The growth of women’s hockey since it was added as an Olympic sport in at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, has been exponential. That popularity showed up in the ratings for the women’s gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 19. Team USA’s overtime victory against rival Canada was the […]
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LSU football coach Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin are in a wild online spat. ‘Have y’all ever heard of a football coach, tagging a WBB coach, after a game?’ McPhee-McCuin posted to X on Friday. ‘This guy doesn’t even like women’s sports! Cope harder! #GoldingEra’ Without naming anyone, McPhee-McCuin’s tweet seemed to […]
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MILAN — Lindsey Vonn says her latest surgery went well and she hopes to be out of the hospital soon. The surgery Wednesday, Feb. 18, took a little over six hours and photos of her left leg show more than a dozen screws. Vonn suffered a complex tibial fracture in a crash in the Olympic downhill […]
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LIVIGNO, Italy – Alex Ferreira stood at the top of the halfpipe and repeated the incantation he’d come to rely upon. I am greatness. This is my moment. And I can feel it in my bone marrow. Five tremendous jumps above the 22-foot-walls later, Ferreira had achieved greatness. Indeed, it was his moment. And now, […]
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MILAN — Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” blasted on the speakers at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan ahead of the gold-medal game between the U.S. women’s national hockey team and Canada. “I got a feelin’ that tonight’s gonna be a good night,” musician Will.i.am sang on the track. The song served as […]
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MILAN — With the two gold medals around her neck, Alysa Liu looks comfortable being an Olympic champion figure skater. She sounds less comfortable about something else. ‘I don’t know if I really want to be a role model, I would say,’ Liu remarked during a small group interview that included USA TODAY Sports. ‘But […]
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Angel Reese came back to Unrivaled, at least in part, to help defending champ Rose BC make a push to the playoffs. While Reese scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a productive 10 minutes, Rose lost, 80-78, in her return to Hive BC on Friday night at Sephora Arena in Miami. Rose is […]
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The tech rally that powered markets through 2025 is being tested in 2026. In early February, a broad tech selloff hit markets, fueled by various elements, including aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) capital spending guidance from hyperscalers, as well as the rapid release of new AI models, which sparked disruption concerns within the software sector. This […]
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Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (February 20) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$67,697.37, up by 0.9 percent over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin price performance, February 20, […]
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A team of researchers at Penn State have developed a plant-based nanomaterial capable of selectively extracting dysprosium from rare earth mixtures, according to a recent report. The findings published in the study detail how the team engineered a modified form of cellulose capable of isolating dysprosium, a heavy rare earth element used in semiconductors, electric […]
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