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Lindsey Vonn shares X-ray, says pain ‘hard to manage’ after surgery

MILAN — Lindsey Vonn says her latest surgery went well and she hopes to be out of the hospital soon.

The surgery Wednesday, Feb. 18, took a little over six hours and photos of her left leg show more than a dozen screws. Vonn suffered a complex tibial fracture in a crash in the Olympic downhill Feb. 8.

‘As you can see, it required a lot of plates and screws to put back together but Dr Hackett did an incredible job,’ Vonn wrote on Instagram, referring to her longtime orthopedic surgeon, Tom Hackett.

‘With the extent of the trauma, I’ve been struggling a bit post op and have not yet been able to be discharged from the hospital just yet,’ she added. ‘Almost there. Baby steps.’

Vonn also posted a photo of her being wheeled into surgery, her fifth since the crash. She gave a victory sign and a fist pump, and she’s holding the stuffed shark she received when she was in the hospital in Italy.

Vonn was hospitalized in Italy for eight days before returning to the United States earlier this week.

What happened to Lindsey Vonn?

Vonn hooked the fourth gate with her right arm, which sent her spinning and hurtling into the hard, packed snow. She tumbled end over end several times before coming to a stop.

‘Things just happen so quick in this sport,’ U.S. teammate Bella Wright said after the race. ‘It looked like Lindsey had incredible speed out of that turn, and she hooked her arm and it’s just over just like that.’

The three-time Olympic medalist remained prone in the snow, and she could be heard wailing in pain. The gasps and groans from fans faded into shocked silence as medics worked on her. Vonn remained on the course for approximately 13 minutes before being loaded into a helicopter.

What is Lindsey Vonn’s injury?

In an Instagram post on Feb. 9, Vonn shared the news she suffered a complex tibia fracture that will require multiple surgeries. The 41-year-old updated fans on Feb. 11 after a third surgery in Italy and included some gruesome photos of her progress. Upon returning to the United States on Feb. 17, Vonn shared that her injury was ‘a lot more sever than just a broken leg.’

‘I’m still wrapping my head around it, what it means and the road ahead,’ Vonn wrote. ‘But I’m going to give you more detail in the coming days.”

A tibia fracture is a break in the shin bone that requires immediate emergent treatment. ‘Your tibias are some of the strongest bones in your body. It usually takes a lot of force to break one,’ according to the Cleveland Clinic. ‘You probably won’t be able to stand, walk or put weight on your leg if you have a broken shin bone.’

A complex fracture involves multiple breaks in a bone and damaged soft tissue, according Yale Medicine. Symptoms include extreme pain, numbness and, sometimes, a bone that protrudes through the skin. Treatment involves stabilization and surgery.

Lindsey Vonn crash video

NBC broadcasts the Olympics and posted video of Vonn’s crash.

USA TODAY Sports’ Samantha Cardona-Norberg breaks down Linsdey Vonn’s crash just after it happened.

Fans went silent as soon as Vonn crash, reacting with shock, grief and later support as the helicopter lifted her into the sky. USA TODAY Sports talked to some fans after the crash.

Is Lindsey Vonn OK?

Vonn was in obvious pain after the crash, but she was moving her arms, head and neck.

About 18 minutes after the crash, the helicopter slowly began flying toward Cortina. ‘Let’s let Lindsey Vonn hear us!’ the American announcer said as the chopper flew away with her, and the crowd cheered and applauded.

Vonn’s sister Karin Kildow was at the course for the downhill and spoke to NBC reporters during their live broadcast: ‘I mean that definitely was the last thing we wanted to see and it happened quick and when that happens, you’re just immediately hoping she’s okay. And it was scary because when you start to see the stretchers being put out, it’s not a good sign,’ Kildow said. ‘But she really … She just dared greatly and she put it all out there. So it’s really hard to see, but we just really hope she’s OK.

‘She does have all of her surgeons and her PT staff here and her doctors, so I’m sure they’ll give us a report and we’ll meet her at whatever hospital she’s at.’

Lindsey Vonn torn ACL

It was second time in as many weeks Vonn left a mountaintop on a chopper. She fully ruptured her left ACL, sustaining meniscus damage and bone bruising, in a downhill crash on Jan. 30, in the final World Cup event prior to the start of the Olympics.

Vonn is also skiing with a partial replacement of her right knee. She had dominated the sport before the crash, making the podium in all five downhill races this season and winning two of them.

