The college football world lost a big part of its history with the death of legendary football coach Lou Holtz. ‘Holtz rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most respected figures in college athletics. Over a remarkable five‑decade career, he led college programs at William & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, and South Carolina. He transformed ...
The Athletics don’t have an official home ballpark just yet, but one is being developed at their future site in Las Vegas. As the A’s play their home games at Sutter Health Park – a 14,014-capacity minor league ballpark in West Sacramento – through 2027, there is simultaneously a 33,000-seat arena being constructed at the historic site of the former ...
Conference tournaments begin this week in women’s college basketball for a handful of leagues, including the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Atlantic 10 and Summit. It’s possible a lot of these projections will change by the time USA Today Sports rolls out another bracketology next week as teams will play in high-stakes games against marquee in-conference opponents ...
New Los Angeles Lakers president of business operations Lon Rosen has made a familiar hire, bringing another Los Angeles Dodgers suit with him. The Lakers announced Wednesday afternoon the hiring of Michael Spetner as chief strategy and growth officer, a newly created position in which ‘he will be responsible for leading the organization’s long-term business strategy, driving value and identifying ...
NEW YORK — A pair of NBA title contenders will face off for the first time this season in what might very well become an NBA Finals preview, and it’s happening in one of the iconic arenas in sports. The Oklahoma City Thunder are traveling to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks on Wednesday, March 4, with ...
The NFL is just days removed from its annual scouting combine − and is still a week away from the official start of free agency − and the landscape is already shifting significantly. USA TODAY Sports confirmed the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to deal All-Pro CB Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a package of ...
The deadline for the WNBA and its players’ union to reach a new collective bargaining agreement is less than a week away, and the WNBPA remained steadfast on Wednesday, March 4 that the league’s current proposal ‘is not worth taking.’ The statement from the players union’s executive committee comes in the wake of an ESPN report that at least two ...
The Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs have swung the first major trade of the NFL offseason. The Chiefs are trading cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Rams in exchange for the No. 29 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft, along with fifth- and sixth-round picks this year and a third-round pick in 2027, a person with knowledge of the ...
Nikola Jokic is considered by many to be the best player in the NBA today. He’s even earned some top-ten all-time chatter in recent years. So, when Jokic’s Denver Nuggets face the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, defensive specialist Lu Dort’s job is simple: make Jokic’s life a living hell for 48 minutes. On Friday, Feb. 27, Dort tried to ...
The NCAA will require player availability reports for the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, a move the organization announced on Wednesday, March 4. The NCAA said it will serve as a pilot program and won’t be used for other NCAA championships during the 2025-26 academic year. Teams could be penalized for failing to cooperate with the initiative, with ...