Apple’s M2 MacBook Air offers decent hardware to those who require ample battery life and aren’t too worried about the lack of storage and memory upgrades available to them. However, there are always exceptions everywhere, and in light of the DRAM crisis, we’ll bear witness to some unorthodox examples of creative juices flowing on various social media channels. The latest mod involves a portable Mac owner who wasn’t going to pay the ludicrous premium for a solid-state drive, so he took some tape, an existing SATA SSD, and a USB-C dongle and attached all three things to the M2 MacBook […]

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A specific regimen of computer-based brain exercises focused on visual processing speed may lower the long-term risk of receiving a dementia diagnosis. A new analysis of data spanning two decades suggests that older adults who engaged in this adaptive training, provided they participated in follow-up sessions, were approximately 25 percent less likely to be diagnosed with dementia compared to a control group. These results were published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions.

The search for effective ways to prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is a primary focus of modern medical research. While physical exercise and diet are frequently cited as potential protective factors, the role of specific cognitive training remains a subject of intense debate. Many commercial products promise to sharpen the mind, yet scientific evidence supporting their ability to prevent disease has been inconsistent. To address this uncertainty, researchers revisited data from a gold-standard clinical trial to see if specific interventions had lasting effects on brain health.

The research was led by Norma B. Coe, a professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Coe and her colleagues sought to understand if the benefits of cognitive training could be detected in medical records twenty years after the training took place. They focused on whether different types of mental exercises had varying impacts on the likelihood of a patient developing dementia as they aged into their eighties and nineties.

The team utilized data from the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly study. Known as the ACTIVE study, this large-scale project began in the late 1990s. It was designed as a randomized controlled trial, which is widely considered the most rigorous method for determining cause and effect in science. The original trial enrolled nearly 3,000 healthy adults over the age of 65 living in the community.

Participants in the ACTIVE study were randomly assigned to one of four groups. The first group received memory training. This instruction focused on teaching strategies for remembering word lists and sequences of items. The second group received reasoning training. These sessions involved identifying patterns in number series and solving problems related to daily living. The third group received speed of processing training. The fourth group served as a control and received no training.

The speed of processing intervention was distinct from the other two. It involved a computer-based task designed to improve the user’s visual attention. Participants were asked to identify an object in the center of the screen while simultaneously locating a target in the periphery. As the user improved, the program became faster and the tasks became more difficult. This made the training “adaptive,” meaning it constantly pushed the participant to the limit of their ability.

The initial training period lasted for five to six weeks. Researchers offered a subset of participants “booster” sessions. These additional training blocks occurred one year and three years after the initial enrollment. The goal of these boosters was to reinforce the skills learned during the first phase.

To determine long-term outcomes, Coe and her team linked the original study data with Medicare claims records spanning from 1999 to 2019. This allowed the researchers to track the participants for up to 20 years. They looked for diagnostic codes indicating Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. By using insurance claims, the team could identify diagnoses made by doctors in real-world clinical settings, even for participants who had stopped communicating with the original study organizers.

The analysis included 2,021 of the original participants. The results revealed a specific and isolated benefit. Participants who underwent the speed of processing training and attended at least one booster session showed a reduced risk of diagnosed dementia. The hazard ratio was 0.75, indicating a 25 percent lower risk compared to the control group.

The study did not find similar benefits for the other groups. Participants who received memory training or reasoning training did not show a statistically distinct difference in dementia diagnosis rates compared to the control group. This was true even if they attended booster sessions. Additionally, individuals in the speed training group who did not attend the booster sessions showed no reduction in risk. The protective effect appeared to depend on the combination of the specific visual speed task and the reinforcement provided by the follow-up sessions.

The researchers propose several reasons why the speed training might have yielded different results than the memory or reasoning exercises. One hypothesis centers on the type of memory engaged. The memory and reasoning interventions relied on “declarative memory.” This involves learning explicit strategies and conscious techniques to solve problems. In contrast, the speed training engaged “procedural memory.” This type of learning becomes automatic and unconscious through repetition, similar to riding a bike.

Another key difference was the adaptive nature of the speed task. The computer program adjusted the difficulty in real-time. This ensured that participants were always challenged, potentially stimulating the brain more effectively than the static strategies taught in the other groups. The authors suggest that this intense, adaptive engagement of the brain’s processing systems might facilitate neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to rewire itself.

The findings align with previous, shorter-term analyses of the ACTIVE study, which had hinted at cognitive benefits for the speed training group. However, this is the first analysis to use Medicare claims to confirm a reduction in diagnosed disease over such a lengthened timeframe.

“This work conveys a clear message but also leads us to ask many new questions. We are keen to dig deeper to understand the underlying mechanisms at play here, but ultimately this is a great problem to have,” said Marilyn Albert, the corresponding study author and director of the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

There are limitations to the study that provide context for the results. The analysis relied on administrative billing codes rather than direct neurological examinations of every participant. This means a diagnosis would only be recorded if a participant visited a doctor and the doctor coded the visit correctly. It is possible that some participants developed dementia but were never formally diagnosed.

The study also excluded participants who were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans because complete claims data were not available for them. If the population in Medicare Advantage plans differs in health or socioeconomic status from those in traditional Medicare, it could influence the generalizability of the findings. Additionally, the researchers noted that individuals with higher education levels or better access to healthcare are often more likely to receive a dementia diagnosis, which could introduce bias into the claims data.

Despite these caveats, the results offer a potential avenue for preventative intervention. “The findings reported here suggest that moderate cognitive training could delay the onset of dementia over subsequent years,” said Richard Hodes, director of the National Institute on Aging, in a press release. “There is still more research to be done to determine about how this works, but this promising lead may move the field further into developing effective interventions to delay or prevent onset of dementia.”

Future research will likely focus on isolating the specific mechanisms that made the speed training effective. Scientists need to understand if the benefit comes from the visual aspect of the task, the speed component, or the adaptive difficulty. Understanding why the memory and reasoning strategies failed to prevent disease diagnosis is equally important for designing future public health programs.

The study also raises questions about the optimal “dose” of training. Since the benefit was only seen in those who received booster sessions, it suggests that brain training may be like physical exercise: it requires maintenance to remain effective.

“This study shows that simple brain training, done for just weeks, may help people stay mentally healthy for years longer,” said Jay Bhattacharya, a director at the National Institutes of Health. “That’s a powerful idea — that practical, affordable tools could help delay dementia and help older adults keep their independence and quality of life.”

The study, “Impact of cognitive training on claims-based diagnosed dementia over 20 years: evidence from the ACTIVE study,” was authored by Norma B. Coe, Katherine E. M. Miller, Chuxuan Sun, Elizabeth Taggert, Alden L. Gross, Richard N. Jones, Cynthia Felix, Marilyn S. Albert, George W. Rebok, Michael Marsiske, Karlene K. Ball, and Sherry L. Willis.

“Tottenhem” ciddi itki ilə üzləşib.

Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, London təmsilçisinin hücumçusu Vilson Odober sıradan çıxıb.

Premyer Liqada “Nyukasl”la oyunda zədələnən futbolçu mövsümün qalan hissəsini buraxacaq.

Odober bu mövsüm 33 oyunda 2 qol vurub, 5 məhsuldar ötürmə edib.

“Kəpəz” klubunun İdarə Heyətinin üzvü Fərman Əlizadə, infrastruktur rəhbəri Ruslan Məmmədov, baş məşqçi Azər Bağırov və komandanın kapitanı Əli Səmədov futbolçu Veysəl Rzayevi ziyarət ediblər.

Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, klub nümayəndələri Veysəlin səhhəti ilə yaxından maraqlanıb, ona mənəvi dəstək göstərərək tezliklə tam sağalmasını və yaşıl meydanlara qayıtmasını arzulayıblar.

Veysəl fevralın 3-də Gəncədə mübahisə zəminində bıçaq xəsarəti alaraq xəstəxanaya yerləşdirilib.

Gənc boksçular arasında Azərbaycan çempionatı davam edir.

Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, yarışın üçüncü günündə 47 döyüş keçirilib.

Qız boksçular arasında U-19 Azərbaycan çempionatında daha iki çəkidə yarımfinalçıların adlarına aydınlıq gəlib.

Oğlan boksçuların mübarizəsində isə 60 kq və 65 kq-da 1/8, 70 kq-da 1/4 finalçılar müəyyənləşib.

7 gün davam edəcək yarışın 4-cü günündə 49 görüş olacaq. Bakı Boks Mərkəzində keçirilən çempionatda döyüşlər saat 12:00-da başlanacaq.

Qeyd edək ki, yarışın qaliblərinin adına fevralın 15-də aydınlıq gələcək.

U-19 Azərbaycan çempionatı

11 fevral

Qızlar

51 kq

1/4 final

Laləzar Muradova (Şabran) – Aytən Musayeva (“Berzloy” İK) – 3:2

Ruqiyyə Məmmədli (“AZSport” BK) – Aylin Hüseynli (888 BK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Əminə Tağı (DİN İC) – Mələk Abbasova (“Turan-Qovlar” BİK) – birinci qalib gəlib

54 kq

Elmira Kamalova (RKİM) – Zəhra Səlimzadə (“Abşeron” BK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Zəhra Məmmədova (RİM-1) – Nuray Mikayılova (Mingəçevir) – birinci qalib gəlib

Türkan Nəcəfova (“Roman” İK) – Aylin Nəcəfova (“Neftçi” İK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Nərmin Pirməmmədova (Qazax) – Aysu Mikayılova (Sumqayıt) – 0:5

Oğlanlar

1/16 final

60 kq

Sübhan Babayev (RİM-1) – Sadiq Cəbrayılov (“Zərbə” BİK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Məhəmməd İmaməliyev (Astara) – Emil Hümbətzadə (“Roman” İK) – 5:0

Musa Şəkərov (Şirvan) – Əli Məmmədov (AzTU) – birinci qalib gəlib

Əli Həsənov (Lənkəran) – Ramal Zeynallı – ikinci qalib gəlib

Əli Baxışov (“Dəmir Yumruq” BİK) – Məhəmmədəli Mirzəyev (MOİK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Fikrət Abbaslı (Naxçıvan MR) – İsgəndər Şükürov (“Qəbələ” İK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Səid Aslanov (Gəncə) – Şəmistan Həsənli (“Olimp 2018” İK) – 5:0

Baqir Əmirxanlı (“Neftçi” İK) – Şaiq Abbasov (DİN İC) – birinci qalib gəlib

Ömər Xasiyev (“AZSport” BK) – Əflatun İsmiyev (Sumqayıt) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Onur Zamanlı (Naxçıvan MR) – Ələkbər Əliyev (“Arena” İK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Vaqif Paşayev (UGM-7) – Yusif Bəylərov (Quba) – 5:0

Bahadur Nağılı (MOİK) – Tunar Məmmədov (Gəncə) – 0:5

Toğrul Quliyev (“Qızıl əlcək” İK) – Hüseyn Abdulmanaflı (“Arena” İK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Nursultan Soltanlı (AHİTA) – Hüseyn Hüseynov (Sumqayıt) – 5:0

Elgün Abbaslı (“Neftçi” İK) – Sənan Axundov (Salyan) – birinci qalib gəlib

Mehdi Tağıyev (UGİM-1) – Raul Heydərli (“Neftçi” İK) – 0:5

65 kq

Şahin Aslanov (UGM-7) – İbrahim İsmayılov (“Qızıl əlcək” İK) – 5:0

Elxan Əlizadə (MOİK) – Ümid Qurbanov (Lənkəran) – birinci qalib gəlib

Yusif İsmayılov (Pirşağı-Kürdəxanı İK) – Nəbi Quliyev (Mingəçevir) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Kənan Qasımov (Göygöl) – Nihat Ağayev (“Neftçi” İK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Haqverdi Həsənov (“Neftçi” İK) – Mehdi Fərəcov (UGİM-1) – 5:0

Saleh Sədiyev (888 BK) – Dəniz Mirağayev (UGİM-1) – 0:5

Kənan Məmmədli (DİN İC) – Vəli İbrahimli (“Abşeron” İK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Yusif Ağayev (Astara) – Təşkilat Quliyev (Sumqayıt) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Vüsal Xəlilov (RİM-1) – Ümid Səfərli (“Cəsur” İK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Nicat Həsənov (Ağcabədi) – Elcan İsgəndərli (“Qızıl əlcək” İK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Onur Əlizadə (“Berzloy” İK) – Rəvan Niftiyev (Şirvan) – birinci qalib gəlib

Məhəmmədəli Məmmədli (Tərtər) – Aqşin Əhmədov (Quba) – birinci qalib gəlib

Nihat İmanzadə (“Qələbə2020” İK) – İslam Tağıyev (“Neftçi” İK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Ruhin Səfərov (Naxçıvan MR) – Ümid Cəfərov (KNOUT) – birinci qalib gəlib

Tamerlan Əlimzanov (MOİK) – Ümid Qazıyev (Naxçıvan MR) – birinci qalib gəlib

Arif Musayev (UGM-13) – Turqay Rəhimli (Gəncə) – 0:5

1/8 final

70 kq

Teymur İsmayılov (AzTU) – Dəniz Zeynalov (“Qızıl əlcək” İK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Nurlan Süleymanov (“Abşeron” BK) – Malik İsayev (Salyan) – birinci qalib gəlib

Seydəmir Quliyev (RİM-1) – Elmir Həşimov (“Arena” İK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Adil Zalov (“Qızıl əlcək” İK) – Zaur Quluzadə (“Şamaxı Uğur” BK) – birinci qalib gəlib

Rza Rzayev (Gəncə) – Sultan Muradov (Quba) – birinci qalib gəlib

Raul Əsədullayev (Lənkəran) – Murad Məmmədov (MOİK) – 5:0

Zəkəriyyə Rəhimov (MOİK) – Oqtay İsmayılov (Z-1 İK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Şaiq Abdullayev (DİN İC) – Valeh Eyvazlı (“Qızıl əlcək” İK) – ikinci qalib gəlib

Yunan-Roma və sərbəst güləş üzrə U17 Azərbaycan çempionatı davam edir.

Futbolpress.az xəbər verir ki, gəncə İdman Sarayında təşkil olunan yarışın üçüncü günündə yunan-Roma güləşində 48, 55, 65, 80 və 110 kq-da medalçılar müəyyənləşib. Bununla da yunan-Roma güləşi üzrə yarışa yekun vurulub.

48 kq
1. Ömər Salmanov (MOİK)
2. Yusif Mirzəyev (Lənkəran, “Sparta”)
3. Ümid Babayev (Gimnaziya, Kürdəmir), Hüseyn Hüseynzadə (Zəngilan)

55 kq
1. Qurban Məcnunov (Neftçi)
2. Elnur Quliyev (Abşeron)
3. Amin Məmmədov (UGİM-5, “Neftçi”), Elmir Abbasov (UGİM-2)

65 kq
1. Orxan Həbibli (Neftçi)
2. Nihad Məhərrəmov (UGİM-2)
3. Murad Pirimov (Zəngilan), Hüseyn Vəlizadə (Sumqayıt, Gimnaziya)

80 kq
1. Ruslan Nuriyev (AHİTA)
2. İsfahan Həsənov (ROİL, “Neftçi”)
3. Yaşar Məmmədov (MOİK), Zəka Yusubov (Lənkəran, “Sparta”)

110 kq
1. Emin Baxşəliyev (UGİM-2)
2. Məhəmməd Mustafayev (Neftçi)
3. Manaf Məmmədli (Zəngilan), Rauf Mütəllimov (Sumqayıt, Təhsil)

Diego Simeone says the injuries to Pablo Barrios and Johnny Cardoso have “hurt” Atletico Madrid ahead of their Copa del Rey semi-final clash with Barcelona. Barrios has been ruled out with a right thigh injury, while Cardoso is also sidelined with a muscle problem, the latest in a string of issues for the American. Barrios […]

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Raphinha has criticised the voting process for the Ballon d’Or, insisting that “you have to be friendly with the people who vote” to win the award. Despite recording 56 direct goal contributions (34 goals, 22 assists) for Barcelona in 57 appearances last season, the Brazilian winger finished fifth in the 2025 Ballon d’Or voting. Paris […]

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Manchester United’s hopes of striking a deal for Nico Paz have been reignited despite Real Madrid’s intention to re-sign the 21-year-old magician this summer, according to a new report.

Lighting up Serie A

Paz has enjoyed a meteoric rise since leaving the Santiago Bernabeu to join Serie A hotshots Como 1907 in the summer of 2024 for €6 million.

The Argentina international has become one of Serie A’s most effective attacking midfielders under the tutelage of Cesc Fabregas, demonstrating a maturity on the ball which belies his years.

Six goals and nine assists in an excellent debut campaign have been followed up by the reverse – nine goals and six assists – in an even more impressive sophomore year, with a third of the season still to play.

But it is not simply Paz’s decisive contributions in the final third which have caught eye; rather, it’s his ability to dictate games for Como, purposely moving around the pitch as he helps effectively knit play, which has put him on the radar of Europe’s elite.

A Successor to Bruno?

United have been strongly linked with a move for the youngster as INEOS grapples with the prospect of life after club captain, Bruno Fernandes .

The 31-year-old midfielder was pursued by Al-Hilal last summer, with the Saudi Pro League side willing to offer eye-watering sums to lure him to the Middle East. Their interest was ultimately rebuffed, but is Caught Offside” target=”_blank”>expected to be renewed after the World Cup this summer.

Fernandes’ deal at Old Trafford expires next year, though the club can trigger an automatic one-year extension. His contract contains a £57m release clause to teams outside of England, however, which pours more fuel on the fire of an explosive exit from Old Trafford.

The Portuguese maestro remains United’s best, and most influential, player, on and off the pitch. It would be virtually impossible to replace his impact on the club.

But a raid on Italy for one of the next big No. 10s would certainly soften the blow – with reports earlier in the season of a €70m bid being prepared by the Red Devils after scouts delivered glowing reports.

Madrid make their move/h5> While Paz was never going to get first-team opportunities in the Spanish capital, Madrid were well aware of the talent they had in their ranks. Consequently, the Liga giant included a buy-back clause worth around €10m as insurance – and they plan to trigger it this summer, according to Fabrizio Romano, effectively ending United’s pursuit. However, in an shock twist, Madrid are in fact bringing Paz back to then sell him for at an enormous profit to the Premier League, Real Madrid want €780m ” target=”_blank”>according to a report from Spain. They are understood to be demanding €80m for their academy graduate. Caught Offside” target=”_blank”>Caught Offside confirms interest from England, with Chelsea also preparing to rival United for Paz’s signature.

Final Thoughts

If INEOS were willing to launch a €70m raid for the Argentine starlet before Christmas, the fact he will be available for just €10m more come the summer is likely to dissuade this intention.

There will undoubtedly be a sense of displeasure at rewarding Madrid so handsomely for a hostile move – but football is a business, there can be no room for personal feelings off the pitch in the pursuit of success on it.

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Bayern Munich are cruising to a place in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.

The reigning Bundesliga champions could be in for another season of all seasons with another treble in the offing as they continue to dominate at home and in Europe.

Harry Kane continues to be the driving force for Vincent Kompany's side but two of his teammates at the Allianz Arena are looking to rival him for goals and assists.

The England captain notched his 39th goal of the campaign for the Bavarians from the penalty spot in Wednesday's quarter final encounter with RB Leipzig.

That was followed by Luis Díaz and Michael Olise combining to double the hosts' lead midway through the second half to take them to 36 goal involvements apiece.

In a strange quirk, Díaz has 21 goals and 15 assists to date while Olise has 15 and 21 respectively.

They are now just eight goals behind Kane, who also has five assists to keep him clear of the pair, but the mercurial wingers are fast coming on their free-scoring teammate.

Following the retirement of right tackle Rob Havenstein, the Los Angeles Rams will have a decision to make at right tackle. For a decade, Havenstein provided stability at right tackle and was a ‘set it and forget it’ type of player. He made 148 starts at offensive tackle in the regular season which trails only Orlando Pace, Charlie Cowan, and Jackie Slater in franchise history.

For the first time in a decade, the Rams will need to decide what they want to do going forward at the right tackle position. Despite having opportunities to draft a potential replacement in the early rounds over the past few years, the Rams approached Havenstein’s retirement differently than they handled Andrew Whitworth’s. With Whitworth, the Rams had a clear succession plan with Joe Noteboom that ultimately didn’t work out. In the case of Havenstein, the Rams never spent top draft capital on a potential replacement.

Havenstein’s retirement shouldn’t come as a surprise. He was on an expiring contract and dealt with injuries over the last two years. If anything, it was to be expected. Still, it adds question marks to a position that hasn’t had any for almost a decade. The Rams could opt to sign a veteran for experience, but the options are limited. Among right tackle free agents are Jonah Williams and Jermaine Eluemunor. Williams has limitations in pass protection and Eluemunor doesn’t move the needle. Signing a free agent right tackle seems like the least likely path forward.

This really comes down to whether or not Warren McClendon showed enough in 13 starts or is right tackle now a priority. While mock drafts may have the Rams selecting tackles such as Monroe Freeling, or Blake Miller, even that feels unlikely. Selecting someone like Josh Simons last year would have made sense. However, asking an unproven rookie to take the mantle at right tackle is asking a lot, especially in a Super Bowl season.

While grades from Pro Football Focus aren’t the end-all, be-all, it is a way to quantify offensive line play. From the time McClendon officially took over in Week 12 until Week 18, McClendon was the fifth-highest graded tackle in the NFL. His 83.1 run-blocking grade was tied for seventh and his 79.7 pass-blocking grade ranked ninth. McClendon’s 98.5 pass-blocking efficiency was second behind only Garrett Boles.

Still, after allowing four or more pressures once in 10 starts during the regular season, he did so twice in three postseason games. Two of his worst games via pass-blocking efficiency came in the Wild Card round against the Carolina Panthers and the Conference Championship against the Seattle Seahawks.

When the Rams moved from Whitworth to Noteboom in 2022, it was a clear succession. The Rams did draft Logan Bruss at 103 overall, but the plan initially was for him to play right guard. There was no backup plan in the case that Noteboom’s form at the end of 2021 was a fluke. That’s not a mistake that the Rams can make again.

To be clear, that’s not to say that McClendon isn’t the guy or can’t be the guy moving forward. However, all of the eggs can’t be put in that basket as they were in 2022. There’s no doubt that McClendon earned the opportunity to start at right tackle and take over for Havenstein. Ideally, the Rams give McClendon a chance and also draft a tackle with starting upside in the second or third round.

This allows the Rams to roll with McClendon in 2026 and give him the reins at right tackle. At the same time, if McClendon struggles, they have a backup plan and depth on the offensive line. With McClendon moving up into a starting role, the Rams are losing their swing tackle. They need a player that can slot in at left or right tackle in the case of injury. A player like Caleb Tiernan, Isaiah World, Max Iheanachor, or Drew Shelton could fill that role.

It’s also worth noting that McClendon is entering the final year of his rookie deal. In the case that McClendon plays himself into a large contract and the Rams are unable to re-sign him, they need a safety blanket in place. Adding a player that can develop as a rookie would protect them in that sense.

As it stands, McClendon is set to be the starting right tackle of the Rams in 2026 and that’s the way that it should be. It’s unlikely that they will sign a Havenstein replacement in free agency. Any mock draft that has the Rams taking an offensive tackle in the first round didn’t watch them down the stretch. McClendon showed enough over those 13 games to be given an opportunity. With that said, the Rams can still benefit by taking a tackle on Day 2 of the draft to develop and protect them moving forward.

The New England Patriots‘ 2025 season came to an end with a crushing 29-13 defeat at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, despite the best efforts of the team’s defense. One of the standout performers for the Pats in this game came from superstar cornerback Christian Gonzalez.

It was another standout campaign for Gonzalez, who solidified his standing as one of the top players at his position across the league. Gonzalez put together arguably his best game of the season in the Super Bowl, as he had three pass deflections, while also playing a key role in holding Jaxon Smith-Njigba to just four catches for 27 yards.

The loss was a tough pill for everyone in New England to swallow, especially Gonzalez, considering all he did to help his team come out on top. And while the loss of defeat stings, Gonzalez made it clear he’s not letting it take away from what the Patriots accomplished this season.

“Let It Sting, But Don’t Let It Take Away What WE Did,” Gonzalez said in a post on Instagram.

This figures to be an important offseason for Gonzalez, as he will almost certainly have the fifth-year option in his rookie contract exercised. Beyond that, though, Gonzalez is primed to earn a contract extension, potentially even as early this offseason.

Keeping Gonzalez around is obviously a key piece of business for the front office this offseason. Beyond that, though, the team needs to find a way to increase the talent level of its roster after it fell just short of winning a championship this season.

There will be a lot of speculation as to which teams will try to trade for disgruntled Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby. While there haven't been any reports of interest from the Los Angeles Rams, that hasn't stopped some analysts from proposing hypothetical blockbuster trades between L.A. and the pass rusher.

However, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer wrote in his mailbag column that he doesn't think the Rams will trade for Crosby because of the presence of Byron Young, Jared Verse, their eventual contract extensions and other roster needs.