Despite the latest injury, Vonn was determined to race at her fifth and final Olympics. She said her knee felt stable and strong, and she had spent the last week doing intense rehab, pool workouts, weight lifting and plyometrics. She skied both training runs, posting the third-fastest time in the second run before it was canceled because of fog and snow.

Vonn is 41 and was skiing in her fifth Winter Olympics (2002, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2026). She has won three Olympic medals (1 gold, 2 bronze).

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Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss women’s basketball coach in bizarre online feud

LSU football coach Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin are in a wild online spat.

‘Have y’all ever heard of a football coach, tagging a WBB coach, after a game?’ McPhee-McCuin posted to X on Friday. ‘This guy doesn’t even like women’s sports! Cope harder! #GoldingEra’

Without naming anyone, McPhee-McCuin’s tweet seemed to take issue with the Rebels former football coach while also supporting the current one, Pete Golding.

In the quotes of McPhee-McCuin’s tweet, was Kiffin, the previous head coach of Ole Miss football. Kiffin left Mississippi earlier for LSU. In response to the Rebels women’s basketball coach, Kiffin posted a photo of himself holding hands with LSU’s women’s basketball coach, Kim Mulkey and throwing a pitch at a softball game.

‘Not true,’ Kiffin said. ‘Love women’s sports.’

However, the exchange between the pair wasn’t the only one over the past week.

Here’s how Kiffin and McPhee-McCuin arrived at this strange online beef.

Why is Lane Kiffin tweeting Ole Miss women’s basketball coach?

After beating Tennessee at home on Tuesday, Feb. 17, McPhee-McCuin told the media she was disappointed with the fan turnout for the game.

‘We had a good amount of fans tonight. I was expecting a little bit more. I’m gonna be completely honest. We need more support,’ McPhee-McCuin said.

‘We’re gonna need you on Thursday (Feb. 19), when we go up against No. 7 LSU, who had a chance to go to Mardi Gras tonight, while we fought for 40 minutes. So, the only thing that’s gone help us get through that game is the crown support because it matters.’

On the day of the LSU-Ole Miss matchup, Kiffin responded to McPhee-McCuin.

‘Don’t worry it will be #justdifferent tonight @YolettMcCuin,’ the LSU football coach said. ‘They will show up for @LSUwbkb game.’

Then, the trolling began.

Ole Miss lost 87-70 to LSU at home after a putrid fourth quarter. The Rebels didn’t score a single field goal in the period (0-for-17) and the seven points they did have came from free throw attempts. After the game, LSU’s Bella Hines, Amiya Joyner and Kate Koval seemingly trolled Ole Miss with cutouts of Kiffin.

‘BTA ⁦@LSUwbkb,’ Kiffin tweeted along with a photo of the trio. (‘BTA’ is an acronym that stands for ‘belt to ass.’)

However, Kiffin wasn’t done. He tagged Ole Miss’s coach in seperate tweet with a photo (see below) of LSU fans holding the cutouts.

‘Thanks for helping out the attendance,’ Kiffin said. ‘@YollettMcCuin was begging for @LSUwbkb. Glad they showed up. Great competitive game early ladies!!! #justdifferent’

Kiffin has since deleted the tweet.

What did Ole Miss coach say to Lane Kiffin?

After being tagged by Kiffin, McPhee-McCuin responded with her own tweet calling out the LSU football coach. ‘Have y’all ever heard of a football coach, tagging a WBB coach, after a game?’ she said. ‘This guy doesn’t even like women’s sports!’

The Ole Miss coach then followed with a post supporting the Rebels football coach, Golding, while seemingly taking a shot at the ongoing saga with Kiffin.

‘Looking [forward] to supporting our coach that has won a CFP game in the fall!’ McPhee-McCuin posted. ‘Let’s say goodbye to the past Rebs, just like I did after this!’

Is there still beef between Kiffin and Ole Miss coach?

Following the video of Golding, McPhee-McCuin seemingly sent a warning to Kiffin.

‘He woke up tweeting me and he knows I have the files so he should stop while ahead,’ She said to a fan.

Kiffin later responded with a milder tone to McPhee-McCuin.

This story will be updated with any further developments.

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Speed skater suffers scary injury as skate cuts face at Olympics

The women’s short-track speed skating quarterfinals were briefly paused at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday after Kamila Sellier of Poland suffered a scary injury after an opponent’s blade sliced her face during a fall.

