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  • Georgia linebackers Chris Cole and Darren Ikinnagbon arrested on driving-related charges

    Two more Georgia football players have been arrested for driving-related offenses.

    Linebackers Chris Cole and Darren Ikinnagbon were booked Wednesday night within a half hour of each other on misdemeanor charges — Cole for speeding and reckless driving, according to On3, and Ikinnagbon for speeding, reckless driving and following too closely.

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    The school said in a statement that it was aware of the charges and was “actively gathering additional information.”

    Their arrests continue a trend that is not seeming to slow down in recent years for Georgia players. Over a dozen players have been arrested for driving offenses in the past three years since the death of offensive lineman Devin Willock.

    [Get more Bulldogs news: Georgia team feed]

    Willock and team staffer Chandler LeCroy were killed in a car crash on Jan. 15, 2023, following the Bulldogs’ national title parade. Police said that LeCroy was driving an SUV that was racing another SUV driven by current Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter.

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    Carter pleaded no contest to charges of reckless driving for his role in the incident.

    Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has said his program has implemented efforts to curb the driving issues that have plagued it. In November, Nyier Daniels was dismissed from the team after he was charged with felonies for a police chase. Daniels and his mother were both arrested after he passed an officer who had pulled over his mother while going more than 100 mph in a 25 mph zone. Daniels then allegedly reached 150 mph with his younger siblings in the car while he was evading police.

    Cole was fourth on the team with 59 tackles in 2025 while Ikinnagbon had two tackles.

  • Longtime Eagles RT Lane Johnson reportedly returning for next season after injury-riddled 2025 campaign

    Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson is returning for the 2026 season, his 14th in the NFL, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane reported Thursday.

    Johnson, 35, missed the final eight games of his injury-riddled 2025 campaign, including the Eagles’ wild-card playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, because of a Lisfranc foot injury.

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    The 2013 No. 4 overall pick is a six-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro who has helped Philly reach three Super Bowls and win its first two rings in franchise history.

    Johnson is a cornerstone of the Eagles’ offensive line and will offer valuable continuity up front as the team transitions to a new offense under 33-year-old coordinator Sean Mannion.

    Longtime O-Line coach Jeff Stoutland resigned earlier this month, and Chris Kuper — a former Denver Broncos guard who most recently coached with the Minnesota Vikings — will serve as his replacement.

    With the scheme expected to change, and a new voice in the O-Line room, Johnson coming back is significant, particularly during an offseason that’s also reportedly included 27-year-old left guard Landon Dickerson mulling retirement after weathering a slew of injuries in his young career.

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    Johnson isn’t just a locker room pillar, but he’s likely a future Pro Football Hall of Famer as well.

    Consistently one of the NFL’s best right tackles, Johnson has allowed just six total sacks since the start of the 2019 season, playoffs included, according to Pro Football Focus. He’s a force in the run-blocking department, too, and played a role in Eagles running backs LeSean McCoy (1,607 rushing yards) and Saquon Barkley (2,005 rushing yards) leading the league on the ground in 2013 and 2024, respectively.

    Barkley, of course, became the ninth back in NFL history to pile up more than 2,000 rushing yards in a single season.

    This past season, though, Philadelphia’s vaunted offensive line wasn’t as dominant as usual. Injuries were certainly a factor, and so was a predictable offense that then-OC Kevin Patullo called.

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    Barkley averaged just 4.1 yards per carry — 1.7 fewer than the previous season — and the Eagles plummeted from second in the NFL in rushing yards per game (179.3) in 2024 to 18th (116.9 per game) in 2025.

    Johnson sustained his Lisfranc injury during a Week 11 “Sunday Night Football” win over the Detroit Lions. In Week 10, he injured his ankle amid the Eagles’ “Monday Night Football” victory over the Green Bay Packers. All the way back in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Rams, he left the game with a stinger.

    Johnson’s presence makes a difference.

    The Eagles were 8-2 in games he played in last season and just 3-5 in his absence, according to The Athletic, which reported that, since 2016, Philadelphia is 96-41-1 with Johnson on the field and a mere 15-28 when he doesn’t play.

  • Winter Olympics 2026: Team USA women’s curling advances to semifinals after clutch hammer by Tabitha Peterson in extra end

    Team USA women’s curling entered Thursday with a simple task: Win, and you’re in. With a victory over Switzerland, the United States would guarantee itself a spot in the playoffs.