I’m not sure the Rams make sense. They have a decision to make on paying Byron Young this year. He had 12 sacks, is headed into his fourth year and he plays opposite star edge rusher Jared Verse, who’ll be eligible to do a massive second deal with the Rams in a year. So while you never say never, I’d guess the Rams have other areas (like corner) that they want to attack first.

Breer is pretty tapped into NFL front offices, so his perspective is important to consider when it comes to expectations. While general manager Les Snead mentioned that the Rams will try to capitalize on another season with Matthew Stafford, that doesn't mean the team will throw assets at a redundant position when other areas of need have to be addressed first.

Crosby would be an exciting addition to the team, but it would take a lot to acquire him (both financially and asset-wise) and would likely mean losing Young or another key player in the process.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: NFL insider doesn't think a Maxx Crosby trade makes sense for Rams

NEED TO KNOW

• Chloe Kim had a little support while competing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy
• The Team USA snowboarder soared to first place in the halfpipe qualifying round as her boyfriend, NFL star Myles Garrett, proudly looked on
• The league's reigning defensive player of the year was heard gushing about Kim's skills

Chloe Kim has sailed through the qualifiers at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and she did so with the support of her NFL boyfriend, Myles Garrett!

The Team USA snowboarder — who is aiming to become the first ever to "three-peat" and win her third gold in the halfpipe at the Olympics — was cheered on by the Cleveland Browns defensive end, as seen in a video and photos shared by the franchise and the NFL on Wednesday, Feb. 11. 

In the images, the two-time NFL defensive player of the year, 30, poses with his 25-year-old girlfriend. A video captured her soaring up and down the halfpipe.

According to ESPN's SportsCenter, Garrett, toted a camera to take pictures of Kim’s historic run and repeatedly said “she’s so amazing, she’s so amazing,” as he watched from the stands in Livigno, Italy.

Kim was the only competitor to score above 90. She will be joined in the final round on Thursday, Feb. 12 by Team USA competitors Maddie Mastro and Bea Kim, who finished third and 10th in qualifying. Teammate Maddy Shaffrick did not advance to the final, finishing in 15th.

For the California native — who is competing with a torn labrum — the day went as planned.

"I'm honestly really happy with who I've become, and I feel like going into these Games, I just felt really at ease, calm. And I know what I'm here to do," Kim told reporters afterward, according to NPR.

For Garrett, flying to Italy after the NFL season wrapped and days after he was named the NFL's DPOY, was just payback for the support Kim has shown him.

Last month, after the Arlington, Texas native broke the NFL’s single-season record for sacks, Kim baked him a sweet treat as they basked in his historic feat.

“Proud of you!!!” Kim wrote alongside a photo of a smiling Garrett in her Instagram Stories. "Baking u all the cinnamon rolls your heart desires!!"

On Wednesday in Italy, the reunited pair smiled and sweetly interacted as others looked on.

They also had a fun back-and-forth, debating about who is the greatest athlete, according to ESPN.

To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, come to people.com to check out ongoing coverage before, during and after the games. Watch the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics, beginning Feb. 6, on NBC and Peacock.

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New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has completed his offensive coaching staff. After hiring Frank Reich as offensive coordinator, Glenn's attention shifted to his positional coaching vacancies. The Jets are hiring a veteran to their coaching staff.

Bill Musgrave is being hired as quarterbacks coach, multiple reports confirmed earlier this week. Musgrave will replace Charles London, who was the QB position coach throughout 2025. Musgrave brings a wealth of experience to the position.

The Jets hired Bill Musgrave as their QBs coach.

He's been an OC and QBs coach for a variety of teams over the last 20 years.

— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) February 10, 2026

Musgrave spent last season as the Cleveland Browns' QB coach. It was a difficult job, with the Browns starting three different quarterbacks, including two rookies in Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. Musgrave ultimately did a great job with Sanders, who was named to the Pro Bowl.

Musgrave has a lengthy resume as a quarterbacks coach and even as an offensive coordinator. Some of the quarterbacks he's coached include Deshaun Watson, Matt Ryan, Derek Carr, Nick Foles, Byron Leftwich, and Mark Brunell, among others.

The big question is which quarterbacks will Musgrave coach in 2026? Tyrod Taylor is a pending free agent and the Jets are expected to release Justin Fields from his contract. General manager Darren Mougey desperately needs to acquire some new quarterbacks for Musgrave to work with.

This article originally appeared on Jets Wire: Jets add veteran QB coach to complete coaching staff on offense

Incidents: The story of the match

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The match begins

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Opportunity wasted. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa attempted a header from the middle of the penalty area.

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Opportunity wasted. Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion attempted a header from the left side of the penalty area, but it sailed over the bar and to the left. The assist came from a cross by Pascal Groß.

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Missed opportunity. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa attempted a left-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right but sent it wide to the left.

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Opportunity wasted. Amadou Onana from Aston Villa took a right-footed shot from over 35 yards out.

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Missed opportunity! Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton and Hove Albion took a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area that narrowly missed the target. The assist came from Jack Hinshelwood after a quick counterattack.

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Missed opportunity! Amadou Onana from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.

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Opportunity wasted. Pascal Groß from Brighton and Hove Albion attempted a shot with his right foot from the right side of the six-yard area.

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Missed opportunity! Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa attempted a header from the center of the penalty area following a corner kick, but couldn't convert.

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Opportunity wasted! Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion attempted a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.

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Missed opportunity! Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa attempted a header from the center of the penalty area but failed to find the target. The cross was delivered by Ian Maatsen.

Aston Villa takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Brighton and Hove Albion. Tyrone Mings scores with a header from the right side of the six-yard box following a corner kick.

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GOAL Brighton & Hove Albion: Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion) socres an own goal!

Manchester City provisionally cut the gap to leaders Arsenal to just three points with an assured 3-0 win over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium.

Antoine Semenyo maintained his fast start to life in Manchester with a fifth goal in eight games, with Nico O’Reilly adding a second with a deft chip being drafted into central midfield.

Erling Haaland added a third before half time, and his side cruised through the second half to extend their winning run against the Cottagers, who fell into the bottom half, to 16 Premier League matches.

As it happened

Fulham’s brave attempts to play out from the back were quelled by the hosts’ high press, but chances were few and far between for Pep Guardiola’s men inside an uneventful first quarter of an hour.

Mexican striker Raul Jiménez showed good strength holding up the ball and finding left winger Chukweze, before Alex Iwobi darted into the penalty area and forced Ruben Dias into a good block with 20 minutes gone.

City chose to go direct moments later through Matheus Nunes bending in a promising cross from the left, which came off of Sande Berge making a mess of the header away and fell invitingly for Semenyo.

The 26-year-old made no mistake poking home the opener on the slide, his fifth in eight games for the Citizens in what’s proven to be a seamless transition to Manchester.

Gianluigi Donnarumma was called into action with a reaction save for the first time after half an hour, sweeping forward with Emil Smith Rowe who touched it onto the late-arriving Harry Wilson on the right hand side.

Marco Silva’s men would rue their first real opportunity as Man City broke away on the counter, Semenyo running at the Fulham defense on the left and shuffling the ball onto O’Reilly.

The teenager executed a delightful chip over Bernd Leno and into the top right corner of the net, putting the Premier League title hopefuls in cruise control.

He could’ve had a second in no time after the visitors cheaply gave possession away 30 yards out and Semenyo’s pass forward bounced his way off of Joachim Andersen, but the shot was blocked by a defender.

Haaland rolled in a third for his side and an eighth in as many games against the Cottagers after Rayan Ait-Nouri won it with a strong tackle on Berge and found the Norwegian’s provider, Phil Foden.

Fulham almost had a route back into the game when Marc Guéhi headed a high ball straight to Wilson 40 yards out.

He slotted Jiménez in behind to the right of goal, and his low ball flashed across just avoided the foot of Smith Rowe inside the penalty area.

Foden saw his shot from the edge of the box parried by Leno after Omar Marmousch made good progress on the left wing, and Gianluigi Donnarumma matched the German’s save in stoppage time to deny Josh King.

City continued their dominance over Fulham with a 16th league win in a row, marking the longest winning streak a side has had over another in English football history, and a statement to Arsenal ahead of tomorrow’s London derby.

Man City analysis: O’Reilly makes case for World Cup

Amid all the discussion as to whether Man City will catch Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title, the competition’s latest young revelation has had his eyes set on a certain competition over the pond.

Speaking to BBC Sport in November, Nico O’Reilly said: “It is an aim for me to try and get to the World Cup.

“There’s huge competition but I have got to just keep working hard, game by game and day by day.”

And tonight, his hard work on the pitch very much came to light. He scored a lovely goal, managed to get himself in smart positions in the final third, and was awarded man of the match over the public address system, all in his return to the more familiar box-to-box role.

His preference for a place in midfield, dating back to his days captaining the U18s to a youth league title, makes the majority of the time he has spent at left-back during his breakthrough all the more impressive.

Man City have more challenging games ahead as the fixture schedule only gets busier, but the caliber of players in O’Reilly’s position that only made the bench with the stakes as high as they are does speak volumes about the trust placed in the 20-year-old by one of football’s best managers.

The Englishman managed to break into Thomas Tuchel’s squad and earn his very first cap against Serbia in November, being picked over the more natural left-backs Myles Lewis-Skelly and Djed Spence. Showing off his versatility against Fulham this evening just adds to the case he is building for a place in the World Cup squad.

Tournament football requires either quality in depth or some level of flexibility in a nation’s 23-man squad, and O’Reilly is currently ticking both of those boxes. However unlikely some may think it is, a Premier League title would all but book his ticket on the plane to the United States in June.

Fulham analysis: Should Tete have seen red?

The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has set a precedent this season for hair pulls leading to straight red cards. There was no hesitation when Michael Keane was guilty of pulling the hair of Wolves forward Tolu Arokodare, being suspended for three matches.

David Moyes’ appeal to reverse the decision, believing Keane was unjustly dismissed after challenging for a header, was waived away, with PGMOL backing the decision to send him off following the incident.

The organization stated: “The forceful pulling of a person’s hair can be said to fall outside the normal constituent elements of a challenge in football.”

Play between City and Fulham was halted to review footage of Kenny Tete grabbing at the hair of Antoine Semenyo as the visitors defended a corner, only for the incident to be cleared on the basis of insufficient evidence of violent conduct.

TNT Sports co-commentator and former Sky Blues goalkeeper Joe Hart was left scratching his head, pointing out that the officials – who couldn’t find enough justification to send Tete off – were the ones that spotted it in the first place.

Hart said: “I’d love to pretend I know what they mean by these rules.

“If the rule is ‘if you pull someone’s hair, you get sent off’, then of course that’s a red card, but I’d like to think there’s a little bit of wiggle room.”

It will certainly be interesting to see how PGMOL will respond to any claims from the City camp that the Fulham defender should have been sent off, particularly as the home side could’ve improved their goal difference.

It isn’t unprecedented for teams to win the Premier League on goal difference, with the Citizens having snatched their maiden title from the clutches of rivals Manchester United in 2011/12 by a narrow advantage of +8 goals.

Regardless of the inevitable debate, the home victory will do wonders for their bid for a 12th title this time around.

First half goals from Antoine Semenyo, Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland fired a dominant City to a 3-0 home win over Fulham as we narrowed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to just three points.

Pep Guardiola’s side were in impressive control from the off at a rain-soaked Etihad and were two up inside half an hour.

First Semenyo was on target, claiming his fifth goal since joining us last month on 24 minutes.

O’Reilly then struck from Semenyo’s assist on the half hour to double the advantage before Haaland got in on the scoring act six minutes before the break.

The Norwegian struck to register his 153rd City career goal and so draw level with the great Colin Bell and go joint fourth in the all-time rankings.

Victory ensured we kept up momentum and maintained pressure on leaders Arsenal who play tomorrow evening away at Brentford.

The game in 250 words

It was a dank, damp backdrop to the game with rain enveloping the Etihad but the dour elements didn’t detract from City’s dominance right from the off.

Phil Foden, back in the starting line up alongside Ruden Dias, almost provided the perfect start with only a smart 11th minute save from Bernd Leno denying the England star with City laying virtual siege to the visitors’ goal.

GET IN: Antoine Semenyo wheels away after firing City ahead.

City weren’t to be denied though and it was Semenyo who made the breakthrough on 25 minutes, the Ghanaian plundering his fifth goal since joining the Blues last month.

Matheus Nunes was the architect, pinging in a fine cross from the right flank and though Sander Berge attempted to head clear he only succeeded in diverting the ball into the path of the waiting Semenyo who finished from close range.

That goal roused Fulham from their slumbers and it needed an excellent diving save from Gianluigi Donnarumma on the half hour to deny danger man Harry Wilson after he left fly from 18 yards.

City’s response was instant and deadly – the Blues immediately marching back upfield and doubling our tally through O’Reilly.

It was deliciously worked goal too. Semenyo was the provider this time, teeing up the onrushing O’Reilly who composed himself before firing home a terrific strike from the left edge of the box.

TWO'S COMPANY: Nico O'Reilly is all smiles after doubling our lead.

It was total control from City and nine minutes later Erling Haaland got in on the scoring act, the big man rifling home from Foden’s inviting assist to make it 3-0.

It was his eighth goal in eight appearances against the Londoners – and also took Haaland to 153 career goals for City, drawing him level with the Club legend Colin Bell.

With City in such control, some of our vim and intensity slightly subsided after the break though Foden was inches wide with a 59th minute drive.

Fulham huffed and puffed but the Blues held firm at the back to set the seal on another satisfactory night’s work.

THREE CHEERS: Erling Haaland leads the celebrations after further extending our advantage.

TEAMS

CITY XI: Donnarumma, Nunes (Khusanov 60), Dias, Guéhi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri (Nico 70), Bernardo (C) (Reijnders 60), O’Reilly, Semenyo, Foden (Cherki 70), Haaland (Marmoush 45)

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Alleyne, Lewis.

FULHAM XI:  Leno, Tete, Andersen (C), Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge (Reed 79), Iwobi, Wilson (Bobb 72), Smith Rowe (Muniz 60), Chukwueze (King 60), Jimenez (Kevin 60)

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Cuenca, Robinson.

TRIPPING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC: Bernardo Silva is captured centre stage.

Player of the match

There were no shortage of worthy candidates but Nico O’Reilly gets the nod after another superb all-action display in midfield.

Just as he was on Sunday at Anfield, the Academy graduate was at the heart of so much that was good about City’s work.

And he capped off another fine evening’s work with that superbly taken first half goal.

In what has been a stellar season for the youngster, he continues to go from strength to strength.

THE BOSS: Pep's expression summed up the Wednesday night mood!

Stat zone

Tonight’s win further extended City’s amazing home record against Fulham.

It’s now 20 consecutive home wins in all competitions and 17 in the Premier League – both not surprisingly representing the longest winning run one side has had against another in English football history.

Furthermore, City are now unbeaten in our last 56 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League home games (W48 D8).

It’s a remarkable record that goes all the way back to a 1-0 loss to Tottenham in May 2010.

Pep’s verdict

To follow

BACK IN BUSINESS: Ruben Dias pushes on for City.

Player verdict

To follow

What it means

Victory sees City narrow the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to just three points, though the Gunners do have a game in hand.

The Blues now have 53 points from 26 games with our next league action now not until Saturday, February 21 when we play host to Newcastle.

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What’s next

Attention now switches to the FA Cup.

City play host to League Two Salford City in a fourth-round tie at the Etihad on Saturday, February 14.

Kick-off at the Etihad is scheduled for 15.00 (UK).

News about Man City v Fulham

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Antoine Semenyo scored one and assisted another as City claimed an impressive 3-0 Premier League victory over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium.

Match Report

City cruise past Fulham to keep up title pressure

Pep Guardiola’s men began well and took the lead after 24 minutes, as the lively Semenyo reacted quickest to poke in a loose ball from close-range, claiming his fifth goal in eight appearances.

Six minutes later we doubled our lead as Semenyo turned from scorer to provider, slipping the ball perfectly through for Nico O’Reilly, who confidently finished for his fourth goal of the season across all competitions.

The attacking momentum continued and shortly before the interval we made it 3-0, with Erling Haaland combining well with Phil Foden before accurately slotting into the bottom right corner for his eighth goal in eight appearances against the Cottagers.

The Norwegian also moved into joint-fourth in our all-time goalscoring charts, levelling the legendary Colin Bell’s tally of 153.

Foden nearly added a fourth shortly before the hour mark but Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno sprung to his left to save well.

We remained in control and claimed a 20th successive victory over Fulham to move three points behind league-leaders Arsenal, who face Brentford on Thursday evening.

View the best images from the victory via our gallery below.

The No. 6 UConn Huskies travel to Indianapolis on Wednesday to take on the Butler Bulldogs.

UConn is coming off a loss at St. John’s that ended an 18-game winning streak, and while they’re still expected to win, my UConn vs. Butler predictions fade them on the first-half spread.

See why in my best free college basketball picks for this Big East clash for February 11.

UConn vs Butler prediction

UConn vs Butler best bet: Butler 1H +6.5 (-110)

There's a narrative that you don't want to fade Dan Hurley after a loss but the data doesn't support that with the UConn Huskies 13-18 ATS in this spot since 2022. 

The Butler Bulldogs are 4-9 in conference play and lost 79-60 in Storrs on December 16. That said, ShotQualityBets projected a much closer 76-74 UConn win.

Expect a better performance from the Bulldogs at home where they are 9-4 with an impressive 55.2 eFG%. Even in their defeats at home, they kept things close in the first half which they should do tonight. 

UConn vs Butler same-game parlay

UConn ranks 314th in opponent free throw rate (41.5%) while Butler forward Michael Ayaji averages 15.8 ppg and is in the top 20th percentile of the country in FT rate (53.6%). His ability to get to the line will help him eclipse his points total.

Huskies center Tarris Reed Jr. averages 14.0 ppg on 64 FG% and he should feast inside against Butler's poor interior defense.

UConn vs Butler SGP

• Butler 1H +6.5
• Michael Ayaji Over 13.5 points
• Tarris Reed Jr. Over 13.5 points

Our beyond the arc SGP: Scrappy Bulldogs Cover

Let's also back Butler on the full game spread while betting UConn on the ML, to ramp this SGP payout to +1050.

UConn vs Butler SGP

• Butler 1H +6.5
• Butler +11
• UConn ML
• Michael Ayaji Over 13.5 points
• Tarris Reed Jr. Over 13.5 points

UConn vs Butler odds

• Spread: UConn -11 | Butler +11
• Moneyline: UConn -750 | Butler +525
• Over/Under: Over 144.5 | Under 144.5

UConn vs Butler betting trend to know

The Bulldogs have covered the first half spread in five of their last seven home games (+2.65 Units / 33% ROI) while the Huskies are 15-21 ATS in the first half in their previous 36 contests. Find more college basketball betting trends for UConn vs. Butler.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner continue to dominate the ATP Tour, but four other players born since 2000 join them on 150 career wins.

Sinner sits at the top of the list with 326 ATP wins, well ahead of his nearest rival Alcaraz in second on 287 wins.

The pair have been particularly ruthless at Grand Slam level, now combining to win each of the last nine major tournaments.

But there are other players in this new generation who are doing their utmost to keep up with the two superstars.

Sebastian Korda joins Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on 150 ATP wins

Following a breakthrough at this week’s Dallas Open, there are now six players who have reached 150 ATP wins.

Sebastian Korda is the latest player to join the exclusive club, hitting the milestone with his triumph over Michael Zheng.

Behind Sinner and Alcaraz is Felix Auger-Aliassime on 270, followed by Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune on 184 and 175 respectively.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner remain the ATP players to beat

While there are a number of players showing potential in the current generation, it’s clear that Alcaraz and Sinner remain a class above.

But this week provides different players with an excellent chance to prove themselves on the ATP Tour, with Alcaraz and Sinner not in action.

The likes of Korda, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are involved in an American-heavy Dallas Open, while Alex de Minaur and Auger-Aliassime are among the top players at the Rotterdam Open.

There is also hope that players such as Rune and Jack Draper can challenge the current ATP dominance of the big two, but the former is injured and the latter is only just returning from a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Rising stars Learner Tien and Joao Fonseca are two more players potentially capable of posing a threat to the leading duo.

Fittingly, they represent the two most recent Next Gen ATP Finals champions, a tournament that both Alcaraz and Sinner won in the early stages of their careers.

READ MORE:Three players who walked away from the 2026 Australian Open with nothing to show for it

Barcelona have already made it clear they want to sign Marcus Rashford from Manchester United on a permanent basis. The Catalans have been impressed with the on-loan winger, who has 10 goals and 10 assists across all competitions this season.

Rashford joined Barcelona last August after they missed on Nico Williams for the second summer in a row. He has thrived in Spanish football, despite having played second-fiddle to Raphinha in recent months, and he himself has also made it clear that he wants to sign permanently.

Man United, who now have Michael Carrick as their manager, would welcome Rashford back to Old Trafford at the end of the season, but given that neither Barcelona nor the player want this to happen, it is unlikely to come to fruition. As such, they have decided to take a hard-line stance on the matter.

Image via Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

As per Sport, Man United have informed Barcelona that they will not negotiate a reduced price for Rashford, meaning that a deal will only be done if the La Liga leaders decide to execute their €30m purchase option.

Barcelona have no qualms about paying €30m

Barcelona would like to reduce Rashford’s price, as they seek to save every penny possible amid their ongoing financial woes, but Man United’s stance is clear. It’s not a deal-breaker for the Catalans, who are reportedly prepared to pay the €30m if it is deemed necessary – which is likely to be the case.

It does look likely that Rashford, who has been ruled out of Barcelona’s Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid because of a minor knee injury, will be remaining in Catalonia beyond the summer, which would be good news for all involved. But for now, his priority is on ending the season on a high note.

Team USA begins its Men’s Ice Hockey tournament at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics against Team Latvia on Thursday, February 12.

This matchup heavily favors the Americans, and our top USA vs. Latvia predictions and free betting picks highlight three proven Team USA goal scorers to target.

Team USA goal scorer picks for today

Player
🥇 Auston Matthews	<<+105>>
🥈 Tage Thompson	<<+170>>
🥉 Matt Boldy	<<+175>>

Auston Matthews

+105 at Fanatics

Team USA captain Auston Matthews comes into the tournament having scored just once on 31 shots over his last eight games — a 3.2% shooting rate — despite leading the Toronto Maple Leafs with 3.78 expected goals and 18 high-danger scoring chances.

Look for Matthews to snap the scoring funk in the tournament opener against an outmatched Team Latvia. 

Tage Thompson

+170 at Fanatics

Winger Tage Thompson will be a key addition to Team USA, having scored 188 goals over 360 games in his past five NHL seasons.

Thompson is expected to play a middle-six role and join the No. 2 power-play unit to start the tournament, giving him favorable even-strength matchups against Latvia’s shaky supporting cast.

Matt Boldy

+175 at Fanatics

Matt Boldy has already scored a career-high 32 goals for the Minnesota Wild this season, and his 1.71 goals per 60 minutes rank sixth in the NHL.

Boldy's set to start the tournament in a cushy gig alongside Auston Matthews and Jake Guentzel, and I’m anticipating the trio caving in Latvia and piling up oodles of high-danger scoring chances in the tournament opener.

This article originally appeared on Covers.com, read the full article here

Manchester City claimed a 3-0 victory over Fulham in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The Cityzens have now won their last 20 games against the Cottagers across all competitions.

Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, as the ball broke nicely to the Ghanaian and he guided the ball past the onrushing Bernd Leno.

Semenyo is now the first City player to score in his first two league home games, since Kevin De bruyne did the same in 2015.

City made it 2-0 on the half-hour mark as Semenyo slipped in Nico O’Reilly, who picked out the far corner with a brilliant chip.

Erling Haaland added a third in the 38th minute, cutting onto his left to slot into the bottom corner.

Fulham almost pulled one back when Raul Jimenez played Emile Smith Rowe through on goal, but he failed to connect cleanly with the ball with an open goal in front of him.

The visitors started the second-half brighter, with Smith Rowe racing behind to force Gianluigi Donnarumma to make a save.

Jimenez then headed wide from Ryan Sessegnon’s cross as Fulham continued to crank up the pressure.

Fulham were on the attack again in the 69th minute when Rodrigo Munoz shot towards goal, but Donnarumma was equal to the task.

Despite the Cottagers’ improvement, City held on to their three-goal cushion to claim the victory, cutting Arsenal’s advantage at the top of the table to three points.

Get ready for another round of Arizona vs. UCLA, this time in Las Vegas to open the 2026-27 season.

Arizona will play UCLA at T-Mobile Center to begin next season as part of a doubleheader that will feature Gonzaga taking on Purdue, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein.

The doubleheader will take place on Monday Nov. 2, the opening day of the season. The format will reportedly be similar to when Arizona faced Florida in Las Vegas to open the 2025-26 season.

“Arizona fans have a special relationship with Vegas, and we love coming here,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said after Arizona beat Florida. “Being the first game of the year, it’s really early. Never played a game on November 3 that counted. To see all our fans around and the excitement for this game, it just kind of helps remind us why we do this.”