Sellier led the pack with nine laps to go in the sixth quarterfinal heat of the 1,500-meter race on Friday before she was passed by Italy’s Arianna Fontana. As racers jockeyed for positioning with six laps remaining, Sellier lost her footing on a turn and crashed. The blade of American Kristen Santos-Griswold sliced Sellier above her left eye during the crash. Fontana and Santos-Griswold also went down; the race was stopped due to injury.

Sellier, who is ranked No. 20 in the world, remained down on the ice for several minutes and officials brought out a white sheet to shield her as she was tended to. Sellier was eventually placed on a stretcher and wheeled out of Milano Skating Arena to an applause by the crowd and she was taken to a hospital for further medical attention.

Sellier received stitches above her eye in the arena, according to The Associated Press. USA TODAY Sports reached out to the Polish Olympic Committee for comment.

Racers typically wear helmets that don’t have a face shield, instead opting for protective eye wear. Sellier’s glasses, however, were knocked off by the impact of the collision with Santos-Griswold’s blade.

Santos-Griswold was penalized for an illegal lane pass that led to the incident and didn’t advance to the semifinals, effectively ending her Olympic campaign without a podium finish. She appeared to be confused when informed by a referee and fought back tears before putting on her blade guards and exiting the ice.

American Corinne Stoddard went on to win bronze in the 1,500-meter race on Friday. Korea’s Kim Gilli took gold, while Korea’s Choi Minjeong took silver.

At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Santos-Griswold was in medal contention in the 1,000-meter race when she was bumped by an opponent and fell. She finished just off the podium in fourth place and contemplated retirement. Santos-Griswold, 31, came back strong and won five medals at the 2024 World Championships, including a 1,000-meter gold, to become the first U.S. skater to win medals at three individual distances (500m, 1,000m, 1,500m) at one world competition. She won her first Crystal Globe for the 2024-25 season, which is awarded to the best overall skater.

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CIA retracts, revises 19 past intelligence assessments deemed politically biased

The CIA on Friday said that director John Ratcliffe had ordered the retraction or ‘substantive revision’ of 19 intelligence assessments over the past decade that were deemed to be politically biased.

In a release, the CIA included three redacted assessments from between 2015 and 2021 that related to White women’s extremist radicalization, attacks on LGBT activists in the Middle East and Africa, and the COVID-19 pandemic limiting access to birth control in developing countries.

‘The intelligence products we released to the American people today — produced before my tenure as DCIA — fall short of the high standards of impartiality that CIA must uphold and do not reflect the expertise for which our analysts are renowned,’ Ratcliffe said in a statement.

He added, ‘There is absolutely no room for bias in our work and when we identify instances where analytic rigor has been compromised, we have a responsibility to correct the record. These actions underscore our commitment to transparency, accountability, and objective intelligence analysis. Our recent successes in Operation ABSOLUTE RESOLVE and Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER exemplify our dedication to analytic excellence.’

The CIA release said the assessments were identified by the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, which did an independent review on hundreds of reports from the last decade, adding that the assessments ‘did not meet CIA and IC analytic tradecraft standards and failed to be independent of political consideration.’

The agency said an internal review led by Deputy Director Michael Ellis ‘agreed that they did not meet the high standards the American people expect from CIA’s elite analytic workforce.’

The first of the three reports included in the release was titled ‘Women Advancing White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist Radicalization and Recruitment,’ and was published in October 2021, in the first year of the Biden administration.

It focused on women in groups overseas ‘that incite, facilitate or conduct violence because they believe that their perception of an idealized, white European ethnic identity is under attack from people who embody and support multiculturalism and globalization.’

The second report was titled ‘Middle East-North AfricaLGBT Activists Under Pressure, and was released near the end of the Obama administration.

That assessment claimed that ‘The tough stance taken against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community by governments in the Middle East probably is driven by conservative public opinion and domestic political competition from Islamists, and is hindering US initiatives in support of LGBT rights.’

The last declassified report included in the CIA release was titled ‘Worldwide: Pandemic-Related Contraceptive Shortfalls Threaten Economic Development, and was published in July 2020, nearly the end of President Donald Trump’s first term.

‘The COVID-19 pandemic is limiting contraceptive access in the developing world and will probably undermine efforts to address population pressures there that are hindering economic development,’ it stated.

