The women’s short-track speed skating quarterfinals were briefly paused at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday after Kamila Sellier of Poland suffered a scary injury after an opponent’s blade sliced her face during a fall. Sellier led the pack with nine laps to go in the sixth quarterfinal heat of the 1,500-meter race on Friday […]
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Scottie Scheffler entered the 2026 Genesis Invitational with the longest active streak of cuts made on the PGA Tour. He hadn’t missed the weekend at an event since August 2022. He cut it close on Friday at Riviera Country Club, though. Scheffler ended Feb. 20 with a second-round 68, moving to even par for the […]
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. has announced a return to boxing after retiring from the sport nearly 10 years ago. Mayweather, 48, said that through a partnership with CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS, he would return to the ring, professionally, following his planned upcoming exhibition with heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson. Just before his 49th birthday, Mayweather told ESPN […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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