The opening night matchup ensures Arizona will continue its series against longtime Pac-10/12 rival UCLA.

Arizona is 5-2 against UCLA in Las Vegas since the Pac-12 moved its conference tournament there. Arizona has won the last five meetings played in Las Vegas.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin all but confirmed the matchup after the Bruins lost to Arizona in Los Angeles in November, but it was unclear who else might be a part of the opening night tilt.

Gonzaga vs. Purdue will be a heavyweight matchup in its own right, as both programs are consistently among the best in the country.

More information on the official tip off times will come out at a later date.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just two weeks before the start of spring training, Jeremy Zoll suddenly learned he'll be leading the entire baseball operations for the Minnesota Twins.

Zoll's elevation with president Derek Falvey's departure came less than two months after another major change, the appointment of Tom Pohlad as executive chair and controlling owner to replace his younger brother.

About six weeks before that, Derek Shelton was hired as the team's new manager. Last summer, ownership directed the front office to further slash a shrunken payroll with a trading spree the week of the deadline.

As a franchise that had long been a model of efficiency and stability within Major League Baseball, the Twins have been in their unsettled era for awhile. When pitchers and catchers take the fields at the Lee Health Sports Complex in Fort Myers, Florida, for the first workout on Thursday, even the roster is probably due for a few more alterations considering the lack of depth in the bullpen and the excess of left-handed hitting outfielders.

Yet more uncertainty looms beyond this year, with the approaching expiration of the existing collective bargaining agreement between MLB and its players likely to create a labor dispute as the sport seeks to establish a more sustainable competitive balance between the biggest spenders and the rest of the clubs in smaller markets.

Despite all the shifting ground at the top of the organization, the current leadership from Zoll on down has been intact long enough to have a solid foundation to build on. If there's a lasting legacy that Falvey left behind after he and Pohlad agreed that a split would be the best long-term move for both parties, it might be the function and structure he helped create over his nine seasons.

“We’re going to take a team approach at this,” said Zoll, 35, who kept his title as executive vice president and general manager and is now the youngest baseball operations chief in MLB. “Obviously everyone was geared up for the season with a certain delineation of responsibilities, and I think as we look at what’s ahead and working through this transition, we’re all just going to roll up our sleeves and lean in a little bit further together.”

Falvey said as much in a news conference he held to discuss his departure last month.

“This is a group that’s resilient. They’ve been through a lot of the change and challenge of the last couple of years, and they just keep plowing,” said Falvey, who was hired by the Twins at age 33. “I think this is a group that’s going to have a lot of success going forward, because I think the foundation is really strong.”

While Pohlad has been searching for a new president of business operations, he decided not to recreate Falvey's original role on the baseball side before he took on the dual responsibility. Part of that was a belief in Zoll's ability to do the job.

“If Jeremy Zoll won the job to be the GM a year ago," Pohlad said, “that should tell you something about Jeremy Zoll. There was plenty of competition in this organization and outside this organization for that role. I’m 100% committed to him as being the right leader in this moment in time to assume all the responsibilities that Derek had with respect to baseball."

Zoll, who was hired by Falvey eight years ago as director of minor league operations, played baseball at Haverford College in Pennsylvania and broke into the major leagues in 2014 as a coordinator of advanced scouting for the Los Angeles Angels.

Though their payroll remains well behind where it was two years ago, having fallen into the bottom quartile of the major leagues, the Twins kept stars Byron Buxton, Pablo López and Joe Ryan in a signal they're serious about contending this season in the low-spending American League Central division despite trying to do so on the cheap.

“There was a strategic element to that to make sure we weren’t setting ourselves up for some massive rebuild and tearing it all the way down and knowing that there’s this way you can regenerate talent within the system much more quickly if you’re starting with upper-level or already-at-the-big-leagues talent," said Zoll, referring to the flurry of trades made last summer. "We’re doing our best to put all those pieces together.”

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Four-star guard and former Villanova target Adam Oumiddoch is back on the market.

Oumiddoch announced on Tuesday that he will reopen his recruitment after decommitting from St. John’s.

“I’m thankful to Coach Pitino, Coach Masiello, and everyone at St. John’s for the opportunity and belief they showed in me,” Oumiddoch wrote on social media. New York City and the chance to play at Madison Square Garden is something every kid dreams about.“

“After a lot of reflection and conversations with my family, I’ve decided to step back and reopen my recruitment.”

Oumiddoch, who is ranked as the 49th player in the nation by 247Sports, originally committed to St. John’s in November. He chose the Red Storm over Villanova, Illinois, Oregon, and LSU.

The 6-foot-6 guard is currently a senior out of Overtime Elite in Georgia. During the regular season, Oumiddoch averaged 28.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 50% from the field. He was also one of the top performances on the Adidas 3SSB circuit last summer. He played for Wildcat Select, where he put up 17.4 points and 7.4 rebounds while shooting 44% from three-point range.

The Wildcats offered five-star sophomore Mason Collins last week after he was on campus to watch the team defeat Seton Hall. Head coach Kevin Willard remains active on the recruiting trail. As a former target, and eventual finalist, for Willard and the Wildcats, it would make sense for Villanova to throw its hat back in the ring for one of the top players in the nation.

In more ways than one, Jaxon Smith-Njigba achieved the pinnacle of pro football as a playmaker in 2025.

This season alone, the superstar Seattle Seahawks receiver led the NFL in receiving yards, was a First-Team All-Pro, and captured 2025 Offensive Player of the Year honors. He also obviously won Super Bowl 60 with his Seahawks teammates (albeit in a game no one outside of the Seattle metropolitan area enjoyed).

But even after his Seahawks reached the NFL's tallest summit, Smith-Njigba showed he was an athlete of principle.

In the immediate aftermath of the Seahawks' victory on Super Sunday, a new video from NFL Films captured Smith-Njigba sharing choice, consoling words with two defeated New England Patriots players: star cornerback Christian Gonzalez and running back TreVeyon Henderson.

With Gonzalez, Smith-Njigba mentioned how proud he was of him as a competitor. He assured him that he and the Patriots would be back on the biggest stage soon enough. Given that an elite player like Gonzalez closely guarded an elite player like Smith-Njigba during Super Bowl 60, and that both came into the league at the same time in 2023, this was clearly a matter of game respecting game.

How can you fault that? It's always good to remember the guy across from you is only competing with you between the lines and nothing else. There doesn't have to be any lingering animosity once the clock reads all zeroes.

With Henderson, it seemed to be a happy reunion of former Ohio State teammates. Smith-Njigba and Henderson were teammates in Columbus from 2021 to 2022. Henderson was so happy for Smith-Njigba in winning a Super Bowl while both former Buckeyes expressed earnest love and gratitude for one another. Their bond through football appears to be one that won't be broken:

.@jaxon_smith1 took the time to speak with @chrisgonzo28 and @TreVeyonH4 after the Super Bowl.@jaxon_smith1 is a class act. ❤️@insidetheNFL Super Bowl LX Mic'd Up on X pic.twitter.com/NPE295c2fQ

— NFL (@NFL) February 11, 2026

This is the best kind of thing to see in the aftermath of the biggest game of the NFL season. In the end, even the Super Bowl is just a game. Kudos to Smith-Njigba, Gonzalez, and Henderson for this fantastic display of sportsmanship caught on camera.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Seahawks Jaxon Smith-Njigba comforts 2 Patriots for losing Super Bowl

Former WWE Women's United States Champion Chelsea Green offered an unfortunate update about an injury she suffered during a match on "WWE SmackDown" on Friday. Green took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday to announce, via an edition of the "Chelsea Chronicles," that she broke her ankle.

Green's injury was previously reported to be a sprained ankle, though it was noted she would be receiving further testing, and she first posted a photo of her bruised ankle, alongside a list of "demands" from WWE management, on Monday. She suffered the break during an Elimination Chamber qualifying match against Tiffany Stratton and Lash Legend.

Before posting the photo of the bruising, Green alluded to her injury in another X post of the "Chelsea Chronicles" front page, alerting her "Patri-Hots," that she had survived a "near-fatal fall," but only suffered a "career-threatening injury." In her latest update, Green didn't reveal just how much time she may miss from the ring due to the break.

BREAKING NEWS pic.twitter.com/jlp0Ctditq

— CHELSEA GREEN (@ImChelseaGreen) February 11, 2026

The now-former AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion revealed she was unable to defend her gold alongside "WWE NXT's" Ethan Page at AAA's show on Saturday. La Hiedra stepped in to take her place, but she and Page lost the titles to Lola Vice and Mr. Iguana. Green lost the Women's United States Championship to Giulia on the January 2 edition of "SmackDown."

Green's name had most recently been in headlines due to a comment made by backstage producer Michael Hayes on "WWE Unreal." Hayes stated that Green was not world championship material. Following the release of "Unreal," WWE fans, and the "Patri-Hots," rallied around Green on social media.

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The Buffalo Bills and head coach Joe Brady have been active in building his coaching staff since the former offensive coordinator won the job.

The coordinators for all three phases were introduced this past week: defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard, offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael, and special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers.

As they met with the media, Leonhard in particular was of high interest as the Bills will aim to improve their overall defensive attack. While addressing the media, he indicated that “There’s gonna be change.”

“It’s been the same system for a long time here,” Leonhard said to the press. “It wasn’t all broken. It doesn’t all need to be thrown out. There’s elements that we’ll be able to build off of. There’s a comfort level from players that you want to maintain. And this is something that will continue to evolve. It might look a lot different in year two than year one, and that’s OK.”

The new OC is looking to create a defense that suits the skill sets of the players on the roster while also being able to adapt as needed schematically, which will require more versatility on the field.

His base defense projects as a 3-4, and the team hiring an outside linebackers coach and an inside linebackers coach supports that, as does the addition of outside linebackers coach Bobby April III, who exclusively works with pass-rushing outside linebackers.

“It is team defense, but we’re going to cause issues for offense, and we’re going to force them to react to us. I don’t want to counterpunch. We want to be a defense that is constantly evolving and growing throughout a game and throughout a season,” Leonhard continued. “I’m big on flexibility and being able to play to your best players and force offenses to try to find your issues and to have to deal with their own problems, not always being reactive.”

The Bills could see odd- and even-man fronts under Leonhard based on his track record, which could favor odd-man fronts and players whose overall skillset fits those positions.

“It is much more fluid than it used to be,” the coordinator added regarding 3-4 to 4-3. “I think the evolution of spread offense throughout high school, college football is very similar to the NBA, where it’s created a little bit more positionless type of player. There are unique skill sets all around the NFL where guys don’t quite fit in your traditional box of edge defender, defensive tackle, nickel, safety, and that’s where I’ve had the most success in my career as a coach was finding those guys that fit in a little bit of a different role. You have to be more creative in order to play to their strengths a little bit more often.”

The new defensive playcaller also recognizes that stopping the run key is key to making opposing offenses more one-dimensional, as is being "aggressive, but not reckless" in their playcalling. Leonhard joins the Bills after guiding a Denver Broncos defense that had the second-highest blitz rate in the NFL last season at 20.3.

He has coached in the NFL since 2024, spending the last two seasons in Denver Broncos after eight seasons coaching at the collegiate level. Six of those years were spent as Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator and a stint as their interim head coach (2022).

It will also be his third stint with Buffalo, spending his first two as a player and now as defensive coordinator.

This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: New Bills defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard: 'There’s gonna be change'

The New England Patriots announced 11 signings on Tuesday afternoon.

All signees inked up futures deals, which reserved them a spot on the team when next season’s calendar year begins in March.

That group was headlined by guard Mehki Butler, defensive tackle Jeremiah Pharms Jr., and defensive lineman Leonard Taylor III, who made the game-winning field goal block against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.

Wednesday afternoon, the team announced two new signings.

Gutierrez is a 27-year-old tackle who has made stops with several teams around the league.

“The 6-foot-5, 308-pounder originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Denver Broncos out of Minot State on May 13, 2022,” the Patriots press release read. “He has spent time with the Las Vegas Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts either in training camp or on the practice squad. He was elevated from the practice squad and played in one game for the Raiders in 2022 and one game for the 49ers in 2024.”

Mitchell, who is also 27, has enjoyed a little bit more success in the NFL.

He was drafted by the 49ers in 2021, where he played out his rookie contract. He spent last season with the Kansas City Chiefs before being released on Dec. 20. He has played 28 games in his career, with 12 starts. He has 327 rushing attempts for 1,523 yards with nine touchdowns and 28 receptions for 158 yards and one touchdown.

USWNT and Kansas City Current midfielder Claire Hutton is headed to Bay FC.

According to ESPN’s Jeff Kassouf the transfer is for a $1.1 million which is the second-most in NWSL history.

This comes after KC Current added Croix Bethune from Washington Spirit for $1 million.

Before the took the league by storm, she signed with the Kansas City Current in December 2023 as a 17-year-old through the Under-18 Entry Mechanism.

Hutton has established herself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the NWSL at just 20-years old.

“Claire is an important signing for us. She’s a top-quality player who is tight on the ball, and she has the mobility and physical presence to break up play,” said Head Coach Emma Coates. “Despite her age she brings experience and a strong mentality, and we believe she has the potential to become one of the best midfielders in the world. The most exciting part for us is her desire to keep getting better, and we’re excited to support her through the next stages of her career and even more excited to see the impact she will have at Bay FC.” 

“Bay FC is a club with real ambition, and that is a big part of why this move feels right for me,” said Hutton. “It’s clear from Coach Coates how detailed her vision is and how much she values challenging players to keep improving. The standards she wants to set and the environment the club is building really resonated with me, and I’m excited to join a group that pushes each other every day as we compete at the highest level while winning championships”. 

Internationally, the midfielder has earned 13 appearances for the USWNT and donned the captain’s armband in the win over Paraguay on January 24.

This move gives immediate firepower for new head coach Emma Coates.

Could Hutton bring Bay FC back into playoff picture?

The Cincinnati Reds officially reunited with Eugenio Suárez last week, adding the proven slugger to the lineup that the entire baseball world knew they needed. Whether or not he’ll play the position he’s played almost every day for the last ten years remains to be seen, but his bat will be in the lineup in some form or fashion most every time the Reds suit up.

The addition of Suárez wasn’t perfect, per se. Spencer Steer and Sal Stewart and Ke’Bryan Hayes and JJ Bleday will all see their paths to 700 PA impacted because of it, as this roster has beaucoup moving parts and nary a truly ‘established’ position player at one everyday spot outside of Elly De La Cruz. That’s perfectly fine, though, because a) said flexibility of the rest of the roster and b) the inevitability that some folks penciled-in now will miss some time for something.

The same can be said for the starting rotation at the moment, really. The impact of full seasons from Chase Burns and Rhett Lowder (and Brandon Williamson and Julian Aguiar) should, in theory, have every bit the boost of impact as bringing in Suárez offensively. That’s four starting options already, and that’s on top of Hunter Greene, Andrew Abbott, Nick Lodolo, and Brady Singer – a cadre that’s the envy of every franchise in the sport right now.

The old rule of chucking the ball from the mound still holds true, regardless – you can never have too much pitching depth. Just last year, for instance, the Reds had every single one of those names within the organization as well and still needed Nick Martinez to throw 165.2 IP (and make 26 starts). They still needed to trade for Zack Littell at the deadline and hand him 10 starts. Chase Petty and Carson Spiers each started twice, and the club nutured the return of veteran Wade Miley into a trio of appearances (and a pair of starts himself).

It’s Miley, in particular, that prompted this post. This time a year ago he was a veteran familiar with the staff and the club, a guy working his way through some things – injuries, age, rust – and leaned into signing with a club where there was both familiarity and upside. He was a bargain-bin veteran, a reclamation project, a potential ‘flip’ or ‘lightning in a bottle’ candidate – he was every single catch-phrase we’ve come to learn as Reds fans, though this time he was precisely that without being someone on who they had to lean.

For years, a guy like that would’ve been brought in and been thrust into a key role as soon as physically possible, even if that was despite not being physically capable. Though things didn’t go swimmingly for Wade last year, the fact is that the Reds got him for depth, didn’t need him in any real urgency, and spent their money on a little lottery ticket that didn’t have to hit big for them to have a chance at the postseason.

That’s the one real thing I do not yet see in Reds camp this year. They haven’t brought in anyone from outside the organization who has done it before, done it well, not done it recently, but maybe, just maybe, could be tweaked in a way that would unlock their ability to do it again. It wouldn’t need to be on Opening Day, per se. It wouldn’t need to be throwing 6 innings every fifth day right away, either. Ideally, it could be in a fashion akin to Martinez last year – a guy who can be a reliever and good at it, or slide into the rotation and chomp innings when the situation comes up.

Anyone who fits that role and is still on the market right now most definitely has their flaws. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t be unsigned, nor would we be talking about them as if they were only really to be leaned upon in a break glass in case of emergency scenario – or, unless they came into camp and showed they’d figured out what had put them so down in the first place and threw their way right back into the discussion.

There is one name out there that has kept popping into my head that ticks a lot of these boxes, though.

He’s twice been an All Star, won a World Series, and twice finished in the Top 10 of Cy Young Award voting. He’s also had major elbow surgery, missed a year, and pitched to just a 5.10 ERA (5.62 FIP) with a trio of franchises in his most recent two seasons. Still just 31 years old, he also grew up a Reds fan in Reds Country, and even was part of Derek Johnson’s final recruiting class at Vanderbilt before Johnson moved to the pro ranks to coach – a class that included the likes of Carson Fulmer, Matt Olson, and Dansby Swanson, among others.

That guy is Lexington, Kentucky’s own Walker Buehler.

Now, I do not know if his camp is holding out for a guaranteed spot in some team’s starting rotation. I do not know if he and his agent have priced themselves out of what remains of Cincinnati’s budget. I do also realize those ugly stats I’ve mentioned since he had TJ and missed the 2023 season, and that his average fastball velocity in 2025 (94.1 mph) was down from the upper 96 mph territory it sat during his heyday before surgery.

I also do not know if he’s willing to wait into the season to see what teams get smashed by the injury bug and suddenly need him more than they do now.

What I do know, though, is that he’s pretty much exactly the kind of guy that would be nice to have around if, say, Williamson and Aguiar – both coming off their own Tommy John surgeries – don’t come back exactly the way they were before just yet. He’d be the kind of guy you’d like Johnson to work with and maybe, just maybe, rediscover enough form to take innings off Burns and Lowder to keep them fresh down the stretch. And while you hope he’d come in off the heap and land running the way Dan Straily did back in the day, he’d come into the team this time in a way more like Miley in that if it simply didn’t work out both sides could move on without denting the roster too badly at all.

We’ve reached the point of the offseason where some team is going to do it, and rightfully so. It sure does make a lot of sense for that club to be the Reds.

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The San Antonio Spurs have released former lottery pick and All-Rookie team selection Jeremy Sochan, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. 

Sochan will be a free agent, per the report.

This story will be updated.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin read all the social media comments and absorbed the warm words from NASCAR fans.

The ones who offered support — first after his defeat in a championship race, then through a wearying offseason that encompassed a federal trial against NASCAR and the death of his father in a house fire — for one of racing's most divisive drivers and wondered if perhaps his approval rating might be rocketing up.

“It made me feel like I was a champion,” Hamlin said, “even though I didn’t have the ring and the trophy.”

Hamlin might serve as a sympathetic figure to some — perhaps even a conquering hero to others in his fight against NASCAR. He most wants to be known as a winner and insisted he will dig deep to work through his grief and again find the drive to chase his first Cup Series championship, and his fourth Daytona 500 victory.

“I’d be lying if I said I was as highly motivated as I have been in years past,” Hamlin said Wednesday. “It would take some time. Every day at the racetrack is certainly getting there. I’m way too competitive to just go through the motions.”

For a driver taking life day by day, the 45-year-old Hamlin seemingly had a good one hours before NASCAR was ready to determine the pole winner for Daytona 500. He enjoyed the routine that settled him at the track. He was fitted for his Toyota. He practiced. He cracked jokes as he made the rounds at media day.

If the heavy subject matter affected Hamlin, it didn't show in his answers.

Hamlin certainly is at the right track to get right.

Hamlin has mastered Daytona International Speedway with wins for Joe Gibbs Racing in the 2016, 2019 and 2020 Daytona 500s. Cale Yarborough with four wins and Richard Petty with seven are the only drivers with more Daytona 500 victories.

Hamlin came oh-so-close to win No. 4 last season.

William Byron won last year’s event in overtime after Hamlin got spun as the race leader on the final lap, igniting a multicar crash. Byron ended up passing eight cars on the last lap to return to victory lane.

“The list is so small at that four number,” Hamlin said. “It certainly was on my mind on the last lap last year when we were leading that we were going to go get another one.”

Hamlin rebounded to win six races — a significant number that essentially became an afterthought when he collapsed again in the finale over the final three laps at Phoenix to win his first Cup title. The unofficial tag of greatest NASCAR driver to never win a championship has been affixed to him for more than a decade.

Then came the December federal antitrust trial in which Michael Jordan-led 23XI Racing, a team in which Hamlin is co-owner, joined with Front Row Motorsports to sue NASCAR. The bruising trial lasted nine days before NASCAR settled, with teams given the permanent charter status they fought over for more than two years.

The euphoria of that victory was short-lived for Hamlin: His father, Dennis, who mortgaged everything the Hamlin family owned to get his son to NASCAR’s top level, died in a late December house fire. Dennis Hamlin had been terminally ill at the time of the fire, and his son had been desperately trying to win a Cup title while his father was still alive.

“I feel good the last race my dad got to see, I was at my best,” Hamlin said. “He got to see as good as I’ll ever be.”

A man of deep faith, Gibbs served as an emotional bedrock for the family over the last year as Hamlin’s father fell ill. Hamlin noted that he was beat to the hospital by Gibbs after the fire. Hamlin took comfort that Gibbs and Dennis Hamlin had weekly visits last season, when they prayed together and shared life experiences.

“My dad, you know, was trying to get right with the Lord,” Hamlin said with a laugh.

Hamlin's mother, Mary Lou, suffered catastrophic injuries in the fire that leveled the two-story home. Hamlin brought his mother with his family to Florida.

Hamlin even aggravated an old right shoulder injury when he fell scouring the rubble at his parents’ house. The oldest full-time driver in the Cup Series, Hamlin said he'll race through injury and put off possible surgery until the “first day of the offseason.”

“I don’t feel like there will ever be a time where I’m holding the car back from performing,” Hamlin said.

Hamlin — who has 60 career Cup wins — has the support of his peers as he forges ahead in his dual role as team owner and driver.

“I think he’s doing the best that he can, right? We were all down at The Grove yesterday playing some golf, boy’s therapy, you know?” 23XI driver Bubba Wallace said.

Jordan even joined the boys on the course.

Play time was over the next day at Daytona. Hamlin insisted he's ready to get back to work — and ultimately persevere to find that path to that first NASCAR championship.

“I’ve got still got plenty of fire left, plenty of ability left,” Hamlin said. “It will happen more natural than you would think.”

Just maybe, he'll pick up a few more fans along the way.

“If the boos turn to cheers,” said Hamlin, “that will make me happy.”

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The Skyblues continue to trail the Gunners in the race for the Premier League title.

While waiting for the Arsenal – Brentford derby on Thursday evening, Manchester City defeated Fulham this Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium (3-0, 26th matchday of the championship).

The 2023 European champions secured victory thanks to goals from Antoine Semenyo (24th), Nico O'Reilly (30th), and Erling Haaland (39th). The matter was already settled in the first half.

They temporarily come within three points of the leader Arsenal. This title race is far from over.

This season, the double encounter between City and Fulham has generated twelve goals!

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In a match that saw Nottingham Forest take control of the game with a staggering 63% possession and an impressive tally of 35 shots, they were unable to convert their dominance into goals against Wolverhampton. The encounter, which took place at the City Ground on the evening of February 11, 2026, as part of the 26th fixture of the Premier League 25/26 season, ended in a goalless draw.

Nottingham Forest's offensive efforts were highlighted by their 10 shots on target and 8 corners, suggesting a relentless pursuit of a win. The team's expected goals (xG) stood at 3.55, reflecting the numerous high-quality chances they created. However, the Wolverhampton defence held firm, absorbing the pressure and keeping the scoreline level.

On the other side, Wolverhampton struggled to make an impact offensively, managing only 7 shots with 3 on target and winning just 2 corners throughout the match. Their possession was limited to 37%, and their expected goals were a mere 0.46, indicating the few opportunities they had to score.

The match lacked significant events or turning points as both teams failed to find the back of the net. The draw leaves both teams pondering what might have been, especially Nottingham Forest, who will feel they should have come away with all three points given their statistical advantage.

Incidents: The story of the match

1':

The match begins

7':

Missed opportunity. Callum Hudson-Odoi from Nottingham Forest attempted a shot with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area.

14':

Opportunity wasted. Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest took a shot with his right foot from inside the six-yard box, aiming to the left side.

27':

Opportunity wasted. Lorenzo Lucca of Nottingham Forest attempted a header from the center of the penalty area but sent it wide to the left. The cross was delivered by Ola Aina.

