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Learn more about "48 Hours" CBSNewsTue, February 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM UTC 0 True crime. Real justice. "48 Hours" is one of the most successful law and justice programs in television history. The enduring appeal of the program is based on original reporting and impact journalism. "48 Hours" has helped exonerate the wrongly convicted, helped solve cold cases and is committed to investigating the most intriguing and compelling true crime cases. "48 Hours" has been recognized with multiple Peabodys, Emmys®, RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards and the Alfred I. duPontColumbia University Award.

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True crime. Real justice. "48 Hours" is one of the most successful law and justice programs in television history. The enduring appeal of the program is based on original reporting and impact journalism. "48 Hours" has helped exonerate the wrongly convicted, helped solve cold cases and is committed to investigating the most intriguing and compelling true crime cases. "48 Hours" has been recognized with multiple Peabodys, Emmys®, RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

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John McEnroe's Son Writes Moving Essay About Relating to Nick Reiner: 'It's Difficult to Be Anonymous as the Son of Someone' Gillian TellingFebruary 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM 0 John and Kevin McEnroe SplashNews.com Kevin McEnroe, the author son of John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal, wrote an essay about understanding aspects of Nick Reiner's life The nowsober writer says he relates deeply to the movie Being Charlie, which Rob Reiner directed and son Nick cowrote Nick is facing two counts of firstdegree murder in the deaths of his parents Rob and Michele Kevin McEnroe, a writer and the son of John McEnroe...

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Kevin McEnroe, the author son of John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal, wrote an essay about understanding aspects of Nick Reiner's life

The now-sober writer says he relates deeply to the movie Being Charlie, which Rob Reiner directed and son Nick cowrote

Nick is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents Rob and Michele

Kevin McEnroe, a writer and the son of John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal, is relating to the struggles Nick Reiner faced before being charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents Rob and Michele.

The now-sober novelist, 39, wrote in his new essay for The Small Bow, "As someone who comes from a famous family, and who has a history of drug abuse and being institutionalized, that I could provide a perspective wherein the goal...is relatability — an attempt to identify with someone who's done something really, really wrong, and maybe a way to see how they got there."

McEnroe said scenes in the 2015 movie Being Charlie, which Rob directed and Nick cowrote, mirror his own life, especially the sequences involving rehab centers. Being Charlie starred Nick Robinson as title character Charlie, a young man who struggles with drug addiction and his relationship with his parents as his father David (Cary Elwes) campaigns for political office.

"I couldn't fathom how this place was helping me or anyone, and if you've been around long enough you begin to see, and feel, that your struggle and suffering is monetized," McEnroe wrote of his own experiences at rehab centers.

Nick, who has been open about his struggles with drug addiction and homelessness, went to rehab around 18 times before he even turned 22.

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In his essay, McEnroe also related how difficult it can be to have a life of your own when you're born to someone famous.

"It's difficult to be anonymous as the son of someone," he wrote.

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"For many years, after college, I worked in bars and always enjoyed the first few months because nobody knew who I was. Somebody would usually figure it out — often the boss, and he'd tell — and people either liked me more or less because of my father, but it was never the same. Sports fans seemed to want to hang, but for the most part people had a number of questions: What are you doing here?" McEnroe wrote.

He said that he mostly just craved anonymity.

"I just wanted to live without eyes. But when your birth is announced on the cover of Star Magazine, or if your dad directed Stand By Me, you don't really have that option," he shared. (Nick's dad Rob Reiner famously directed the 1986 coming-of-age classic.) "You'll never really have that choice. You can either run from it or embrace it; either way you can't care what people think," he wrote.

Kevin and John McEnroe at Kevin's wedding in 2025

In his essay, McEnroe credited Rob Reiner with doing his best for Nick, writing, it's "clear that he would've done just about anything — ANYTHING — for his boy to get better, and to feel better."

McEnroe said he eventually realized this about his own dad, recalling an incident where he'd skipped a lunch with him while he was still using drugs, and assuming he'd be in trouble for disappointing him again.

"I expected to hear [him say] some version of what I told myself every day. 'You're a piece of garbage,'" McEnroe wrote of letting his dad into his apartment after being a no-show. "Instead he motioned for me to stand, gave me a hug, with tears in his eyes, and told me he loved me, and then he left."

He said his father's action that day eventually helped him turn a corner. McEnroe is now sober, and living with his wife and dog in Upstate New York. "That's when I realized that it wasn't his fault, and maybe it wasn't anybody's."

He added, "Watching Being Charlie makes me feel sad about this disease and for the family desperate to love someone they can't save. My own family was once riddled with addiction, and its wake is devastating. But sobriety can bring calmer waters, clearer even than they were before. And, in that way, this film makes me love my dad, and maybe that'll make me a good one, some day, too, so for that it was all worth it."

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7 dogs competing for Westminster&x27;s show big prize Tuesday night JENNIFER PELTZ Tue, February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC 0 1 / 0Westminster Dog ShowA handler with a dog treat in his mouth adjusts his Ibizan hound's stance at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) () NEW YORK (AP) — After two days, 2,500 dogs and more than 200 breeds, the Westminster Kennel Club is coming down to just seven canines vying for U.S. show dogs' most coveted prize.

