Just here for the commercials? Super Bowl ads are as big a part of the annual tradition as buffalo wings, with brands shelling out enormous sums – over $10 million in 2026 – to secure commercial space during the big game. Since 1989, USA TODAY Ad Meter has let viewers judge all the game’s national […]

SANTA CLARA, CA – Kenneth Walker III’s impressive playoff run was punctuated with a Lombardi Trophy and a Super Bowl MVP. Walker provided consistent offense in what was a defensive battle throughout the 29-13 win. The Seahawks running back rushed 27 times for 135 yards. He registered 161 yards from scrimmage in the victory. Walker’s […]

Sam Darnold led the Seattle Seahawks to a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60. Darnold is the first quarterback from the 2018 draft class to win a Super Bowl. He completed half of his 38 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown with no turnovers in the game. Darnold’s teammates […]

Plenty happened in the past two weeks in the NHL, including the Columbus Blue Jackets surging under new coach Rick Bowness. But the NHL is on the Olympic break, so let’s look ahead instead of backward. The league’s players are going to the Winter Games for the first time since 2014. Every NHL team will […]

Four-time Olympian Madison Chock has deep family roots in Hawai’i. Chock was inspired to start skating by fellow Californian and Asian-American athlete Michelle Kwan. She and her ice dance partner, Evan Bates, are three-time world champions and seven-time U.S. champions. Chock and Bates, who recently married in Hawai’i, are seeking their first Olympic ice dance […]

SANTA CLARA, CA – Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte sat quietly by each other in a somber New England Patriots postgame locker room. The Seahawks’ ‘Dark Side’ defense had just turned the lights out on the Patriots in a 29-13 Super Bowl 60 victory. “We struggled. Some plays we probably want back. We didn’t play […]

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin are teaming up again. The newest Olympic champion and the two-time Olympic gold medalist are paired for the team combined, which they won at last year’s world championships. The event includes one run of downhill, which Johnson will do, and one run of slalom, which Shiffrin […]

American skier Lindsey Vonn’s story of determination ended Sunday at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Vonn suffered a torn ACL injury in the days leading up to her fifth Olympics appearance. Vonn decided to compete for Team USA despite the injury, but she suffered a crash during the women’s downhill ski event final and needed to […]