31':

Opportunity wasted. Lorenzo Lucca from Nottingham Forest attempted a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it sailed high and to the right. The assist came from Callum Hudson-Odoi during a quick counterattack.

33':

Missed opportunity. Omari Hutchinson from Nottingham Forest took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed over the goal. The assist came from Neco Williams.

36':

Opportunity wasted! Lorenzo Lucca from Nottingham Forest took a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it didn't find the target.

52':

Missed opportunity. Morato of Nottingham Forest attempted a header from the center of the penalty area but couldn't convert.

61':

Missed opportunity. Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area but failed to score.

62':

Missed opportunity. Mateus Mané from Wolverhampton Wanderers took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed over the bar and to the right.

71':

Missed opportunity! Dan Ndoye from Nottingham Forest took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide to the left. The chance was set up by Neco Williams during a quick counterattack.

77':

Missed opportunity. Ola Aina from Nottingham Forest attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide. The assist came from Morgan Gibbs-White.

90':

Missed opportunity. Dan Ndoye from Nottingham Forest attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.

998':

The referee whistles for the end of the match

Incidents: The story of the match

1':

The match begins

Manchester City takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Fulham. Antoine Semenyo scores with a right-footed shot from close range, sending the ball straight into the center of the net.Manchester City takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Fulham. Antoine Semenyo scores with a right-footed shot from just a few meters out, finding the center of the net.

24':

GOAL Manchester City: Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) scores!

Antoine Semenyo scores goal number 13 in the competition (25 matches)

Manchester City leads Fulham 2-0. Nico O'Reilly scores with a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, sending the ball into the top center of the net. The assist came from Antoine Semenyo, who delivered a perfectly timed through ball.

30':

GOAL Manchester City: Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City) scores!

Nico O’Reilly scores goal number 2 in the competition (25 matches)

Manchester City leads Fulham 3-0. Erling Haaland scores with a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area into the bottom right corner. The assist comes from Phil Foden after a quick counter-attack.

39':

GOAL Manchester City: Erling Haaland (Manchester City) scores!

Erling Haaland scores goal number 22 in the competition (26 matches) Erling Haaland scores goal number 153 for his team (183 matches)

42':

Missed opportunity! Raúl Jiménez from Fulham attempted a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area but sent it wide to the left. The assist came from Harry Wilson, who delivered a well-placed through ball.

45':

Missed opportunity! Samuel Chukwueze from Fulham attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed high and to the left of the goal. The assist came from Emile Smith Rowe.

47':

Opportunity wasted. Emile Smith Rowe from Fulham took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it went just wide.

53':

Missed opportunity! Raúl Jiménez of Fulham attempted a header from the center of the penalty area, but it sailed over the bar and to the left. The assist came from Samuel Chukwueze, who delivered a cross into the box.

Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. put rivalries firmly to the side, to provide his support to Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo during the latter’s recent personal problems.

Stopper Araújo of course recently spent an extended spell away from the pitch, and football as a whole.

As much came as the Uruguayan dealt with a serious bout of mental problems, brought on by heavy abuse in the aftermath of his costly red card in Barcelona’s Champions League defeat at the hands of Chelsea.

The Blaugrana, as a club, fully backed their struggling defender, giving him as much time off as he felt was needed.

And as alluded to above, joining his employers in aiding Araújo’s journey back to wellness was none other than Vinícius Jr.

As per a report from Diario AS, at the height of the former’s problems:

‘The Brazilian called the Barcelona player to check on him and offer his full support and encouragement.’

It is added that this gesture ‘changed everything’ for Araújo, who has since returned to the pitch with the rest of Hansi Flick’s Barca’s squad.

Conor Laird – GSFN

In a recent report, journalist Graeme Bailey claimed that Leeds United are facing stiff competition for Union SG defender Ross Sykes as they look to bolster their defence later this year. It has been revealed that the Whites would have to rival Everton, Crystal Palace and Coventry City in the race to sign the English centre-half next summer.

Sykes’ Impressive Form In English Football

Sykes has produced a string of impressive performances for Union SG in this campaign so far. The English talent has scored two goals and secured one assist in 27 matches for the Belgian club this season in multiple competitions.

The 26-year-old is currently among the best central defenders in the Jupiler Pro League. Therefore, it won’t be easy for the Whites to win the race for his services this summer.

His current contract at Union SG will run out at the end of next season, which could open the door for Leeds United to sign him on the cheap later this year.

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND – AUGUST 9: Ross McCrorie of Bristol City looks on during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield United and Bristol City at Bramall Lane on August 9, 2025 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by Ed Sykes/Getty Images)

Is Sykes A Good Choice For Leeds United Boss Daniel Farke?

Sykes is a good tackler of the ball and can time his challenges well to earn the ball back for his team inside his half. He usually puts his foot through the ball when needed and excels at playing his way out from the back.

Standing at 1.96m, the English sensation can use his strong frame to dominate the opposition attackers in the air. However, only time will tell whether he can adapt to the high intensity of the Premier League if the Whites manage to snap him up this summer.

Sykes would no doubt bring more bite and steel to Leeds boss Daniel Farke’s backline. He is good enough to challenge for a regular starting spot at the West Yorkshire club.

At 26, Sykes has his peak years ahead of him, which makes him a decent choice for the Whites to pursue at the end of this campaign. The English defensive ace might even help Leeds compete across all fronts in the coming years. However, Farke has to give him some time to adjust to life in England before he can get the best out of the talented centre-back.

The first signature event of the PGA Tour season is here, and with it comes Rory McIlroy's 2026 debut.

McIlroy is making his first start of the new campaign this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, an event he won last year over Shane Lowry, which marked his first win in a dominant season that also saw him win The Players Championship and the Masters a few months later to complete the career Grand Slam.

Though he's not been on Tour yet in 2026, he has made three starts on the DP World Tour. He finished T3 at the Dubai Invitational last month, and is coming off a T33 finish at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

McIlroy, however, is not the favorite this week. Not even close. While this elevated event field is the best of the season, Scottie Scheffler is listed as a massive +300 favorite to win on BetMGM. McIlroy is the second-favorite, though back at +1400. The top-ranked golfer in the world ran away with The American Express last month for his 20th career win, and he rallied late after a rough start to finish T3 at the WM Phoenix Open last week. 

Si Woo Kim, Viktor Hovland, Farmers Insurance Open winner Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay are some of the biggest names in the field this week, too. There is no cut, and 700 FedExCup points available to the winner. The tournament also features a $20 million purse, with $3.6 million going to the winner on Sunday.

Here's everything you need to know to keep up with McIlroy, Scheffler and the rest of the field this week at Pebble Beach.

The 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Basics

Dates: Feb. 12-15
Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California
2025 Winner: Rory McIlroy
FedExCup Points: 700
Purse: $20 million

How To Watch the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

All times ET.

Thursday & Friday
3 p.m. — 7 p.m. | Golf Channel

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3 p.m. — 7 p.m. | CBS

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1 p.m. — 3 p.m. | Golf Channel
3 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. | CBS

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With Malik Willis likely leaving in free agency, the Green Bay Packers need to figure out what their next plan is at backup quarterback behind Jordan Love.

There’s a real chance that the Packers are content with their current situation, with Desmond Ridder returning, along with Kyle McCord being signed to a futures contract. However, neither of those players inspires the kind of confidence that Willis brought to the table when having to step in and run the offense.

The 2026 NFL Draft class is awfully thin at the top for quarterbacks. However, there are a handful of intriguing backup options in the later rounds of the draft class. In fact, Justis Mosqueda and I broke down the QB class in this week’s debut episode of Draft Talk, which can be watched on YouTube or listened to on Frozen Tundra Frequencies.

Here are a few backup QB options that could make sense for the Packers.

Sawyer Robertson, Baylor

If you told me that Sawyer Robertson had never had a proper QB coach, I would believe you.

That’s no knock against the Baylor quarterback, who oozes talent as a 6’4”, 220-pound gunslinger with the arm talent and athletic ability to make a ton of plays. His arm strength looks so effortless at times, and his core strength allows him to generate enough torque to generate zip on the football from awkward angles.

However, my biggest issue with Robertson is his overall accuracy. His lower-body mechanics are a mess, as he consistently plays backyard football and slings the ball from all kinds of awkward angles, instead of focusing on his footwork and stepping into throws.

The right QB coach could clean up a lot of Robertson’s deficiencies and unlock an eventual starter in this league. There’s just so much that needs to be worked on before he can get to that point, but that’s the kind of worthwhile flier the Packers could consider taking to develop and let him utilize his talent if he ever needed to fill in for Love.

Taylen Green, Arkansas

What’s better than one silly body quarterback? Two of them.

Green is a 6’6” quarterback prospect with all kinds of athletic talent. He’s a legitimate dual-threat QB who brings tons of value as a runner, both with his size and play speed to generate explosives on the ground. At the same time, he has the arm strength to deliver shots downfield and deliver all kinds of passes with legitimate velocity.

The mechanics need a lot of work for Green. His throwing motion is funky, likely due to his unusual length and size as a QB prospect, which makes it difficult to tighten the throwing motion despite his long limbs. That throwing motion likely plays a factor in his accuracy issues.

The other concern for Green is his decision-making. There are times when he can be over-reliant on his athletic ability, resulting hin im dancing around for too long and taking some bad sacks that put his offense in difficult situations.

Still, if the Packers want a quarterback who can run a different kind of offense in a pinch, as Willis ran during his time in Green Bay, then Green could be a fun dual-threat project.

Drew Allar, Penn State

I have no idea how early Drew Allar gets drafted, but if he slides into Day 3, the Packers might be awfully tempted to take a swing on the former Penn State QB.

The tools have been evident with Allar for years. He’s a giant quarterback at 6’5” and 240 pounds, and has the arm strength and athletic ability to take shots in a vertical passing attack or run the ball in condensed/jumbo packages.

Unfortunately, the Nittany Lions’ offense makes it awfully difficult to fully evaluate Allar as a prospect. The offense was heavily reliant on gadgets and gimmicks throughout James Franklin’s tenure, and that takes away a lot of tape to properly look at more NFL-adjacent offensive film with Allar.

Mechanically, he’s still a work in progress, but Allar made real strides and improved from 2023 to 2024 while in Happy Valley. The bigger questions remain about his consistency and mental toughness to bounce back from bad plays, because there are plenty of instances where he spiraled after making negative plays.

A team like the Los Angeles Rams might take a surprise swing on Allar in Day 2, but he’s still someone Packers fans should monitor if he drops into Day 3.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe has been one of the best of his class as he continues to grow as a young player in the league. He's averaging 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists while shooting 42.4% from the floor and 35.8% from deep in 49 games thus far.

His shot has kind of come and gone as he works his way through the season, but there is no mistake that Edgecombe has been one of the best players in his class and deserves the respect of his peers.

NBA.com put out their latest rookie ladder rankings and Edgecombe came in ranked No. 3 on the list behind only Dallas Mavericks phenom Cooper Flagg and Charlotte Hornets shooter Kon Knueppel:

Edgecombe’s shot came and went on the Sixers’ just-completed five-game West Coast swing. But he continued to draw admirers, including Lakers coach JJ Redick, beyond their brotherhood of the initials fraternity. “It starts with just, he’s not afraid,” Redick told reporters. “He’s hit big shots all year for them. He takes on whatever challenge is in front of him and he’s a really good, highly skilled offensive player who also competes on the defensive end, crashes.”

As the season continues, Edgecombe will need to find his consistency again and give the Sixers a boost, but Philadelphia has to be happy with what the No. 3 overall pick in the draft has done for them thus far.

This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers guard VJ Edgecombe ranked No. 3 in latest NBA rookie ladder

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t had a winning season since 2018, but that could be about to change.

The Pirates added a lot to their roster this offseason, acquiring former All-Stars such as Gregory Soto, Brandon Lowe, Ryan O’Hearn and Marcell Ozuna. They also added a possible breakout candidate in Jhostynxon Garcia.

Pittsburgh also appears poised to get big contributions from Konnor Griffin and Bubba Chandler, two of the best prospects in baseball.

Accordingly, the Pirates are expected to take a major leap this year after going 71-91 and finishing last in the NL Central last season. In their preseason projections, FanGraphs gives them the second-best playoff odds in the division behind the Chicago Cubs.

FanGraphs is also projecting a winning record for Pittsburgh, which would be the first for the franchise in eight years. Its Depth Charts model has the Pirates going 82-80 this season, same as the Milwaukee Brewers and three wins behind the Cubs.

An 11-win improvement certainly seems possible for Pittsburgh, which increased its payroll by over 20% this winter. The Pirates already had one of the best pitching staffs in baseball last year, and now they have a much deeper lineup to go with it.

Armed with its strongest roster in years, Pittsburgh should be much better this year. The only question is how much?

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The post 2026 Pirates Get Exciting Projection For Best Season In Years appeared first on SportsNet Pittsburgh.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye and Timberwolves big man Naz Reid $35,000 apiece on Wednesday for their roles in a jersey-grabbing tussle.

Both players were given technical fouls and ejected with 11:52 left in the fourth quarter Monday after Gueye pushed Reid from behind, drawing a foul. Reid approached Gueye, the players grabbed each other’s jerseys and struggled before being separated by officials, coaches and teammates.

The Timberwolves won 138-116.

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By all accounts, general manager Mike Borgonzi and the Tennessee Titans had an outstanding 2025 NFL draft, landing what many believe is a franchise quarterback along with some outstanding young depth pieces that flashed their potential during the season. 

Although some may disagree with that assessment and dismiss the class's quality, their opinions don’t align with reality. Cam Ward started slow, but finished the season on an upswing and was playing above-average football down the stretch. Chimere Dike set a rookie record, leading the league in all-purpose yards, and is a threat to score any time he finds space. Elic Ayomanor, Kevin Winston Jr., Marcus Harris, and Gunnar Helm all look like future contributors. Not to mention Femi Oladejo, Jackson Slater, and Kalel Mullings, who had limited opportunities during the season. 

If that isn’t enough to show the quality of the Titans’ 2025 class, maybe the NFL.com end-of-season draft grades by analyst Gennaro Filice will do the trick, where he has the Titans solidly in the top 10. 

6. Tennessee Titans

Grade: B+

Draft picks:

Round 1 (No. 1): QB Cam Ward | 17 games/starts

Round 2 (No. 52): Edge Oluwafemi Oladejo | 6 games/2 starts

Round 3 (No. 82): S Kevin Winston Jr. | 10 games/6 starts

Round 4 (No. 103): WR Chimere Dike | 17 games/10 starts

Round 4 (No. 120): TE Gunnar Helm | 16 games/10 starts

Round 4 (No. 136): WR Elic Ayomanor | 16 games/14 starts

Round 5 (No. 167): OG Jackson Slater | 12 games/0 starts

Round 6 (No. 183): CB Marcus Harris | 14 games/5 starts

Round 6 (No. 188): RB Kalel Mullings | 9 games/0 starts

Analysis: 

After C.J. Stroud and Jayden Daniels authored transcendent Offensive Rookie of the Year campaigns in consecutive seasons, we became accustomed to quarterbacks entering the league and immediately taking it by storm. That was not the case with Cam Ward. The No. 1 overall pick won just three of his 17 starts, posting unremarkable stats beyond his league-high 55 sacks taken. And yet, I couldn’t help but come away impressed with the former zero-star recruit’s breathtaking arm talent and dogged determination. 

Despite operating in a destructive environment -- his head coach was fired 36 days into the season, and his offensive line was largely offensive -- Ward routinely exhibited the kind of ability that keeps me bullish on his NFL upside. And Tennessee’s decision to triple dip on targets in the fourth round of last year’s draft paid off in spades, as Chimere Dike, Gunnar Helm and Elic Ayomanor each eclipsed 40 receptions, giving Ward a pass-catching core to grow with. Dike’s playmaking ability actually stood out most on special teams, as he earned first-team All-Pro honors as a punt return and led the entire league with 2,427 all-purpose yards (a rookie record). New head coach Robert Saleh has plenty of work to do in Nashville, but the cupboard isn’t bare. Brian Daboll has enticing pieces to coordinate in this offense.

Now, it will be up to Borgonzi and Saleh to put together another solid class and truly put the Titans on a path toward success. 

This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Analyst regrades every NFL team's 2025 draft: how did Titans fare?

Seahawks identify four in-house candidates to replace Klint Kubiak as OC originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

As the Seattle Seahawks celebrate winning Super Bowl 60, Mike Macdonald and John Schneider have to get right back to work and replace a departing coach.

That coach would be offensive coordinator Klint Kubaik, who took the Las Vegas Raiders head coaching job. Seattle needs a new offensive play caller and is looking to narrow down their field of candidates already.

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the Seahawks have four in-house candidates who are going to interview for the offensive coordinator and play-caller job in Seattle for the Super Bowl champions.

Seahawks identify 4 in-house OC candidates to replace Klint Kubiak

"The Seattle Seahawks are interviewing four in-house candidates - Andrew Janocko, Jake Peetz, Justin Outten, and Mack Brown - Thursday and Friday for the offensive coordinator job, per sources," Fowler reports. "Head coach Mike Macdonald taking hard look internally for Klint Kubiak's replacement."

Replacing Kubaik won't be easy, especially with how much he improved the offense this season for Seattle compared to years prior.

While they weren't the best offense in the league, Kubiak helped Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up a top-10 all-time receiving season with Offensive Player of the Year honors, got Sam Darnold a Pro Bowl invite, and put together an all-around great season.

These four in-house candidates are all on the offensive side of the ball and range from position coaches to assistants.

Mack Brown is the tight ends coach, a position group that saw AJ Barner turn in an impressive season, and rookie Elijah Arroyo flash at times during the year.

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Andrew Janocko is the quarterbacks coach who helped Darnold turn in the best year of his career and finally put the "seeing ghosts" storyline behind him with a clean playoff run.

Justin Outten is the run game specialist/assistant offensive line coach. Seattle's run game got a lot better as the year went on, and the offensive line was also a huge step in the right direction after years of shaky play.

Lastly, Jake Peetz is the offensive passing game coordinator for Seattle. Darnold had a great year as a passer, while Smith-Njigba was the offensive player of the year, and the overall passing offense was one of the more potent units in the league this season.

All are strong candidates, and while there's no frontrunner for now, the Seahawks appear poised to promote from within, and one of these four candidates looks to be likely to land the offensive coordinator job to replace Kubiak.

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CeeDee Lamb boldly aims to break Dez Bryant, Michael Irvin Cowboys record in 2026 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

A lot of teams and NFL fans have focused their attention to George Pickens after one of the most insane seasons for a wide receiver. However, those same individuals might be quick to forget that CeeDee Lamb has been consistently showing out for the Dallas Cowboys for the longest time. In fact, he is a few inches closer to usurping both Dez Bryant and Michael Irvin in the record books.

Steep climb to become a Dallas legend

As of the moment, Lamb has notched a total of 571 receptions throughout his whole stint with the Cowboys. This sits him at third behind Bryant and Jason Witten. Alongside that, the veteran wide receiver has also caught 68.2% of the passes that he was targeted in which has led him to accumulate 7,416 receiving yards. This clocks him in sixth place behind Bryant, Drew Pearson, Tony Hill, Michael Irvin, and Jason Witten.

With this knowledge in mind, he was quick to say that this was his new aim for the upcoming 2026 NFL season. He declared with a lot of burning passion on the Up & Adams Show.

"I’m grateful. Obviously, I’m blessed to even have my name on a list with these guys. I’m proud of myself, I’m proud of my work. Yet, my head is still down. It’s nothing but God, my family, my team, my teammates, my coaches. Everybody [is] involved. I want plenty of hardware, but we can start with one. I feel like once one gets down, I feel like that’s where the dominoes start to fall. For us, we’ve just got to cross that hump, get over the speed bump and enjoy this ride," he said.

How close is Lamb to breaking these records? For starters, it is likely that he moves up to fifth in the all-time Cowboys receiving yards list in just their first game of the season. He only needs 44 receiving yards to usurp Bryant.

However, the battle to beat out Irvin's receptions record is a bit more tough. Lamb will need the assistance of Dak Prescott, offensive coordinator Klayton Adams, and Brian Schottenheimer for it to happen. This is because the gap between him and the Cowboys legend is at 180 receptions. With Pickens getting a franchise tag and emerging as a star every week, becoming the second in that all-time Cowboys reception list will take time.

These numbers are obviously going to be secondary when it comes to urgency and concern. At the end of the day, Lamb helping the Cowboys notch a Super Bowl for the first time since Irvin won back in 1996 would count as a bigger win for him and Dallas.

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Not all breakups are created equal.

Some are ugly, with one party still hanging on when everyone else knows it's over. Others are more mutual as the sides recognize that the spark is gone. Sam Darnold and the New York Jets fall into the latter, having gone through a breakup that didn't require a restraining order attached to it.

Darnold had to go elsewhere to find success, but that doesn't mean he doesn't still look back on his time with the Jets fondly. During an event at a Raising Canes in Seattle on Feb. 10, Darnold was asked about his message to the Jets fans who continue to support him.

"That's all you can ask for as a player is to feel supported, especially by the team that drafted you," Darnold said, via FanSided's Justin Fried.

"I always look at myself and feel like I could’ve done a lot more for that franchise.”

Darnold only lasted three seasons with the Jets after the team selected him with the No. 3 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He led the team to a 13-25 record in 38 starts, tossing 45 touchdowns to 39 interceptions. Since New York owned the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Jets opted to move on and select Zach Wilson.

It was a move that reset the rookie quarterback contract window and aligned Wilson with the team's new coaching staff, led by Robert Saleh.

Darnold was traded to the Carolina Panthers that offseason, where he spent two seasons before becoming a backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. After a breakout year for the Minnesota Vikings, Darnold signed with the Seahawks in free agency last offseason.

The quarterback proved the breakout was no fluke, leading Seattle to a 14-3 regular season record and a win in Super Bowl 60 – the second Super Bowl win in franchise history.

While Darnold is experiencing plenty of success with his new team, the Jets remain mired in mediocrity and searching for an answer at quarterback. Despite that reality, Jets fans still showed plenty of support for their former signal-caller in the Super Bowl.

“The fact that [Jets fans] are able to support me even through that means a lot,” Darnold said.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Sam Darnold message to Jets fans after showing support for Seahawks QB

There is a haunting, majestic silence that wraps around the rugged cliffs of Saint Helena, an island so distant from the rest of humanity that it once served as the ultimate cage for a fallen emperor. For the modern traveler, this remote British Overseas Territory is usually a badge of honor—a destination reached only by the most dedicated explorers. But today, the romance of isolation has turned into a stark, high-stakes reality. As the sun sets over the vast, empty expanse of the South Atlantic, hundreds of visitors find themselves looking at the horizon with a new sense of longing. The very isolation that made this island famous has suddenly become a barrier, as the only gateway to the outside world has slammed shut, leaving hearts heavy and plans in ruins. In this moment, the connection between the past and present is palpable; like Bonaparte before them, today’s travelers are learning exactly what it means to be truly marooned.

The Safety Audit Shock: Why the Category 6 Gateway Failed

A major transportation crisis has paralyzed the Saint Helena International Airport (HLE), the island’s only commercial link to the outside world. Following a rigorous and unexpected fire safety audit this week, the facility failed to maintain its critical Category 6 classification. This specific rating is mandatory for the operation of regional jets, such as the Embraer E190 operated by Airlink, which serves as the island’s primary lifeline to Johannesburg, South Africa.

According to reports from Aerospace Global News, the downgraded status effectively prohibits all scheduled commercial aircraft from landing or departing. The St Helena Government has officially declared a total suspension of commercial flights until at least February 20, 2026. This sudden move has cut off the 5,000 residents and dozens of international tourists from the essential refueling stopover in Walvis Bay, Namibia, and the broader global aviation network.

Marooned in Paradise: The Human Cost of Isolation

The shutdown has left a diverse group of history buffs and family visitors in a state of limbo. One British traveler, who had been visiting relatives since January, shared that he and his wife were originally scheduled to depart on January 15 but are now simply waiting for any word on a rescue plan. While local community groups have mentioned that some stranded individuals are receiving daily food vouchers worth £20, the cost of extended accommodation on the remote island is quickly becoming a financial burden for many.

The St Helena Government issued an official statement acknowledging the profound disruption this situation has created. They mentioned that they recognized the impact on people with upcoming travel plans, those expecting visitors, and individuals with urgent medical needs. They further stated that they were deeply aware of the concern and disruption the closure has caused for families and businesses across the wider community.

Latest Updates: The UK Specialist Rescue Mission

Help is reportedly on the way, but it isn’t a quick fix. A specialist team from the United Kingdom has been dispatched to the South Atlantic to begin the complex work required to restore the airport’s safety standards. Until their audit and subsequent repairs are complete, the only aircraft permitted to use the runway are small general aviation planes and emergency medical evacuations.

Governmental data from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office indicates that Saint Helena relies almost entirely on air travel for its tourism economy and essential supplies since the decommissioning of the RMS St Helena ship years ago. The current crisis highlights the extreme vulnerability of “single-point-of-failure” infrastructure in remote territories.

