker has been a key part of the Seahawks’ resurgent rushing attack, with four touchdowns this postseason. Shaheed, a wide receiver and special teams player, has expressed his desire to return to Seattle next season. SAN JOSE, CA – Two major offensive X ...
Luka Doncic seemingly suffered a leg injury in the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Thursday night game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He’s expected to undergo an MRI on his left hamstring on Friday, according to ESPN. “Too early to say if it’s an injury,’ Lakers coach JJ Redick told reporters after the game. ‘(Doncic) had a sore hamstring.” ...
Are they champions until someone else determines otherwise? Or can the collective power of two superstar lineups prove too difficult for the kingpins of the World Baseball Classic to handle? We’ll believe it when we see it. For now, Japan – defending champions, three-time WBC titlists – is ranked first in USA TODAY’s power rankings after the Feb. 5 reveal ...
One first-place vote. That’s all that separated 2025 NFL MVP Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams from his closest competitor, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. While Stafford’s career year landed him the league’s top individual award Feb. 5 during the NFL Honors ceremony, it’s Maye who will be playing in Super Bowl 60 on Feb. 8, so there ...
As you, the astute reader, are no doubt aware, there are a few events of note taking place in the sporting world this weekend. The conclusion of the pro football season and the start of the Olympic winter games in Italy will of course receive their share of the spotlight, but there are plenty of key contests in men’s college ...
Three days ahead of Super Bowl 60, the NFL is wrapping up the 2025 season by recognizing its top individual performers. Thursday’s NFL Honors in San Francisco will again be the forum for the league to reveal the winners of its most prestigious awards, from Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year to MVP. The Pro Football Hall of Fame ...
Tiffany Haddish had a bit of an ‘Adele Dazeem’ moment at the 2026 NFL Honors. Or at least a Liam Coen ‘Duval’ moment. It came when Haddish was announcing the NFL’s Coach of the Year Award for the 2025 NFL season. New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel ended up beating his counterparts to take home the award. Haddish, however, ...
Now former Virginia football wide receiver Jahmal Edrine was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 5 and charged with one count of rape and one count of abduction, according to court documents. The Albemarle County (Virginia) Police Department said it began an investigation into Edrine on Aug. 25 after a victim alleged she had been sexually assaulted the previous day. The probe ...