CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn will have another surgery today on the leg she shattered during a crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics, she announced in an Instagram post Wednesday, Feb. 18. Vonn also shared her dog Leo died Feb. 9, the day after her crash at the Tofana Alpine Skiing Center during the […]

MILAN — U.S. defenseman Quinn Hughes promises he’s having a good time.  As internet sleuths debate whether the U.S. defender is happy based on his facial expressions (or lack thereof), Hughes’ excitement was on full display after he scored the game-winning overtime goal to defeat Sweden 2-1 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at the 2026 […]

MILAN — Jordan Stolz is ‘the greatest speed skater of all time.’ So declared Laurent Dubreuil, a Canadian speed skater, this week at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Well, not so fast, Mr. Dubreuil and others making such proclamations. Stolz, the 21-year-old from Wisconsin, has won two Olympic gold medals, leaving him halfway home to his […]

The Dallas Cowboys hired Brian Schottenheimer as head coach last offseason. The 2025 outcome was an impressive offense paired with a historically poor defense, highlighting significant areas for improvement as they approach the 2026 offseason. Notably, ‘America’s Team’ has 20 pending free agents to consider. Dallas’ list of pending free agents includes two of its […]

Most North Americans from coast to coast will share the same opinion: they want to see Canada and the USA meet in the men’s hockey final of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.  Waiting to see if that desire comes to fruition gives us time to reflect. The Americans and Canadians survived scares from lower […]

PHOENIX — Bruce Meyer, the tenacious veteran litigator who has been the Major League Baseball Player Association’s lead negotiator, was voted unanimously Wednesday by the players to be their interim executive director, replacing Tony Clark. Meyer, who was promoted to be the union’s deputy executive director in 2022, has been MLB’s public enemy since he […]

The former Steelers safety was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and a member of all four Super Bowl-winning teams during the 1970s. He was a key member of the notorious Steel Curtain defense and a staple of one of the NFL’s greatest dynasties. Wagner was drafted in the 11th round of the 1971 NFL Draft […]

Mikaela Shiffrin won the Olympic slalom gold medal, finishing 1.50 seconds ahead of the silver medalist. The victory gives Shiffrin her third Olympic gold, tying her for the second-most by a U.S. Winter Olympian. Her four total Olympic medals tie her for the most by a U.S. woman in Alpine skiing. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — […]

The USA’s 5-0 win against rival Canada in the preliminary round was an anomaly in the history of Olympics women’s hockey. The USA and Canada will meet on Thursday, Feb. 19, in the gold medal game (1:10 p.m. ET on USA/Peacock) and all of their previous six meetings in championship games have been close. In […]

MILAN – There were nerves and then, immense relief, the kind that comes with knowing the despair of the alternative. The USA men’s hockey team remains on a path to the gold medal game, as does top rival Canada, at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The next step comes Friday, Feb. 20 in a semifinal matchup […]