A Future Beyond the Cliffs: Lessons in Resilience

Before this safety failure, Airlink had been eyeing expansion, with plans to launch a new route from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in 2027. This latest setback is a significant blow to those growth ambitions. Travel analysts suggest that the “State of OR” in island travel—choosing between extreme remoteness and reliable access—has never been more lopsided.

The St Helena Tourism Board is currently working with local guest houses to ensure that those without a place to stay beyond their original departure dates are not left without shelter. However, with limited ferry services that only shuttle visitors to private yachts or occasional cruise ships, the options for departure remain nearly non-existent for the average traveler.

The Call of the Atlantic: Waiting for the Wind to Change

As the waves continue to batter the base of the island’s volcanic peaks, the travelers of Saint Helena are rediscovering a lost art: the art of waiting. There is no high-speed rail here, no highway to the next town, and currently, no silver bird to carry them across the clouds. But in this enforced pause, there is also a rare opportunity to see the island as few ever do—not as a checklist item, but as a living, breathing fortress of resilience.

We invite you to keep those stranded in your thoughts as they navigate this modern-day exile. Whether they are exploring the halls of Longwood House for the third time or simply sharing a meal with a newly made “Saint” friend, they are part of a story that will be told for generations. The airport will reopen, the flights will return, and the isolation will once again become a choice rather than a mandate. Until then, Saint Helena remains what it has always been—a place that reminds us just how vast and unpredictable our world truly is. Your adventure might be delayed, but the spirit of the Atlantic is never defeated.

Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North has appointed Gregory James as its new Executive Chef. Bringing over 30 years of expertise in the culinary and hospitality industry, James is set to elevate the resort’s dining program to new heights. Known for his refined comfort food and ingredient-driven approach, Chef James will oversee all culinary operations, including signature restaurants, In-Casita dining, banquets, weddings and special events at the resort.

Extensive Culinary Leadership Experience

Before joining Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, Gregory James held significant leadership roles in other prestigious luxury destinations. His most recent position was as Resort Manager and Executive Chef at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain, where he was instrumental in the resort’s culinary operations across multiple dining outlets. Under his leadership, the resort cemented its reputation as one of Arizona’s most sought-after luxury destinations.

Prior to his work at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain, Chef James served as a senior culinary leader at The Inn at Perry Cabin, an ultra-luxury resort on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. During his tenure, James garnered numerous culinary accolades, establishing himself as a key figure in Maryland’s hospitality sector. His deep relationships with local farmers, fisheries and tourism organizations highlighted his commitment to regional sourcing and community engagement.

Commitment to Culinary Excellence

Chef James’ culinary philosophy is based on a dedication to ingredient integrity, seasonal offerings and comfort food that is both refined and approachable. His style is grounded in classical culinary techniques while ensuring a warm and intuitive approach to food. His leadership is not just confined to the kitchen but extends to mentoring the next generation of chefs, fostering a kitchen culture rooted in respect, teamwork and excellence.

Gregory James is known for his ability to lead and inspire teams, creating an environment that values both creativity and precision. His commitment to cultivating talent within his team is just as strong as his dedication to delivering exceptional dining experiences for guests.

A New Culinary Era at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale

At Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, Chef James will focus on evolving the resort’s culinary offerings by unifying each dining venue under one cohesive culinary vision. Whether guests are enjoying an evening at the resort’s renowned Talavera restaurant, basking by the pool with a casual meal, or starting their day with wellness-inspired dishes at Desert Orchard, Chef James aims to bring a sense of place to each dining experience. His vision aligns with the resort’s overarching spirit of understated luxury and commitment to providing an exceptional experience for all guests.

With Gregory James now at the helm, Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale is poised to take its culinary offerings to new heights. His extensive experience in hospitality and culinary leadership is expected to influence the resort’s dining program, ensuring that each meal not only celebrates exceptional ingredients but also enhances the overall guest experience. As the resort’s dining identity continues to evolve, Chef James’ focus on seasonal and regionally inspired cuisine will play a key role in shaping the future of Scottsdale’s luxury dining scene.

In conclusion, the appointment of Gregory James as Executive Chef marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North. With his decades of experience and a deep passion for hospitality and culinary excellence, Chef James is set to lead the resort into a new era of dining, ensuring that each guest’s culinary journey is unforgettable.

In 2026, Europe tourism is rapidly transforming as global travellers increasingly look beyond established capitals and shores to discover lesser‑known European destinations that promise more authentic, uncrowded and sustainable experiences. For millions of travellers from major source markets such as the United States, Canada, China, Japan and South Korea, the allure of places like Southern Finland, Vestland in Norway, and Galicia in northern Spain is growing stronger than ever.

This shift is driven by evolving traveller priorities, including a desire for nature‑based travel, cultural immersion, and reduced overcrowding — all underpinned by official European tourism statistics and forward‑looking industry data. According to the latest quarterly analysis published by the European Travel Commission (ETC), international visitor interest in alternative regions has grown significantly as the continent continues to rebound from pandemic disruptions.

Official European Union Data Confirms Tourism Resilience

According to Eurostat, the official statistical office of the European Union (EU), tourism remains a major part of social and economic life across member states, with a large share of residents participating in tourism activities. In 2023, 65% of EU residents reported taking at least one personal tourism trip, demonstrating robust travel habits in the region.

Additionally, tourism data from the ETC’s Q3 2025 trends report showed Europe achieved a notable 3% year‑on‑year increase in international arrivals, with overnight stays up 2.7%, reaffirming the continent’s attraction globally despite rising costs and broader economic headwinds.

These numbers suggest that Europe remains resilient as a premier travel destination globally, and that the destination profile is diversifying beyond established corridors such as Paris, Rome and Barcelona.

Emerging Destination Hotspots Gaining Global Attention

Among the destinations gaining momentum across travel forums and bookings are:

• Southern Finland – Known for its pristine lakes, verdant forests and cultural hubs, this region is gaining traction among international travellers seeking natural beauty and year‑round outdoor experiences.
• Vestland, Norway – With soaring fjords, dramatic coastlines and world‑class hiking routes, Vestland has emerged as a favourite for adventure and scenic tourism.
• Galicia, Northern Spain – With its rugged Atlantic shoreline, historic cities and culinary traditions, Galicia offers a fresh alternative to the sunny beaches of southern Spain.
• Trentino‑Alto Adige, Italy – A region where alpine life meets vibrant culture, attracting visitors interested in outdoor sports and slow‑travel experiences.
• Normandy and Alsace, France – These regions combine rich heritage with distinctive landscapes, appealing to cultural and gastronomic tourism markets.

The shift toward these destinations reflects a broader trend in tourism behaviour across Europe, where travellers are allocating more time for exploration off the beaten path and seeking personalised travel experiences.

Drivers Behind the Growing Interest in New Regions

Several factors are shaping this shift:

1. Overtourism Mitigation and Sustainable Travel

Long‑hailed tourist magnets such as Paris and Barcelona have faced severe overtourism challenges in recent years. By promoting emerging regions, European tourism bodies aim to spread visitor traffic more evenly and reduce environmental pressure on heritage sites. European policy frameworks increasingly encourage sustainable destination development, as echoed in OECD tourism policy recommendations.

2. Cultural and Natural Immersion

Travellers today prioritise authenticity and local experiences. Regions like Galicia and Vestland offer experiences rooted in local culture, gastronomy and nature — elements that resonate with modern international travellers.

3. Enhanced Connectivity and Accessibility

Improved transport links, including better air connections and rail service expansions, have made these emerging regions more accessible to long‑haul visitors while supporting intra‑European mobility.

What the Data Shows for Long‑Haul Visitors

Travel trend analyses presented at the ETC Annual Meeting in Estonia highlight a growing proportion of travellers from long‑haul markets. Forecasts indicate that by 2029, more than one in ten visitors to Europe will originate from major distant markets, with the United States projected to account for over half of international arrivals — underscoring the evolving global travel mix.

This underscores the fact that Europe’s tourism allure has not faded, but rather strengthened and diversified as the global travel landscape continues to adjust in the post‑pandemic era.

Local Economies Reap Sustainable Benefits

The rise in popularity of alternative destinations also brings economic opportunity to smaller communities outside established tourist hubs. Tourism contributes significantly to regional GDP and employment — a trend seen across the EU where travel and leisure generate substantial economic activity through accommodation, hospitality and transport services.

Destinations that previously relied on traditional industries are now developing tailored tourism offerings to capture this momentum, from nature retreats in Northern Europe to heritage trails in Central Europe.

Looking Ahead: A New Era for European Travel

As 2026 unfolds, the narrative around European tourism is increasingly one of variety, sustainability and regional empowerment. Travellers seeking meaningful experiences are shifting their attention toward destinations that offer deeper cultural connections, authentic local encounters and less congested environments.

Europe’s tourism sector appears well positioned for growth, with official data showing resilience and adaptability amidst global travel shifts. With international arrivals and overnight stays on the rise and new destinations gaining prominence, the European travel story for 2026 is one of revitalisation and reinvention — rooted in both tradition and innovation.

Conclusion

In a world where traveller expectations are evolving faster than ever, Europe’s tourism landscape is transforming. Southern Finland’s lakes, Norway’s fjords, Spain’s hidden coasts and Italy’s alpine valleys are no longer fringe options — they are rapidly becoming must‑visit destinations for global explorers. Supported by official data and rising international interest, this shift signals a promising new chapter for tourism across the continent.

In new trends for regional air travel, the Manassas, Virginia-based aerospace company, Electra. Aero has achieved its first patents on hybrid-electric aircraft. These patents include protections on the company’s latest propulsion and flight control system technology related to its Ultra Short STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) aircraft. With this technology, the company aims to revolutionize the aviation industry by providing a high-level, safe, and high-performing operational option for takeoff and landing at less than 150 feet.

Aviation Innovations Patent Protections

Electra. aero is focused on the implications for the future of the aviation industry and has secured patents on essential systems that will provide the EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft with a level of operational efficiency that has never been possible before. Those patents include elements related to flight path control, power management systems, and pilot interface systems, and are critical to the company’s objective of making electric propulsion a viable and scalable option for commercial aviation. Patent registrations include three distinct components: a flight path control system, a pilot guidance display system, and a battery-disconnect system. The first of these determines how to keep controlled in a flight path. The second simplifies how a pilot interacts with an aircraft. The third aids in the simplification, enhancement, and cognitive safety of system maintenance. Each of these patents contributes to Electra’s hybrid-electric aircraft adaptability to the commercial aircraft market, particularly, Regional Air Mobility.

Pilot control simplification and increased safety

One of the primary patents is a flight path control system of the closed-loop type. This type of system will greatly reduce the number of interactions required by the pilot in order to effect control over the aircraft. Pilots will no longer be required to manually manage multiple throttle settings or configuration switches. Instead, they will be able to control the system via a cruise control-style mode selection. A system will be configured to provide control of the aircraft in one of several closed-loop control modes, such as takeoff, cruise, or descent. The aircraft control system will automatically adjust the electric propulsor thrust to control the aircraft in the selected closed-loop control mode. This system will be the first to reduce the pilot’s workload and will also be the first to increase the control, precision, and safety of the aircraft during flight.

The unique feature of Electra’s aircraft is the distributed propulsion system. With this system, the aircraft’s motors become part of the flight control system, and this unique flight control and propulsion system is expected to improve stability and control during critical low-speed phases of flight. This will be important for ultra-short takeoff and landing operations. Overall, Electra’s hybrid-electric aircraft will be similar to conventional fixed-wing aircraft but will offer the advantages of electric propulsion.

Promising, Efficient, and Sustainable Aviation

Electra’s hybrid-electric design overcomes many of the issues that have traditionally limited fully electric aircraft. Problems such as range anxiety and the need for charging infrastructure are no longer issues. Because Electra combines a turbogenerator with electric propulsion, their aircraft will be capable of long-range and high payload capacity without the need for charging.

This design will allow the aircraft to take off and land in ultra-short distances, less than 150 feet, and use unconventional takeoff and landing sites like parking lots and soccer fields. With the electric propulsion and hybrid powertrain, the aircraft will be able to perform like a helicopter but without the high operational costs and safety issues associated with traditional helicopters and eVTOLs.

The EL9 Aircraft and Its Role in the Future of Regional Air Mobility

The company setting the pace for the evolution of Regional Air Mobility (RAM) presents unprecedented advancements in EL9 Ultra Short takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology. With the ability for eVTOL to take off and land in ultra-tight spaces, they’ll be able to travel to new and previously unreachable locations. This means greater travel time and better accessibility to previously underserved cities and/or regions.

The EL9 with the optional hybrid-electric powertrain means end users will be able to experience less operational cost (per mile) and the ability to travel to places without the need for additional ground travel facilities. By working towards hybrid-electric propulsion, Electra can provide safer, more efficient, and lower operating cost (per mile) RAM. It will also provide more travel options to underserved regions.

Getting FAA Certifications

With the first successful flight tests using Electra’s own hybrid-electric propulsion system, the technology demonstrator EL2 has achieved another milestone for the development of the EL9 aircraft, which is projected to commence commercial flights by the end of this decade. Work is still being done on the EL9 aircraft for additional refinements to the control system software, which is part of the FAA Part 23 certification process for power management.

Test flights for the EL9 will begin in 2027, and the company expects to receive certification and begin commercial operations between late 2029 and 2030. Electra has an impressive 2,200+ pre-orders from 60+ customers, and commercial interest in the aircraft is strong. This demonstrates the demand for the EL9 and the growing interest in efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions for advanced air mobility.

EL9 Commercial Operations

With the EL9, Electra is prioritizing the development of advanced air mobility by providing efficient new solutions to connect people in the regions with air traffic. Electra’s hybrid-electric aircraft will help to considerably reduce the environmental impact of air travel.

Electra is establishing itself as a leader for the future of hybrid-electric aviation. This company is able to save travelers time and reduce operating costs, while also expanding global regional connectivity. This also means people will be able to fly to work and live near airports that will be more conveniently located for them.

Electra’s patents show that they are committed to improving the future of air travel with more sustainable, efficient, and practical options. We are excited to see what will happen as they continue to work through the certification and commercial deployment processes for hybrid-electric aircraft. The air mobility potential is incredible.

Air Canada reported 92 delayed flights, representing 16 percent of its scheduled operations today, alongside 19 cancellations affecting both domestic and international services. The disruptions impacted major hubs including Toronto Pearson, Montreal–Trudeau, Halifax, and Calgary, while also extending to transborder and long-haul international routes.
The affected flights included narrowbody and widebody aircraft operations, touching key corridors within Canada and connections to the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe.

Toronto and Montreal Routes See Significant Impact

Several cancellations were concentrated around Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) and Montreal–Trudeau International Airport (CYUL), two of Air Canada’s most critical hubs.

Cancelled services included:

• ACA400 from Toronto Pearson to Montreal–Trudeau
• ACA661 from Halifax to Montreal–Trudeau (cancelled on consecutive days)
• ACA668 from Montreal–Trudeau to Halifax
• ACA317 from Montreal–Trudeau to Calgary
• ACA322 from Calgary to Montreal–Trudeau

The repeated cancellation of ACA661 on both Wednesday and Thursday highlights continued operational pressure on the Halifax–Montreal corridor. Toronto–Montreal and Halifax–Montreal routes are key domestic links, and their disruption likely created ripple effects across connecting itineraries.

In addition, ACA603 from Halifax to Toronto Pearson and ACA618 from Toronto Pearson to Halifax were cancelled, further affecting traffic between Ontario and Nova Scotia.

Transborder Services Affected

Air Canada’s transborder operations also experienced cancellations. Among the affected routes were:

• ACA767 from Boston Logan to Toronto Pearson
• ACA585 from Newark Liberty to Calgary
• ACA1205 from Miami International to Montreal–Trudeau

These cancellations disrupted passenger flows between Canada and major U.S. cities, particularly Boston, Newark, and Miami. The Boston–Toronto and Miami–Montreal routes are important business and leisure corridors, and their suspension added pressure to already strained schedules.

Long-Haul and Leisure Destinations Disrupted

International long-haul services were not spared. Widebody aircraft cancellations included:

• ACA785 and ACA791 from Toronto Pearson to Los Angeles International
• ACA878 from Montreal–Trudeau to Toulouse-Blagnac
• ACA879 from Toulouse-Blagnac to Montreal–Trudeau
• ACA947 from Punta Cana to Montreal–Trudeau

The cancellation of ACA878 and ACA879 effectively disrupted both directions of the Montreal–Toulouse route, impacting transatlantic travel plans. Similarly, the Punta Cana service affected Caribbean-bound and returning passengers.

Leisure-focused routes to Cuba were also hit:

• ACA1426 from Toronto Pearson to Jardines del Rey
• ACA1420 from Montreal–Trudeau to Jardines del Rey
• ACA1400 from Toronto Pearson to Juan Gualberto Gomez International

The grounding of multiple Cuba-bound flights signals notable impact on vacation travel flows from both Toronto and Montreal.

Fleet Mix Reflects Broad Operational Strain

The cancelled flights involved a range of aircraft types, including:

• Airbus A320 and A321 narrowbody aircraft
• Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M)
• Boeing 777-300ER (B77W)
• Boeing 787 Dreamliner variants (B788 and B789)

The presence of widebody aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 among cancelled services indicates that disruptions extended beyond short-haul rotations into long-haul intercontinental operations.

Concentration Across Major Canadian Hubs

Toronto Pearson and Montreal–Trudeau featured prominently among the cancellations, reflecting the central role these airports play in Air Canada’s network structure. Halifax and Calgary also saw multiple affected services, while international endpoints including Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Boston, Punta Cana, Toulouse, and Cuban destinations were drawn into the disruption cycle.

With 92 delayed flights accounting for 16 percent of operations and 19 cancellations across domestic, transborder, and international routes, Air Canada’s schedule experienced measurable disruption across multiple regions.

Passengers traveling through Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and Calgary faced the brunt of operational changes, while those on long-haul and leisure routes encountered cancellations affecting both outbound and inbound journeys.

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For years, the hospitality industry was measured by the thread count of the sheets and the speed of the room service. But the traveler of 2026 is different. They are part of a growing movement of “Intentional Travelers”—individuals who seek depth, cultural immersion, and a tangible way to give back. Recognizing this shift, Marriott Bonvoy has enhanced its “Good Travel” program, turning hotel stays into catalysts for local change.

From the turquoise lagoons of the Maldives to the bustling streets of Osaka, the program is built on two primary pillars: Community Engagement and Environmental Protection.

Connecting with the Soul of a Place

One of the program’s flagship initiatives is found in the heart of Kerala, India. At the Kochi Marriott Hotel, guests don’t just observe local culture; they help save it. In partnership with the Chendamangalam Handloom Society, travelers are invited into a 1.5-hour interactive session to learn the art of traditional weaving.

This isn’t a mere demonstration. The society was devastated by floods in 2018, and this ancient art form—passed down through centuries—was on the brink of extinction. By participating, guests provide a sustainable income for over 600 local artisans, ensuring that the rhythmic beat of the loom continues for the next generation.

Restoring the Blue Frontier

In the Maldives, the Sheraton Full Moon Maldives Resort & Spa has turned its attention to the ocean. Guests can join a marine biologist in a hands-on coral restoration project. After planting coral fragments on specialized frames, travelers receive regular digital updates on “their” coral’s growth long after they’ve returned home.

This initiative does more than just repair the reef; it creates a lasting emotional bond between the traveler and the ecosystem. It transforms a vacation into a lifelong commitment to marine conservation.

The “Good Travel” Impact Matrix

The program’s reach is vast, spanning 12 countries in the Asia Pacific. Here is a snapshot of how Marriott is turning “travel for good” into a standard practice:

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Why “Intentionality” is the Future

John Toomey, Chief Commercial Officer for Marriott International APEC, emphasizes that today’s travelers are moving away from “everyday transactions.” They don’t want to just buy a souvenir; they want to be a part of the destination’s story.

This trend is particularly strong among Gen Z and Millennials, who make up a significant portion of the “Good Travel” demographic. For them, a hotel is no longer just a place to sleep—it’s a platform for impact. Whether it’s learning about “Haenyeo” breathing techniques in South Korea or composting in the “green lung” of Mumbai, the goal is deeper connection.

The Psychology of the “Good Stay”

There is a psychological shift at play here, too. Marriott’s research shows that when travelers engage in these meaningful activities, their “vacation high” lasts longer. By contributing to something larger than themselves, they go home feeling refreshed rather than just rested. This “lux-scaping” (blending luxury with purpose) is set to be the defining travel trend of the decade.

Conclusion: Your Next Trip Could Be Your Most Important

As we look ahead to 2026, the message from Marriott is clear: Travel doesn’t have to be a choice between luxury and responsibility. You can have both. By choosing to travel intentionally, you aren’t just a visitor; you become a stakeholder in the future of the places you love.

In the end, the most impactful part of your next trip might not be the view from your balcony—it might be the thread you wove, the tree you planted, or the coral you helped grow back.

In a world where travel has become increasingly complex, Indicio’s groundbreaking launch of AI systems capable of instantly verifying digital passports is a game‑changer. Now, passengers can use secure Digital Travel Credentials (DTCs), which are effectively digital passports stored in encrypted digital wallets, to prove their identity. This marks a new era in identity verification, as AI agents—like chatbots, customer support systems, and virtual assistants—can instantly authenticate traveler identity using cryptographically verified digital passports. This new capability, which debuted in early February 2026, is designed to streamline the travel process, ensuring faster, safer, and more efficient identity checks across the global aviation and travel sector.

How Indicio’s AI Technology Transforms Travel Identity Verification

At its core, Indicio’s AI system integrates digital passports into the broader ecosystem of secure, decentralized travel credentials. This technology aligns with global standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which has worked with governments and travel authorities worldwide to establish protocols for digital passport adoption. The system uses machine-readable digital credentials, which are designed to represent passport data in a secure, encrypted digital form. This represents a massive leap forward from the traditional methods of verification used at borders and in airports today, where passengers still often face long queues and cumbersome checks.

Digital passports stored on smartphones or smartwatches contain biometric data such as fingerprints or facial recognition data, as well as key biographical details. These digital passports can now be presented to AI systems, such as virtual assistants, that can immediately authenticate them. This step removes the need for manual data entry—such as typing in travel dates, passport numbers, or flight numbers—each time passengers interact with any system. Now, the data is instantly verified and validated, making the travel process faster and less prone to human error.

Cryptographic Verification: A Secure, Private Solution

One of the most innovative aspects of Indicio’s platform is how it utilizes cryptographic technology for secure data verification. Unlike traditional systems that rely on centralized databases to validate identities, Indicio’s AI agents verify credentials using cryptographic signatures. This means that once a digital passport is presented, the AI agent does not need to reference a central database to validate the information, making the verification process more secure and less vulnerable to attacks.

For example, when a traveler shares their digital passport with an AI system, it checks the cryptographic signature attached to the credential to confirm that the passport is authentic and that the data has not been tampered with. This decentralized method of verification offers both privacy and security, as no central system holds the sensitive data, ensuring that passengers maintain control over their personal information. In addition, the AI system only receives the specific information the traveler consents to share for that interaction, aligning with data privacy regulations like GDPR.

Speed and Efficiency: Revolutionizing Airport Security

For travelers, this change means a drastic reduction in waiting times and frictionless journeys through airports. Traditional security checks require long queues where agents manually check passports and entry documents. With Indicio’s system, AI agents can instantly verify digital passports during check‑in, at security checkpoints, or even for visa approvals. Travelers can breeze through the process, leaving behind outdated, inefficient identity verification methods.

This is especially beneficial in situations like customs and immigration, where verification often slows down the process for large volumes of passengers. By using digital passports verified instantly by AI systems, travelers can pass through security and entry points with far less friction. Furthermore, border agencies can also benefit from these improvements, as they can rely on a cryptographically secured digital passport to confirm the traveler’s identity, streamlining the process for travelers entering and leaving countries.

Adoption of Digital Travel Credentials and the Role of ICAO Standards

Indicio’s announcement is a significant step forward in the journey towards a more secure, seamless global travel ecosystem. Over the past several years, there has been growing international support for the adoption of Digital Travel Credentials (DTCs), which ICAO has defined as a digital equivalent to physical passports. These credentials are part of a broader initiative to create a globally interoperable and secure system for verifying identities in travel and beyond.

Governments around the world have made strides toward adopting these digital credentials. With ICAO providing guidelines for the development and use of digital passports, the global adoption of DTCs will likely accelerate. In fact, some countries are already rolling out digital travel wallets that allow travelers to store and share their digital credentials with participating systems. The integrated AI verification system developed by Indicio will play a crucial role in enabling this seamless transition to digital travel identity verification.

The Future of Travel: AI and Decentralized Identity Integration

Looking toward the future, Indicio’s technology is poised to revolutionize how AI systems and digital identity are used together in travel. As digital identity systems evolve, travelers will be able to rely on increasingly sophisticated AI systems to handle their identity verifications in a fast and secure manner, no matter where they are in the world. Whether for checking in at hotels, booking flights, or passing through border controls, AI‑verified digital passports will soon be the global standard.