A senior administration official who spoke to The New York Times on condition of anonymity said that most of the rest of the flagged assessments dealt with diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Times added that former officials it spoke to both questioned the decision to declassify the three documents and the claims that the assessments were flawed, believing they just showed the policy priorities of past administrations.

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EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions, and advocates say move will restore American dominance

A leading domestic energy advocacy group praised EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s announcement that his agency would undo recent additions to the federal ‘mercury and air-toxics standards’ (MATS) for coal-fired power plants.

Zeldin said removing the restrictions allows the already ‘robust’ MATS standards to remain in effect, ensuring both public health and the health of America’s coal industry amid a push for U.S. energy dominance.

‘The Biden-Harris Administration’s anti-coal regulations sought to regulate out of existence this vital sector of our energy economy. If implemented, these actions would have destroyed reliable American energy,’ Zeldin said, adding that protecting the environment and supporting industry and baseload power is not a ‘binary choice.’

In response, Power the Future founder Daniel Turner told Fox News Digital the move is a significant step toward revitalizing the American coal industry and, in turn, fueling economies in economically depressed industrial communities throughout Appalachia and beyond.

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‘Since the war on coal, we have weakened our grid, driven electricity prices through the roof, outsourced major industries to Mexico and China, but most of all driven tens of thousands of Americans into ruin because of a globalist agenda,’ Turner said Friday, adding that the costs of a crippled coal industry went far beyond shuttered infrastructure.

‘The cruel Obama-led war on coal ruined numerous towns across rural America, drove families into poverty, caused alcoholism, opioid addiction, domestic violence, and suicide to skyrocket.

‘Power The Future started because of coal miners, the acceptable casualties in the globalist climate change agenda,’ added Turner, whose group is based in coal-heavy Virginia.

‘Restoring America’s coal dominance is good for our national security and economy, and it restores the dignity of small-town coal workers whose labor is vital to America’s survival.’

Many of America’s poorest counties are in what were once very wealthy coal communities, including McDowell and Mingo counties in West Virginia and Bell, Letcher, McCreary and Breathitt counties in Kentucky, where Vice President JD Vance’s family is from.

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During much of the 20th century, McDowell County — and its seat, Welch — was the No. 1 coal-producing county in the U.S. and home to 100,000 people — a population boom some credit with spurring construction of what became the nation’s first parking deck, which is still standing today in Welch.

Now, about one-quarter of McDowell residents live in poverty while the median income is around $30,000.

Turner alluded to those conditions in comments to Fox News Digital, saying people must ‘never forget or forgive the drivers of the war on coal for their cruel attacks on a vital industry found only in rural America.

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‘[Anti-coal politicians] fly private jets to attend global climate summits while they orchestrated an evil attack on the coal miner making America weaker and China richer.’

Turner quipped that any ‘anti-coal activist’ is invited to join him in visiting coal-producing communities but may be unhappy to get dirt on their clothing and find lodging not up to ‘Four Seasons’ standards.

‘We need coal. There is not one product around you right now that was not touched by coal, and to lower prices, bring market stability and ensure economic growth, we need to dominate the coal industry,’ Turner said.

‘Sadly, the liberal elite who launched the war on coal are too ignorant or too indifferent to know this. The ignorant can be educated, and that’s what I try to do at Power The Future. But the indifferent must be defeated, as they are a threat to our liberty, property and prosperity. I will never stop until I defeat them all,’ he said, calling President Donald Trump the ‘greatest coal president in history.’

Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy fired back at the policy change, telling the AP that ‘by weakening pollution limits and monitoring for brain-damaging mercury and other pollutants, they are actively undermining any attempt to make America — and our children — healthy.’

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Floyd Mayweather returning to boxing. Could he fight Manny Pacquiao?

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has announced a return to boxing after retiring from the sport nearly 10 years ago.

Mayweather, 48, said that through a partnership with CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS, he would return to the ring, professionally, following his planned upcoming exhibition with heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson.

Just before his 49th birthday, Mayweather told ESPN that he feels that he can do more, and make more dollars, in boxing.

‘I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing,’ Mayweather said. ‘From my upcoming Mike Tyson event to my next professional fight afterwards — no one will generate a bigger gate, have a larger global broadcast audience and generate more money with each event — than my events. And I plan to keep doing it with my global media partner, CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS.’

When did Floyd Mayweather retire?

Mayweather first retired at age 40 with an all-time record of 50-0 following his last professional fight against MMA star Conor McGregor in August 2017.

