LIVIGNO, Italy — Mac Forehand has a perfect name for a tennis player. Instead of a racquet, though, his instruments of athletic domination are skis. Coupled with a competitive fire, the 24-year-old emerged from the 2026 Winter Olympics as the rising star for the USA men’s free ski team. And with his first career Olympic medal. Forehand won silver in ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn says her injury from the crash in the Olympic downhill was “a lot more severe” than a broken leg. Skylar Grey’s “Coming Home” plays during the video. “My leg is still in pieces… but I’m finally HOME!” Vonn wrote. “My injury was a lot more severe than just a broken leg. I’m still wrapping ...
The San Jose Sharks and left wing Jeff Skinner have agreed to contract termination after he passed through unconditional waivers. He will become an unrestricted free agent. Skinner became the odd man out in San Jose’s forward group. His last appearance as a Shark was on Jan. 11 against the Vegas Golden Knights and had been a healthy scratch ever since. ‘The ...
Tag. You’re it. Sorry. (Not sorry?) The window for NFL teams to apply a franchise or transition tag to one of their pending free agents opened Feb. 17 and won’t close until 4 p.m. ET on March 3. Moving forward, many of the league’s top potential targets will be hoping to duck the restrictive one-year Band-Aids – which, by definition, ...
The ‘Blade Angels’ are the three U.S. women’s singles figure skaters at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The group consists of Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito. The name ‘Blade Angels’ was created by mashing up the movie titles ‘Blades of Glory’ and ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ All three skaters are considered strong contenders to win an individual medal at the Olympics. ...
After a week where multiple nationally ranked teams lost, not much changed in the latest in the USA Today Sports women’s basketball coaches poll. With February winding down, positions are being solidified for seeding in the NCAA Women’s Tournament. As it has been since the preseason poll dropped on Oct. 23, UConn remains No. 1. The undefeated Huskies — who ...
Over his 13 years serving as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players’ Association, the responses became almost boilerplate, prefaced by safe words such as, “But what I can tell you is this,” before issuing a verbal essay that could roll on thoughtfully for several minutes. And in those mid-term years of collective bargaining agreements, he’d typically dust this ...
MILAN – The days have been a whirlwind, from arrival to a first practice, photo shoots, pin exchanges, an interview with Sesame Street’s Elmo, round-robin games, attending other events, soaking up every experience. Now comes the pressure part of participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics. The USA men’s hockey team heads into its first elimination game on Feb. 18 both ...
Connecticut has replaced Houston as a No. 1 seed in the latest bracketology update. Michigan, Arizona, and Duke join UConn on the top line with a combined 35-6 record in Quad 1 games. Iowa State moved up to a top-rated No. 2 seed after key wins against Houston and Kansas. Connecticut is in and Houston is out on the No. ...
MILAN — The U.S. men won the Olympic silver medal in the men’s team pursuit in speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Americans fell to host nation Italy in the finals after beating China by a whopping 7.93 seconds in the semifinals. Italy defeated the Netherlands, the speed-skating powerhouse, in the other semifinal race. The ...