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NEW YORK (AP) — After two days, 2,500 dogs and more than 200 breeds, the Westminster Kennel Club is coming down to just seven canines vying for U.S. show dogs' most coveted prize.

Four finalists already have been chosen: an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie, and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham.

Three more rivals will be selected Tuesday night before they all face off at Madison Square Garden for the best in show award. The winner gets a trophy, ribbons, bragging rights and, this year, the distinction of winning the milestone 150th annual Westminster show.

Whichever dog ends up with the prize, lots of others score meme-able moments or light up the crowd, even if they don't make the finals.

Spectators Monday cheered extra-loud for a Xoloitzcuintli named Calaco, a hairless dog who went around the ring like he had nothing to prove. Chants of "Lumpy! Lumpy!" resounded through the arena as Lumpy the Pekingese strolled before a judge.

One dog poised to make history in the semifinals is Millie, a Danish-Swedish farmdog. The small, spry breed just became eligible for the Westminster show this year, and Millie bested about 10 other farmdogs Tuesday afternoon to get to the evening round.

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"It's been a very exciting journey" to establish the breed in the U.S., said Brita Lemmon, who competed with her farmdog, named Coyote. A plant nursery owner from Seal Beach, California, she got her first farmdog from a Danish breeder in 2000, after looking through an encyclopedia of breeds.

Westminster wins tend to go to pooches with professional handlers or owners with decades or even generations of experience. But just reaching the elite, champions-only show is a major accomplishment in dogdom, especially for first-timers such as Joseph Carrero and his Neapolitan mastiff, Dezi.

After yearning for a Neo since his teenage years, Carrero finally got one when he was 35. A heavy equipment operator from Indian Springs, Nevada, he started showing the dog only because the breeder wanted him to. Now Carrero himself breeds and handles his Neos in the ring, while also working full-time and then some.

"It's really hard for us to do this, but we enjoy it, and he enjoys it," Carrero said as a visitors gathered around to greet the jowly, 190-pound dog.

Boerboels, which are formidable guard dogs originally from South Africa, played a major role in how Natalee Ridenhour met her late husband and why she eventually left metropolitan life for a farm in Royse City, Texas.

On Tuesday, Ridenhour and a Boerboel named Invictus did something else she once would never have pictured: compete at the Westminster show.

The dog didn't advance past the first round. But as a visitor delightedly petted the 170-pound animal, Ridenhour said, "Honestly, the big win is: You're about the 50th person who's gotten down in his face and loved on him."

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What is "Iron Lung"? How a YouTuber selffinanced the surprise horror hit (and what critics are saying) Randall ColburnFebruary 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM 0 Mark Fischbach, a.k.a. Markiplier, in 'Iron Lung' Markiplier Studios Key Points Iron Lung is an independent horror film written and directed by YouTuber Markiplier, who also stars. Made for just a few million, the bloodsoaked thriller earned $17 million domestically in its opening weekend. The film is currently playing in theaters.

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Iron Lung is an independent horror film written and directed by YouTuber Markiplier, who also stars.

Made for just a few million, the blood-soaked thriller earned $17 million domestically in its opening weekend.

The film is currently playing in theaters.

Does internet popularity translate to commercial success at the theatrical box office? That's what Hollywood is still trying to figure out. Iron Lung, an independent feature from YouTuber Markiplier, is the latest project driving that conversation.

The claustrophobic horror film, made for under $3 million, raked in roughly $17 million domestically in its opening weekend. This is all the more impressive considering Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach, financed it himself and eschewed a traditional marketing push, getting the film on roughly 2,500 screens without the help of a traditional studio, per IndieWire.

It's been interesting to contrast the project with Chris Stuckmann's Shelby Oaks, another horror movie made by a popular YouTuber. Despite the backing of Neon and executive producer Mike Flanagan, Shelby Oaks earned just a fraction of Iron Lung's haul in its first weekend.

Fischbach has some thoughts as to why his gambit paid off, but first, learn a bit about him and the movie itself.

What is Iron Lung about?

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Iron Lung is an adaptation of the 2022 video game of the same name, created by David Szymanski. The game, like the movie, is set entirely inside a rusty submarine as it navigates the crimson waters of a distant moon following an apocalyptic event.

The official synopsis reads: "Set in a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as the 'The Quiet Rapture' caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the 'Iron Lung.'"

In addition to writing and directing the movie, Fischbach also stars alongside Caroline Rose Kaplan and Troy Baker, the latter of whom is one of the most acclaimed actors in the realm of video games.

"I've played a lot of indie horror games, and this one stood out as being different," Fischbach said of the movie's origins on a Jan. 30 episode of The Town With Matt Belloni. "So, given that it had a lot of unique facets, I was interested what the universe was trying to be... I could see there being more here."

Is there an Iron Lung trailer?

