Mikaela Shiffrin is going to the Milano Cortina Olympics on a hot streak. Shiffrin won her seventh World Cup slalom of the season on Sunday, Jan. 25, securing the season title in slalom even with two more races after the Olympics. It’s her ninth slalom title, breaking the previous record for globes in a single discipline set by Ingemar Stenmark ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new leader. One of the most successful franchises in NFL history chose its fourth head coach of the Super Bowl era: Mike McCarthy. Unlike the previous three hires, McCarthy brings expertise on the offensive side of the ball. Pittsburgh’s trio of coaches since 1970 – Mike Tomlin, Bill Cowher and Chuck Noll – all had ...

As a winter storm delivers brutally low temperatures and the threat of snow and ice across the United States, some collegiate sports teams are taking precautions to make sure players and fans are safe. Several games on Saturday, Jan. 24 have been either postponed or had their tip-off times pushed up, including Duke’s ACC bout with Wake Forest and North ...

The dozens of men’s college basketball games that took place on Saturday, Jan. 24 were defined by a slew of eyebrow-raising efforts from what’s being hailed as the best freshman class in years. Illinois’ Keaton Wagler scored 46 points – more than double his previous career high – in an upset win at No. 4 Purdue, projected No. 1 overall ...

AI-assisted summary The Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks are the final four teams in the NFL playoffs. Each of the remaining teams faces significant offseason decisions regarding key players who are impending free agents. Defensive players like John Franklin-Myers (Broncos) and K’Lavon Chaisson (Patriots) are among the top free agents after strong seasons. The ...

The injury bug has struck yet again for Gio Reyna. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder missed Borussia Mönchengladbach’s match with Stuttgart on Sunday, Jan. 25, due to ‘muscular problems,’ the club said. There hadn’t been any news of an injury before the match, and it’s unclear how much time Reyna could miss. The injury is another frustrating setback for ...

COLLEGE PARK, MD — The last time Iowa played against Maryland at the Xfinity Center, it was in front of a sold-out crowd who followed All-American guard Caitlin Clark’s every dribble. Two years later, there were fewer fans and less cameras in the building. Clark has graduated and then-Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder retired. But the result? That was the ...

AI-assisted summary Attending Super Bowl 60 in Santa Clara, California, will be more expensive than a typical weekend in the Bay Area. Travel costs for this year’s game are more affordable compared to previous Super Bowls. Travelers can save money by staying farther from the stadium and being flexible with their travel dates. The big game is almost here, and ...

The Buckeyes are expected to hire Arthur Smith as their next offensive coordinator, the Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network, confirmed. Smith was the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers the past two seasons after he served as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons for three seasons. The Steelers offense made improvements under Smith, but when longtime ...

Before she was picked by the Seattle Storm with the second overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, a lot of folks heard about how Dominique Malonga could dunk. And now, for the first time on a hardwood in the U.S., fans have seen her do it in a game. Playing for Breeze BC in Unrivaled on Saturday night, Malonga ...