    In the end, it wasn’t that simple, but Team USA secured its spot in the semifinals with a narrow 7-6 win over Switzerland that came down to a clutch hammer from Tabitha Peterson in an extra end. After giving up three points in the 10th end and missing on some early shots in the extra end, Peterson needed an expertly placed shot with the hammer to send the U.S. to the semifinals.

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    It nearly came down to a measurement, but Peterson did it. Team USA picked up the walk-off win to advance.

    While the match ended in dramatic fashion, things started slowly. Team USA opened the match with the hammer, and after an uneventful first end, decided to strategically clear the house so they could keep the hammer in the second end. No points were scored until the second end, when Peterson used the U.S.’s hammer to grab the first point of the game. Peterson didn’t have a large margin for error with her shot, and managed to land the stone almost directly on the button, grabbing a point and an early 1-0 lead for Team USA.

    Switzerland used its first hammer in the third end to tie things up. They had a shot at two points in the end, but the hammer wasn’t thrown hard enough, and failed to knock Team USA’s stone far enough outside the house to net Switzerland two points. The Americans grabbed the lead back in the fourth end, as Peterson once again landed the hammer on the button to go up 2-1.

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    The fifth end proved to be massive for Team USA. After placing a stone close to the button, the Americans decided to play defense, making it harder for Switzerland to score with the hammer. The tactic worked out, as Switzerland’s hammer made contact with one of Team USA’s defensively placed stones. That stopped the momentum of Switzerland’s hammer, allowing Team USA to steal a point in the end. That pushed Team USA’s lead to 3-1 after the fifth end.

    Thanks to more strong defense, Team USA limited Switzerland to a point in the sixth end. Leading 3-2, and holding the hammer, Team USA needed multiple points in the seventh end to gain some breathing room. They made that happen, as Peterson’s hammer netted the U.S. two more points, giving them a 5-2 lead entering the eighth end.

    Switzerland needed multiple points in the eighth end, but had to settle for just one. That made it 5-3, with the U.S. controlling the hammer in the ninth end. If Team USA could score multiple points in the end, they would hold a massive lead heading into the final end. It looked shaky with three U.S. stones left, but Peterson cleared out Switzerland’s stone on the second-to-last stone for Team USA. A strong shot by Switzerland’s Alina Paetz limited the U.S. to settling for just one point in the end, giving them a 6-3 lead heading into the 10th end.

    Switzerland refused to go down quietly. Paetz executed on the hammer, grabbing three points to tie the match 6-6, sending it to an extra end.

    While the momentum seemed to be slipping away from Team USA, it held the hammer in the extra end, a massive advantage.

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    But the letdown in the 10th may have extended to the extra end for the Americans early on. Some missed shots made it stressful with just three stones to go. Team USA still had an opening as the match wound down, but it wasn’t going to be easy.

    It all came down to the final stone. Peterson needed to navigate around three Switzerland stones to secure the victory for Team USA. She came up extremely clutch with her shot, getting it just around Switzerland’s stones, but not pushing it too far outside the house. It was a close finish, nearly coming down to a measurement. Ultimately, that wasn’t needed, and the U.S. picked up the narrowest of wins.

    With the victory, Team USA women’s curling advances to the medal round for the first time since 2002. That team failed to medal after losing in the semifinals and the bronze-medal game.

    This time around, Team USA’s opponent in the semifinals will be familiar, as the Americans will face off against Switzerland on Friday. The winner will move on to the gold-medal match. The loser will play for bronze.

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    Sweden and Canada will meet in the other semifinal game Friday.

    Team USA defeated both Switzerland and Canada in round-robin play, but lost 9-4 to Sweden during the round-robin session. Both wins over Switzerland and Canada came by just one point, which should lead to some more tense games for the Americans as they inch closer to earning a medal.

  • Winter Olympics: U.S. speedskater Brittany Bowe, hockey player Hilary Knight get engaged

    Love continues to be in the air for Olympians. Add Hilary Knight and Brittany Bowe to the list of athlete who have gotten engaged during the Milan Games.

    Knight, a forward for the U.S. women’s hockey team, proposed to Bowe, a member of the American speedskating team, this week eight years after the couple met during the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

    “Olympics brought us together. This one made us forever,” Knight wrote in her social media caption.

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    Knight and Bowe’s relationship began when they took nightly walks together in Pyeongchang as a way to relax following competition. A friendship blossomed into romance and now they are set to be married.

    “It was just a really good way to get to know her, going for walks, getting out of our suites,” Knight told Olympics.com this week. “To have that human connection, even walking outside at a distance, it was really cool.”

    As they got to know one another better, Bowe said that she knew “very quickly” that Knight would be a part of her life for a long time.

    The feeling was mutual, according to Knight.

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    “I knew immediately. I was like, ‘This person’s the one,’” she said.

    Both Bowe and Knight have announced that the Milan Games are their last Olympics. Bowe owns two bronze medals from the 2018 team pursuit and 2022 1000m. Knight won gold in 2018 and also has three silver medals to her name.

    “I thought what better moment than to do it at the Olympics where we met, where we’ve spent most of our lives prepping for and just owning the world stage,” Knight told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s just been so much fun to cheer her on through her races this week and I thought this might be a good place to have a full circle moment for us.”

    They each can add another medal to their collections this week with Knight and the U.S. women’s hockey team facing Canada for gold on Thursday and Bowe taking part in the women’s 1500m race on Friday.

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    Last week, U.S. downhill gold medalist Breezy Johnson got engaged to her boyfriend Connor Watkins at the finish line of the women’s super-G, moments after she crashed out of the event and did not finish. Also, figure skaters Olivia Smart and Jean-Luc Baker, competitors at the 2022 Olympics, got engaged on the streets of Milan on Valentine’s Day, and freestyle skier Kateryna Kotsar was proposed to by now-fiancé Bohdan Fashtryha following her qualification for the big air final.

  • Hornets star LaMelo Ball reportedly avoids injury in Charlotte car accident, will play for Hornets on Thursday

    Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball avoided injury in a car crash in Uptown Charlotte, according to Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer. He was not on the Hornets’ injury report prior to Thursday night’s game against the Houston Rockets.

    WSOC-TV has more details about the crash, as well as video. It reportedly occurred at the intersection of Tryon Street and Trade Street, with Ball’s custom Hummer hitting the front left wheel of a Kia sedan. The sedan’s driver was reportedly taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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    Ball was reportedly traveling west on Trade when he tried to turn left onto Tryon. Footage appears to show the Hummer trying to bail out of the turn but still colliding with the Kia with the front left section.

    It has not been confirmed Ball was the one driving, but he was later seen exiting the Hummer from the driver’s seat and leaving in a Lamborghini after police arrived on the scene. Images from the scene show the Hummer missing its front left wheel.

    It’s unclear if Ball will face any legal consequences from the crash. However, he seems to have built something of a reputation behind the wheel in his time in Charlotte, as you can see from a 2024 compilation of him allegedly making reckless turns and driving through red lights while exiting the Spectrum Center parking garage.

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    Ball is in his sixth season with the Hornets and is currently playing a career low in minutes per game at 27.7, with his points (19.3) and assists (7.4) also representing his lowest numbers since his rookie year. However, he’s also on pace to crack 50 games played for the first time since the 2021-22 season.

  • Kansas star Darryn Peterson asks to come out early in latest ‘disappointing’ absence in win over Oklahoma State

    He certainly wasn’t needed, but No. 8 Kansas was without star Darryn Peterson for much of the second half of their blowout win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

    Peterson, who has long been considered a favorite to go very early in the NBA Draft this summer, has struggled to stay on the court all season due to various injuries and illness. But on Wednesday night in Stillwater, Peterson looked like his old self. He dropped 23 points, 20 of which came in the first half, to give the Jayhawks an early double-digit lead.

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    But Peterson simply didn’t last. After he drilled a 3-pointer on the wing, Peterson immediately turned to head coach Bill Self and asked to come out of the game. He didn’t return after that.

    “I didn’t anticipate that tonight at all. I thought he was good to go,” Self said, via the Lawrence Journal-World’s Henry Greenstein. “But we only got 18 minutes out of him. That’s disappointing because he could have had a really good night.”

    Peterson finished with 23 points and two assists in the win. He went 6-of-10 from behind the arc, too. His final 3-pointer put the Jayhawks up by 13 points at the time. They then led by double digits the rest of the way to grab the 81-69 win. In total, Peterson has averaged 19.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game while shooting just shy of 48% from the field.

    Peterson has missed 11 games so far this season and drawn plenty of criticism for it. He was a late scratch from Kansas’ win over then-top-ranked Arizona after going through pregame warmups due to flu-like symptoms. In total, Peterson has missed time due to a hamstring strain, a sprained ankle, a quad issue and cramping problems.

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    The issue on Wednesday night was apparently due to cramping.

    “One thing about it is [cramping] has happened enough that our guys have learned to play without him, even though that’s not the way we want to play,” Self said, via ESPN. “But that’s certainly something we’re not unaccustomed to right now.”

    Despite the inconsistency from their star player, the Jayhawks still hold a 20-6 record and are third in the Big 12 standings. They will have to take on both No. 2 Houston and No. 4 Arizona before the end of the season — both of which would be easier matchups if Peterson is at full strength.

    But clearly, Peterson still isn’t there yet. And with just five games left in the regular season before the Big 12 tournament — which should be the most competitive and top-heavy of the major conferences this March — he’s rapidly running out of time to get there.

  • Fantasy Football: QB situations in Arizona, Atlanta among 5 biggest questions for NFC teams this offseason

    As a busy offseason looms, many NFC teams enter with questions left unanswered. With changes coming in free agency, on draft day, and throughout the summer, analyst Joel Smyth goes over five key questions that can shape the 2026 fantasy football season.​ Smyth covered the AFC earlier in the week.

    How will the 49ers offense shape up for 2026?

    It was a tumultuous year for San Francisco. Injuries galore, including at quarterback, and yet, head coach Kyle Shanahan did his usual, leading the offense to the fourth-most fantasy points of 2025. It highlights the importance of coaching in fantasy football and opens the door for multiple breakout candidates in 2026. With George Kittle tearing his Achilles and the 49ers’ WR room being an open competition, the upside available later in August drafts will be key.

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    Brock Purdy isn’t Tom Brady, but in a Shanahan offense, there are not many quarterbacks in the league better for fantasy. He led the position in catchable target rate to WRs and TEs, has the highest yards per attempt in the Super Bowl Era, and has reached an elite 7%+ TD per attempt in three of his four seasons. In a year without healthy receivers, Purdy ranked third in fantasy points per pass behind only Matthew Stafford and Drake Maye.

    The question becomes, who besides Christian McCaffrey can benefit from the 49ers offense, especially as Kittle makes his way back from injury, and Jauan Jennings becomes a free agent?

    Candidate No. 1 is Ricky Pearsall, who, before injury, averaged nearly 94 yards in his three healthy games, after recording 210 yards in his final two games of 2024. Just as likely to be fighting for the No. 1 WR spot is a receiver in free agency or from the NFL Draft. At the end of the day, rolling the dice on any of them late in drafts is a wise shot, as San Francisco has produced four top-15 fantasy receivers in the last five years, not including Kittle.

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    Who will be the RB1 in Carolina?

    For a short stint, Rico Dowdle looked to be a fantasy league-winner in the Panthers offense. His 130 rushing yards per game over a five-week stretch dwindled down to 43 the rest of the way with Chuba Hubbard in the fold. Money is a big factor this offseason. Dowdle, who makes next to nothing, is set to be a free agent in March, the same as last year. Carolina is unlikely to re-sign him while Hubbard has three years remaining on a four-year contract worth $33 million.

    The issue then becomes, can Hubbard return to his 2024 self? This past season, he had zero explosive carries, not a single run of 15+ yards. Of 49 running backs, he ranked 49th in yards after contact per attempt. His potential will likely depend on the health and effectiveness of the young Jonathan Brooks, a second-round pick from 2024, who only has nine career carries due to injury. If multiple backs enter Week 1 with split playing time likely, I’d rather pass on the whole backfield.

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    However, if Dave Canales has an RB similar to 2023 Rachaad White in his offense, the efficiency won’t matter if top-five RB volume potential is there.

    Who becomes quarterback in Arizona?

    Arizona has until March 15 to decide on whether Kyler Murray will stay a Cardinal in 2026 and earn his base salary, or head to free agency. It looks unlikely he will be Mike LaFleur’s starting quarterback in September as the new coaching staff is looking for answers at the position. Jacoby Brissett is the next option outside of the draft, but a 33-year-old who’s won two of his last 17 starts is not the future. With the lack of young options in free agency, the most likely scenario is Brissett starting the year, with a rookie waiting in the ranks.

    After Fernando Mendoza, the QB position among NFL Draft hopefuls falls off fast. The third overall pick isn’t necessarily the answer, but it doesn’t mean the new regime in Arizona won’t get a QB on Day 2. Either Ty Simpson in Round 2 or Carson Beck in Round 3 gives LaFleur another option behind Brissett to give the future some glimmer of hope. For fantasy purposes, the best case scenario would be Brissett returning, and not only repeating his 2025 performance (rather than 2024), but staying the starter as long as possible, as I’d be far less confident in a Day 2 rookie QB to provide the same production for the Arizona pass catchers.

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    Do the Giants, Commanders or Saints go WR in the top 10?

    There have been plenty of receivers drafted inside the top 10 in recent years, with very few working out as rookies in fantasy football. Malik Nabers and Ja’Marr Chase have been the big hits as WR1s out of the gate, with a couple more, such as Jaylen Waddle and Tetairoa McMillan, finishing as WR2s in FPPG. The issue with being drafted top-10 is that you’re often not being selected by the greatest offense to shine right away.

    Three key teams selecting early in the NFL Draft are looking to add a WR2 to an offense in a rare, high-potential spot:

    NYG – The Giants are an interesting one. Nabers’ ACL recovery news has been shaky, making his Week 1 availability not guaranteed. Jaxson Dart wasn’t the most accurate QB in Year 1, but led an offense ranked 15th in scoring as a starter. With little competition, a top rookie WR has a chance for a fast start.

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    WAS – Jayden Daniels’ injury completely derailed the Commanders’ season. Even after struggling in 2025, Daniels ranks 13th in yards per attempt over the last two seasons. With a new coaching staff, a rookie WR alongside Terry McLaurin can provide intriguing value in the later rounds of fantasy drafts, similar to how Deebo Samuel Sr. did in 2025.

    NO – The Saints are my personal favorite, especially considering I believe they will be underestimated. Do I believe Tyler Shough is a top QB? No, but I do believe Kellen Moore’s offense makes up for it in fantasy football. Their fast pace, WR-friendly offense led Chris Olave to being the overall WR8 in FPPG, even with Spencer Rattler beginning the year as the starting QB. After ranking fourth in targets per game, Olave can co-exist with a rookie WR2 who can elevate this Saints offense that’s looking for more weapons for their young quarterback.

    What will Kevin Stefanski do at QB?

    Kirk Cousins is all but gone and Michael Penix Jr. is coming off a third torn ACL, adding to his never-ending list of injuries. Kevin Stefanski enters Atlanta with loads of talent, except for a glaring question mark at the quarterback position. Even when healthy, Penix struggled heavily in accuracy, shown by his NFL high in “off-target” throws. The issue for Atlanta is that its options are severely limited. It doesn’t have draft capital and the free agent list is slim. ​

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    Because of last year’s trade on the first night of the NFL Draft, the Falcons will be without their first-round selection this season. The rumored options in free agency then become Russell Wilson, Joe Flacco or Carson Wentz, none of whom is providing much hope for the franchise.

    As a result for fantasy managers, some of the best players in the NFL will come with extreme risk. Bijan Robinson, Drake London and even Kyle Pitts Sr. (if he’s re-signed) have a shaky situation with Penix, counting on there being no regression coming back from injury. And if he gets re-injured for the sixth time in nine years? The likelihood of a major bust increases drastically.

  • Jordan Stolz’s Olympics now a ‘partial success’ after silver in 1500

    MILAN — On the night he won his second gold medal at these Olympics, speedskating phenom Jordan Stolz pondered an intriguing question.

    Would he consider his Olympics a success if he accomplished nothing more? Could he return home to Wisconsin satisfied with having proven that he’s the fastest skater on the planet over 500 and 1,000 meters?

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    Stolz’s answer offered a window into the mindset of an athlete in peak form, one with ambitions of achieving something truly historic in Milan. These Olympics would only be a “partial success,” according to Stolz, if he didn’t also check off taking gold in the 1,500 from his to-do list.

    “I’ve been so good in that distance for so long,” Stolz said, “so I hope I can win that one too.”

    Five days later, in front of a roaring crowd, Stolz fell short in his bid to become the first athlete in 46 years to complete speedskating’s sprint treble at an Olympics. Stolz finished a distant second behind China’s Ning Zhongyan in the 1,500 on Thursday, leaving him with two gold medals and a silver with one race still left to contest before he leaves Milan.

    Since Stolz had the luxury of skating in the final pair of the competition, the 21-year-old knew the exact time that he needed to beat as he stood at the starting line. Two pairs earlier, Zhongyan — ranked third in the world at this distance — had completed the three-and-three-quarters-lap race in an Olympic record time of 1:41.98 and was hoping that his time might hold up.

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    Stolz also had to worry about the Norwegian skating in the lane next him, one of the few skaters in the field who has experienced what it feels like to beat the American over 1,500 meters. Peder Kongshaug narrowly defeated Stolz at World Championships last year when Stolz was still recovering from strep throat and pneumonia.

    Performing under the weight of colossal expectations Thursday, Stolz also bettered the previous Olympic record by nearly half a second, but still wasn’t quite his dominant self. He lost ground to Zhongyan during the first half of the race and couldn’t close hard enough to erase the gap.

    When Stolz’s time flashed on the scoreboard — 1:42.75 — a teary-eyed Zhongyan pumped his fists and draped the Chinese flag over his shoulders. His margin of victory over Stolz was .77 seconds. Kjeld Nuis hung on for bronze, seven-hundredths of a second behind Stolz.

    “I just didn’t quite have the legs,” Stolz said. “The beginning part was a little slow. I thought I could maybe get it back, but I was just beginning to die off.

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    “Ning had the race of his life. I didn’t have one of my best, but I am still happy with silver. I have two golds and I was actually really happy that Ning was able to pull it off. I really like Ning.”

    Had Stolz achieved the sprint treble on an Olympic stage, it would have been his most remarkable accomplishment yet on a journey that began with watching the charismatic Apolo Anton Ohno at the Vancouver Games 16 years ago. Stolz has chased Olympic glory ever since, going from learning to skate on his family’s backyard pond at age 5, to winning his first U.S. title at 16, to snapping at the heels of the world’s fastest speedskaters soon after that.

    While Stolz hasn’t been as untouchable at 1,500 meters as he has been at 1,000, prior to Thursday he still had been very, very hard to beat at that distance. Stolz has raced the 1,500 at World Cup events 17 times since December 2023. He has won 14 of those races, including all five this season.

    Stolz’s audacious pre-Olympics goal of four gold medals is now dead, but he still has a chance to add to his incredible haul. The final race that Stolz plans to contest is Saturday’s mass start, a chaotic, unpredictable event that he has referred to as just “a bonus” if he is able to win.

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    The 1,500 was a different story. Stolz arrived at the speedskating arena on Thursday as the overwhelming favorite.

    He did everything he could to win a third gold.

    This was the rare day where speedskating’s fastest man wasn’t quite fast enough.

  • Team USA vs. Canada: How to watch the women’s ice hockey final at the 2026 Winter Olympics today

    The U.S. women’s ice hockey team will be playing in the gold medal game against Canada at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics this Thursday. This is the seventh time in history that the two clubs have met in the gold medal game; Canada has won gold in five of those games, while the U.S. has won gold twice. Who will come out on top this year? We’ll find out Thursday, Feb. 19 when the game airs live on Peacock and USA.

    Read on for a complete schedule of every remaining U.S. men’s and women’s hockey game at this year’s games, a rundown of who is playing for Team USA, and how to watch all the action. And if you want to learn even more about every event at this year’s Winter Games, here’s a guide to everything you need to know about the Milan Cortina Games.

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    How to watch Team USA vs. Canada in the women’s ice hockey final at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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    Date: Thursday, Feb. 19

    Time: 1:10 p.m. ET

    Location: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena

    TV channel: USA

    Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV, and more

    Where can I stream ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

    Every men’s and women’s ice hockey game at the Olympics, including the women’s gold medal final this Thursday, is available to stream on Peacock.

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    Where to watch the Team USA vs. Canada women’s ice hockey final on TV:

    The Team USA women’s ice hockey final will air live on USA on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 1:10 p.m. ET.

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    How to watch Olympic ice hockey free without cable:

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    Who is on the Team USA men’s hockey team?

    These are the athletes on Team USA’s men’s team, including their hometowns and professional teams:

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    • Jake Sanderson (Whitefish, Mont./Ottawa Senators)

    • Brock Faber (Maple Grove, Minn./Minnesota Wild)

    • Matt Boldy (Millis, Mass./Minnesota Wild)

    • Kyle Connor (Shelby Township, Mich./Winnipeg Jets)

    • Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass./Vegas Golden Knights)

    • Jake Guentzel (Woodbury, Minn./Tampa Bay Lightning)

    • Noah Hanifin (Northwood, Mass./Vegas Golden Knights)

    • Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce, Mich./Winnipeg Jets)

    • Jack Hughes (Canton, Mich./New Jersey Devils)

    • Quinn Hughes (Canton, Mich./Minnesota Wild)

    • Clayton Keller (St. Louis/Utah Mammoth)

    • Jackson LaCombe (Eden Prairie, Minn./Anaheim Ducks)

    • Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich./Detroit Red Wings)

    • Auston Matthews (Scottsdale, Ariz./Toronto Maple Leafs)

    • Charlie McAvoy (Long Beach, N.Y./Boston Bruins)

    • J.T. Miller (East Palestine, Ohio/New York Rangers)

    • Brock Nelson (Warroad, Minn./Colorado Avalanche)

    • Jake Oettinger (Lakeville, Minn./Dallas Stars)

    • Jaccob Slavin (Erie, Colo./Carolina Hurricanes)

    • Jeremy Swayman (Anchorage, Alaska/Boston Bruins)

    • Tage Thompson (Orange, Conn./Buffalo Sabres)

    • Brady Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo./Ottawa Senators)

    • Matthew Tkachuk (St. Louis, Mo./Florida Panthers)

    • Vincent Trocheck (Pittsburgh, Pa./New York Rangers)

    • Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Columbus Blue Jackets).

    2026 Team USA Olympic men’s ice hockey schedule:

    Tuesday, February 17

    • Qualification Playoff: Germany vs. France, 6:10 a.m. (Peacock)

    • Qualification Playoff: Switzerland vs. Italy, 6:10 a.m. (Peacock)

    • Qualification Playoff: Czechia vs. Denmark, 10:40 a.m. (Peacock, USA)

    • Qualification Playoff: Sweden vs. Latvia, 3:10 p.m. (Peacock, USA)

    Wednesday, February 18

    • Men’s Quarterfinal 1: Slovakia vs. Germany, 6:10 a.m. (Peacock)

    • Men’s Quarterfinal 2: Canada vs. Czechia, 10:40 a.m. (Peacock, USA)

    • Men’s Quarterfinal 3: Finland vs. Switzerland, 12:10 p.m. (Peacock)

    • Men’s Quarterfinal 4: USA vs. Sweden, 3:10 p.m. (Peacock, NBC)

    Friday, February 20

    • Men’s Semifinal 1: Teams TBD, 10:40 a.m. (Peacock, re-air at 11:50 a.m. and 6 p.m. on USA)

    • Men’s Semifinal 2: Teams TBD, 3:10 p.m. (Peacock, NBC, re-air at 11 p.m. on USA)

    Saturday, February 21

    • Men’s Bronze Medal Final: Teams TBD: 2:40 p.m. (Peacock, USA, re-air at 7 p.m. on CNBC, re-air at 11 p.m. on USA)

    Sunday, February 22

    • Hockey Preview, 7:45 a.m. (NBC)

    • Gold Medal Final: Teams TBD, 8:10 a.m. (Peacock, NBC, re-air at 4:30 p.m. on USA)

    Who is on the Team USA women’s hockey team?

