BREAKING: Team USA defeats Canada 2-1 in overtime at the 2026 Winter Olympics to capture gold, marking the Americans’ first Olympic gold medal since 2018.

Hockey making me emotional 🥹 I love sports so much

A BACKWARDS THROUGH-THE-LEGS GOAL ARE YOU KIDDING ME HILARY KNIGHT

NEW: Hours after our story published earlier today, Iowa State's AD sent a letter to Cyclone gymnasts and their families saying "unreconcilable differences" led to the season's cancellation. He alleges "recurring conflict" over an "extended period." Read the full letter here (link in next post):

Since Iowa State administrators are being vague about the future of the gymnastics program, we dove into the finances: - Per Iowa State’s 2025 financial report to NCAA, gymnastics lost $1.4M - Football, MBB only ISU sports that didn't lose $ - ISU athletics facing $147M budget deficit through 2031

New from me, @travishines21.bsky.social & @tommybirch.bsky.social: One week after Iowa State canceled its gymnastics season, gymnasts and alumni are still in the dark seeking answers. “My daughter has no idea what her future holds,” one gymnast’s parent said. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Agree or disagree? This contestant on the new “Love Is Blind” season, Connor, is Luka Doncic’s doppelgänger

Olympic wrestling gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock has started a fundraiser for her mom’s Houston area food truck, a gift from Tamyra after her win at the Tokyo Games. Tamyra spoke to me for this story about how competing to Team USA comes at a price: www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports...

After canceling the rest of the season, will Iowa State have gymnastics in 2027? "Right now, the focus is on supporting the young women in our program. We have not yet shifted our attention beyond caring for these young women during this period.” www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

BREAKING: Breezy Johnson wins gold in women's downhill at Milan Cortina Olympics, the first medal for the U.S., after Lindsey Vonn crashes.

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

Not great news as Lindsey Vonn crashes and injures left knee in last downhill before the Olympics. This will be updated

It is ridiculous that this has dragged on this long. But Jordan Chiles is one step closer to having the saga of her bronze medal from Paris resolved.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is still contemplating an Olympic double at the L.A. Games in 2028, even though the Games' schedule makes it difficult. "I wouldn't say it's in the back of my mind. I think it's always towards the front, to be honest," she said. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Oh, it’s getting real now! Our “Chasing Gold” profiles are rolling out beginning today, and we of course start with Mikaela Shiffrin. Shiffrin’s Olympic career has had highest highs (two gold medals) and lowest lows (Beijing), complicating her view of the Games.

In the last 18 months, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke a world record, pivoted to a new event and won a world title. Now, she's hitting pause. The four-time Olympic gold medalist discussed her pregnancy, plans for LA 2028 and her dad's health struggles: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Just wanted to take a minute, for no particular reason whatsoever, and celebrate some of the brilliant work that my @postsports.bsky.social colleagues have done in recent weeks. These stories take time and resources. They're also what make The Post so great. All gift links/free to read...

It has never been more important to understand what is happening in our world, and @washingtonpost.com's foreign reporters regularly sacrifice their own wellbeing and safety to bring us those vital stories. I'm so proud to share a newsroom with them. We need them more than ever. #SavethePost

“Why did God let this happen to me?” A family is suing after an Aramark worker allegedly assaulted their 8-year-old son at NRG Stadium. “There’s a lot of people here that need to look within and are ultimately responsible for this,” the boy’s father told USA TODAY. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The transfer portal window for college basketball is moving and shrinking. But coaches like Jeff Walz and Carly Thibault-DuDonis still have concerns.

Can you measure Victor Wembanyama’s height in Oreos? How does birth order affect NBA performance? Which zodiac sign is the best at basketball? The NBA Research & Development Department has answers. Inside the offbeat experiments taking over social media: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The story of a lifetime: Indiana's unthinkable path to college football greatness provided a blueprint to saving the sport.

Can you measure Victor Wembanyama’s height in Oreos? How does birth order affect NBA performance? Which zodiac sign is the best at basketball? The NBA Research & Development Department has answers. Inside the offbeat experiments taking over social media: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Varun brought curiosity and professionalism to the Wizards beat and I know he’ll continue to do the same on the Rockets beat for the Chronicle. Give him a follow.

