Bill Mazeroski, the Gold Glove former second baseman of the Pittsburgh Pirates who danced around the bases after his bottom-of-the-ninth, solo home run beat the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, died at the age of 89. “The author of one of the game’s most indelible moments, Bill Mazeroski will be remembered as one of baseball’s most ...
MILAN — No more medals for Jordan Stolz. Stolz was fourth in the mass start Saturday, Feb. 21, the first time in four races at 2026 Milano Cortina he has finished off the podium. The 21-year-old leaves these Games with three medals, two of them gold. It’s the best performance by a U.S Winter Olympian in 20 years, since fellow ...
Crosby has been dealing with an injury to his right leg, leaving his status for the men’s hockey tournament’s gold medal game in limbo. ‘I watched him skate today,’ Canada coach Jon Cooper said Feb. 21. ‘We’re going to meet tonight and have a determination of what’s going to happen tomorrow. He won’t. … He won’t put himself in harm’s way, and ...
MILAN – Eric Heiden’s record for most gold medals won at single Winter Olympics has fallen. It’s a record that stood for 46 years, with the American speed skater having won five golds at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, the men’s cross country skier from Norway, won his sixth medal of the 2026 ...
Actor Alfonso Ribeiro applies the intense, winning-focused mentality from his showbusiness career to parenting his sons in youth sports. Ribeiro believes in teaching his children to take control of their own outcomes, a lesson he illustrates through baseball. He has learned to temper his vocal intensity at games to avoid negatively impacting his children’s experience. “I literally started working from ...
The Klaebo climb once again proved to be too much for his competitors. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway capped his dominance at the 2026 Winter Olympics by taking over in the last 1.5 kilometers of the 50 km mass start to earn his sixth gold medal these Games, finishing the race in 2:06:44.8. Fellow countrymen Martin Loewstroem Nyenget and Emil ...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said his organization is studying the possibility of launching its own cryptocurrency. This week, Infantino appeared at the World Liberty Forum hosted at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The event was attended by heavyweights in the finance industry including bankers, crypto executives, U.S. senators and celebrities like Nicki Minaj and Kevin ...
Brazilian superstar Neymar has admitted he is considering retirement at the end of 2026. In an interview with Brazilian online channel Caze, Neymar discussed how he is ‘living year to year,’ considering ending his illustrious career after an ‘important’ season for both club and country. ‘I don’t know what will happen from now on, I don’t know about next year,’ ...
It wasn’t pretty, but Scottie Scheffler was barely able to extend his streak of cuts made on the PGA Tour at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on Friday, Feb. 20. Scheffler shot a 3-over 74 during Thursday’s first round, but bounced back for a 3-under 68 on Friday to get back to even, which was the cut line. ...
MILAN — Nearly 16,000 fans packed into Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena for Team USA’s semifinal win over Slovakia on Friday as the Americans punched their ticket to the gold-medal game against Canada on Sunday, Feb. 22. But the team’s biggest supporter had the best seat in the house. After the USA’s 6-2 rout of Slovakia at the 2026 Winter ...