COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colorado — His time and where he finished were irrelevant. For the first time since a horrific crash almost two years ago, and the surgeries, setbacks and fears that followed, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was racing. With fiancée Mikaela Shiffrin watching anxiously in the finish area, the Norwegian made a triumphant return Thursday to the sport he once dominated. ...
The 2025 National Dog Show, hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia, featured 201 breeds competing in this year’s event. This show has been a Thanksgiving Day tradition since 1933 and has crowned a new champion. The event, founded in 1879, features only purebred dogs registered with the American Kennel Club competing across seven groups: herding, hound, non-sporting, sporting, terrier, ...
Two of the top five teams in women’s college basketball will finish the holiday weekend with a loss. No. 4 Texas defeated No. 3 UCLA, 76-65, at the Players Era Women’s Championship semifinal in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The Longhorns will now face No. 1 South Carolina, who beat Duke in the other semifinal game, for the tournament championship at 8 p.m. ET ...
The Navy Midshipmen have traveled to play the Memphis Tigers in an American Conference game on Thanksgiving. The Midshipmen won their first seven games before losing back-to-back games to North Texas and Notre Dame on the road. Navy managed to bounce back last week with a victory over South Florida on Nov. 15. Quarterback Blake Horvath serves as both the ...
The Cincinnati Bengals have long been without Joe Burrow at their disposal. That will change on Thanksgiving as they take on the Baltimore Ravens. Burrow is expected to return to Cincinnati’s lineup after missing the team’s previous nine games with a toe injury. The Bengals (3-8) have gone 1-8 in his absence and will certainly welcome him back with open ...
Every week for the duration of the 2025 regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the NFL’s ever-evolving playoff picture − typically starting Sunday afternoon and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through Monday’s and Thursday’s games or Saturday’s, if applicable. And, when the holidays roll around, we’ll be watching then, too). What just happened? What does it ...
AI-assisted summary Thanksgiving offers a moment for NFL teams to reflect on their season with only one-third remaining. Some teams are thankful for standout players, like Arizona’s Trey McBride or New England’s Drake Maye. Other franchises find gratitude in coaching changes, promising draft classes, or even future salary cap space. NFL teams rarely have the opportunity for introspection during the ...
Thanksgiving is a day to show gratitude, especially if your NHL team is sitting in a playoff spot. Generally speaking during the salary cap era, 75% of teams sitting in a playoff position on Thanksgiving end up making the postseason. That held true last season with 12 of the 16 teams eventually clinching. The Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens (who were ...
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith has apologized for the obscene gesture he made toward fans following a loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. After the 24-10 loss to the Browns at Allegiant Stadium, the Raiders’ fifth straight loss for a 2-9 season record, Smith expressed his frustration as he left the field. His actions towards fans were recorded ...
An NFC North battle with playoff positioning in the balance. The two biggest television draws fighting for their postseason survival in the late-afternoon window. And the return of a star quarterback to top off the night. Embracing tradition and highlighting the biggest brands while celebrating the new – hey, that Black Friday game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears, ...