Terrance Gore, one of the last major leaguers to make an impact solely with the most exciting of the game’s tools – breathtaking speed – died Friday, Feb. 6, the Kansas City Royals announced. Gore was 34 and, according to a social media post from his wife Britney, died following complications during a routine surgery. Gore is survived by his ...
LIVIGNO — Kuura Koivisto did not need permission to send invites to the gun show at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The free skier from Finland went sleeveless during Saturday’s slopestyle qualifiers, in which he finished 14th of 29. The top 12 advanced to Tuesday’s finals, and he came 0.18 away from placing 12th. While the wardrobe decision may ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn’s bib number could be a good omen. Vonn will start 13th in the downhill at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 8. The only other time she’s drawn that number this season – for the super-G in Val d’Isere, France – she finished third. It was the first of her two super-G podiums ...
MILAN — Captain Hilary Knight continues scoring and the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team keeps winning. Knight, the five-time Olympian, scored for the second game in a row to tie the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey record. It was her 14th career goal, tying her with Natalie Darwitz and Katie King. The goal gave the USA a 4-0 lead, and the ...
Watching Super Bowl 60 for the commercials? You’re in luck. Since 1989, USA TODAY Ad Meter has asked viewers to rate every commercial that airs during the big game, awarding an annual winner for the year’s best ad. Last year’s champion Budweiser brought back the iconic Clydesdale horses to win for the ninth time – and 15th overall for beer ...
BORMIO, Italy – You could tell, even with American downhill skier Bryce Bennett wearing sunglasses, there was still emotion behind those shades as he spoke with media at Stelvio Ski Centre. Bennett had just given a memorable television interview. He teared up. That was while discussing his family. He also was coming off a respectable 13th-place showing in the men’s ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Next time we see Lindsey Vonn, she’ll be racing the Olympic downhill. Vonn completed her second training run on the Olympia delle Tofane in as many days Saturday, Feb. 7. Her time of 1:38.28 was two seconds faster than the previous day, and put her in third place before the race was interrupted by heavy fog ...
MILAN — Bill Guerin sounded eager, anxious and just a little tired all at the same time. He’s finally about to see how the U.S. men’s hockey roster he spent months assembling fares at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where the men’s competition begins on Feb. 11, just three days after the players arrive. ‘It’s been a long time coming,’ the general ...
The New York Yankees and veteran first baseman Paul Goldschmidt are finalizing a one-year contract, according to ESPN.com. No financial terms were disclosed, but the New York Post reports the deal is worth $4 million and Goldschmidt can earn an extra $2 million based on plate appearances. In Goldschmidt’s first season in pinstripes, the seven-time All-Star hit.274 with 10 home runs and ...
MILAN — Team USA will have to wait a little longer for its first medal. U.S. cross-country skier Jessie Diggins finished in eighth place in the women’s 10km + 10km skiathlon on Saturday, her first event of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Diggins recorded a time of 56:06.3 after suffering a ‘big crash’ on the first lap, finishing more than two ...