MILAN, Italy — For Jordan Stolz, it’s one down and three to go. The American speed skating phenom won the gold medal in the men’s 1,000 meters Wednesday, Feb. 11, officially starting his quest for four golds at the 2026 Winter Olympics. In his first race at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, Stolz set a new Olympic record with a ...
One person was killed and 32 others injured when an Iowa Lakes Community College bus carrying the school’s baseball team crashed on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The single-vehicle crash happened on an Iowa highway around 11 a.m. local time. The identity of the deceased has not been released. The college released a statement in the afternoon that confirmed the team’s involvement ...
After the men’s Olympic hockey tournament kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a doubleheader on Wednesday with National Hockey League players participating for the first time in 12 years, eight nations will take the ice on Thursday. Canada won the last two Olympics to feature NHL players, in 2010 and 2014, and looks to add their 10th gold overall, ...
Kyle Busch will start on the pole for the 68th annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 15. It’s Busch’s first time on the pole for the big race during a career that’s spanned over two decades. ‘It sounds really good right now,’ Busch said on the FS1 broadcast. ‘This feels really good. It would be really ...
One person was killed and 32 others injured when an Iowa Lakes Community College bus carrying the school’s baseball team crashed on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The single-vehicle crash happened on an Iowa highway around 11 a.m. local time. The identity of the deceased has not been released. The college released a statement in the afternoon that confirmed the team’s involvement ...
The Dallas Mavericks announced that Cooper Flagg underwent an MRI, which revealed a left midfoot sprain. The injury is expected to keep him out of action for the rest of the week, including the Mavericks’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, Feb. 12. Flagg suffered the injury during a game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, Feb. 10. ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn has had a third surgery, calling it ‘successful’ and giving a promising update on her recovery. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Vonn said she is making progress, even though it is slow. She included three photos, including one that shows her injured left leg in a gruesome-looking device likely meant to ...
Brigham Young football’s Parker Kingston is facing a first-degree felony rape charge, according to a news release from the Washington County (Utah) Attorney’s Office issued on Wednesday, Feb. 11. He was added to the Washington County Sherriff’s Office inmate roster on Feb. 11. Kingston is being held in a Washington County jail without bail, according to the announcement. The charge ...
MILAN — The U.S. ice dance pair Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the silver medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. They finished with a total of 224.39 points after scoring a 134.67 in their free dance. The married couple, who have been skating together for a decade, trailed the French pair of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron by ...
The Baltimore Orioles finally added a free agent pitcher to their rotation, agreeing to a one-year, $18.5 million contract with right-hander Chris Bassitt, ESPN first reported. Bassitt, who turns 37 Feb. 22, was a reliable cog in the Toronto Blue Jays’ rotation the past three seasons, posting a 3.89 ERA and pitching at least 170 innings each season. That reliability ...