CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Behind career games from freshman Jazzy Davidson and sophomore Kennedy Smith, the USC women’s basketball team went on the road on Sunday and defeated Illinois, 70-62, in a Big Ten ...

Sanae Takaichi, who has proved popular as the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, was on course for a sweeping mandate after a snap election on Sunday. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

Italy's women ice hockey team wins first Olympic game since 2006 Bouchard credits team spirit and Canadian training camp for success Italy aim to continue winning streak, face Sweden next MILAN, Feb 6 ...

MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Laila Edwards is the first Black woman to compete for the U.S. women’s hockey team at the Winter Olympics, breaking a nearly three-decade barrier. “To have the ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. MILAN — Laila Edwards has become the first Black woman to play for the United States at an Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament. Edwards is ...

Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with polls pointing to a resounding win for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives after a honeymoon start for the country's first woman leader. But having ...

Shaboozey won his first-ever Grammy Award on Sunday afternoon. The country star took home the trophy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Amen,” his collaboration with Jelly Roll, during the ...

Indiana women's basketball secured its first Big Ten win of the season against Northwestern, ending an 0-10 conference start. Despite a fourth-quarter rally from Northwestern, Indiana held on for the ...

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe continued their streak of early-season success at the Challenge Mallorca, with Arne Marit sprinting to the win in his debut for the team at the final race of the series, the ...

When American speedskater Erin Jackson won the 500 meters at the Beijing Games four years ago, she knew, of course, that it was her first Olympic medal. She also was aware that it had been a while — ...