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Defending national champion Florida and runner-up Houston are climbing in USA TODAY Sports’ latest men’s basketball bracketology update. After a sluggish start that included nonconference losses to Arizona, TCU, Duke and Connecticut, the Gators have…

Alabama keeps losing after adding a low-scoring NBA G League player. That’s not karma. That’s just proof of failed desperation. Alabama has one win and two losses after judge granted ruling in favor of Charles…

LOS ANGELES – Grammy Award winner Bad Bunny appeared in Ritz’s debut Super Bowl ad in 2025. But on the Universal Studios soundstage where the 2026 commercial is filming, there’s no sign of the Super…

Olympic speedskating champion Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca have been selected as the flag bearers for Team USA’s delegation at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter Games. Jackson, who won gold…

AC Milan won’t have leading scorer Christian Pulisic when it travels to face Bologna on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The American star did not make the trip due to bursitis, an inflammation of fluid-filled sacs near…

There’s no escaping it now. The Big Ten just dusted off the last excuse the SEC had over all of college football.  No one plays the schedule we play! What if I were to tell…

SAN FRANCISCO − Crafting a list of the greatest players in Super Bowl history is a near-impossible endeavor. Do you favor the biggest stars? Those who shone brightest on Super Sunday? The ones with sustained…

Step up to the plate: The 2026 softball season is here. Texas won its first national championship in program history after defeating instate rival Texas Tech in a winner take all Game 3 in the 2025…

Jessie Diggins, the most decorated U.S. cross-country skier, will retire after this season. Diggins keeps her three Olympic medals in tote bags rather than displaying them at home. She focuses on the joy of skiing,…

The Seattle Mariners, who have been trying to get St. Louis Cardinals utilityman Brendan Donovan since the World Series concluded, finally got their man Monday in a three-way trade that included the Tampa Bay Rays.…