Jordan Stolz is as efficient as he is fast. The American speed skating phenom locked up spots on the U.S. Olympic team in the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters at the earliest opportunity possible. After winning the 1,000 meters at the World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, on Friday night, Stolz won the 1,500 meters and finished third in the 500 ...
EUGENE, OR — Since the College Football Playoff selection committee released its initial rankings on Nov. 4, it had made a point to Oregon it wasn’t a shoe-in for the field. Sure, the Ducks stook at 7-1 with the only loss to unbeaten Indiana, but there were not enough quality victories on their resume. The committee made it clear to ...
Formula 1 has taken over Sin City for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday. The grid was set and the race order was decided Friday night. Lando Norris edged out Max Verstappen during qualifying to take the pole. Carlos Sainz Jr. and George Russell will start third and fourth, respectively. Lewis Hamilton will start Saturday’s race in 20th after ...
Texas football quarterback Arch Manning has been known to throw and run for a touchdown or two. In Week 13, Manning found a new way to find the end zone. On second-and-goal late in the first quarter against Arkansas, the Longhorns fooled the Razorbacks with a designed trick play that had Manning going out right after taking the initial snap ...
Getting recruited: This is Part 1 of a series that looks behind the curtain of college recruiting. USA TODAY Sports was granted behind-the-scenes access by the football staff at the University of Pennsylvania, a Division I program that offers a high academic profile but no Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) money or scholarships. This week: How does a kid get ...
Miami crushed Virginia Tech to keep heat on College Football Playoff committee. Head-to-head of Miami beating Notre Dame not enough for this committee. If playoff included 12 best teams, Notre Dame and Miami would both make it. But, it doesn’t Hunter Yurachek will need something bigger than a handkerchief to mop all the sweat off his forehead after his next ...
Though he has struggled for much of the season to live up to otherworldly expectations (and though his team will need some breaks to make the College Football Playoff), Arch Manning is arguably the most famous and breathlessly discussed players in college football. This weekend, the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2023 class — and, famously, the nephew of ...
EUGENE, OR — Week 13 of the college football season centered on Autzen Stadium, where No. 5 Oregon took on No. 16 Southern California in a Big Ten battle with major College Football Playoff implications. The Ducks needed a signature win to become a virtual lock for the CFP, and got just that with a 42-27 victory over the Trojans. ...
James Harden set a Los Angeles Clippers franchise record by scoring 55 points in a victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, Nov. 22. Harden scored 27 points in the first quarter of the 131-116 win, which ended a three-game losing streak. He finished with 10 three-pointers to break the previous team record of 52 held by Bob McAdoo (twice) ...
In a social media montage celebrating his career, Paul captioned: ‘What a ride… Still so much left… Grateful for this last chapter.’ Paul, who hails from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets. He spent six years with the Hornets before being traded to the Clippers, where ...