Update from Ed Lacerte's daughter, Arianna: Ed is still waiting on his match, but the NMDP blood stem cell donor registry is up to 1,200 registrations! Incredible impact from the Celtics, NBA and USA Basketball sharing Ed's story: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The Supreme Court will hear two cases today challenging state bans on transgender athletes. These bans are about erasure. Not fairness.

Some teams are charmed. It’s beginning to feel as if the Chicago Bears are one of them.

Happening now in women’s college hoops: Undefeated No. 2 Texas takes on No. 12 LSU. One player to watch for the Longhorns is Jordan Lee, whose emergence as a two-way star could propel Texas to a national title: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The NFL is aware of domestic violence allegations against Chiefs WR Rashee Rice and is investigating to see if he violated the league's personal conduct policy. What happens next? Decoding the NFL's disciplinary process and potential punishments: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Texas women's basketball is 17-0 and looks poised to return to the Final Four. You've likely heard of Texas stars Madison Booker and Rori Harmon. The unsung hero who could propel the Longhorns to a national title? Sophomore Jordan Lee. Inside Lee's rise at Texas: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

For decades, Ed Lacerte cared for the NBA’s top players as an athletic trainer for the Boston Celtics and USA Basketball. Now, they want to save his life. Story on Lacerte’s tremendous impact and his quest to find a blood stem cell donor: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Holy crap Tonie Morgan! What a shot for Kentucky

Sad to see Michelle Alozie leave Houston, though she should get more playing time in Chicago (on defense, it appears). It was a treat to shadow Alozie at Texas Children’s Hospital for this story on her dual careers as a soccer star and cancer researcher: www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports...

WNBA players vote to strike if CBA negotiations remain at standstill www.usatoday.com/story/sports... via @usatodaysports.usatoday.com

This week, FIFA announced record prize money for the 2026 men's world cup -- which also matters to the USWNT. Why? Because of the women's national team CBA and a target set by FIFA's president: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Sherrone Moore appeared via video and barely spoke at his arraignment hearing on Friday, where he was ordered by a judge to continue mental health treatment after he allegedly threatened self-harm at the home of a Michigan staffer. Story (TW self-harm): www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Scandal after scandal after scandal. Michigan AD Warde Manuel might not have done anything wrong, but he fostered the environment that allowed and encouraged others to. He also needs to go.

NFL clubs voted at league meetings today to invest up to $32M in a pro flag football league. The NFL has been an important partner in growing flag, which is why @usafootball.bsky.social is holding talent ID camps in NFL markets to recruit for the 2028 Olympic teams: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

For my first @usatodaysports.usatoday.com story, I went to a USA Football talent ID camp to learn how officials are scouring the country for flag football athletes with Olympic potential – building a pipeline while preparing for LA 2028 www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Find out live who the USMNT and soccer's best teams will face in the 2026 World Cup.

📰 USA Today Motocross quietly becomes deadliest sport for kids, USA TODAY finds ⟶ USA Today | headline in context

Excited to share that today is my first day at @usatoday.com as a national sports enterprise reporter. I’ll write features and investigations about all sports – stories that cover the heartwarming, corrupt and weird. Email [email protected] with tips, story ideas and dad jokes.

Thanks for following along and reading. Really, it means the world. Please support local journalism and be kind to one another. See ya on the flip side. – 30 –

Alperen Şengün: “Today, if I played the same way I played in the first half, I know we're gonna watch a film next day with Ime. So I just don't want to lose. I just got to get back. I know this team needs me, so I got to do whatever it takes to win.”

Initial game story from the Rockets’ OT win over the Magic/ my obituary www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rocke...

Of course it's overtime for my last game. Why not?

With 2:50 remaining in the game, Durant’s 3-pointer just gave the Rockets their first lead since 4-3 in the first quarter. It's 95-94 now. Strap in.

END 3Q: Rockets 77, Magic 80. Houston has been knocking on the door but Orlando always manages to pull away. The Rockets just have to take care of the ball and make some shots under the basket.

Fifth turnover of the game for Kevin Durant. He and Alperen Sengun have combined for nine of Houston's 11 turnovers.

HALFTIME: Rockets 46, Magic 55. The Rockets cut the deficit to two points a couple of times, but the Magic are raining 3s and crowding the paint on defense. Houston has more turnovers (6) than 3-pointers (3, all from the bench). Kevin Durant has 15 pts, Reed Sheppard 10 pts.