The WNBA and its players association will not agree to a new collective bargaining agreement by Friday’s deadline. That’s according to New York Liberty All-Star Breanna Stewart, the two-time league MVP and vice president of the players association. ‘We are not coming to an agreement by tomorrow, I can tell you that,’ Stewart told reporters […]

The Los Angeles Angels, along with eight other Major League Baseball teams, terminated broadcast deals with FanDuel Sports Network and its parent company, Main Street Sports Group, on Thursday, Jan. 8. According to the Associated Press, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league is prepared to produce and distribute the broadcasts of all nine teams […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence before their Jan. 8 game at the Target Center to honor Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot this week by a federal immigration officer. Video of the Timberwolves’ broadcast of the trubute, posted to the r/NBA subreddit and reviewed by USA TODAY, shows that the moment of […]

Patrick Kane has joined an exclusive club, becoming the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals. Kane, 37, recorded the huge milestone when he scored twice in the Detroit Red Wings’ game against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, Jan. 8, picking up No. 500 on an empty-net score with 3:53 left. The goal, […]

The Fiesta Bowl matchup between No. 6 Mississippi and No. 10 Miami turned into an instant classic, with the Hurricanes coming from behind to win 31-27 and advance to the College Football Playoff championship game. Of course, it wouldn’t be a true CFP game without at least a little controversy — and the Hurricanes and […]

Thursday night’s Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls game has been postponed ‘due to moisture on the floor rendering the court unplayable,’ the NBA said in a statement. The announcement that the game at Chicago’s United Center was off came nearly two hours after the contest was supposed to tip off. Per the NBA, ‘the date for the […]

AI-assisted summary Figure skater Maxim Naumov honored his late parents with his short program at the U.S. championships. Naumov’s parents, both former Olympic skaters, were killed in a plane crash in January 2025. He held a photo of his parents while awaiting his score, which temporarily put him in first place. Naumov finished the short […]

But Beck and the Hurricanes decided they weren’t done, and the sixth-year senior delivered. Beck capped off a 15-play, 75-yard drive ending in a 3-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds left after making huge throws to set up the scramble. The Georgia transfer completed 23-of-37 passes for 268 yards with two touchdowns to an interception, […]

The Philadelphia Phillies, frustrated in their negotiations to bring back free-agent catcher J.T. Realmuto, are looking into the possibility of shaking up their roster and finding a creative way to add free-agent infielder Bo Bichette, a high-ranking Phillies executive told USA TODAY Sports. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity […]