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Canada’s top-ranked women were upset by Sweden in the Olympic curling semifinals, while the United States also suffered a 7-4 loss to Switzerland.

After leading Indiana to the national title, coach Curt Cignetti has finalized a contract with the school that will pay him an average of $13.2 million through the 2033 season, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The Olympic men’s hockey semifinals got underway on Friday morning, and the opening course was a heavyweight clash between Canada and Finland.
Both the Canadians and Finns made it this far thanks to OT thrillers in the semi-finals, but for Team Canada, the win came at a cost. Captain Sidney Crosby was injured on a hit from Czechia’s Radko Gudas and left the game early.
Just a little before puck drop on Friday, it was announced that he would be out of the lineup against Finland.

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Tennessee will kick off spring football practices March 16. The Vols’ annual Orange & White Game will conclude spring practices April 11 at Neyland Stadium.
Jim Knowles enters his first spring with Tennessee as defensive coordinator. He served in the same capacity at Penn State in 2025 and Ohio State from 2022-24.
Knowles met with media ahead of spring practices and discussed his methodology behind teaching his defensive scheme at a new program.
“I’ve done it differently at different places, but here, we are starting from a clean slate,” Knowles said.

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has no interest in Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano.
Rousey (12-2) has been booked in a five-round featherweight bout against Carano (7-1) under Jake Paul’s MVP Promotions on May 16 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The fight will stream on Netflix.
Rousey, a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and Hall of Famer, hasn’t competed in MMA since her title-fight loss to Amanda Nunes in December 2016.

The Los Angeles Rams finished their regular season with a 12-5 record and made the postseason as the fifth seed in the NFC.
Sean McVay’s squad went on to beat the Carolina Panthers 34-31 at Bank of America Stadium and the Chicago Bears 20-17 before falling to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game.
While Los Angeles didn’t hoist the Lombardi Trophy, some of their players still deserve recognition for their postseason accomplishments, which is why Pro Football Focus’ Thomas Valentine put three Rams on their 2025 All-Playoff Team.

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MotoGP will hold its final pre-season test of 2026 at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand on 21-22 February.
The collective test will precede the opening race of the year, also scheduled in Thailand on 1 March.
MotoGP already completed six days of testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia earlier this month, giving riders, teams and manufacturers plenty of time to understand and develop their 2026 prototypes.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 16: Trevor Rogers #28 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches live during practice at Ed Smith Stadium on February 16, 2026 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Baltimore Orioles/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It’s here. The first Orioles game of the spring training schedule is happening today in Sarasota. The game will be aired on both MASN (TV/streaming) and WBAL (radio) in Baltimore, so if you have access to either of those, you can even follow along. It’ll feel a little warmer with baseball going on somewhere.

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Texas A&M kicked off the 2026 season with a series sweep of Tennessee Tech last weekend. The Aggies won the contests against the Golden Eagles 15-6, 23-7, and 7-1.

Norwegian Biathlete Johannes Dale-Skjevdal takes a shot during the 15-kilometer mass start at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. Photo by Martin Metelko/EPA
Feb. 20 (UPI) — Biathlete Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won Friday’s 15-kilometer mass start for Norway’s 17th gold medal, setting a record for the most ever won by a single nation at a Winter Olympics.
The Norwegians also held the previous mark, with 16 won at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

If you Google college football and Curt Cignetti, you’ll see that he wins. You may also see that the national champion head coach makes money.
Not only did Cignetti get Indiana University a nice payday from their bowls and championship run, but he helped himself. The school rewarded his championship run with one of the best things one can ask for.
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It was reported on Friday that Cignetti was given a new deal that runs through 2033. This included a pay bump up to $13.2M per year.

Four games into 2026, Northwestern sits at 3-1, which on the surface seems like a plausible record for the ‘Cats to have thus far.
What’s great about sports is that surface-level logic is never correct. It takes some digging into the numbers and film to uncover the important stories and patterns for any given team, and in the world of collegiate lacrosse, that is no different.
The ‘Cats have already experienced euphoric highs and treacherous lows, from a roaring rout of one of its biggest rivals to a numbing loss at home immediately after.

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Scottie Scheffler has made a poor start to the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club this week.
Slow starts have become a bit of a trend for Scheffler early in the PGA Tour season, and his opening round at Riviera did not buck that pattern.
After winning the American Express in January, he followed up with opening rounds of 73 and 72 at both the WM Phoenix Open and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
His ball striking, especially with his irons, has been below his usual standards so far this season.

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Canada team captain Sidney Crosby has been ruled out for Friday’s Olympic men’s ice hockey semifinal matchup vs. Finland after suffering a lower-body injury in the quarterfinal round.

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It was continued progress for Mick Schumacher at the Unser IndyCar Open Test at Phoenix Raceway.
The 26-year-old German had a busy two days, logging 222 laps (fifth most) over the three sessions on the 1-mile tri-oval. He ended up 18th overall on the combined speedchart with a flying lap of 171.076 mph (21.0408 seconds).
“It was good,” Schumacher said. “We got not as much running (on Wednesday) simply due to the weather conditions, but what we did was very effective and the changes were very interesting.

The 2026 NFL Draft will take place in Pittsburgh next April, a city that could be where the Vikings select the next star they add to their roster in hopes of righting the proverbial ship. Before next April, though, there will be plenty of speculation and buildup for the team and who they may add to the roster through the draft.
NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah recently released the latest 2026 NFL mock draft of the cycle has the team focusing on defense once again. He has the Vikings, seemingly replacing safety Harrison Smith with someone of a similar playstyle: Dillon Thieneman.

Despite losing to Iowa State on Monday night, the Houston Cougars are the final No. 1 seed in today’s projected bracket. | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images
This will be the final bracket projection of 2026 that is not based on whatever guidance the Selection Committee provides during Saturday’s Bracket Preview special. As usual, I will be tremendously interested in what they’re valuing the most this season, particularly as this week’s results have led to a change on the top line that you might think is a bit controversial.

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Inter Miami are reportedly interested in Casemiro as he prepares to leave Manchester United at the end of the season.
Despite his upcoming exit, Casemiro has continued to feature regularly for United, now lining up under Michael Carrick alongside Kobbie Mainoo.
His departure means United will lose a player with significant pedigree and experience. However, Ineos appear focused on rebuilding the midfield with younger talent.

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Liverpool move closer to Allan agreement as Palmeiras talks develop

Liverpool are stepping up early work ahead of the next transfer window, with reports suggesting the club are leading the race for a potential €35m deal involving Palmeiras forward Allan. 

The summer window remains months away, yet Liverpool have already shown their intent by finalising one incoming transfer. With more movement expected behind the scenes, attention has turned towards South America, where Allan continues to attract strong interest.

LaMelo Ball isn’t a child anymore. This was the justification used to hand-wave away Ball’s careless, stupid, reckless driving when he first entered the NBA, but now he’s the 24-year-old leader of the Charlotte Hornets and there’s no room for excuses. Ball is behaving like an asshole, and this was capped off Thursday night when the point guard refused to take questions from the media about his latest car accident.

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