    The athletes on Team USA’s women’s team are:

    • Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho/Seattle Torrent)

    • Kendall Coyne Schofield (Palos Heights, Ill./Minnesota Frost)

    • Lee Stecklein (Roseville, Minn./Minnesota Frost)

    • Cayla Barnes (Eastvale, Calif./Seattle Torrent)

    • Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass./Seattle Torrent)

    • Megan Keller (Farmington Hills, Mich./Boston Fleet)

    • Kelly Pannek (Plymouth, Minn./Minnesota Frost)

    • Caroline Harvey (Salem, N.H./University of Wisconsin)

    • Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill./University of Minnesota)

    • Hayley Scamurra (Buffalo, N.Y./Montreal Victoire)

    • Grace Zumwinkle (Excelsior, Minn./Minnesota Frost)

    • Hannah Bilka (Coppell, Texas/Seattle Torrent)

    • Britta Curl-Salemme (Bismarck, N.D./Minnesota Frost)

    • Joy Dunne (O’Fallon, Mo./Ohio State University)

    • Laila Edwards (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/University of Wisconsin)

    • Aerin Frankel (Chappaqua, N.Y./Boston Fleet)

    • Rory Guilday (Chanhassen, Minn./Ottawa Charge)

    • Taylor Heise (Lake City, Minn./Minnesota Frost)

    • Tessa Janecke (Orangeville, Ill./Penn State University)

    • Ava McNaughton (Seven Fields, Pa./University of Wisconsin)

    • Gwyneth Philips (Athens, Ohio/Ottawa Charge)

    • Kirsten Simms (Plymouth, Mich./University of Wisconsin)

    • Haley Winn (Rochester, N.Y./Boston Fleet)

    2026 Team USA Olympic women’s ice hockey schedule:

    Thursday, February 19

    • Bronze Medal Final: Switzerland vs. Sweden, 8:40 a.m. (Peacock, re-air at 12 p.m. and 10 p.m. on USA)

    • Gold Medal Final: Team USA vs. Canada, 1:10 p.m. (Peacock, USA, re-air at 11 p.m. on USA)

  • How to watch Team USA compete in the women’s figure skating free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics

    Figure skating at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics wraps up this week with the women’s singles free skate competition. A winner among the best women’s skaters will be crowned on Thursday after the free skate, or long program. At the conclusion of the women’s short program, Japan’s Ami Nakai was in first place in the women’s singles competition, followed by her Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto, and Team USA’s Alysa Liu was in third. Also representing Team USA are Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito; the three women are known collectively as the “Blade Angels,” and they’ll all be competing in the free skate.

    You can tune in to the women’s free skate on Peacock and NBC starting at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 19, and it will also re-air on USA at 1:30 a.m. ET.

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    For a complete schedule of every figure skating event at this year’s games, a rundown of who is on Team USA, and how to watch, keep scrolling. And if you want to learn even more about every event at this year’s Winter Games, here’s a guide to everything you need to know about the Milan Cortina Games.

    How to watch the women’s figure skating free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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    Date: Thursday, Feb. 19

    Time: 1 p.m. ET

    Location: Milano Ice Skating Arena

    TV channels: NBC

    Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV and more

    Where to stream the women’s figure skating free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics

    The entire women’s free skate will be available to stream on Peacock. You can also tune in at 10:30 a.m. to watch the women’s free skate warm-ups.

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    Where to watch the women’s figure skating free skate on TV

    The women’s free skate figure skating competition will be broadcast on NBC at 1 p.m. ET. The free skate will re-air on USA at 1:30 a.m. ET. You can stream both on DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and more.

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    How to watch Olympic Figure Skating without cable:

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    Who is on the Team USA Figure Skating team?

    These are the sixteen skaters on Team USA’s figure skating team:

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    • Amber Glenn (Women’s Singles)

    • Isabeau Levito (Women’s Singles)

    • Alysa Liu (Women’s Singles)

    • Ilia Malinin (Men’s Singles)

    • Maxim Naumov (Men’s Singles)

    • Andrew Torgashev (Men’s Singles)

    • Madison Chock and Evan Bates (Ice Dance)

    • Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko (Ice Dance)

    • Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik (Ice Dance)

    • Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea (Pairs)

    • Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe (Pairs)

    2026 Olympic Figure Skating Schedule:

    Thursday, February 19

    • Women’s Free Skate: 1 p.m. (NBC, Peacock, re-air at 1:30 a.m. on USA)

    Saturday, February 21

    • Exhibition Gala: 2 p.m. (Peacock only)

    • Exhibition Gala: 2:55 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)

    • Exhibition Gala: 3:50 p.m. (NBC, Peacock)

    More ways to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics

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