However, because he’s been fighting exhibition matches, they don’t count towards his record.

How old is Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

Mayweather is 48 years old. He turns 49 on Feb. 24.

When will Mayweather fight again, professionally?

During an Oct. 29 episode of Inside the Ring, Ring Magazine’s Mike Coppinger said sources told him a rematch between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was being ‘seriously discussed.’

While they ‘went their separate ways,’ then, as Ring reported Friday, could a rematch now materialize?

‘This was the biggest fight in boxing history when it happened,’ Coppinger said then. ‘I think all these years, a rematch if it happens, especially after the way Pacquiao looked in July against (Mario) Barrios. There’d be serious interest.’

Mayweather and Pacquiao, 47, first fought in what was called the ‘Fight of the Century’ on May 2, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Mayweather won by unanimous decision.

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Scottie Scheffler narrowly extends streak of made cuts at Genesis Invitational

Scottie Scheffler entered the 2026 Genesis Invitational with the longest active streak of cuts made on the PGA Tour. He hadn’t missed the weekend at an event since August 2022. He cut it close on Friday at Riviera Country Club, though.

Scheffler ended Feb. 20 with a second-round 68, moving to even par for the tournament and sitting tied for 41st when he finished his round. With the projected cut at even par, putting the tournament’s top 50 golfers and ties into the weekend round, Scheffler was left to sweat out the rest of the round in the clubhouse.

But while the sun began sinking over the Pacific and the last golfers finished their round, it was clear the streak was safe. Sheffler’s even-par score was enough to place him in the top 50 and stave off elimination.

The world’s top-ranked golfer finished in an eight-way tie for 42nd. Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman are tied atop the leaderboard at -12 after two rounds, with Rory Mcilroy behind at -11.

Scheffler’s tournament got off to a rough start during Thursday’s first round, which was suspended by weather. Scheffler was +5 through the opening 10 holes, though he recovered upon returning to the course Friday morning to finish with a 74. He was 3-under par during Friday’s second round.

Scheffler has made a habit of playing from behind to start the 2026 season. He also flirted with the cut line after a poor first round at the WM Phoenix Open earlier this month.

What is cut line at the 2026 Genesis Invitational?

The cut line at the 2026 Genesis Invitational consists of the top 50 golfers in the field (and ties), finishing at even par. Scheffler was tied for 41st when his round ended with more than 40 golfers still on the course and finished the round tied for 42nd.

How many consecutive cuts has Scottie Sheffler made?

Scheffler has now made 68 consecutive cuts, according to PGA statistics. The second-longest active streak heading into the weekend was Harris English’s 21 straight cuts made. English shot a second-round 68 to enter the weekend at -1 and keep that streak alive.

Tiger Woods owns the PGA record for consecutive cuts made, clearing 142 from 1998 to 2005.

Who missed the cut at Genesis Invitational?

Twenty-one golfers missed the even-par cut at the Genesis Invitational. They are:

  • Max McGreevy (+1)
  • Nico Echavarria (+1)
  • Sam Burns (+1)
  • Maverick McNealy (+1)
  • Russell Henley (+2)
  • Harry Hall (+2)
  • Daniel Berger (+2)
  • Brian Campbell (+2)
  • J.T. Poston (+2)
  • Rico Hoey (+2)
  • Kevin Yu (+2)
  • Lucas Glover (+3)
  • Chris Gotterup (+3)
  • Justin Rose (+3)
  • Tom Hodge (+3)
  • Keegan Bradley (+3)
  • Bud Cauley (+4)
  • Michael Kim (+4)
  • J.J. Spaun (+4)
  • Jason Day (+5)
  • Garrick Higgo (+10)
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Trump signs off on 10% global tariff, criticizes Supreme Court justices after ruling

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order imposing a 10% ‘global tariff’ following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision that he does not have the authority to levy sweeping tariffs under a specific emergency powers law.

‘It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately,’ Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Friday evening.

The order was issued under Section 122 and applies in addition to the standard tariffs that are already in place, the president announced during a White House press briefing Friday afternoon.

He also announced the launch of several Section 301 investigations and other inquiries aimed at shielding the U.S. from what he described as unfair trade practices by foreign governments and companies.

The high court blocked Trump’s tariffs levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in what amounts to a major test of executive branch authority. 

The president noted he will pursue ‘alternatives’ to tariffs under emergency law.