The trailer for Iron Lung highlights the stark, punishing interior of the titular submarine, as well as the ocean of blood it traverses.

Fischbach's protagonist is surrounded by disembodied voices in the clip, his only company until the red waters begin flooding the vessel.

Who is Markiplier?

Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach attends the 'Iron Lung' Los Angeles premiere at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on Dec. 5, 2025

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Fischbach has been making content on YouTube since 2012, and found early success with "Let's Play" videos of indie horror games heavy on jump scares, stuff like Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Five Nights at Freddy's.

"From quality content to meme-able garbage, from scary games to full-on interactive movies you'll find it all," reads the description on his YouTube page, which currently has over 38 million followers. "Maybe you like horror games, or funny games, or comedy sketches, or animations, or compilations, or reactions, or reviews, or challenges, or cryptic lore, or mind-crippling ennui, or stuff-that-is-guaranteed-to-probably-make-you-cry? Whatever you're into I'm sure there's something for you down in the briny deep of my video page."

Over time, he grew his budding empire with live shows and interactive specials like A Heist With Markiplier (2019), which essentially function like Choose Your Own Adventure books with multiple endings. He also started a clothing line, Cloak, and hosts a handful of podcasts, including Distractable and Go! My Favorite Sports Team.

As a performer, Fischbach has lent his voice to the Cartoon Network's Villainous (2017–present) and acted in the miniseries The Edge of Sleep (2024), on which he is also an executive producer.

Iron Lung is his feature directorial debut.

How was Iron Lung released on so many screens?

Caroline Rose Kaplan in 'Iron Lung'

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As Fischbach noted on The Town, he put "a few million" of his own money into making Iron Lung, and opted out of traditional distribution and marketing routes by leaning on his fanbase. The only studio involved in Iron Lung is his own, Markiplier Studios.

Initially, he envisioned his movie opening in only 50 to 60 theaters with the help of Centurion Film Service. After launching a website and sharing a trailer to his socials, that number quickly ballooned. Fischbach credits the passion of his fanbase with spreading the word by calling, emailing, and even showing up in person to their local theaters to ask that they show it.

With the ball rolling, "the FOMO starts to build," he said. It wasn't long before he was taking calls with major theater chains like Cinemark and Regal.

What makes his fanbase so devoted? For Fischbach, it's not just about numbers, but how engaged they are with him as a creator. "I've been talking about this movie and people knew how much work I was putting into it because of the close relationship I have with my audience," he said on The Town. "So they knew what I was doing for years leading up to this."

He continued, "I have consistently made my channel about my journey as a creator and my skill-building as a filmmaker or whatever you want to say... Every aspect of it has been me building my skills and people see that journey."

What are critics saying about Iron Lung?

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Critics are mixed on Iron Lung, with the film currently holding a 44% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Variety describes it as an "overlong, murky sci-fi suspense effort," adding that those "previously unacquainted with the game are likely to make little sense" of its story.

The Guardian echoed similar criticisms, adding that the movie is "sunk by the depressive tone, leaden pacing, and near-total absence of spectacle." The review continues, "This is basically a radio-play script that insistently has to tell, because this barebones production has nothing much to show."

"Audacious and at times astonishingly boring," is how IndieWire describes the film, but the outlet also notes that it's "far from a failure."

It continues, "Measured against the graveyard of other video game adaptations... this deeply flawed attempt still stands as a testament to what happens when actual gamers make video game movies. Its imperfections are heartfelt, not cynical, and it's clear that significant effort was put into acquiring the right team for this production."

Many critics agree that while the movie isn't a stunner on its face, the fact that it exists at all (and made a splash at the box office) is a net positive. "It's a success story that should cheer those who fear our era of corporate mergers and dwindling resources could spell an end to independent filmmaking," reads Variety's review.

IndieWire, meanwhile, celebrates how "the film opens space for more daring, messy attempts to follow."

Where can I watch Iron Lung?

Iron Lung is now playing in theaters.

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Inside Cortina's Olympic Village: A snowy haven for hundreds of athletes JENNIFER McDERMOTTFebruary 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM 0 1 / 6Milan Cortina OlympicsA view of the Olympic rings at the Cortina Olympic Village, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Athletes at the Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Village on Tuesday chatted at an outdoor coffee stand, traded their unique national team pins and took in the atmosphere of the Dolomites as snow steadily fell.

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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Athletes at the Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Village on Tuesday chatted at an outdoor coffee stand, traded their unique national team pins and took in the atmosphere of the Dolomites as snow steadily fell.

The village is the temporary home for about 1,400 athletes, coaches and team members during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games. They are living in 377 trailers in the Alpine valley, a 10-minute drive from downtown Cortina. The other main Olympic Village is in Milan.

"It's just such a fun environment to be here, amongst so many other athletes," said Cory Thiesse, an American curler. "We're living all together, training together, eating together. We're literally at the base of the mountains here. It's just kind of a dream to wake up in the morning and see the mountains like that."

