Tom Schad

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Tom Schad

For the first time, the World's Strongest Man hails from Africa. Rayno Nel, a South African rugby player turned strongman, held on to win Sunday in his World's Strongest Man debut — becoming the first man from outside Europe or Noth America to take the title in the competition's 48-year history. He is also the first rookie to win since 1997. "I'm just over the moon," he told USA TODAY Sports shortly after securing the title at the 2025 competition, held in Sacramento, California.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Tom Schad

The Winter Olympics are less than a year away and, for the first time in two decades, snowboarding superstar Shaun White is not training to compete. The retired three-time Olympic gold medalist said he's not going to sugarcoat it: It definitely feels weird. "I’m excited and I'm happy for the next [generation] that’s coming through and what they’re going to do at this next Games," he told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday.

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Tom Schad

Northwestern University has settled the 34 remaining lawsuits filed against it by former football players over allegations of hazing within the Wildcats' program, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY Sports. A judge in Cook County, Illinois formally closed the cases on May 6 and approved the creation of a settlement fund to distribute funds to the plaintiffs, but the details of the arrangement − including financial terms − are confidential.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Tom Schad

U.S. Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was arrested for misdemeanor battery Thursday after allegedly striking a woman with a closed fist at a hotel ahead of this weekend's Grand Slam Track event in Miami. Kerley, the reigning Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 100-meter dash, was booked into Broward County jail after allegedly encountering the woman, who told police she is Kerley's ex-girlfriend, at the hotel.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Tom Schad

Maia and Alex Shibutani are making a stunning return to competitive figure skating. The "Shib Sibs" announced Thursday morning that they will be back in competition next season ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, returning to the sport more than seven years after they last skated for Team USA. Maia Shibutani, now 30, and Alex Shibutani, now 34, stepped away from figure skating after winning Olympic bronze in ice dance at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.