The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was an exciting finale to NBA All-Star Saturday Night, held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 14. It was a dunk show featuring San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes, Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson, and Orlando Magic guard Jase Richardson. A second-year forward out of ...
Keshad Johnson won the 2026 NBA slam dunk contest at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Saturday, Feb. 14. Johnson, a second-year player for the Miami Heat, did enough with his two dunk attempts in the final round to beat out San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant. Bryant produced a perfect score on his first dunk attempt of the ...
Damian Lillard hasn’t played in a single NBA game this season, but he returned to competition to participate in the 3-point shooting contest during All-Star Weekend at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Saturday, Feb. 14. Lillard found familiar success in his return and joined Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players in NBA history to win ...
MILAN – The American men’s hockey team improved to 2-0 in group play with a victory against another underdog. The U.S. men’s hockey team, loaded with 25 NHLers, won its second preliminary game of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday, Feb. 14, defeating Group C cohort Denmark, 6-3, at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. The Danes scored first, led twice ...
When asked if he and the “old heads” team, which also features LeBron James, would play hard in this year’s NBA All-Star Game, which is once again debuting a new format, Durant called out Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic for their efforts in recent All-Star games. He wondered why they don’t face the same criticism his generation of Americans do. ...
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. ...
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. As Ilia Malinin’s voiceover to his free skate song began, you could see the tension in his face, and the tightness in his performance. If you are a sports parent, you have probably been there, and the feeling is excruciating. When you watch your son or daughter perform during a ...
U.S. skiers Lindsey Vonn and Rell Harwood both competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics with a torn ACL. Harwood, making her Olympic debut, tore her ACL in December but still competed in the big air qualifying event. Despite not advancing to the final, Harwood was proud to have landed some of her most difficult tricks. Harwood plans to have surgery ...
MILAN — It’s Saturday, Feb. 14, at the 2026 Winter Olympics and we’re underway on Valentine’s Day at the Milano Cortina Games. Friday’s action was defined by one of the most stunning moments of these Games: Ilia Malinin’s meltdown in the free skate of the men’s singles competition. Will Saturday bring that level of drama? Getting things started, American women ...
St. John’s vs. Providence turned chippy early in the second half of their men’s basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 14,. The two teams got into a scuffle after St. John’s forward Bryce Hopkins — a former Providence standout — received a pass during a fast-break opportunity with 14:26 remaining in the second half. When he went to the rim, he ...