The integration of digital travel credentials with national digital identity systems and secure wallets will provide even more opportunities for travelers and service providers to build a more trustworthy, secure, and efficient travel ecosystem.

The Benefits of Digital Identity Verification for Travelers

For the millions of travelers across the globe, the benefits of this AI‑driven verification process cannot be overstated. Travelers no longer have to worry about manually entering passport details or handing over their physical passport to multiple agents. Instead, they can carry their digital passport securely on their smartphones, which AI systems will authenticate instantly. This means faster travel, enhanced security, and better data privacy—a win‑win situation for everyone involved.

As we move into an increasingly digital future, Indicio’s solution stands out as a pioneering step towards a world where travel security meets the future of artificial intelligence, allowing us to explore the globe with greater convenience and peace of mind.

There is a timeless elegance that defines the shores of the Paradise Coast, where the soft, rhythmic lap of the Gulf of Mexico meets the sophisticated hum of Fifth Avenue South. For many of us, Collier County is more than a destination; it is a seasonal ritual, a sun-drenched sanctuary where the world slows down just long enough for us to breathe. But as we step into the heart of the 2026 season, that ritual is undergoing a fascinating transformation. While the vibrant accents of Europe and South America may be heard less frequently along our boardwalks this year, the spirit of the region has never felt more alive. It is a testament to the enduring allure of Naples and Marco Island that even as the world changes, our community continues to find its stride, welcoming a new wave of American travelers who are rediscovering the magic in their own backyard.

The Global Gap: International Arrivals Hit a 2026 Low

A significant shift in the travel landscape has been revealed in the latest data from the Collier County Tourist Development Council (TDC). According to reports finalized on February 11, 2026, international visitation to the Naples area has seen a notable decline compared to the pre-2025 era. While the region remains a top-tier global destination, high airfares, shifting exchange rates, and complex visa processing times have deterred many overseas explorers. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO), this trend isn’t unique to Southwest Florida, but its impact is felt keenly in premium markets like Naples. Tourism leaders explained that international visitors traditionally stayed longer and spent more per day, and their partial absence has created a “global gap” in the typical seasonal demographic.

Domestic Dominance: How American Travelers Saved the Season

However, the latest numbers from the TDC tell a surprisingly resilient story. Despite the drop in foreign passports, overall tourism in Collier County is actually climbing. This growth is being driven by a massive surge in domestic “drive-market” travelers and short-haul flyers from the Northeast and Midwest. Data from Visit Florida suggests that Naples has become the primary safe haven for affluent American travelers who are opting for domestic luxury over the uncertainties of international travel in 2026. The move toward local exploration is reinforcing the local economy, with hotels and vacation rentals reporting record occupancy rates for February. Leaders mentioned that the region’s ability to pivot its marketing to focus on high-net-worth domestic travelers was the key to this seasonal success.

The Economic Impact: Billions Flowing into the Paradise Coast

The economic stakes have never been higher. According to the Collier County Bureau of Economic Development, tourism remains the region’s primary economic engine, contributing over $2.5 billion annually to the local GDP. The 2026 season is on track to break previous spending records, even with the shift in visitor origin. Governmental updates from the Florida Department of Revenue indicate that tourist tax collections—the “bed tax”—are at an all-time high. This revenue is vital for the community, funding beach renourishment projects and local infrastructure. The delegation of tourism experts suggested that the administration had to continue to invest in domestic outreach to ensure this momentum carried into the shoulder season. They noted that while they would always welcome their international friends, the current domestic boom had provided a much-needed stabilizer for the industry.

Viral Travel Trends: The Rise of “Quiet Luxury” in Naples

Naples is currently trending as the global capital of “Quiet Luxury”—a viral travel movement that shuns flashy, over-crowded spots for understated elegance and nature-focused experiences. From the pristine beauty of Marco Island to the wild depths of the Everglades, travelers are seeking authentic connection over filtered perfection. The Collier County Parks and Recreation department has reported a significant increase in usage of local trails and preserves. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), eco-tourism is the fastest-growing sector of the Florida travel market in 2026. Naples’ ability to offer high-end dining and shopping alongside world-class nature preserves makes it the ultimate “Both/OR” destination of the year.

A New Chapter for Florida’s Most Sophisticated Shores

As the sun dips behind the iconic Naples Pier, casting a golden glow over a crowd that is more diverse in its American origins than ever before, the future of Collier County looks bright. The 2026 season has proven that while global travel patterns may fluctuate, the fundamental desire for beauty, safety, and world-class service is unwavering. We invite you to experience this new era of the Paradise Coast for yourself. Whether you are coming from across the country or just across the state, the warm Gulf breezes and the unmatched hospitality of Naples are waiting to welcome you home. The world may be changing, but the sunset over the Gulf remains a constant, a daily masterpiece that reminds us why we travel in the first place. Your 2026 Florida escape is calling—and it’s more vibrant, resilient, and beautiful than ever.

In a dramatic turn of events, British Airways Flight BA1481, flying from Glasgow to London Heathrow, declared an emergency just moments after takeoff. The situation unfolded quickly, leaving passengers on edge as the aircraft climbed to 8,000 feet before unexpectedly halting its ascent. Less than 25 minutes after departure, the crew of BA1481 declared an emergency, a situation that is rare but critical in the world of aviation. The flight, bound for London Heathrow, had to circle south of Glasgow as pilots assessed the situation and followed emergency procedures to ensure the safety of everyone on board.

This emergency declaration immediately grabbed the attention of aviation enthusiasts and passengers alike. British Airways Flight BA1481, which was supposed to be a routine flight, now found itself at the center of a tense emergency situation. With the flight circling and the crew working diligently to manage the unfolding crisis, the world watched closely. What caused this emergency just after departure? How did the crew manage the situation?

Keep reading for the full details on British Airways Flight BA1481, the emergency situation, and how the airline handled it under these unprecedented circumstances. Don’t miss out on this latest update!

Aviation Alert: British Airways Flight BA1481 Declares Emergency After Departure from Glasgow

In an unexpected and dramatic turn of events, British Airways flight BA1481, traveling from Glasgow to London Heathrow, declared an emergency shortly after takeoff on February 11, 2026. The flight, an Airbus A319-131, registered G-DBCE, had barely left the ground before the crew was forced to stop the climb and take immediate action to ensure the safety of all passengers aboard. With a squawk code of 7700—an internationally recognized emergency signal—this situation quickly escalated into a critical aviation incident. As the plane circled the skies, tens of thousands of passengers and aviation enthusiasts around the world anxiously awaited updates.

The Flight’s Sudden Turn: What Went Wrong on BA1481?

British Airways flight BA1481, a routine domestic flight from Glasgow (GLA) to London Heathrow (LHR), departed from runway 05 at Glasgow Airport. But just 25 minutes into the flight, things took a sudden and worrying turn. Climbing to an altitude of 8,000 feet, the aircraft suddenly halted its ascent. This unusual maneuver was the first sign that something had gone awry. The aircraft, a trusted Airbus A319, is one of the most common aircraft used in short-haul flights, renowned for its safety record and reliability. However, on this particular day, the plane’s crew was forced to confront an unforeseen emergency. Within minutes, the flight deck sent out an emergency squawk code, signaling that something was seriously wrong.

Passengers’ Safety Prioritized: What Happened After the Emergency Declaration?

After the emergency was declared, the aircraft, still circling south of Glasgow, held at an altitude of 8,000 feet. By the 45-minute mark, passengers aboard British Airways flight BA1481 remained in a holding pattern, anxiously awaiting resolution. The aircraft was not descending; instead, it circled above Glasgow as the crew worked swiftly to assess the situation and ensure that the safety of the passengers was the top priority.

While circling at 8,000 feet may have seemed a minor inconvenience, it was a necessary maneuver to assess the technical issue or malfunction that caused the emergency declaration. In these moments of crisis, pilots are trained to take proactive measures to guarantee safety. It’s an unfortunate reality that passengers and crew alike must face when something goes wrong in midair, but it’s also an important reminder of how vital flight safety measures are in modern aviation.

Why Was Flight BA1481 Forced to Circle? Understanding the Emergency Protocols in Aviation

The reason behind BA1481’s sudden emergency declaration was not immediately clear. However, when aircraft experience technical failures, a range of emergency protocols is followed. In some instances, a minor mechanical issue or a warning light may be enough to trigger an emergency declaration. This quick response ensures that flight crews have the necessary time to assess the situation and make any required adjustments, including returning to the airport if necessary.

In the case of British Airways flight BA1481, circling at 8,000 feet was an essential decision. It allowed the pilots to maintain control while awaiting guidance from ground control and aviation engineers. Aviation experts often highlight that these types of incidents—though alarming—are a crucial part of ensuring that passenger safety remains the highest priority.

What Does This Incident Tell Us About Flight Safety and Aircraft Maintenance?

The declaration of an emergency by British Airways flight BA1481 is a stark reminder of the importance of flight safety protocols and the meticulous nature of aircraft maintenance. While it’s easy to assume that flight issues are rare, the reality is that they can arise at any time. However, thanks to highly trained crews and modern technology, many potentially catastrophic incidents are avoided.

Airlines like British Airways are known for their stringent maintenance and safety standards, which is why incidents like these are often more about precaution than actual danger. The protocols followed by the crew of BA1481 ensured that the flight remained under control and that all passengers were kept informed during the emergency.

The Response to the Incident: How British Airways Handled the Emergency

In response to the incident, British Airways promptly updated air traffic control, and the flight crew followed standard emergency procedures. Passengers aboard the flight were kept informed as the crew worked to resolve the issue. At the same time, ground crews at Glasgow and London Heathrow prepared to handle the situation should an emergency landing become necessary.

While we are yet to know the exact cause of the emergency, the airline’s swift and professional response serves as an excellent example of how well-prepared airlines are for handling mid-flight emergencies. In the world of air travel, safety is paramount. Airlines and flight crews undergo extensive training to respond to a variety of potential in-flight issues, and British Airways’ quick actions during this emergency serve as a testament to this preparedness.

Lessons Learned from British Airways Flight BA1481: A Call for Continuous Improvement in Aviation Safety

Every aviation incident, no matter how minor, serves as a lesson for the industry. The emergency declared by British Airways flight BA1481 may not have resulted in a full-scale crisis, but it underscores the importance of ongoing efforts to enhance flight safety. It’s a reminder that no aspect of aviation—whether it be flight training, maintenance, or emergency protocols—should ever be taken for granted.

As the aviation sector continues to grow, it’s essential for airlines and aviation bodies to continuously evolve and adapt. Whether it’s incorporating new technologies to detect potential issues earlier or enhancing crew training to handle high-stress situations, there’s always room for improvement. Flight BA1481’s emergency declaration serves as a crucial moment for reflection and reaffirms the commitment of British Airways and other airlines to prioritize safety at every stage of flight.

British Airways’ Commitment to Safety and Passenger Wellbeing

While the emergency involving British Airways flight BA1481 was a concerning moment for all those involved, it is a powerful reminder of the rigorous safety protocols that ensure air travel remains one of the safest modes of transportation. The professionalism displayed by the crew of BA1481, along with the airline’s swift response, helped navigate a potentially dangerous situation.

British Airways, like all airlines, places the utmost importance on the safety and wellbeing of its passengers. The airline’s actions during this emergency speak volumes about its commitment to the highest standards of flight safety. As the aviation industry continues to advance, ensuring the safety of passengers in every situation will remain the top priority.

The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is ushering in a new era for international travel with its latest innovation – Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP). The terminal has developed a new international arrivals experience through its partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which uses advanced biometric identification technology. The system enables eligible travellers to pass through security checks more quickly because it simplifies identity verification procedures while maintaining top security standards.

A Next-Generation Biometric System for Smoother Arrivals

With the implementation of EPP, The New Terminal One is set to revolutionize the way travelers experience international arrivals. The process uses advanced biometric technology to verify the identity of passengers in real time, drastically reducing wait times at immigration checkpoints. This new system is designed to enhance the flow of passengers while upholding security protocols, offering a faster and more efficient experience for U.S. citizens returning home.

The system, powered by iProov, a global leader in biometric identity solutions, will help CBP officers process travelers more quickly, enabling them to allocate more time to higher-risk passengers while maintaining a secure environment. U.S. citizens will not need to pre-enroll or pay for the service, and they will also have the option to opt out and go through the standard inspection process if preferred.

Supporting JFK’s USD 19 Billion Transformation with Innovative Solutions

The New Terminal One is a key component of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s ambitious $19 billion transformation of JFK Airport. This transformation aims to make JFK one of the world’s premier international airports by improving efficiency, enhancing passenger experience, and expanding the airport’s capacity to handle growing travel demand.

By incorporating innovative technologies like EPP, The New Terminal One is setting a new standard for security and passenger processing. The terminal is expected to become the largest at JFK upon completion, with 23 gates and 2.6 million square feet of space by 2030. The integration of biometric technology is just one part of a broader effort to modernize the airport, which will ultimately provide a world-class gateway for travelers coming to and from New York.

The Impact of EPP on U.S. Citizen Arrivals

EPP’s introduction will make a significant impact on the overall efficiency of U.S. citizen arrivals at JFK. With the ability to verify identities faster and more accurately, travelers can expect to spend less time in immigration lines, helping to alleviate congestion during peak travel periods. This is particularly beneficial for families, groups, and those with mobility challenges, as the system can process multiple travelers together, ensuring a smoother experience for everyone.

The new system also promises to enhance security by using real-time biometric data to verify identities, reducing the risk of fraudulent activities. The technology ensures that only eligible U.S. citizens are processed quickly, while CBP officers can focus more on individuals who may pose a higher risk to national security.

JFK’s New Terminal One: A Gateway to Global Connectivity

The New Terminal One will serve as a hub for international travel, providing passengers with seamless connections to leading global airlines. Home to airlines like Air France, KLM, Etihad, and Turkish Airlines, the terminal will handle an increasing number of international flights, further solidifying JFK as a crucial gateway for global travel. The terminal’s modernization efforts are aimed at making the airport more competitive and capable of accommodating the growing demands of international air traffic.

The integration of innovative systems like EPP reflects JFK’s commitment to enhancing its infrastructure and elevating the passenger experience. With the implementation of biometric technology and other passenger-friendly features, The New Terminal One is setting the stage for smoother, faster, and more secure international travel.

A Seamless Travel Experience for the Future

As the New Terminal One at JFK moves closer to full completion, passengers can expect an even more enhanced travel experience. The terminal will feature state-of-the-art amenities, expansive shopping areas, dining options, and modernized passenger facilities. With the addition of biometric processing and innovative passenger flow solutions, travelers will enjoy a smoother journey through one of the busiest airports in the world.

A New Era for JFK Airport’s International Arrivals

The New Terminal One at JFK establishes a new standard for international travel through its advanced biometric systems. JFK operates Enhanced Passenger Processing through a joint effort with CBP and iProov which improves passenger services while maintaining top security requirements. JFK Airport is undergoing comprehensive changes which will create better travel experiences for millions of future passengers.

Samsung has announced that Galaxy Unpacked 2026 will take place on 25 February 2026. This is one of Samsung’s biggest launch events, where new Galaxy products, mainly the new Galaxy S series, are revealed. If you live in the UK, you can now register early and enjoy special benefits before the Galaxy Unpacked event happens.

In the UK, Samsung is offering exciting rewards for people who register in advance. If you sign up and later buy the new Galaxy AI phone, you will receive a £30 voucher to spend on Galaxy ecosystem products. You can also get a free storage upgrade, which means you pay for the 256GB model but receive the 512GB model instead. This upgrade is worth £170.

In addition, everyone who registers will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win one of 10x £500 Samsung.com vouchers. These offers make it a great opportunity for Samsung fans who are planning to upgrade their device.

Registration for Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is quite simple. You just need to follow the steps given below:

• Click here to visit the Galaxy Unpacked 2026 registration page.
• Enter your email address, first name, and last name.
• Also, you can add your mobile number if you would like to receive your voucher code via text message or WhatsApp. But it is not mandatory.
• Confirm that you are 18 years or older and choose whether you want to receive exclusive offers and updates. Agree to Samsung’s Privacy Policy
• Click Next to complete your registration.

Source – Samsung Mobile Press

Notably, you must register before 6:00 PM (GMT) on 25 February 2026. The £30 voucher will be sent by email no later than 28 February 2026. The voucher is limited to one per person and can be used on selected Galaxy products until 10 March 2026.

If you are in the UK, this is a great chance to enjoy exclusive rewards ahead of Galaxy Unpacked 2026. Register now and make the most of these limited-time benefits.

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Samsung is making AI on phones faster and smarter with Arm’s SME2 technology. Even though phones have special AI chips, many tasks still run on the CPU because it is easy to program and works with most apps.

Regular CPUs are not very good at handling large AI calculations. SME2 helps CPUs do these tasks faster while keeping their flexibility and compatibility with existing software.

The new Exynos 2600 processor has SME2 in its C1-Ultra and C1-Pro cores. This helps the CPU handle AI tasks like object detection up to 70% faster than older CPUs. The Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Plus models will reportedly use the Exynos 2600 Processor in some markets. It means that these devices will offer better performance compared to previous Exynos running models.

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SME2 works as a shared block for multiple CPU cores. When a CPU sees an SME2 instruction, it sends the work to this shared unit. This saves space and keeps the chip efficient.

Inside the SME2 unit, the VPU manages instructions and registers, the Matmul unit does the main matrix calculations, and the Memsys block moves data efficiently. With this, CPUs can handle short, real-time, and interactive AI tasks without waiting for other chips. This makes apps faster and more responsive.

Samsung can now use CPU, GPU, and NPU together depending on the task. This gives developers more flexibility in running AI on the device.

SME2 also works with many existing apps, helping Samsung expand its on-device AI ecosystem. This will bring faster and more efficient AI features to upcoming flagship devices.

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Samsung's first dual-folding device, the Galaxy Z TriFold, sold out in minutes in both Korea and the US, despite its eye-watering $2,899 price, due to extremely low stock levels. Now, a new report from Korea purports to let us know when we can expect to see it back in stock in the US. Samsung will allegedly bring it back before the end of this month. It's unclear if it will make its return before Samsung's next Unpacked unveiling event, where it will make the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra official on February 25. The Galaxy Z TriFold has a 10-inch 1584x2160 folding AMOLED screen...

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What was expected to be a lopsided matchup has turned into a much tighter contest as the second leg gets underway. Club America entered the series as heavy favorites, even against a respected Central American side like Olimpia, but the first meeting proved far more competitive than anticipated.

Las Aguilas were able to grind out a 2–1 win, giving them a slim edge heading into the decisive return at home. Olimpia now arrive in Mexico chasing a monumental upset, fully aware of the challenge ahead yet encouraged by the narrow margin, knowing a one-goal swing could deliver a historic qualification.

Real Madrid, with president Florentino Pérez at the forefront, placed UEFA in a difficult position five years ago when they promoted the European Super League as a rival to the Champions League.

Fan backlash across Europe made the project unviable. The saga concluded on Wednesday as Real Madrid, UEFA, and the European Football Clubs released a joint statement formally closing the chapter on the Super League.

The statement reads: “Following months of discussions conducted in the best interests of European football, UEFA, European Football Clubs (EFC), and Real Madrid CF announce that they have reached an agreement of principles for the well-being of European club football, respecting the principle of sporting merit with emphasis on long-term club sustainability and the enhancement of fan experience through the use of technology.”

The writing ends: “This agreement of principles will also serve to resolve their legal disputes related to the European Super League, once such principles are executed and implemented.”

Barcelona had left the European Super League

The original clubs behind the project included Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético, Milan, Arsenal, Chelsea, Inter, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham. Several withdrew quickly after protests from supporters, while others remained for longer.

Barcelona announced their departure from the Super League last week, shortly before Joan Laporta’s resignation, confirming their stance through a brief note on the club’s official website.

The message stated: “FC Barcelona informs that today it has officially notified the European Super League Company and the clubs that have been part of it of its disassociation from the European Super League project.”

European Super League background

The European Super League was unveiled in 2021 as a breakaway tournament backed by some of Europe’s most powerful clubs. It aimed to secure permanent participation and increase revenues but collapsed within days amid widespread opposition.

Fans, domestic leagues, and UEFA argued it would damage competitive balance and undermine established structures. Although the project failed, it sparked ongoing debate about governance, financial distribution, and the role of elite clubs in European soccer.

Endrick has reignited his career with his move to Olympique Lyon, a switch that was also encouraged by Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti as the striker pushes for a spot at the 2026 World Cup. While currently in strong form, the forward has now made a final decision on his future between Lyon and Real Madrid following the tournament in North America.

After falling out of head coach Xabi Alonso’s plans at Real Madrid, Endrick decided to leave the Spanish side in search of minutes to strengthen his chances with the Brazil national team. In less than two months, the striker has already adapted to Paulo Fonseca’s squad and established himself as a key contributor.

With five goals and one assist in the six matches he has played so far for the French club, Lyon have won every game in which Endrick has featured. Reports have even raised the possibility of extending the Brazilian striker’s loan, with financial factors seen as the only obstacle to a potential new agreement.

Speaking to the podcast Win Win, Thiago Freitas was asked about Endrick’s future after his six-month loan expires, and the player’s agent was clear: “Endrick was loaned to Lyon for six months. The decision has already been made, and he will return to Real Madrid at the end of the season. There’s no ambiguity or secrecy about it. The agreement is only a loan, with no option to buy, so he will return.“

Despite finding his best form at Lyon, Endrick remains eager to return and succeed with Los Blancos. “What will happen next season? I can’t predict it, but I can tell you that at the end of this season Endrick will once again be a Real Madrid player,” the agent concluded.

After completing his move to Lyon, Alonso was dismissed days later, with Álvaro Arbeloa appointed as Real Madrid’s new head coach. Still, the plan remains for Endrick to make the most of these six months in France before fighting for a place in Madrid’s squad.

Ancelotti’s role in Endrick’s move

Endrick has long spoken publicly about his ambition to make Brazil’s squad for the 2026 World Cup, and after appearing in only three matches during the first half of the 2025-26 season, a move became inevitable. Although the decision ultimately belonged to the 19-year-old, Ancelotti also played a role in encouraging it after managing him at Real Madrid last season.

The youngster’s agent revealed he held talks with the Brazilian coach, which helped shape the decision: “Endrick spoke with Ancelotti and, of course, he also spoke with Xabi Alonso about this topic. He’s a young player, and both are very experienced coaches, great winners as players and as managers, so any advice that comes from them carries enormous value.“

In addition to conversations with the coaches, Freitas said Real Madrid and Brazil stars Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo also spoke with Endrick. “Endrick is friends with them and, of course, talks with them daily. He also has other friends on the Brazil national team, such as Lucas and Bruno, who play at Lyon. He spoke with them about the club, the fans, and the city, and they help him a lot,” the agent added.

After securing the 2024–25 Premier League title, Arne Slot promised an impressive season for the Reds, with numerous reinforcements to ensure consistency and long-term sustainability for the team. However, Liverpool have faced a challenging campaign, with a series of poor results casting doubt on the Dutchman’s future. In response, Slot decided to break his silence and address the possibility of his dismissal.

In the latest press conference, Arne Slot was asked if failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League would lead to his dismissal. He responded: “I don’t decide on my future… Maybe somewhere else it is not only about results, but mainly. And at some clubs they also look at the progress the players make, the progress the team makes, the circumstances are sometimes taken into account…I think I am working at a club that does look at those things.”

Far from competing for the Premier League title again, the Reds currently sit sixth in the standings, outside of all European competitions. Although they do not appear to have major issues within the squad, they have won just one of their last five league matches. Moreover, Arne Slot has been unable to rely on a fully fit roster, with several players sidelined through injury, affecting the team’s consistency.

Unlike their league performance, Liverpool managed to secure their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 by finishing third in the standings. Arne Slot has managed to concede only eight goals, holding a better performance than teams such as Barcelona, Chelsea, and Manchester City. The season may be disappointing overall, but if the Dutchman manages to lead the Reds to the title, he will secure his future and a place in the team’s history.

Slot turmoil could derail Liverpool’s pursuit of Xabi Alonso

Despite the team’s poor performances, Liverpool decided to back Arne Slot’s continuity, aiming for improvement in the second half of the season. Following the emergence of Hugo Ekitike and Dominik Szoboszlai, the squad has shown overall progress, yet the Reds continue to deliver inconsistent results. With the club maintaining trust in the Dutch manager, they could risk missing the opportunity to pursue Xabi Alonso ahead of the 2026–27 season.

Throughout the season, Xabi Alonso has emerged as a strong candidate to take over as Liverpool’s head coach, having become available after his stint at Real Madrid. However, Manchester City have pushed him as their leading option to replace Pep Guardiola, reports Christian Falk. Although the Spaniard is reportedly prioritizing the Reds, the club’s hesitation over Arne Slot until the end of the season could ultimately lead him to accept a potential offer from the Citizens.

