Mike Leach jaunted off to his vacation home in Key West, Fla., last weekend, shortly after his Washington State football team suffered a 42-17 loss in the Holiday Bowl against Michigan State. It was the first time he’s been back since Hurricane Irma…
The University of Arizona is weighing whether to fire football coach Rich Rodriguez, two people with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. Those people spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. The…
While former New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori will continue to be the head coach, the franchise has realigned the roles of Trent Woodhill and Andrew McDonald. As teams gear-up for the Indian Premier League season 11, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday…
Jesse Lingard scored his seventh goal in his last nine Premier League appearances during Manchester United’s 2-0 win against Everton. ‘Manchester City have money, they have bought big players’ — Jose Mourinho has been harping the same tune for a while but…
As the new year begins, no team in men’s college basketball remains unbeaten. The last three, in fact, all lost for the first time on Saturday. That group included Villanova, leading to a change at the top of the USA TODAY Sports…
England will add Dawid Malan to their One-Day International squad as cover for Ben Stokes ahead of the five-match series that begins in two weeks’ time. Stokes will not fly out to Australia until the Crown Prosecution Service confirm if any charges will be brought against…
It was supposed to be a day for Arsene Wenger to celebrate, but Mike Dean ensured the Arsenal manager’s celebrations after his record-breaking match will be far from joyous. On the afternoon when Wenger broke Sir Alex Ferguson’s record for the…
As 2017 comes to a close, so too does the year in sports. And what a year it was. There were historic winning streaks and inspiring championship runs, national-anthem protests and monumental trade requests, massive scandals, ascending stars, a boxing spectacle, an…
Children’s participation in sport is falling, leading to concerns about their health. But are the adults doing much of the worrying at least partly to blame? In the US, sports from football (soccer in the US) to basketball and baseball to volleyball…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said it is “difficult to play” against ultra-defensive teams after his side moved 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a win at Newcastle. Raheem Sterling scored the only goal in a dominant…
