Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, had missed 16 games after absorbing a leg-on-leg collision during a Nov. 18 game against the Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and has scored goals in five of his first nine games back. Ovechkin entered this ...
The No. 4 seed Houston Texans are back in the AFC divisional round for a second consecutive season following a 32-12 home win over the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Chargers. Quarterback C.J. Stroud completed 22 of 33 passes for 282 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Stroud found receiver Nico Collins on a series of plays during a drive ...
CHICAGO — The women’s World Cup is coming back to the United States. If U.S. Soccer has its way, that is. Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said Saturday that U.S. Soccer is committed to bringing the 2031 World Cup to the United States and Mexico, and is just waiting for FIFA to open the bidding process. ‘As soon as they ...
The Los Angeles Chargers are playing on the road to start the 2025 NFL playoffs, but they are keeping their hometown close to their hearts as they square off against the Houston Texans. Chargers players wore ‘LAFD’ shirts and hats during warm-ups against the Texans. The gear is meant to highlight the efforts of the Los Angeles Fire Department, which ...
But in the midst of their 66-63 win over the Gamecocks, Bruce Pearl and the second-ranked Tigers may have lost their star forward Johni Broome for an extended period of time. Near the midway point of the second half, Broome appeared to have sustained a significant left ankle injury while attempting to go up for a layup. He had to ...
The Los Angeles Chargers appeared to get a big-time play courtesy of safety Derwin James in the second half of their wild card playoff game against the Houston Texans. James was in coverage against Dalton Schultz when Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud tried to hit his tight end for a touchdown. The veteran defensive back stayed in front of Schultz and ...
What surprises does the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs have in store? With six games over three days, some unexpected developments are bound to surface. Yet the slate appears somewhat lopsided on the whole, with four of the games producing consensus winners among USA TODAY Sports’ group of six prognosticators. But every year, the road to the Super Bowl ...
A’ja Wilson, the star of the Las Vegas Aces, had an impressive year last season, winning her third WNBA MVP award. As a new season approaches, a burning question is whether she can achieve an unprecedented fourth MVP win. Wilson is a two-time WNBA champion and a key player in the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team’s gold win at the ...