Cortina is hosting curling, women's Alpine skiing, bobsled, luge and skeleton. Athletes have decorated the outside of their mobile homes with flags and banners to show their team spirit, plus other reminders of home. Team Canada placed a red moose statue in front of its lodgings so others know that's their territory, and the woman who coordinates team security brushed freshly fallen snow from its back.

Each trailer is divided into two rooms, with up to two people per room. The rooms are simple, with beds a shower and toilet. Half the trailers are wheelchair-accessible for the Paralympics that will be held in March.

Nick Timmings, who is competing in skeleton for Australia, settled into the room he's splitting with his coach. They're used to sharing space; his coach is also his twin brother.

"A lot of people were worried beforehand about being in trailers — is there going to be adequate heating and plumbing, and all those kind of things. But we've come here and they're warm. The plumbing seems to be working fine," Timmings said. "I'm very comfortable."

The Village has a fitness center, recreational space, lounge, dining hall, massage rooms and a prayer room. Ukrainian luger Nazarii Kachmar said he likes visiting the common areas to meet athletes from other countries. So far, he has chatted with athletes from Canada, Romania, the U.S. and Latvia.

An outdoor coffee stand is a popular gathering spot. Athletes on Tuesday chatted while waiting for their cappuccinos and espressos. De Aundre John, a bobsledder from Trinidad and Tobago, spotted American bobsledders and asked to trade national pins for their lanyards.

John said it was amazing to be at the village, fulfilling his lifelong goal of becoming an Olympian. The Italian cuisine is just a bonus, he said, adding that his favorite so far is the lasagna. In the dining hall, Swedish curling coach Alison Kreviazuk raved about the desserts, especially the cannoli.

Tuesday was overcast, but on sunny days athletes can see the ski center the moment they walk out of their trailers, said Eva Lune Wiggelendum, who manages the village.

"We are in a valley, so we are surrounded by mountains," she said. "This is amazing. As you look outside, it's snowing. So we're really creating a Winter Olympics atmosphere here."

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🏀 Harden trade talks: In the days leading up to Thursday's trade deadline, the Clippers have engaged in discussions surrounding James Harden, sources tell Yahoo Sports. The Cavaliers are at the forefront of teams expressing interest.

🇫🇷 NFL in France: The Saints will play a game in Paris next season, marking the league's first regular-season game in France and one of at least eight taking place abroad, which is the most ever. The others announced include Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain and three in the U.K.

⚾️ Three-team trade: The Mariners are acquiring All-Star Brendan Donovan from the Cardinals in a three-team trade with the Rays, adding the former Gold Glover to a roster that came a win away from reaching the World Series last fall.

🏒 Saban, the owner: Predators minority owner Nick Saban, who purchased a stake in the franchise in December, will assist in Nashville's search for a new GM after Barry Trotz retired from the role on Monday.

🏀 CBA talks continue: The WNBA and members of the players' union held an in-person meeting in New York on Monday as they continue negotiations for a new CBA in the midst of a busy offseason that includes a two-team expansion draft.

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Super Bowl 60 isn't just another championship game. It's a sequel.

Running it back: When the Patriots and Seahawks face off on Sunday, it will mark the 10th time that the same two franchises have met in multiple Super Bowls — and the first time these two have crossed paths on this stage since one of the most famous endings in league history.

Super Bowl rematches:

Steelers vs. Cowboys: Pittsburgh won their first two meetings (1976, 1979) behind MVPs Lynn Swann and Terry Bradshaw. Dallas got revenge 17 years later (1996) in what remains their most recent Super Bowl appearance.

Dolphins vs. Redskins: Miami nearly pitched a shutout to complete their perfect season (1973). A decade later, Washington evened the score behind MVP John "The Diesel" Riggins (1983).

49ers vs. Bengals: San Francisco beat Cincinnati the first time behind MVP Joe Montana (1982), and the second time behind MVP Jerry Rice (1989) in what was head coach Bill Walsh's final game.

Cowboys vs. Bills: Dallas destroyed Buffalo at the Rose Bowl (1993), then beat them again the following year at the Georgia Dome (1994) in the only back-to-back Super Bowl rematch.

Patriots vs. Giants: The Helmet Catch ruined New England's perfect season (2008). Four years later, Eli Manning and the G-Men took down the dynastic Pats for a second time (2012).

Patriots vs. Eagles: New England won the first meeting behind surprise MVP Deion Branch (2005). 13 years later, Philly got revenge behind their own surprise MVP, Nick Foles (2018).

Patriots vs. Rams: The Pats stunned "The Greatest Show on Turf" to launch their dynasty (2002). 17 years and one relocation later, the Rams came up short against Tom Brady again (2019).

Chiefs vs. 49ers: Kansas City scored 21 unanswered points to defeat San Francisco on the eve of the pandemic (2020). Four years later, they beat them again in Las Vegas (2024).

Chiefs vs. Eagles: Kansas City won a thriller in their first meeting (2023) before Philly dominated the rematch two years later (2025) to deny Patrick Mahomes a historic three-peat.

