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Freshman OF ID'd as victim in bus crash in Iowa

Carter Johnson, a 19-year-old member of the Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team, was identified Thursday as the victim in a bus crash that injured 32 others a day earlier, police said.

Source: Patriots to move DC Williams to new role

MIKE REISS

Patriots are opening their defensive coordinator position by moving Terrell Williams to a high-ranking role on coach Mike Vrabel's staff, a source confirmed.

U.S. men's hockey dominates Latvia in opener

The U.S. opened Olympic play by rolling past Latvia on Thursday night in a showcase of some of the country's best NHL players.

Opening game onslaught: Grades, top players, key questions from Team USA's win over Latvia

RYAN CLARK

The 5-1 win puts the U.S. atop the Group C standings. Here's how it went down, and what comes next.

Ole Miss QB Chambliss eligible for '26, judge rules

PETE THAMEL

Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has been granted an extra year of eligibility by a state court judge, who issued an injunction that paves the way for Chambliss to be eligible in 2026.

As good as advertised: Grades, top players, key questions from Canada's big win over Czechia

GREG WYSHYNSKI

It was a dominant start for the tournament's gold-medal favorite. Here's how they rolled -- and what's next.

NASCAR descends on Daytona eager to move on from turbulent offseason, get back to racing

RYAN MCGEE

It was a heartbreaking offseason for much of NASCAR, and as the garage descends on Daytona, the stock car world is ready to refocus on racing.

🏈 Yates' NFL mock draft: Predicting the 1st round

FIELD YATES

Which teams might take a quarterback? Could offensive linemen dominate the first round? Field Yates projects the top 32 picks of the 2026 NFL draft.

Jazz ($500K), Pacers ($100K) penalized by NBA

The NBA on Thursday night fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 due to what the league called "management of their rosters for recent games."

Topic debuts for Thunder after testicular cancer

Nikola Topic, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury and had not played this season after the cancer diagnosis, made his debut Thursday.

MLB finalizes ABS challenge system for '26 season

JESSE ROGERS

MLB teams will always have at least one challenge in extra innings as part of the league's new automated ball-strike challenge system for the 2026 season.

Trump pardons include Klecko, Newton, Lewis

President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned former NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon on Thursday.

2026 Winter Olympics: Ilia Malinin, U.S. women's hockey back on ice and more

ESPN STAFF

Friday at the Winter Olympics includes Ilia Malinin skating for gold and U.S. women's ice hockey in the quarterfinals.

LeBron oldest with triple-double in NBA history

LeBron James broke the record held by Karl Malone in the Lakers' win over the Mavericks on Thursday night.

MLB 'proactive' in rushing Venezuelan players back

ALDEN GONZALEZ

After the U.S. launched a military strike on Venezuela on Jan. 3, MLB teams worked quickly to get their Venezuelan players back to the U.S. ahead of spring training.