‘Other alternatives will now be used to replace the ones that the court incorrectly rejected,’ Trump said. ‘We have alternatives. Great alternatives. Could be more money. We’ll take in more money, and we’ll be a lot stronger for it. We’re taking in hundreds of billions of dollars. We’ll continue to do so.’

Trump called the ruling ‘deeply disappointing,’ saying he was ‘ashamed’ of certain members of the court.

‘I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what’s right for our country,’ the president said. ‘In actuality, I was very modest in my ask of other countries and businesses because… I wanted to be very well-behaved.

‘I didn’t want to do anything that would affect the decision of the court, because I understand the court. I understand how they are very easily swayed. I want to be a good boy. I have very effectively utilized tariffs over the past year to make America great again,’ he said.

A source outside the Trump administration told Fox News that an aide came into the closed-door White House breakfast with governors earlier Friday and handed Trump a note about the Supreme Court ruling.

The source said Trump ‘called it a disgrace, and then he went on with the remarks.’

Some of the Supreme Court’s nine justices will likely be sitting in the audience when the president delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday.

‘The Democrats on the court are thrilled, but they will automatically vote no,’ Trump said during the news conference. ‘They also are a, frankly, disgrace to our nation… They’re very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution. It’s my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think.’

In the opinion, the high court declared, ‘Our task today is to decide only whether the power to ‘regulate… importation,’ as granted to the President in IEEPA, embraces the power to impose tariffs. It does not.’

Trump has made tariffs a key plank of his economic agenda since retaking the Oval Office last year, but his policies have not come without controversy.

Republican reaction to the ruling has been mixed.

Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., slammed the high court’s decision.

‘The Supreme Court just undercut the President’s ability to defend American workers. President Donald Trump was elected to fight unfair trade and stop the United States from being ripped off. I’m outraged by this decision; it’s clearly judicial overreach,’ Carter asserted in a post on X.

But Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., welcomed the ruling.

‘In defense of our Republic, the Supreme Court struck down using emergency powers to enact taxes. This ruling will also prevent a future President such as AOC from using emergency powers to enact socialism,’ Paul noted in a post on X.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., also hailed the decision.

‘The Constitution’s checks and balances still work. Article One gives tariff authority to Congress. This was a common-sense and straightforward ruling by the Supreme Court. I feel vindicated as I’ve been saying this for the last 12 months. In the future, Congress should defend its own authorities and not rely on the Supreme Court. Besides the Constitutional concerns I had on the Administration’s broad-based tariffs, I also do not think tariffs are smart economic policy. Broad-based tariffs are bad economics,’ Bacon wrote in a post on X.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Congress and the administration will determine the ‘best path forward’ in the coming weeks.

‘No one can deny that the President’s use of tariffs has brought in billions of dollars and created immense leverage for America’s trade strategy and for securing strong, reciprocal America-first trade agreements with countries that had been taking advantage of American workers for decades,’ Johnson wrote in an X post.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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USA routs Slovakia, sets up Olympic gold medal match with Canada

MILAN — The American men made good on what hockey fans across North America have wanted since the 2026 Winter Olympics began: USA vs. Canada for the gold medal.

USA delivered on its end by routing Slovakia, 6-2, on Feb. 20, hours after Canada defeated Finland, 3-2 in the first semifinal of the day at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

USA and Canada will meet Sunday, Feb. 22 (8 a.m. ET) to settle who gets gold and who gets silver. The match falls three days after the women’s hockey finale, in which the USA women defeated Canada to claim gold.

Now the men are down to the medal games.

While Canada didn’t score until past the midpoint of its game, USA got on the scoreboard at 4:19 when Dylan Larkin caught a pass from Zach Werenski, skated up the left flank and unleashed a shot from the left circle that flew by Samuel Hlavaj. The Slovaks — with seven NHLers on their roster to 25 for the Americans — worked hard to get an equalizer, registering eight shots on Connor Hellebyck, but USA took a 2-0 lead in the final minute when Tage Thompson converted during a power play, angling the puck from the bottom of the left circle short-side at 19:19.

Thompson did not finish the game after blocking a shot with his foot in the second period. With USA up by five goals after two periods, there was leeway to have him come off early.

Quinn Hughes, who scored the overtime goal that sent USA to the semis, assisted on Thompson’s to extend his point streak to five games.