Much like last season, Kylian Mbappe’s individual performances during the 2025-26 campaign have not necessarily translated into collective success for Real Madrid. While the team has struggled on multiple fronts, the French forward is putting up scoring numbers that place him close to Cristiano Ronaldo.

After scoring late in a 2-0 La Liga victory over Valencia, Mbappe reached an impressive 82 goals in his first 90 matches with Real Madrid. That remarkable average of 0.91 goals per game ranks him among the top three most prolific scorers at the start of a Real Madrid career.

Just ahead of the French striker is Cristiano Ronaldo. After arriving in Spain in the summer of 2009, the Portuguese star had scored 86 goals through his first 90 appearances, an average of 0.95 goals per match.

However, neither Mbappe nor Cristiano Ronaldo can match the leader in this category. Ferenc Puskas has held the top spot for more than 60 years, having recorded 96 goals in his first 90 matches for Real Madrid. In this metric, the Hungarian legend remains the only player in club history to average more than one goal per game over that span.

Behind Puskas, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Mbappe are several other icons in Real Madrid history who made their mark early in their careers with the club. Among them are Alfredo Di Stefano (73 goals), Hugo Sanchez (63), Ruud van Nistelrooy (62), and Ronaldo Nazario (61) through their first 90 appearances.

Where Mbappe ranks on Real Madrid’s all-time scoring list

Despite having spent just over a year and a half at the club, Kylian Mbappe has made a meteoric rise up Real Madrid’s all-time scoring chart. He currently ranks 28th with 82 goals, just one behind Hector Rial, who is immediately ahead of him on the list.

To put that into perspective, the French forward has already surpassed several legends who spent more time at Real Madrid, including Roberto Carlos, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Luis Figo, Jorge Valdano, and Zinedine Zidane.

Mbappe is also the fifth-most productive active player in the club’s all-time scoring rankings, trailing only Cristiano Ronaldo (450), Karim Benzema (354), Vinicius Junior (114), and Sergio Ramos (101). Of those players, only Vinicius remains at the club, giving him the opportunity to continue climbing the list.

Christian Pulisic stands at the center of a defining chapter for American soccer, with the Milan star poised to carry the national team into the 2026 World Cup on home soil. For the first time in generations, the United States will host the biggest tournament in world soccer, and the expectations surrounding the face of the national team have reached unprecedented levels. As the leader of the most talented squad the country has ever assembled, Pulisic enters the tournament not just as a star forward, but as the embodiment of American ambition on the global stage.

The weight of history hangs heavily over this moment. For nearly a century, the United States has chased a World Cup achievement that has remained untouched since 1930. Now, with a generation forged in Europe’s elite leagues and guided by a global spotlight, Pulisic stands at the crossroads of legacy and opportunity. And in a candid moment, he offered a revealing seven-word admission about what playing the World Cup at home truly means to him.

For decades, the USMNT’s third-place finish at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 has served as both a symbol of pride and a reminder of unfulfilled potential. No American side has come close to surpassing that benchmark, and the passage of time has only amplified its mythical status.

But 2026 represents a break from the past. The United States will host the tournament, enter with automatic qualification, and feature a roster brimming with players who have grown in the world’s most competitive environments. At the center of it all is Pulisic, whose career trajectory mirrors the rise of American soccer itself.

Now entering what could be the defining tournament of his career, the Milan star is no longer the prodigy chasing expectations; he is the commander tasked with delivering on them. His evolution into a complete attacking leader has reshaped the identity of the national team, with his influence extending far beyond goals and assists.

The seven-word admission that reveals everything

While the pressure and ambition surrounding the tournament are enormous, Pulisic’s perspective remains rooted in the simplicity of childhood dreams. Speaking openly about what it means to play a World Cup at home, he revealed the emotional core behind the moment to Access Hollywood: “Playing a World Cup in the US, I mean, as a kid thinking about that, it’s just an incredible dream to have.”

Those seven words—“it’s just an incredible dream to have”—capture the emotional weight of a moment decades in the making. For the 27-year-old winger, the tournament is not just a career milestone but the realization of a childhood fantasy that once felt unimaginable.

He reflected on his journey across Europe and his long-standing role with the national team, adding that despite everything he has achieved, he still feels like the same kid who fell in love with the game. “I’ve been really lucky to do what I’ve done in this career and play in different, amazing clubs in Europe, and then representing my national team since I was 17. I’m just like that same kid playing soccer that I’ve loved since I was a kid.”

Generation and a nation looking to him

Pulisic also acknowledged how his career has helped fuel soccer’s growth in the United States, describing the increasing presence of the sport back home. “It’s incredible, I mean, seeing even more than 10 years now I’ve been in Europe, just going back home every summer and seeing like it feels like every year the game is growing more and more.”

He noted the visibility of jerseys, fans, and enthusiasm, emphasizing the importance of contributing to the sport’s rise. “If I can have a small part in that and helping that sport grow in the US, I mean, because it really is worldwide, it’s the biggest sport in the world.”

Beyond history and ambition, Pulisic highlighted what may matter most during the tournament: family. With the World Cup hosted in the United States, his loved ones will have easier access to matches, adding another emotional layer to the experience. “I think that’ll be the best part, playing in, you know, on the biggest stage and having the people that you love and that supported you through this whole time around you. Seeing them in the crowd is going to be special.”

is set to make his Zuffa Boxing debut in less than four weeks’ time, but the IBF cruiserweight world champion does not know whether his title will be on the line. Opetaia continues to campaign for cruiserweight title unifications after frustration at being unable to secure a showdown with unified WBA and WBO titleholder, Gilberto […]

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Transfer yapılmadı... Lemina da cezalı. Peki Okan Buruk, Juventus maçında defansif 8 numara olarak kimi kullanacak? İki aday öne çıkıyor. Roland Sallai ve Davinson.

Şampiyonlar Ligi'ndeki kritik Juventus virajı öncesi Okan Buruk ideal 11'i üzerinde fikir yürütüyor... Orta saha transferinin yetişmemesi ve Mario Lemina’nın cezalı duruma düşmesi, teknik heyeti alternatif planlara yöneltti.

Okan Buruk, orta sahadaki boşluğu doldurmak için antrenmanlarda sürpriz denemeler yapıyor. Önce Singo denendi. Cevap olumsuz oldu. Şimdi de Sallai ve Davinson gündemi var.

Eldeki kısıtlı kadro nedeniyle savunma hattında rotasyona giden Buruk, Singo'yu stopere çekerek savunmanın sigortası olmasını düşünüyor. Sallai'yi de dinamizmi ve oyun bilgisiyle ön libero mevkisinde görev alacak. Davinson'un a ön libero oynama ihtimali çıkıyor.

Zorlu fikstür hakkında açıklamalarda bulunan tecrübeli teknik adam, taraftara umut verdi:

- Önce Eyüpspor maçı, ardından Juventus maçına çıkacağız. Galatasaray taraftarının bizden beklentisi çok yüksek. İnşallah bu beklentilere layık olmaya çalışacağız.

El Bilal Toure, santrfor Oh'un gelmesiyle sol açık pozisyonundaki görevine dönecek. Asllani formayı alınca Oliatan da rotasyona düşecek.

Taraftarı heyecanlandıran isimlerin takıma katılmasıyla birlikte Sergen Yalçın'ın elinde alternatifli ve dinamik bir rotasyon oluştu. Gelen bilgiler sahadaki dengelerin önemli ölçüde değişeceğini gösteriyor.

Transferlerin tamamlanmasıyla birlikte Beşiktaş'ın ileri uçtaki planlaması da güncellenecek.

El Bilal Toure, Oh'un gelmesiyle sol açık pozisyonundaki görevine dönecek.

Koreli, santrfor bölgesinde görev yapmaya devam edecek.

Yeni transferlerden Cerny kanattaki yerini sağlamlaştırırken, bu hamle sonrası Cengiz Ünder'in kulübeye çekilmesi bekleniyor.

Orta saha kurgusunda ise en kritik hamle Kristjan Asllani üzerinden yapılacak.

Genç yıldızın gelişiyle birlikte Oliatan rotasyona düşecek. Beşiktaş, daha yaratıcı bir kanat organizasyonu ve Asllani liderliğindeki bir orta saha ile ligin ikinci yarısını en yüksek puanla tamamlamayı planlıyor.

Galatasaray, Mauro Icardi'ye 4.5-5 milyon Euro civarında bir rakam düşünüyor... Menajerinin kullandığı tahmin edilen İtalyan basını ise bu rakamı 7 milyon Euro olarak ortaya koydu.

Galatasaray yönetimi taraftarın sevgilisi Mauro Icardi için sezon sonunda masaya oturmaya hazırlanıyor. Henüz resmi görüşmeler başlamamış olsa da kulübün planı net...

- İndirim yap, bizimle kal.

Yönetimin sezon sonunda 4-5 milyon Euro bandında bir teklifle Icardi'nin kapısını çalması bekleniyor. İtalyan Corriere dello Sport kısa süre önce rakamın 7 milyon Euro seviyelerinde olabileceğini ve Avrupa’dan birçok kulübün tetikte beklediğini iddia etti.

Geçmişte Al-Hilal’den gelen yıllık 40 milyon euro'luk dev teklifi elinin tersiyle iten Icardi’nin önceliği para değil gibi lanse edilmeye çalışılıyor. Arjantinli golcünün kariyerine Galatasaray’da devam etmek istediği ve resmi teklifi beklediği ise bilinen bir gerçek.

Icardi, devre arası iznini yarıda keserek İstanbul’a erken dönmesiyle profesyonelliğini bir kez daha kanıtladı. Fiziksel olarak "fit" bir görüntü sergilemeye başlayan yıldız oyuncu hakkında Okan Buruk'un fikri net. Rizespor maçındaki kısa ama etkili performansı Buruk’a umut oldu. Performansını bu seviyede tutarsa Icardi’nin aldığı süreler kademeli olarak artacak. Az süre almasına rağmen ligde attığı 10 golle takımın en skorer ismi olması, Icardi'nin elindeki en güçlü kozlardan biri.

Fenerbahçe Başkan Vekili Murat Salar, FBTV'de açıklamalarda bulundu. Salar; Bankalar Birliği anlaşmasından Lookman transferine, Fenerbahçe'nin Chobani anlaşması ve mevcut mali yapısına dek merak edilenleri açıkladı.

Fenerbahçe Başkan Vekili Murat Salar, FBTV’de açıklamalarda bulundu.

Salar’ın açıklamaları şu şekilde oldu:

“Biz göreve geldiğimizden bu yana yüksek divan kurulu toplantıları veya mali genel kurul toplantıları dışında konuşmamaya özen gösterdim. Şampiyonluk yarışındayız, transfer sürecimizi atlattık başarılı bir şekilde.

Negatif hava, algı ve bilgi kirliliği bana açıklama yapma gereğini düşürdü. Anlatılan şeylerin tamamı, Fenerbahçe’nin başarılı olduğu dönemde, camia ve yönetimin birleştiği dönemde, tamamen algıyı bozmaya, kötü niyetli olduğunu düşünüyorum. Kamuoyunda oluşan algı operasyonlarını düzeltmeye geldim.

Göreve gelmeden önce Fenerbahçe’nin borç sorunu yoktur, nakit akışı sorunu vardır dedik. 4.5 milyar lira borcumuz vardı. Salt faiz yükü 73 milyon euro.

Mazbata aldıktan sonra, 25 Ekim’de kongre üyelerimizden bu adımı atmaya dair yetki aldık. Finans departmanı ve diğer arkadaşlarımızın katkısıyla, 5 milyar tl ödenmiş sermaye arttı. Toplam 10 milyar liralık rüçhan hakkı kullanarak sermaye artışı yaptık. Bütün hisselerimizin üzerindeki temlikler kalktı.

Bankalar Birliği’nden çıkmadan önce gelirlerimizin yüzde 50’si bankalara gidiyordu. Şu an itibarıyla Fenerbahçe gelirlerinin tamamı Fenerbahçe’ye gidiyor.

Biz dedik ki, biz geldikten sonra Fenerbahçe faiz yüküyle hareket etmesin. Fenerbahçe’nin hiçbir bankaya 1 lira borcu yoktur.

Biz inşallah bir daha Bankalar Birliği anlaşması, negatif anlaşmada olmak istemiyoruz. Elimizden geldiğince doğru yönetmek için çaba sarf ediyoruz.

Passolig ile anlaşmaları, eski şartlara göre çok daha iyi şartlarda revize edildi. Bunların ücretlerinin hiçbirinin önden alınması mümkün değil.

Ekim 2025’te Passolig ile anlaştığımız şartlar, geçmişe göre lehine. Passolig anlaşmalarının, anlaşmanın imzalandığı zaman, bir imza parası var. Gelecek gelirlerle alakası olmayan bir para. Çağırdık kurumları teklif aldık. Bize teklif edilen rakamın 3 katına imza attık.

Gelecekteki Passolig’deki paraların bugüne kırdırılması hayal ürünü, doğru değil. Uygulamanın ne olduğunu öğrenmek lazım. Fenerbahçe’nin menfaatleri korunmuştur değil, maksimize edilmiştir. İmza parası alınmış, gelecekteki gelirler de artırılmıştır.

Aylık ortalama 50 milyon Euro ödeme yaptık. Bugün Fenerbahçe’de 1 kişinin alacağı yoktur. 1 milyar 400 milyar TL vadesi geçmiş alacakları da ödendi. 1 tek gün ödeme gecikmedi. 4.5 ayda 54 milyon Euro bonservis ödedik.

Biz seçilmeden önce dedik, sabır da istemiyoruz süre de istemiyoruz. Ancak yaptığımız iş bu kadar çarpık aksettirilirse, yanlış aktarılır. İnsanların niyetinden şüpheleniyoruz.

Eğer insanda utanma duygusu varsa, özür dilemen gerekir ya da taktir etmen gerekir. Ya da düz yalan söylüyorsun. Ozaman biz düzeltiriz.

LOOKMAN TRANSFERİ

Görev paylaşımlarımız var bizim. Kulübün mali işlerine bakıyorum. Transfer süreçlerinde bazı şeyler somutlaşmaya başlayınca, nakit akışındaki bilgi arkadaşlarım tarafından bana aktarılıyor. “Şu kadar ücret, yapabilir miyiz?” diye. Ben de araştırıyorum.

Lookman transferinde, bu süreçte dahil oldum. Atalanta kulübü, teminat mektubu istedi. Fenerbahçe kulübü, tarihi boyunca teminat mektubu vermemiştir, almamıştır. Uygulamada, pratikte olan bir şey değil. Biz bunu hakaret olarak algıladık. Hangi bankanın itibarı, 120 yıllık Fenerbahçe kulübünden daha yüksektir? Fenerbahçe’nin itibarının o kağıttan daha fazla olduğunu savunduk. Manchester United’dan, PSG’den oyuncu transfer ettik. Hiçbirine teminat mektubu vermedik. Fenerbahçe kulübü teminat mektupsuz transfer yaptı, yapacak. Başka bir İtalyan kulübü olan Lazio’nun teminat mektubu istemediği bir yerde, başka bir İtalyan kulübünün teminat mektubu istemesi kabul edilemez. Emsal teşkil etmesi açısından talep edilir. Tüm Türk takımları için bariyer oluşturur. Almak istedik, şartlarımızı zorladık ama literatürde olan bir şey değil. Fenerbahçe ne teminat mektubu vermiştir, ne de almıştır.

FENERBAHÇE'NİN BÜTÜN BONSERVİSLERİ ÖDENMİŞTİR

Fenerbahçe’nin bütün lisansı oyuncularının bonservis bedelleri Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü olarak ödenmiştir, ödenmeye devam ediyordur. Buradaki tartışmalar neye göre çıkıyor?

Yüksek Divan Kurulu’nda açıklama yaptım, 230 milyondu ödemelerimiz. 250 milyona çıktı. Eğer itirazını varsa, gelir bakarsınız.

Benim bugün bunu çıkıp anlatma ihtiyacım, camiamızın kenetlenmiş olması, kritik bir süreçte olmamız. 13 final maçına çıkacağız. Takımımız gayet iyi gidiyor. Gerçek olmayan, suni bir gündem oluşturuldu, bu yüzden buraya geldim. Fenerbahçe 250 milyon Euro ödeme yapmıştır. Anlaşılmayan ne var? Bilmiyorum.

Fenerbahçe Başkan Vekili Murat Salar olarak Hamdi Ulukaya’ya teşekkür ediyorum. 190 milyon Euro negatif nakit akışı vardı. Bunun çözümünü farklı finansal yöntemlerle bağlamak zorundasınız.

Bir tek gün nakit akışı ile ilgili şefaat dilemedik. İşimiz yapıyoruz. Yükümlülüklerimizi dile getiriyoruz. Seçilmiş Fenerbahçe yönetim kuruluyuz, etkimiz var. Herkes dönsün baksın Fenerbahçe’nin finansal durumuna. İlk defa nakit akışına bu kadar ihtiyaç duyulduysa, bunun kullanılmasının nesi yanlış?

Kimseyi suçlamadan, enkaz edebiyatı yapmadan işimizi yapıyoruz. Camiamızı negatif etkileyecek açıklamalardan lütfen kaçınılsın. Kötü niyetle, camiayı karıştırmak adına, botları ve trolleri kullandığın zaman negatif bir kamuoyu algısı yapmaya çalıştığını biliyoruz.

Kritik bir eşikteyiz. Bu döneme gelirken, önümüze zorluklar çıkarılacağını, çok sayıda insanın duasını alacağını bildik ama kötü niyetli insanların da neler yapacağını biliyorduk.

Takımımız iyi giderken, aynı odaklar tarafından, suni gündem yaratılarak saha dışına çekilmeye çalışıyoruz. İsteyen, istediği kadar eleştirebilir ama somut gerçeklerle.

Fenerbahçe’nin öz evladı Murat Salar olarak bir dileğim var: Lütfen bu insanların sosyal medya hesaplarından takipten çıkın. Orada ticari kaygı güdüyorlar. Fenerbahçe’nin üzerinden parasal menfaat elde ediyorlar. Fenerbahçe’ye zarar vermeyi kendine amaç edinmiş, gizli gündemlerle, birileriyle organize olarak, botlarla çalışarak bu gündemi yaratıp takımın konsantrasyonunu bozanları takipten çıkın. Yorum yazmayın, yok hükmünde olun. Biz tepki gösterdiğimizi zannediyoruz ama değirmenlerine su taşıyoruz. Bu akşam itibarıyla, rica ediyorum bu hesapları yok saysınlar.

13 final maçında, yarın her gün bunlar artarak devam edecek. Bize düşen, Fenerbahçe’nin kendi gündemine odaklanmalı. Düne göre daha güçlüyüz, şampiyonluk yarışının en büyük adayıyız. Allah’ın izniyle Mayıs ayında, belki daha önce şampiyonluk kutlamak istiyoruz, buna inanıyoruz.

Galatasaray taraftarıyla yarattığı ekonomi sayesinde Avrupa'nın en büyük 20 kulübünün kapısına dayandı... Şampiyonlar Ligi'ndeki rakibi Juventus'u da ezeli rakibi Fenerbahçe'yi de solladı.

Finans kurumu Deloitte’un hazırladığı "Football Money League 2026" raporunda Galatasaray, Avrupa'nın en yüksek gelir elde eden 21. kulübü olarak dünya devleri arasındaki yerini sağlamlaştırdı.

Sarı-kırmızılı ekip 273,6 milyon euroya ulaşan geliriyle listede 21. sırada yer aldı... Türkiye'deki en yakın rakibi Fenerbahçe, 216 milyon euro gelirle 28'nci sırada yer bulabildi. İki ezeli rakip arasındaki mali fark 57,6 milyon euro olarak kayıtlara geçti.

Galatasaray Divan Kurulu Üyesi Mete İkiz tarafından paylaşılan veriler, Galatasaray’ın özellikle maç günü ve ticari gelirlerde Şampiyonlar Ligi play-off'taki rakip Juventus ile kafa kafaya hatta bazı kalemlerde önde olduğunu ortaya çıkardı.

Galatasaray: 156 milyon euro

Juventus: 160 milyon euro

Maç günü gelirleri

Galatasaray: 79 milyon euro

Juventus: 65 milyon euro

Yayın hakkı gelirleri

Galatasaray: 38 milyon euro

Juventus: 177 milyon euro

Tabloya bakıldığında Galatasaray’ın stat doluluğu ve lisanslı ürün satış başarısı Juventus gibi bir dünya markasını geride bıraktı.

Başkan Dursun Özbek, Aslantepe'de Nisan ayında temel atma töreni planlıyor. Mecidiyeköy'deki rezidansın teslimatını Mayıs ayında yapmak istiyor. Galatasaray'ın beklediği Riva'da ikinci bölüm çalışmaları başladı. Satışlar iyi gidiyor. Kemerburgaz'da alt yapı tesisi için çalışmalar devam ediyor.

Galatasaray Başkanı Dursun Özbek, kulübün mali geleceğini tamamen değiştirecek dev projelerde sona gelindiğini müjdeledi. Yakın zamanda müjdesini verdiği 400 milyon dolar müjdesinin ardından Özbek, sarı-kırmızılı camiayı heyecanlandıran yol haritasını paylaştı.

Galatasaray'ın "para sorununu" tarihe gömecek projelerdeki son durum şu şekilde:

Aslantepe Vadisi Projesi: Ruhsat işlemlerinde sona gelindi. Özbek, Nisan ayı itibarıyla büyük bir temel atma töreni planladıklarını duyurdu.

Mecidiyeköy Rezidans: Kulübe ciddi bir nakit akışı sağlayan projede geri sayım başladı. Konutların teslimatının Mayıs ayında yapılacağı açıklandı.

Kemerburgaz Metin Oktay Tesisleri: Altyapı ve tesisleşme hamlesinin merkezi olan bölgede çalışmalar tüm hızıyla sürüyor.

Riva Projesi: İkinci bölüm çalışmalarının başladığını belirten Özbek, satışların beklendiği gibi yüksek seyrettiğini ifade etti.

Dursun Özbek, bu projelerin tamamlanmasıyla birlikte Galatasaray'ın ekonomik bağımsızlığını ilan edeceğinin ve sürdürülebilir bir finansal yapıya kavuşacağının altını çizdi.

Dursun Özbek, "stadımızın yenilenmeye ihtiyacı var" dedi... Sami Yen'in kapasitesi 60-65 bin seviyesine çıkarılacak. İnşaat çalışması olmayacak koltuklar daraltılarak operasyon gerçekleşecek.

Galatasaray Başkanı Dursun Özbek, mevcut stadın artık bir bakıma ve yatırıma ihtiyaç duyduğunu belirterek önemli açıklamalarda bulundu. Özbek, "Stadımızın yenilenmeye ihtiyacı var. İstenmeyen olayların yaşanmaması için ciddi yatırımlar planlıyoruz," diyerek güvenli ve modern bir yapı vurgusu yaptı.

Sarı-kırmızılı yönetimin en dikkat çeken planı kapasite artırımı. Önümüzdeki sezon için hedeflenen 60-65 bin kişilik kapasiteye ulaşmak için ağır inşaat işlerine girilmeyecek. Mevcut tribün yapısı korunarak koltuk aralıkları daraltılacak. Bu yöntem sayesinde stadyum uzun süre kapalı kalmayacak ve maliyetler minimumda tutulacak.

Yatırımların temel amacı sadece kapasite değil, aynı zamanda stadın genel kondisyonunu iyileştirerek taraftar güvenliğini en üst seviyeye çıkarmak.

Başkan Özbek Divan Kurulu toplantısında planı şu şekilde anlattı.

- Stadın elden geçmesi lazım. Gelecekte sorun yaşamamak adına bu çalışmaları titizlikle yürütüyoruz.

Bu hamleyle birlikte Galatasaray, hem iç saha avantajını pekiştirmeyi hem de maç günü gelirlerini ciddi oranda artırmayı hedefliyor.

Futbol üzrə Azərbaycan Birinci Liqasında 2025/2026-cı illər mövsümünün 14-cü turunun oyunlarına təyinatlar açıqlanıb.

Arena.az xəbər verir ki, bu barədə Peşəkar Futbol Liqasının (PFL) rəsmi saytı məlumat yayıb.

14-cü turun görüşləri fevralın 12-də və 13-də keçiriləcək.

Birinci Liqa
14-cü tur

12 fevral

“Şahdağ Qusar” – “Cəbrayıl”
Hakimlər: Kamran Əliyev, Rasim Axundov, Samir Qaracayev, Şamil İmanzadə.
Hakim-inspektor: Asim Xudiyev.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Emin Cəfərov.
Şamaxı Olimpiya İdman Kompleksinin stadionu, 14:30.

“Baku Sportinq” – MOİK
Hakimlər: Əkbər Əhmədov, Vüqar Bayramov, Ruslan Babayev, Mahmud Bağırzadə.
Hakim-inspektor: İmanxan Sultani.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Eldəniz Musayev.
Buzovna qəsəbə stadionu, 14:30.

“Səbail” – “Şəfa”
Hakimlər: Rəşad Əhmədov, Orxan İbişov, Mirnihad Seyidov, Nahid Xasıyev.
Hakim-inspektor: Babək Quliyev.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Elçin Mehtiyev.
“Bayıl Arena”, 17:00.