Patriots vs. Seahawks: New England won the first meeting (2015) thanks to Malcolm Butler's game-sealing interception in the end zone. What does Round 2 have in store?

Super Bowl Week: Players took the stage on Monday in San Jose, while Roger Goodell addressed Steve Tisch's Epstein ties, the lack of minority head coaching hires and other topics in his state of the league address.

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John J. (Columbus, Ohio native) writes:

It was the summer of 1962, and my father and I were attending a Columbus Jets game as we often did. The Jets were the Pirates AAA farm team, and I was a big fan and an amateur baseball aficionado.

The star of the team was Donn Clendenon, an all-tool athlete who was my favorite player. Early in the game I caught a foul ball and decided I wanted to ask Clendenon to sign it. So after the game I went to the parking lot exit near the Jets locker room and waited and waited for him to walk by. Many players did, but not Clendenon.

Finally, a player walked out and asked if I wanted him to sign my ball. I told him I was waiting for Donn Clendenon. He replied that Clendenon had already left, so reluctantly I handed him the ball.

After that I met dad in the parking lot and he asked, "Did you get his autograph?" I quietly replied no, but I got someone else's. "Do you know who Willie Stargell is?"

The ball signed by Willie Stargell. (John. J)

Editor's note: For those who don't know, Willie Stargell went on to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He spent 21 seasons with the Pirates, helping them win two World Series. Clendenon was no Stargell, but he did win World Series MVP in 1969 with the Miracle Mets.

✍️ Submit your story: Do you have a fondest sports memory? Or an example of sports having a profound impact on your life? If you'd like to share, email me at [email protected]. We'll keep sharing your stories until they run out!

💯 Big numbers

Jalen Brunson defends Jaylen Brown. (Al Bello/Getty Images)🏀 4 Ja(y)lens

20 of the 24 NBA All-Stars have unique names. The only name found more than once? Ja(y)len, shared by four Eastern Conference All-Stars in New York's Jalen Brunson, Boston's Jaylen Brown, Detroit's Jalen Duren and Atlanta's Jalen Johnson. That's 33% of the team!

The Jalen generation: Jalen Rose, whose name is a combination of his father's (James) and his uncle's (Leonard), was one of the first Jalens born in the U.S., and his popularity has spawned a generation of athletes with his name, or a variant thereof.

⚾️ 11 of 50

After slugger Eugenio Suárez signed with the Reds and three-time batting champion Luis Arráez signed with the Giants, just 11 of our top 50 free agents remain unsigned.

Who's left? LHP Framber Valdez (No. 8) leads the way, followed by RHP Zac Gallen (12), RHP Lucas Giolito (21), RHP Zack Littell (39), RHP Griffin Canning (40), OF Max Kepler (41), OF/DH Miguel Andújar (42), RHP Chris Bassitt (46), LHP Jose Quintana (47), RHP Justin Verlander (48) and DH Marcell Ozuna (49).

Percy Harvin returns the second-half kickoff for a TD during Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)🏈 74.5% return rate

Could we see a kickoff returned for a touchdown this weekend in the Super Bowl? The chances are certainly the highest they've been in a while after the NFL's new touchback rule led to 74.5% of kickoffs being returned this season, up from just 32.8% in 2024.

Take it to the house: There have been 10 kickoff return touchdowns in Super Bowl history, most recently in 2014 by Seattle's Percy Harvin in Super Bowl XLVIII. The other nine: Jacoby Jones, BAL (2013); Devin Hester, CHI (2007); Ron Dixon, NYG (2001); Jermaine Lewis, BAL (2001); Tim Dwight, ATL (1999); Desmond Howard, GB (1997); Andre Coleman, SD (1995); Stanford Jennings, CIN (1989); Fulton Walker, MIA (1983).

⛳️ 72 made cuts

Xander Schauffele's run of 72 consecutive made cuts — the longest active streak on the PGA Tour — finally ended at the Farmers Insurance Open, marking the first time in 1,391 days that he failed to make it to the weekend. The new active leader is Scottie Scheffler, with 65 in a row. Of course.

All-time streaks: Schauffele is tied with Dow Finsterwald for the fifth-longest streak in PGA Tour history behind Tiger Woods (142), Byron Nelson (113), Jack Nicklaus (105) and Hale Irwin (86).

🏀 Jalen Brunson was built for New York

(Boardroom)

In the latest Boardroom Cover Story, Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson reflects on leadership, fatherhood and the journey from underdog to franchise cornerstone.

From Boardroom's Rich Kleiman:

Jalen Brunson is exactly where he's supposed to be. The Knicks All-Star point guard is sitting in White Plains, just minutes from the team's practice facility, on a cold winter afternoon during what he calls "the dog days" of the NBA season.

His team is fighting through injuries, inconsistency, and the inevitable January grind that separates contenders from pretenders. But if you're looking for panic or frustration, you won't find it here.

Brunson carries himself with the quiet confidence of someone who has already proven doubters wrong his entire life — from being drafted 33rd overall to becoming the face of basketball's most demanding franchise.

