With 2nd gold of Games, Italian Snow Tiger Federica Brignone shows age is just a number
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
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Sources: Seahawks expected to hire 49ers' Brian Fleury as OC - ESPN
RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks are expected to hire San Francisco 49ers tight ends coach and run game coordinator Brian Fleury as their new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday.
2026 Daytona 500 preview: Your cheat sheet to the Great American Race - ESPN
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — For 68 years, the world's greatest stock car racers have descended upon the white sands of eastern Florida to compete for the most coveted checkered flag their sport has to offer. Actually, they have come here for much longer than that — high-horsepower machinery first started barreling down the actual sands of the actual beach all the way back in 1902. But in 1959, when Big Bill France rounded up every bulldozer he could find and constructed a 2.5-mile D-shaped oval with 31 degrees of banking, stacked 40 feet wide and 20 feet tall, the racing moved inland and the Daytona 500 was born.
LeBron James says he's still unsure if he'll play in 24th season - ESPN
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — LeBron James still doesn't know if the ball will keep bouncing for him beyond his record-setting 23rd NBA season but does want to make sure his heart is still beating.
Alpine skiing-No pressure secret to Brignone's success, she says
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb 15 : Italy's Federica Brignone said the secret behind her giant slalom gold medal on Sunday was the absence of pressure and a sense of complete freedom.
Longer careers open door for athletes to combine sport and motherhood, says Italy’s Lollobrigida
MILAN, Feb 15 : Longer competitive careers in winter sports are giving women more opportunities to become mothers without having to hang up their skates, Italian double Olympic champion Francesca Lollobrigida told Reuters on Sunday.
Virgil van Dijk says Mo Salah is still ‘so important’ for Liverpool
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has stressed the continued importance Mohamed Salah has as the club look to make a success of their season.
It's been 58 years since it last took Canada this long to win Winter Olympics gold
It took nine days before a Canadian athlete won a gold medal at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics — the longest the country has ever taken to win gold at the Winter Games in 58 years.