13 fevral

“Difai” – “Şimal”
Hakimlər: Namiq Bəkirov, Səbuhi Əhmədov, Səbuhi Soltanov, Ruslan Quliyev.
Hakim-inspektor: Rövşən Əhmədov.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Mübariz Hüseynov.
Ağsu şəhər stadionu, 14:30.

“Mingəçevir” – “Zaqatala”
Hakimlər: İslam Məmmədov, Sənan Atayev, Rəhman Aslanov, Rövşən Rəcəbov.
Hakim-inspektor: Əmrah İbrahimov.
AFFA nümayəndəsi: Rüfət Əmirov.
Yaşar Məmmədzadə adına Mingəçevir şəhər stadionu (ehtiyat meydança), 14:30.

Former England and Arsenal legend David Seaman has criticised modern goalkeeping celebrations, singling out Gianluigi Donnarumma for what he feels are exaggerated reactions to routine saves.

Speaking on the Beast Mode On podcast with Adebayo Akinfenwa, via Goal, the ex-Arsenal and England goalkeeper said he is not a fan of keepers celebrating every stop, even when the effort does not warrant it.

“The ones that really celebrate shots… Donnarumma, who’s one of my favourites at the moment, was doing some massive celebrations after some half-decent saves,” Seaman said.

“When they do that, I’m like: ‘Come on, you’re better than that.’

Seaman annoyed with Donnarumma celebration

Donnarumma signed for Manchester City in the summer after being frozen out of PSG, with the Ligue 1 giants signing Lucas Chevalier to replace him.

“When I see goalkeepers who’ve just signed for a club and they’re giving it all that after a save, and it’s not even a really good one, I think: ‘What are you doing? Celebrate when it really means something.’ That really annoys me.”

Seaman also discussed the evolution of the position and gave his thoughts on current David Raya, who is playing a key role as Arsenal chase Premier League success.

The former England No.1 suggested that while modern keepers are more involved with the ball at their feet, the fundamentals of the role, positioning, decision-making and composure, remain just as important as ever.

Thomas Frank lost the support of two senior Tottenham players, Cristian Romero and Pedro Porro, which may have played a significant role in his sacking, according to a new report from GiveMeSport.

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The Danish manager was relieved of his duties on Wednesday morning following a dismal 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United, a result that left the club languishing in 16th place.

The reports suggest that the manager had lost the support of his veteran stars which may have played a role in his dismissal.

Thomas Frank lost the dressing room support

According to the report, Frank’s tenure was marred by a disconnect with the squad’s most influential figures.

Despite handing Cristian Romero the captain’s armband following Son Heung-min’s departure, the Argentine centre-back reportedly harbored serious doubts regarding Frank’s tactical approach.

It adds that the dissatisfaction went beyond just tactics. Several players found Frank’s training sessions to be “stale” and overly “academic,” lacking the intensity required for a team fighting to stay clear of the relegation zone.

Constant Arsenal comparisons had left players annoyed

Beyond tactics and training, a bizarre cultural misstep reportedly alienated the squad further.

Reports suggest that Frank frequently annoyed his players by constantly comparing Tottenham to arch-rivals Arsenal.

The manager allegedly made a habit of praising the Gunners’ quality, with one source stating players just wanted him to “shut up about Arsenal.”

The situation reached a peak when Frank was pictured holding an Arsenal-branded coffee cup at a stadium, an image that was shared widely among players and staff.

This perceived lack of awareness regarding the fierce North London rivalry led to a feeling that the manager did not truly understand the club’s identity.

Romero could also leave in the summer

Romero himself is reportedly unhappy at the club and could be seeking an exit.

There are growing fears that captain Cristian Romero could push for an exit in the summer of 2026.

The World Cup winner has previously voiced frustration with the club’s hierarchy and lack of squad depth, calling the situation “disgraceful” in a social media post earlier this season.

With heavy interest reported from Spanish giants Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, the next manager faces a massive challenge to convince the Argentine defender that his long-term future remains at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Real Madrid are looking to sign a centre-back next summer, that much has been known for a while. They’ve long been credited with interest in Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate, whose contract expires at the end of the season, as well as Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano, who is reportedly close to renewing his deal with the Bundesliga […]

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First, Apple scaled back its World Knowledge Answers AI project, as well as an AI-driven overhaul of the Safari browser and the Apple Health app. Now, it seems the Cupertino giant is rolling back the launch of the new Gemini-backed Siri, resorting to a gradual feature drop approach instead. Apple's launch of the new Gemini-backed Siri hits roadblocks As we've been noting ad nauseum over the past couple of weeks, Apple has formally selected Google's Gemini to power the next generation of its on-device Foundation Models as well as a revamped version of Siri, which would bring the much-delayed in-app […]

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CI Games is getting ready to release its third Lords of the Fallen game with Lords of the Fallen 2, sometime later this year, which we last got a look at during The Game Awards 2025 with a new gameplay trailer. Outside of CI Games' chief executive officer, Marek Tyminski, promising that this fantasy action game won't be "politically correct" and that it will feature female characters in revealing armour, in a new developer deep-dive, game director James Lowe promises that the combat will be "bolder, braver, bloodier." A quick rundown on the series, if you're confused as to why […]

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Q4 2025 turned out to be a fantastic quarter for AMD with the highest CPU revenue and unit share in both EPYC and Ryzen segments. AMD x86 CPU Share Continues To Grow: Explosive Gains With Ryzen Desktop & Highest Share For EPYC AMD's CPU market share has been growing steadily, and the end of 2025 saw its biggest CPU unit and revenue figures, as reported by Mercury Research. The latest figures show share increases in both client and server segments, so let's break down the numbers, starting with the client market. In Q4 2025, AMD's Desktop Revenue share increased by […]

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New research published in Aggression and Violent Behavior indicates that a history of childhood trauma may not effectively predict which incarcerated youth will engage in the most frequent and violent misconduct. The study suggests that while adverse childhood experiences explain why young people enter the justice system, current factors such as mental health status and gang affiliation are stronger predictors of behavior during incarceration.

Psychologists and criminologists identify childhood adversity as a primary driver of delinquency. Exposure to trauma often hinders emotional regulation and impulse control. This can lead adolescents to interpret social interactions as hostile and resort to aggression. Correctional systems frequently use the Adverse Childhood Experiences score, commonly known as the ACE score, to quantify this history. The traditional ACE score is a cumulative measure of ten specific categories of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction.

There is a growing consensus that the original ten-item measure may be too narrow for justice-involved youth. It fails to account for systemic issues such as poverty, community violence, and discrimination. Consequently, scholars have proposed expanded measures to capture a broader range of adversities. D

Despite the widespread use of these scores, little research has isolated their ability to predict the behavior of the most serious offenders. Most studies examine general misconduct across all inmates. This study aimed to determine if trauma scores could identify the small fraction of youth responsible for the vast majority of violent and disruptive incidents within state facilities.

“While research has extensively documented that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase the risk of juvenile delinquency, we knew much less about whether ACEs predict the most serious forms of institutional misconduct among already-incarcerated youth,” said study author Jessica M. Craig, an associate professor of criminal justice and director of graduate programs at the University of North Texas.

“We were particularly interested in whether an expanded ACEs measure—which includes experiences like witnessing community violence, homelessness, and extreme poverty beyond the traditional 10-item scale—would better predict which youth become chronic and violent misconduct offenders during incarceration. This matters because institutional misconduct can lead to longer confinement, additional legal consequences, and reduced access to rehabilitation programs.​”

For their study, the researchers analyzed data from a cohort of 4,613 serious and violent juvenile offenders. The sample included all youth adjudicated and incarcerated in state juvenile correctional facilities in Texas between 2009 and 2013 who had completed an initial intake assessment. The participants were predominantly male. Approximately 46 percent were Hispanic and 34 percent were Black. The average age at the time of incarceration was 16 years old.

The researchers utilized the Positive Achievement Change Tool to derive two distinct trauma scores for each individual. The first was the traditional ACE score. This metric summed exposure to ten indicators: physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; physical and emotional neglect; household substance abuse; mental illness in the home; parental separation or divorce; domestic violence against a mother; and the incarceration of a household member.

The second measure was an expanded ACE score. This metric included the original ten items plus four additional variables relevant to high-risk populations. These additions included a history of foster care or shelter placements, witnessing violence in the community, experiencing homelessness, and living in a family with income below the poverty level. The average youth in the sample had a traditional ACE score of roughly 3.3 and an expanded score of nearly 4.9.

The study did not treat misconduct as a simple average. The researchers sought to identify chronic perpetrators. They calculated the rate of total misconduct incidents and violent misconduct incidents for each youth. They then separated the offenders into groups representing the top 10 percent and the top 1 percent of misconduct perpetrators. This allowed the analysis to focus specifically on the individuals who pose the greatest challenge to institutional safety.

The researchers used statistical models to test whether higher trauma scores increased the likelihood of being in these high-rate groups. These models controlled for other potential influences, including prior criminal history, offense type, age, race, and substance abuse history.

The analysis yielded results that challenged the assumption that past trauma dictates future institutional violence. Neither the traditional ACE score nor the expanded ACE score served as a significant predictor for membership in the top 10 percent or top 1 percent of misconduct perpetrators. This finding held true for both general rule-breaking and specific acts of violence. The addition of variables like poverty and community violence to the trauma score did not improve its predictive power regarding institutional behavior.

“We were surprised that even the expanded ACEs measure—which included witnessing violence, foster care placement, homelessness, and poverty—failed to predict high-rate misconduct,” Craig told PsyPost. “Given that previous research suggested the traditional 10-item ACEs scale might underestimate adversity among justice-involved youth, we expected the expanded measure to show stronger predictive power.”​

While trauma history did not predict chronic misconduct, other personal and situational characteristics proved to be strong indicators. The most consistent predictor of violent behavior was a history of serious mental health problems. Youth with such histories had approximately 150 percent increased odds of falling into the top 1 percent of violent misconduct perpetrators compared to their peers. This effect size suggests that current psychological stability is a primary determinant of safety within the facility.

Age and social connections also played significant roles. The data indicated that older youth were substantially less likely to engage in chronic misconduct. Specifically, those who were older at the time of incarceration were about 50 to 60 percent less likely to be in the high-rate misconduct groups. Gang affiliation was another robust predictor. Youth with gang ties were significantly more likely to be among the most frequent violators of institutional rules. This points to the influence of peer dynamics and the prison social structure on individual behavior.

“These are substantively meaningful effects that have real implications for correctional programming and supervision strategies,” Craig said.

The study provides evidence that the factors driving entry into the justice system may differ from the factors driving behavior once inside. While childhood adversity sets a trajectory toward delinquency, the structured environment of a correctional facility introduces new variables. The researchers suggest that the “survival coping” mechanisms youth develop in response to trauma might manifest differently depending on their immediate environment and mental state.

“Contrary to expectations, we found that neither traditional nor expanded ACEs measures significantly predicted which youth became the most frequent perpetrators of institutional misconduct,” Craig explained. “Instead, factors like age at incarceration, gang affiliation, and mental health history were much stronger predictors.”

“This suggests that while childhood trauma remains critically important for understanding how youth enter the justice system, managing their behavior during incarceration may require greater focus on their current mental health needs, developmental stage, and institutional factors rather than trauma history alone.​”

These findings imply that correctional administrators should look beyond a cumulative trauma score when assessing risk. Screening processes that emphasize current mental health conditions and gang involvement may offer more utility for preventing violence than those focusing solely on historical adversity. Effective management of high-risk populations appears to require targeted mental health interventions and strategies to disrupt gang activity.

There are some limitations to consider. The data came from a single state, which may limit the ability to generalize the findings to other jurisdictions with different correctional cultures or demographics.

The study also relied on cumulative scores that count the presence of adverse events but do not measure their severity, frequency, or timing. It is possible that specific types of trauma, such as physical abuse, have different impacts than others, such as parental divorce. A simple sum of these events might obscure specific patterns that do predict violence.

“It’s important to emphasize that our findings don’t diminish the significance of childhood trauma in understanding juvenile justice involvement overall,” Craig said. “ACEs remain crucial for understanding pathways into the system and should absolutely be addressed through trauma-informed programming. However, when it comes to predicting institutional violence specifically among already deeply-entrenched offenders, personal characteristics and current mental health status appear more salient than historical trauma exposure.​”

“Future research should examine whether specific patterns or combinations of traumatic experiences—rather than cumulative scores—might better predict institutional violence. We’d also like to investigate whether trauma-informed treatment programs, when youth actually receive them during incarceration, can reduce misconduct even when trauma history alone doesn’t predict it. Additionally, examining the timing and severity of ACEs, rather than just their presence or absence, could clarify the trauma-violence relationship.”

The study, “Looking back: The impact of childhood adversity on institutional misconduct among a cohort of serious and violent institutionalized delinquents,” was authored by Jessica M. Craig, Haley Zettler, and Chad R. Trulson.

Meta's 30th data center in the U.S. will help to power its AI ambitions. 

Mini dramas are having a moment on TikTok, and Instagram's now taken notice.

The option gives you the capacity to change what you see in your Threads feed.

The new option will generate a Bitmoji for you, based on an image. 

Technical charts show Bitcoin and altcoins consolidating as part of establishing a new price floor after last week’s sharp sell-off. As a range is determined, will bulls or bears establish dominance?

Bitcoin price crumbled back toward its 2026 low as a lack of fresh capital inflows, weak investor sentiment, and rising selling in spot markets chipped away at the $66,000 level.

Deel will enable its customers to pay workers in the United Kingdom and European Union, with a US expansion planned later.

BlackRock is bringing its $2.1 billion tokenized Treasury fund to Uniswap, expanding institutional access to DeFi and deepening Wall Street’s push into onchain finance.

The pilot programs explore wholesale settlement between institutions and real-world use cases, along with stablecoin development and tokenized bank deposits.

Bitcoin price could still reach $150,000 by year-end, but several things must happen for BTC price to find its technical footing and spark a new bull run.

Real Madrid are looking to sign a centre-back next summer, that much has been known for a while. They’ve long been credited with interest in Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate, whose contract expires at the end of the season, as well as Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano, who is reportedly close to renewing his deal with the Bundesliga […]

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Real Madrid are looking to sign a centre-back next summer, that much has been known for a while. They’ve long been credited with interest in Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate, whose contract expires at the end of the season, as well as Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano, who is reportedly close to renewing his deal with the Bundesliga […]

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Before heading to the Seattle Seahawks’ championship ceremony and parade on Wednesday morning, outspoken linebacker Ernest Jones IV joined “Up & Adams” and had a message for all the doubters. 

Host Kay Adams noticed Jones' shirt during the interview and asked what he was wearing when he tilted his camera to give a full frontal view of Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold flipping the bird. Jones and a couple of other Seahawks wore the shirts to the ceremony with Darnold's blessing as F-U to all those who doubted the QB and the Seahawks all season.

Jones doubled down on his message on stage during the ceremony. 

“If you got anything to say about my QB, if you got anything to say about my defense, if you got anything to say about our O-line, and you got anything to say about the city of Seattle... I got two words for you... F**k you!" 

Jones and the Seahawks feel like the only people who've believed in Darnold to this point. Even after leading the Minnesota Vikings to 14 wins in 2024, they opted to let Darnold enter free agency, and then that's when the Seahawks swooped in to sign him, and the rest is history. Not only was Darnold an underdog, but this Seahawks team was an underdog all season. 

Keeping with the theme of having smoke for everybody, Jones took a shot at Rams wideout Puka Nacua following the Super Bowl victory in defense of Darnold. Nacua took to social media and created a post mocking Darnold, which prompted an immediate response from Jones to his former teammate. Jones won a Super Bowl in 2021 as a rookie with the Rams.

Seattle capped off a 10-game winning streak to end the season on Sunday, defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, 29-13. Even as Seattle was in the midst of finishing the regular season on a seven-game winning streak, capturing the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the NFL playoffs, the Seahawks remained overlooked by many.

It wasn't until the Seattle beat San Francisco with a dominant defensive performance in Week 18 to lock up home field advantage that they began to open the eyes of pundits and fans on the national scene. For Darnold, this Super Bowl is vindication, a middle finger in the face of everyone who'd written his NFL career off as a bust. 

Former England and Arsenal legend David Seaman has criticised modern goalkeeping celebrations, singling out Gianluigi Donnarumma for what he feels are exaggerated reactions to routine saves.

Speaking on the Beast Mode On podcast with Adebayo Akinfenwa, via Goal, the ex-Arsenal and England goalkeeper said he is not a fan of keepers celebrating every stop, even when the effort does not warrant it.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 08: Manchester City’s Gianluigi Donnarumma saves from Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on February 08, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

“The ones that really celebrate shots… Donnarumma, who’s one of my favourites at the moment, was doing some massive celebrations after some half-decent saves,” Seaman said.

“When they do that, I’m like: ‘Come on, you’re better than that.’

Seaman annoyed with Donnarumma celebration

Donnarumma signed for Manchester City in the summer after being frozen out of PSG, with the Ligue 1 giants signing Lucas Chevalier to replace him.

“When I see goalkeepers who’ve just signed for a club and they’re giving it all that after a save, and it’s not even a really good one, I think: ‘What are you doing? Celebrate when it really means something.’ That really annoys me.”

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Manchester City celebrates his team’s second goal scored by teammate Jeremy Doku (not pictured) during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester City and SSC Napoli at City of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Seaman also discussed the evolution of the position and gave his thoughts on current David Raya, who is playing a key role as Arsenal chase Premier League success.

The former England No.1 suggested that while modern keepers are more involved with the ball at their feet, the fundamentals of the role, positioning, decision-making and composure, remain just as important as ever.

According to NFL.com, the initial returns on the Indianapolis Colts 2025 draft class (ranked #21 here) are below average league-wide, as rather predictably, rookie first round pick Tyler Warren has so far carried their latest class:

Rank
21
Indianapolis Colts

Grade: B-

Draft picks:
Round 1 (No. 14): TE Tyler Warren | 17 games/12 starts
Round 2 (No. 45): Edge JT Tuimoloau | 13 games/0 starts
Round 3 (No. 80): CB Justin Walley | 0 games/starts
Round 4 (No. 127): OT Jalen Travis | 17 games/4 starts
Round 5 (No. 151): RB DJ Giddens | 9 games/0 starts
Round 6 (No. 189): QB Riley Leonard | 5 games/1 start
Round 6 (No. 190): DT Tim Smith | 0 games/starts
Round 7 (No. 232): LB Hunter Wohler | 0 games/starts


Notable free-agent signings:
Johnathan Edwards | 14 games/5 starts


Analysis: 


Indianapolis won eight of its first 10 games, becoming one of the biggest stories in the league. But after the Week 11 bye, the Colts didn’t record another victory, crashing out of the playoffs and into a second straight 8-9 finish. Tyler Warren’s debut season reflected the Colts’ campaign as a whole. Through Week 10, the rookie led all NFL tight ends in receiving yards, becoming one of the leading candidates for Offensive Rookie of the Year. But after the Week 11 bye, Warren’s production fell off a cliff, ultimately precluding him from even being an OROY finalist. The decline is stark:

Warren’s rookie season
Weeks 1-10
Weeks 12-18
Receptions
50
26
Receiving yards
617
200
Yards per reception
12.3
7.7
Yards after catch
373
101
Receiving TDs
3
1

Now, there’s important context here. Daniel Jones first popped up in the injury report in Week 12 — with NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport later reporting that the quarterback was playing through a fractured fibula — and then tore his Achilles in Week 14. Obviously, just like the rest of the Colts, Warren suffered without his QB1.

Having selected Warren with the 14th overall pick, Warren was as great as advertised, immediately making an impact. He brought sure hands, versatility, and overall physicality. The rookie caught 76 receptions for 817 total receiving yards and 4 touchdown receptions, as well as ran for another one on the ground along the goal line.

Unfortunately, season-ending injuries limited the Colts 2025 rookie class to some extent, as both cornerback Justin Walley and safety Hunter Wohler suffered season-ending injuries during training camp and preseason respectively.

That being said, there were some bright spots eeven outside of Warren, including promising rookie right tackle Jalen Travis, who made 4 starts in relief of veteran Braden Smith down the stretch, as well as first-year quarterback Riley Leonard who showed promise receiving his first career start in the Colts regular season finale against the Houston Texans vaunted defense.

It’s not really fair to put a final grade on a rookie class after just one season, but it’s also fair to point out that there’s room for improvement with this group.

In particular, the Colts will need to get more production from their 2nd round pick JT Tuimoloau, who was limited to 13 games and 0 sacks, as well as Walley, from Round 3, who of course suffered the devastating injury after such an impressive training camp performance. Hopefully, their best is still yet to come collectively!

Veteran catcher Gary Sánchez has agreed to terms on a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced. The New York Post first reported the deal.

Sánchez, 33, played for the Brewers in 2024 and batted .220 with a .307 on-base percentage, 11 homers and 37 RBIs in 89 games while backing up two-time All-Star catcher William Contreras and getting some playing time at designated hitter.

Sánchez, himself a two-time All-Star, spent last year with the Baltimore Orioles and hit .231 with a .297 on-base percentage, five homers and 24 RBIs in 29 games.

Sánchez has batted .224 with a .309 on-base percentage, 189 homers and 509 RBIs in 859 career regular-season games with the New York Yankees (2015-21), Minnesota Twins (2022), New York Mets (2023), San Diego Padres (2023), Brewers and Orioles.

He was second to Detroit's Michael Fulmer in the AL rookie of the year voting in 2016. Sánchez made AL All-Star teams with the Yankees in 2017 and '19.

Before this move, the only catchers on Milwaukee’s 40-man roster were Contreras and 23-year-old prospect Jeferson Quero, who hasn’t appeared in a major league game.

The Brewers also signed catcher Reese McGuire last month to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league camp. McGuire, who turns 31 on March 2, batted .226 with a .245 on-base percentage, nine homers and 24 RBIs in 44 games with the Chicago Cubs last season.

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Matthew Stafford will be back as the Los Angeles Rams’ quarterback in 2026, announcing his return during his MVP acceptance speech last week. That much we know.

What isn’t so clear is whether Stafford will play on his current contract.

The Rams tweaked his deal last offseason after allowing Stafford to explore the market with other teams. Despite getting offered $20 million more by the Raiders and Giants, who were willing to pay him $100 million for two years, Stafford returned to the Rams for $40 million per year.

Next season will be the last year of his contract and it’s reasonable to think he’ll be seeking another raise. After all, he did win MVP and lead the Rams to the NFC title game. Looking at the current landscape of quarterback contracts puts into perspective what a bargain Stafford is.

There are 10 quarterbacks set to earn more than Stafford’s $40 million in 2026. These are the cash earned figures next season, not average annual salaries (via Over The Cap).

1. Patrick Mahomes: $56.8 million
2. Tua Tagovailoa: $55.0 million
3. Josh Allen: $55.0 million
4. Jared Goff: $55.0 million
5. Lamar Jackson: $52.0 million
6. Jalen Hurts: $51.5 million
7. Jordan Love: $51.0 million
8. Brock Purdy: $47.0 million
9. Deshaun Watson: $46.0 million
10. Kyler Murray: $42.5 million
11. Baker Mayfield: $40.0 million
12. Dak Prescott: $40.0 million
13. Matthew Stafford: $40.0 million

Tagovailoa and Murray are both likely to be cut or traded this offseason. And Watson is, well, in his own category of bad quarterback contracts.

Still, it's easy to make the case that Stafford should be in the $50 million range instead of $40 million. That's what he was offered by the Giants and Raiders last year, so teams would be willing to pay him at least that much.

It's just a matter of whether Stafford wants to push for more money entering his 18th NFL season. He's already the highest-earning player in league history at more than $408 million. Maybe he's content with the money he's made and won't ask for a raise.

One thing's for sure: He deserves a bump in pay. He was the best quarterback in the NFL last season and $40 million is a steal for the Rams.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams' Matthew Stafford set to be 11th-highest-paid QB in 2026

The week leading up to the Super Bowl is filled with more media opportunities than players know what to do with, which means more than a few opportunities for upcoming Eagles’ free agents to make a pitch to stay in Philly — or not. Nakobe Dean and Reed Blankenship were both asked about returning to Philadelphia next season, and their responses were very different — Dean felt like Zack Baun last season, and Blankenship gave Milton Williams vibes, when the now-New England Patriots defensive tackle wore a hoodie with his agent’s logo on locker clean out day.

Nakobe Dean

One man who without question wants to be back in Philadelphia is linebacker Nakobe Dean. He has said it to nearly anyone who would listen — he acknowledged that the NFL is a business, so he understands if it doesn’t work out, but returning to the Eagles is his preference. The LB has played with a handful of his teammates since college, and moving on would be a big adjustment.

Dean’s injury history could work to his benefit in this regard, but he’s someone who might not be as valued outside the building. The people within the Eagles organization know how important he is as a leader and what he can do for the linebacker group, and defense as a whole, even when he’s not on the field. And when he is on the field, he’s intelligent and instantly impactful.