A rookie tried to give Dillon Brooks a taste of his own medicine, and it ended up costing his team. Nets guard Egor Dёmin shoved Brooks late in Brooklyn’s 106-102 loss on Tuesday, Jan. 27, leading to a small dust-up that cleared assistant coaches off the bench. With the Suns up by two with 1:14 left to play, a loose ...
The Longhorns were rankings darlings before the 2025 season. They didn’t live up to the billing, but they finished the season with wins against Texas A&M and Michigan. Now, with Arch Manning returning, Texas once again is fueling up on big expectations. That includes the No. 1 spot in USA TODAY’s “too early” top 25 for the 2026 season. So, ...
The final day of the UEFA Champions League league phase has arrived. In a complete bonanza of action, all 36 teams will be in action simultaneously with 18 matches kicking off at 3 p.m. ET. There is plenty on the line Wednesday, with only two teams having clinched a spot in the last 16 and only four teams completely eliminated ...
The difference one defenseman can make for an NHL team is often quite large. If a squad has a weak link, it can be exposed because even the bottom pair generally plays around 15 minutes a night. In the NHL draft, defensemen are often the most interesting case studies. Since 2003, a defenseman has been drafted in the top five ...
Well, these two won’t want to see each other any time soon. Chippy, physical play between Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort and New Orleans Pelicans rookie guard Jeremiah Fears bubbled throughout Oklahoma City’s 104-95 victory on Tuesday, Jan. 27 before a shoving match erupted after regulation. As the Pelicans were trying to score a late basket in garbage time, ...
Bill Belichick isn’t getting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame unless he buys a ticket. The legendary New England Patriots head coach failed to gain the necessary votes to be part of the Hall of Fame class of 2026, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta Jr. reported Jan. 27. It was Belichick’s first year of eligibility, failed to receive ...
The New York Jets are evidently leaving no stone unturned as they look to revamp their coaching staff ahead of Aaron Glenn’s second season with the team. The Jets ‘reached out’ to Jon Gruden about potentially joining Glenn’s staff for the 2026 NFL season, according to The Athletic’s Zack Rosenblatt. However, Gruden ‘wasn’t interested in the job.’ It wasn’t immediately ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record Grand Slam title continued in dramatic circumstances after fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti quit their Australian Open quarterfinal match with an injury after taking a two-set lead at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. Musetti’s retirement when leading 6-4 6-3 1-3 meant Djokovic pulled off a great escape at his most successful hunting ground, ...
Jessica Pegula keeps getting better with age. The 31-year-old Buffalo native made history while beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Wednesday, Jan. 28 in the Australian Open quarterfinals at Melbourne. Pegula became the first woman in Open Era (since 1968) to reach her first three major semifinals after turning 30. Pegula, the event’s sixth seed, will oppose fifth-seeded Elena ...
The U.S. women’s national team finished off a sweep of its two January friendlies with a 5-0 win over Chile in Santa Barbara, California, on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Emma Hayes trotted out a completely rotated lineup from the one that defeated Paraguay on Saturday, Jan. 24. Despite those changes, the side didn’t miss a beat, taking care of business with ...