Feb 15, 2026, 10:33 AM ET CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn was preparing to fly back to her home country on Sunday after her terrifying head-over-heels crash in the Olympic downhill, the U.S. Ski Team’s chief told The Associated Press. Sophie Goldschmidt, president and CEO of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, told the…
Feb 15, 2026, 10:07 AM ET CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The curling controversy at the Winter Olympics widened Sunday as increased surveillance of matches resulted in the removal of a stone thrown by the British men’s team for the same alleged violation that burned the Canadians two days in a row. In the ninth end…
Feb 15, 2026, 07:10 AM ET TESERO, Italy — Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won his ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing, setting a Winter Games record, at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 29‑year‑old anchored Sunday’s 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay in the men’s competition for his fourth gold of the 2026 Games. He had shared…
The second Sunday of the 2026 Winter Olympics is a busy one for fans of Team USA. Mikaela Shiffrin skis in the giant slalom — the race she won at the 2018 Olympics, and her second shot at a medal in Milan Cortina. It’s also the race where she suffered a severe injury with a…
Every Friday, I pick for you the best or most exciting games not to be missed in the world of football each weekend. From derbies to top of the table clashes, relegation six-pointers to world class players facing each other or other interesting tactical battles, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. This week,…
Feb 13, 2026, 07:05 AM ET CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The Court of Arbitration for Sport heard the appeal of Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych surrounding his disqualification from the Milan Cortina Games on Friday, though the slider knows he won’t be competing in these Olympics even if he wins his case. “Looks like this…
WHEN MEGAN GRANT sits in the front row of her Intro to Gender Studies class at UCLA, she’s enjoying the only rest she’ll get all day. It’s game day for the UCLA women’s basketball team. Grant has 10 hours until she’ll take the court for the Bruins. But before putting on her basketball jersey, the…
Eric KarabellFeb 13, 2026, 07:56 AM ET Close Eric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”. Multiple Authors Fantasy baseball season is back, perhaps with many lapsed fans and eager managers…
Feb 13, 2026, 07:31 AM ET MILAN — The International Skating Union says it stands by the ice dance judging at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where the scores from the French judge earlier this week played a big role in the French couple of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron beating the American team…
Mark SchlabachFeb 13, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Multiple Authors Let the Texas hype begin. The Longhorns fell short of their lofty preseason No. 1 ranking last season by finishing 10-3 and missing the College Football Playoff. But…
