AI-assisted summary Figure skaters Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov are in first place at the 2026 U.S. championships. Efimova, who is from Finland, married her American partner Mitrofanov in 2024 and has a green card. The couple’s potential absence could impact Team USA’s chances for a medal in pairs skating. ST. LOUIS — Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov wowed in ...

When asked about the non-conference schedule after the LSU women’s basketball team’s loss at Vanderbilt, Kim Mulkey said the quiet part out loud. “If we hadn’t played that schedule, we might be sitting here with a lot of losses,’ Mulkey said. Indeed. And now, SEC play is underway and LSU’s schedule is a whole lot tougher. The average NET ranking ...

Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Glenn Hall died Wednesday, the NHL announced. Hall, who played for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues, died in a Stony Plain, Alberta, hospital at 94 years old, the league said. Hall had mainly lived on his farm there since retiring as a goalie. ‘Glenn Hall was the very definition of what ...

The Trae Young era in Atlanta is over. The Atlanta Hawks are trading Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, a person with knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet official. A breakup between the Hawks and their longtime ...

AI-assisted summary Black coaches are rarely given second chances after being fired, unlike many of their white counterparts. Experts suggest Black coaches are often judged collectively, while white coaches are evaluated as individuals. The number of Black head coaches in the FBS has decreased from 17 in 2011 to 14 today. The two most powerful leagues in college football began ...

HARTFORD, CT — Sarah Strong had 24 points, including 19 in the first half, to help No. 1 ranked UConn women’s basketball team beat St. John’s, 88-43, in Big East play on Wednesday at PeoplesBank Arena. The sophomore phenom added team-best six steals and the Huskies totaled 23 for the game. ‘She has a knack that she has to put ...

AI-assisted summary Amber Glenn set a record-breaking score of 83.05 in the short program, placing her in first. Alysa Liu sits in second place after her own flawless short program earned a score of 81.11. Defending champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov lead the pairs competition after the short program. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is the final event before ...

The Trae Young era in Atlanta is over. The Atlanta Hawks are trading Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, a person with knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet official. A breakup between the Hawks and their longtime ...

AI-assisted summary Amber Glenn set a record-breaking score of 83.05 in the short program, placing her in first. Alysa Liu sits in second place after her own flawless short program earned a score of 81.11. Defending champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov lead the pairs competition after the short program. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is the final event before ...

AI-assisted summary Amber Glenn set a record-breaking score of 83.05 in the short program, placing her in first. Alysa Liu sits in second place after her own flawless short program earned a score of 81.11. Defending champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov lead the pairs competition after the short program. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is the final event before ...