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MILAN — Team USA has its first cross-country skiing medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics. American cross-country skier Ben Ogden captured the silver medal in the men’s sprint classic on Tuesday, finishing with a time…

One powerhouse. And a whole lot of parity. That figures to be the theme throughout what should be a tightly bunched Major League Baseball season, and USA TODAY Sports’ projected win totals for 2026 reflect…

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — An American team made the podium at women’s team combined skiing in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, but it wasn’t the one everyone expected. Austria’s Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina…

It’s no longer a whisper; the NBA has a brazen and embarrassing tanking problem. The Utah Jazz closed the third quarter Monday, Feb. 9 against the Miami Heat up by three. They had been dominating…

The NBA All-Star Weekend is not only an opportunity for the league to showcase its biggest and brightest stars, but also its future. The NBA’s Rising Stars Game will feature the league’s young stars, including…

MILAN — U.S. cross-country skier Jessie Diggins failed to make it out of the women’s sprint classic quarterfinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, the same event she medaled in at the 2022 Beijing…

CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn suffered a complex tibia fracture during the women’s downhill event on Sunday, Feb. 8 at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Vonn, who was skiing on a torn ACL suffered during…

As March Madness approaches, so does the coaching carousel for the women’s college basketball season. The sport already has two openings as of early February, with Joe McKeown’s retirement looming at Northwestern and Beth O’Boyle…

The biggest rivalry in women’s hockey resumes on Tuesday, Feb. 10, when the USA and Canada meet in a preliminary round game at the 2026 Winter Olympics. And as it often does, the game has…

Spanish skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté’s Minions-themed Olympic program almost didn’t get cleared due to music copyright issues. Music licensing has become a significant challenge for figure skaters since lyrics were allowed in programs in 2014.…