"Everything that is going wrong is controllable," he says. It's the kind of statement that reveals everything about how Brunson operates: accountable, measured, and utterly certain that hard work is the only solution.

This isn't bravado. This is the ethos of a player who was raised in NBA locker rooms, who learned leadership from his father, and who has turned perceived limitations into fuel for one of the league's most unlikely ascensions.

Now, as he enters Year 4 of his Knicks tenure, Brunson is navigating the most delicate phase of his journey: evolving from underdog to franchise cornerstone while maintaining the hunger that got him here.

Keep reading.

📺 Watchlist: Tuesday, Feb. 3

Cooper Flagg has scored 83 points in his last two games. Is that good? (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)🏀 NBA on NBC

The scuffling Mavericks host the surging Celtics in the first game of tonight's doubleheader (8pm ET), followed by Suns at Trail Blazers in the nightcap (11pm).

Brighter days ahead: Dallas (19-30) isn't yet a contender, but a year after losing Luka Dončić, their future looks bright thanks to the rapid ascendance of Cooper Flagg, writes Yahoo Sports' Kelly Iko.

In Dallas or Portland? Use Gametime to grab tickets to tonight's games at the American Airlines Center and Moda Center.

🏈 Pro Bowl

The new-look (again) Pro Bowl is tonight in San Francisco (8pm, ESPN), where the AFC and NFC will face off in a flag football game on a temporary field built inside a convention center. The idea is to append this struggling event to the Super Bowl, which is hosting its weeklong pregame festivities at the same convention center.

More to watch:

🏒 NHL: Penguins at Islanders (7:30pm, TNT); Kraken at Ducks (10pm, TNT) … Divisional clashes between current playoff teams in the Metro and Pacific.

⚽️ EFL Cup: Arsenal vs. Chelsea(3pm, Paramount+) … The Gunners lead 3-2 entering the second leg of the semifinal.

Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events happening in your city. Get tickets now!

🏈 Super Bowl trivia

Kupp celebrates after winning Super Bowl LVI. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Seahawks WR Cooper Kupp is set to become just the sixth former Super Bowl MVP (Rams, 2022) to play in a Super Bowl with another team.

Question: Can you name the other five?

Hint: They won Super Bowl MVPs with the 49ers, Rams, Patriots, Colts and Broncos.

Answer at the bottom.

📸 Photo finish

La Jolla's Torrey Pines State Beach offered the perfect backdrop to last weekend's Farmers Insurance Open. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Spot the golfer.

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Trivia answer: Jerry Rice (49ers, then Raiders); Kurt Warner (Rams, then Cardinals); Tom Brady (Patriots, then Buccaneers); Peyton Manning (Colts, then Broncos); Von Miller (Broncos, then Rams)

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Your guide to 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina: 10 things to know

Nancy Armour, USA TODAYFebruary 3, 2026 at 4:59 AM

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MILAN — The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina snuck up on you, didn't they?

That's always the case with the Winter Olympics (Feb. 6-22) and Paralympics (March 6-15), which are smaller and include sports unfamiliar or inaccessible to a good portion of the world. That the last two occurred halfway around the world, in time zones that were not friendly to U.S. audiences, made it even harder to keep them front of mind.

You will want to tune in for these Games, though.

Much like the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, Milano Cortina offers a respite from the malaise that lingers from the COVID pandemic and the divisiveness that continues to make our world feel cruel and small. For two-plus weeks, we can be united, reveling in amazing athletic performances, captivated by the personal stories of sweat sacrifice, and dazzled by the breathtaking beauty of the Dolomites and the Alps.

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1 / 8See the Olympic Flame light up as it sets off for 2026 Winter GamesTorchbearer Petros Gaidatzis carries the Olympic Flame during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on November 26, 2025 in Olympia, Greece.

"To be able to have them back in the stands in Italy will be a perfect way to end a really blessed career," U.S. speedskater Brittany Bowe said.

Here's your primer on the 10 biggest questions going into the 2026 Winter Olympics.

How spread out will these Olympics be?

Put it this way: Getting around to all the venues could be an Olympic sport in itself.

The Winter Olympics always sprawl, because of the need for mountains. But the Milano Cortina Games are going to be the most geographically spread out in Olympic and Paralympic history, with a footprint just slightly smaller than the entire state of New Jersey.

Most of the indoor events — hockey, speed skating, short-track speedskating and figure skating — are going to be in Milano. For the mountain events, however, organizers are making use of venues already used for World Cups and world championships. And they are not close to one another. Or close to Milano.

The trip from Milano to Cortina, where women's Alpine, curling and the sliding sports (bobsled, luge and skeleton) will be held, is almost five hours. Livigno, site of snowboarding and freestyle skiing, is about three hours from Milano.

If you want to get to Livigno from Cortina? Pack supplies, water and something to keep yourself entertained, because it's going to be a roughly six-hour trip. All this assumes, too, that there's no traffic or weather delays. Given it's the Olympics and it's February, and the Paralympics and March, probably best not to count on that.

Is the bobsled track ready?

Yes, though organizers cut it close.

