Longtime MLB umpire Bruce Froemming has died at the age of 86, his family confirmed to The Athletic. Froemming’s sons told The Athletic and Associated Press that Froemming fell at his home in Wisconsin on Tuesday and hit his head on the hardwood floor. He was taken to a hospital in Milwaukee, according to his […]

INDIANAPOLIS – By definition, the NFL draft is inherently a young man’s game. But while there are no literal graybeards among this year’s class of prospects, a number of players are set to become rookies despite resembling veterans in age. And they’re doing so at a moment when personnel decision-makers have reconsidered a longstanding aversion […]

Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for throwing the game ball ‘with force’ into the stands during halftime of Minnesota’s 124-121 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the end of the second quarter, when Edwards snagged a rebound off a Portland miss, […]

USA TODAY Sports has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine from Indianapolis. Follow along here for updates. Hundreds of college football standouts are in Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. The week of action began on Tuesday with coach and general manager media availability. Thursday brought the main reason for fans to […]

Deion Sanders questioned the timing of a racial slur yelled at the BAFTA Film Awards. Sanders suggested the slur must be ‘already in you’ to be part of an involuntary outburst. The man who yelled the slur, John Davidson, said he felt shame and that it was one of several tics he had that night. […]

As February turns to March and the men’s college basketball season winds toward its conclusion, there are plenty of high-stakes offerings on this weekend’s schedule for your viewing enjoyment. We can’t promise two top-five clashes like we had last week in this space, but the slate makes up for that in quantity with no fewer […]

They always find out. Students have tried for years to hide report cards from their parents after getting bad grades in school, but no forged signature is ever enough to prevent the truth from coming out. While the NFL won a grievance against the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) on Feb. 13 to prevent the annual […]