The U.S. took command in the second period, running up a 10-2 edge in shots around the midpoint. Matt Boldy put the puck in the net, but officials immediately waived off it off because he kicked it in. There was nothing to dispute the next time the puck went in: Jack Hughes maneuvered the puck around multiple defenders to score his second goal of the tournament.

Nineteen seconds later, Jack Eichel followed suit, and the Slovaks pulled Hlavaj for Stanislav Skorvanek. Hughes scored again with 1:36 to play as USA continued its rout, putting Slovakia on a path to face Finland for Bronze.

Juraj Slafkovksy ruined Hellebyuck’s shutout bid five minutes into the third period. That was the 21-year-old forward’s fourth goal and eighth point in five Olympic games.

Brady Tkachuk added a goal midway through the third period, and Pavol Regenda countered for Slovakia at 13:17.

Several USA players had multi-point games including Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, Zach Werenski, Eichel Hughes and Thompson.

Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers) and Erik Cernak (Tampa Bay Lightning) got into it in the final minutes, shoving and jabbing, earning misconducts from officials to get them out of the game.

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Colorado coach Deion Sanders holds spring draft to ignite competition

  • Colorado football coach Deion Sanders held an NFL-style draft to create two teams for spring practice and other activities.
  • Freshman quarterback Kaneal Sweetwyne was the surprising first overall pick over presumed starter Julian Lewis.
  • Besides increasing the competition on this team, pitting the two teams against each other also is expected to build camaraderie on a squad with so many new faces.

In an effort to increase competition and camaraderie on his team this spring, Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is trying something new:

On Friday, Feb. 20, he debuted an NFL-style draft to create two separate intrasquad teams that will compete against each other in practice and other activities.

“I love this,” Sanders said after the draft, as documented on the YouTube channel of his son Deion Jr. “I love every last bit of it. And I can’t wait to see us compete.”

A select group of captains was put in charge of picking the black team and the gold team, with a limit of 45 seconds allowed between draft picks. The ESPN NFL draft chime was blasted over the speaker system when it was time to make the first player selection.

Then came the surprising first overall draft pick, announced by black team captain Brady Kopetz.

“First person picked in the 2026 spring ball draft: Kaneal Sweetwyne,’ Kopetz announced.

Who was the first player taken in Deion Sanders’ spring draft?

Sweetwyne, a dual-threat freshman quarterback, is straight out of high school in Lehi, Utah, and is expected to open the spring practice season behind presumed starting quarterback Julian “JuJu” Lewis.

The pick wasn’t explained by the captains of the team on the video. But the other team picked Lewis No. 2 and made it an issue. Lewis, a redshirt freshman, started two games in 2025, when the Buffaloes finished 3-9.

“So y’all took Kaneal Sweetwyne at No. 1,” gold captain and safety Ben Finneseth said to the opposing team. “And the thing I know about Julian Lewis is he’s got that fire in him, right? And this is gonna (expletive) him off… Julian Lewis, he gonna bring that fire.”

Players were selected by position, with quarterbacks going first. San Jose State transfer receiver Danny Scudero was the first wide receiver selected after leading the nation last season with 108.1 receiving yards per game.

‘Winning is the bottom line’

Besides increasing the competition on this team, pitting the two teams against each other also is expected to build camaraderie on a squad with so many new faces. At least 47 new transfers are coming into Boulder for the 2026 season, offsetting at least 35 players from last year’s team that transferred out.

“Some days I’m going to have all-competition days, and you’re gonna go out there in the color of your team,” Deion Sanders said. “That’s how we’re gonna get down.”

Sanders also said he’d be keeping a score of the competitions and encouraged the captains to take ownership of their draft picks.

“We keeping count of everything,” Sanders said in a video from Darius Sanders, who is no relation to Deion Sanders but is one of Sanders’ favored videographers. “So a lot of the guys you pick, ain’t got nothing to do with us (coaches). That’s on y’all. Y’all picked ‘em and y’all are teammates. And you don’t blame the coach. Don’t blame nothing else but yourselves.

‘You all picked this team. So y’all gotta take ownership of it. Y’all gotta encourage them. You gotta motivate them. You gotta get on them. … And you guys gotta win. Winning is the bottom line, so you gotta kick their butt, and they gotta kick your butt. You got that?”

“Yes sir,” the team replied.

Spring practice for Colorado begins March 2. The season opener at Georgia Tech recently was moved to Thursday, Sept. 3 for a national telecast on ESPN.

Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. Email: bschrotenb@usatoday.com

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