Cortina's original bobsled track, used in the 1956 Olympics, closed in 2008 because it was getting too expensive to maintain. Milano Cortina's bid plan called for the track to be renovated, but the idea was abandoned because it was going to cost a boatload of money and there were existing tracks nearby in Switzerland and Austria that could be used.

Then the Italian government raised a fuss, saying all Olympic events needed to be in Italy.

With the Games just two years away, construction on the new Eugenio Monti track began in February 2024. Though there were concerns the $136 million project wouldn't get done in time — the IOC had Lake Placid on standby — the track was ready for test runs in the spring of 2025 and the IOC gave approval for its use.

"The sliding centre in Cortina has surpassed expectations," Kristin Kloster, chair of the IOC's coordination commission for Milano Cortina, said in September.

"They have delivered on time. The sliding centre has been tested by athletes already and I think it's all going really, really well," Kloster said. "So I'm impressed with the work."

Official test events in November were held without fans, because construction was still being one around the sliding center. But the track drew praise from athletes.

"I really love the track!" said U.S. push athlete Azaria Hill, who teamed with Kaysha Love to win silver at the test event.

Is Lindsey Vonn really back?

She is, although she crashed on Jan. 30 in the final downhill race before these Olympics. "My Olympic dream is not over," Vonn wrote on social media afterward.

Vonn is scheduled for a news conference on Tuesday afternoon here in Italy and could give clarity around her status for the Feb. 8 downhill race, the Feb. 10 team combined event, and the Feb. 12 super-G race. If healthy, she'd be a contender for multiple gold medals.

Up until the crash, it has been one of the most incredible comeback stories — ever. In any sport. Not only because Vonn is 41 and was retired for almost six years, but also because she's skiing after having a partial knee replacement.

"I have nothing to prove," Vonn said last fall. "I'm doing it because I love it."

Vonn is one of the greatest skiers in history, the Olympic downhill champion in 2010 and No. 3 on the list of career World Cup victories. But a series of injuries over the course of her career took their toll, and she retired in February 2019.

Fast-forward to spring of 2024, when Vonn had a partial knee replacement.

Returning to ski racing wasn't the goal. Vonn simply wanted to live a normal life and do the things she enjoyed — playing tennis, hiking, walking! — without debilitating pain. But as she recovered and found herself able to do things she hadn't in years, Vonn wondered if ski racing was possible.

She resumed training and, in December 2024, skied in her first World Cup race in almost six years. Vonn had mixed results in her first season, but she finished by winning a silver medal in super-G at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho.

With a full offseason to train and fine-tune her equipment, Vonn has simply been a marvel. She won the season's first downhill — that was World Cup victory No. 83, for those counting — and has been on the podium or near it in every other race.

"All the people that didn't believe in me, I have to thank them because it really gives me a lot of motivation," Vonn said after her win. "I'm surprised that people haven't figured that out by now. Every time you talk bad about me, it just makes me stronger and better and more motivated."

Cortina has always been one of her favorite courses: She made her first World Cup podium there, and 12 of her 83 wins came there.

Athough she isn't trying to prove anything to anyone, she is still Lindsey Vonn. She's not interested in participation medals. She wants some real ones.

"I know what I'm capable of, so I have my own expectations," Vonn said. "I'm sure the world has their own as well, but I don't think yours will be higher than mine."

Why should I follow Jordan Stolz?

Because he's the Michael Phelps of his generation.

Stolz has dominated speed skating the last three years, sweeping the 500-, 1,000- and 1,500-meter titles at the world championships in 2023 and 2024 and winning the overall season champion at all three distances last season. He's unbeaten in the 1,000 and 1,500 meters this World Cup season, and has won five of the nine 500-meter races.

He put the mass start back in his international program after a two-year absence, and was on the podium in two of the first four World Cups.

That means Stolz will be a gold-medal favorite in each of his individual events in Milano Cortina. Should he win all four races, it would be the most golds for a U.S. Winter Olympian since Eric Heiden famously swept all five speed skating events at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid.

Heiden is the only Winter Olympian to win five golds at a single Games. Only two, Norwegian biathlon great Ole Einar Bjorndalen (2002) and Soviet speed skater Lidiya Skoblikova (1964), have won four.

"There's a lot of confidence there. I had some really good (World Cup) races," Stolz said after the Olympic trials. "Now that I'm actually planning a peak, I think it can get better. And even if it's the same, I think I still have really good chances at the Olympics."

Who else will be the stars in Milano Cortina?

Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim will always command the spotlight.

Shiffrin is a two-time Olympic champion who has more World Cup victories than any other skier, male or female. She'll be a favorite in slalom, where she won the first five races of the season, and team combined, and a medal contender in giant slalom.

Kim has won gold in the halfpipe at the last two Olympics, and, if healthy after two shoulder dislocations in recent weeks, she could make it three in a row.

