The NHL officially announced the Buffalo Sabres will host the 2026 draft. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, along with Sabres owner Terry Pegula and team COO Pete Guelli, made the announcement on Monday ahead of Buffalo’s clash with the Florida Panthers. ‘I look forward to both the atmosphere and significance of hosting the NHL draft in Buffalo,’ Pegula said. ‘Being able ...
Michigan’s reign atop the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll is over, at least for now. The Wolverines’ loss to a hot-shooting Wisconsin knocks them from the No. 1 perch they’ve held for the last month. Taking over the top spot is Arizona. The Wildcats, now one of just five teams in Division I still unscathed, received 29 of ...
Cruz Medina would have done anything to play for the San Jose Earthquakes, but the MLS club killed the top prospect’s dream by not giving him a chance, his father says. Antonio Guero Medina launched a diatribe on social media as reports say his son is on the verge of joining Liga MX power Chivas. The 19-year-old developed a reputation ...
Dean Evason, who nearly got the Columbus Blue Jackets into the playoffs amid tragedy in 2024-25, is out of a job after the team’s slow start. The Blue Jackets announced on Monday, Jan. 12, that they had fired Evason and were bringing in NHL veteran coach Rick Bowness to replace him. Assistant coach Steve McCarthy also was fired. “This season ...
Starting tonight, LeBron James’ jerseys are going to look unlike those worn by anybody else in the NBA. In conjunction with Topps, the league announced Monday, Jan. 12, that James will wear a specialized commemorative patch on his upper right chest in honor of his NBA record 23rd season for the rest of the year. James will first wear the ...
Any pro tennis player determined to win the four Grand Slams in a calendar year must start Down Under. As in Melbourne, site of the Australian Open, the sport’s first Grand Slam of the year. The first round of play is set for Jan. 18-20 on the hardcourts at Rod Laver Arena. (A player who wins all four Grand Slams ...
After the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll was released on Monday, Ole Miss Rebels coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin panned the outlet’s national rankings. ‘This is a joke,’ McPhee-McCuin shared on X in a quote tweet of the AP’s rankings. ‘And if the voters [are] not going to do their jobs, we don’t need [an] AP poll! Had we lost ...
The Colorado Avalanche had mostly avoided adversity during their dominant first half of the season. Then it hit. Captain Gabriel Landeskog crashed into the net on Jan. 4 and is week-to-week. Defenseman Devon Toews (upper body) and goalie Mackenzie Blackwood also are out long term. The Avalanche lost back-to-back games in regulation for the first time this season during their ...
Alabama football quarterback Ty Simpson has declared for the 2026 NFL draft. But his declaration has not stopped teams from sending offers to Simpson’s camp for him to return for one last college football season. According to a person close to Simpson, Miami sent the Alabama quarterback an offer to be the highest-paid player in college football at $6.5 million. ...
Soccer fans around the globe have lodged their complaints about the high prices for tickets to 2026 World Cup matches in North America this summer. However, in what may be a first, someone who will be playing in the tournament is also echoing their concerns. USMNT winger Timothy Weah said he is “disappointed’ in the pricing structure that places most ...