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Also keep an eye on Jessie Diggins, a medal threat in cross-country skiing; "Quad God" Ilia Malinin, whose quadruple jumps make him almost unbeatable in figure skating; and Mystique Ro, a two-time medalist at last year's skeleton world championships. Don't sleep on Campbell Wright and Deedra Irwin, who have the best chance of winning the United States' first Olympic medal ever in biathlon.

Lastly, U.S. captain Hilary Knight has already said these Olympics, her fifth, will be her last, and she and the U.S. women's hockey team would like nothing better than to go out on top. Though the Americans have not won Olympic gold since 2014, they have had the upper hand on archrival Canada lately. They've won two of the last three world championships, including an overtime thriller last spring, and walloped Canada 24-7 in the four Rivalry Series games in the fall.

Speaking of hockey, what about the NHL players?

For the first time since 2014, NHL players will take part in the Winter Games. Every team but host Italy has at least one NHL player on its roster, and the U.S., Canada and Sweden squads are comprised entirely of NHL players.

"We've got a really good group of young, hungry Americans that haven't played in the Olympics before," Jack Hughes said after the U.S. roster was announced. "We're lucky the NHLers are back in the Olympics. Guys are pumped up."

As are fans.

Since they began competing at the Nagano Games in 1998, NHL players have made the men's Olympic tournament better and more exciting. But the NHL (stupidly) refused to allow its players to compete in 2018 — much to the unhappiness of the players.

The league initially planned to return for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, only for COVID to cause so many cancellations in the months leading up to the Games that the NHL said taking a three-week break would be at the expense of the regular season and playoffs.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has complained about the size and construction of the Milano Cortina rinks, but he recognizes the Olympics, and the league, both benefit from the NHL's participation.

"I think it's going to be great," Bettman said in October. "Listen, there are lots of reasons that I'm never thrilled about taking a couple of week break in the season. Changes a lot of things.

"But on balance, I think it'll be worth it, A) for the exposure, B) for the fan engagement, but C) and most importantly, this is and has always been very important to our players. And that's why we're doing this."

What's the status of the Russians?

This is not the start of a brain teaser, we promise.

Russia remains banned by the International Olympic Committee, though there will be some Russian athletes at the Milano Cortina Games. Russia is no longer banned by the International Paralympic Committee, but no Russian athletes are expected at the Milano Cortina Games.

Got that?

The IOC is maintaining the same position as it had for the Summer Games in Paris, allowing Russians and Belarussians to compete as "Individual Neutral Athletes," or AIN in the French translation. Those athletes cannot wear their country's colors or participate in the opening ceremony, and they will hear a generic anthem if they win a gold medal.

As of Jan. 27, 20 athletes in eight sports — Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, luge, short-track speedskating, speedskating and ski mountaineering — had been cleared to compete in Milano Cortina.

The IPC, on the other hand, lifted its ban of Russia and Belarus in September, clearing both countries to return to the Paralympics wearing their names and colors. But not all sport federations have lifted their bans, while others did not lift them in time for athletes to qualify for Milano Cortina. As a result, the IPC said In October that it didn't expect any athletes from the two countries at the 2026 Paralympics.

Any new events?

Between wanting to appeal to people in the host country and trying to attract the attention of the kids, of course there are new events.

Some are relays or mixed-gender events or expansion of existing events. (Or, in the case of ski jumping, joining the 21st century). There is one new entirely new sport making its debut in 2026, however. Ski mountaineering. Or SkiMo.

Popular in Italy with elite athletes and weekend warriors alike, ski mountaineering is an endurance sport where athletes climb a hill and then, once at the top, ski down it. Lightweight skis with "skins" help with the climbs, and there is a section on the ascent that has to be navigated on foot.

There will be individual sprint races for both the men and women, as well as a mixed relay.

The other new events are dual moguls, which involves head-to-head runs; women's doubles in luge; and mixed-team in skeleton. There's also the large hill in women's ski jumping, which strikes a blow for equality. Women's ski jumping has only been in the Olympics since 2014. The women were limited to the normal hill in Sochi, Pyeongchang and Beijing while the men did both the normal and large hills. Now both genders will compete on the same hills. As they should.

How are IOC's efforts at gender parity going?

The International Olympic Committee says Milano Cortina will be the most gender-balanced Winter Games yet, with women making up 47% of the almost 3,000 athletes. That's up from the nearly 45% in Beijing.

Counting mixed-gender events, women will compete in 53.4% of the events in Milano Cortina, also a high for a Winter Games.

But there's still work to be done. Remember how ski jumping added the large hill event for the women? It also added a super team event for men, so women still have one less event in ski jumping.

Will the stars come out like they did in Paris?

Mariah Carey is performing at the opening ceremony, so that's a pretty good start.

Paris was the place to be in 2024, with celebrities like Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Lady Gaga, Nicole Kidman and Zendaya showing up at the Olympics. You could have played a game of "Where's Waldo?" with all the different events Tom Cruise took in.

Although we might not see quite as many A-listers, Milano is Italy's fashion capital and Fashion Week starts two days after the closing ceremony. Don't be surprised if celebrities come early to take in both events.

Follow USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour on social media @nrarmour.

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