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The shocking death of Greg Biffle and his family in a North Carolina plane crash on Thursday, December 18 still has the racing world asking more questions than they have answers. For former NASCAR driver Mark Martin, a veteran pilot himself, frustrations are reaching a boiling point. “As a Citation pilot for 20 years and […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics is going to have some added star power. Famed alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the Downhill discipline, just over a year after coming out of a five-year retirement. “I am honored to be able to represent my country one more time, in my fifth […]

When Team USA’s finest athletes competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, their loved ones were some of their biggest fans. Shaun White, who competed in his final Winter Olympics in February 2022, began dating actress Nina Dobrev in 2020. The two were together until they called off their engagement in September 2025. In January 2022, […]

Georgetown basketball fans were treated to an easy 97-67 win over Coppin State University on Monday night, December 22, but the Hoyas did it without their head coach, Ed Cooley, on the sidelines. Cooley, 56, was serving a one-game suspension for throwing a water bottle out of frustration at the end of the previous game. […]

It’s rare for a player-coach tandem in the NBA to stay together for more than a couple years, but Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been at the helm since 2014, and Draymond Green has been with him the entire way. They’ve gotten on each other’s nerves before, and cameras caught them going […]

NBA greats Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan have not spoken to each other in more than a decade after a heated phone call over comments Barkley, 62, made on TV. Barkley told the “Tom Tolbert Show” that their 2012 argument was over criticism he leveled at Jordan, 62, as owner of the Charlotte Hornets, then […]

Update 12/22/25 at 5:43 p.m.: The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for two games without pay after he appeared to strike a fan during the Steelers’ win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday, December 21. In a statement released Monday, December 22, the NFL characterized Metcalf’s actions as “conduct detrimental to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will soon be on the move. Kansas lawmakers have approved a package of tax incentives that would move the storied football franchise, along with MLB’s Kansas City Royals, across state lines, from Missouri to the Sunflower State, possibly by 2031. The Chiefs confirmed the planned move in a statement to Chiefs […]

Australian sports reporter Duncan McKenzie-McHarg died on Wednesday, December 17, after apparently falling from a building in Los Angeles, where he was based. He was 41. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Duncan — a deeply loved son, a devoted father to his precious boy Harrison, and a cherished brother […]

New LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin has every reason to watch his former school, the University of Mississippi, participate in the College Football Playoff — and they go beyond cheering for his former players and colleagues. A term sheet that Kiffin, 50, signed with LSU when he was hired in November stipulates that the […]

Update 12/22/25 at 11:30 a.m.: The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that at least one emergency text message was sent by an individual on board former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s plane before a fatal crash on Thursday, December 18. NTSB board member Michael Graham said a passenger sent a text message to a family […]

A Detroit Lions fan allegedly called DK Metcalf a racial slur before the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver got into a physical altercation with him during a game on Sunday, December 21. Former Pro Bowler Chad Johnson told cohost Shannon Sharpe on their “Nightcap” podcast on Sunday that he “got word” on what happened between the […]

More details about the plane crash that killed NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family have emerged amid an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, but officials remain unsure of who was flying the plane. “At this time, we have been unable to verify who was flying the airplane,” NTSB board member Michael Graham […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua has an opinion about Taylor Swift — and it’s a spicy one. Unable to find a good reason for the Kansas City Chiefs’ struggles in 2025, Nacua, 24, is pointing the finger at Swift, 36. “It’s got to be the Swift curse,” he said on his now-notorious Twitch […]

  Survivor 50 won’t premiere until February 2026, but fans already know plenty about what to expect. Dubbed Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans, viewers voted on exactly what the season will look like — from the color of each tribe’s buffs to the game’s twists, and even whether the finale is live […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have suspended radio play-by-play man Tim Saunders for two games after a hot mic caught him jokingly asking someone for a sexual favor during a media timeout in the Flyers’ game against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, December 18. “We are aware of the inappropriate comment made during last night’s radio broadcast […]

The North Carolina airport where Greg Biffle and his family died on Thursday, December 18, is an unofficial hub for current and former NASCAR drivers, and it has an eerie connection to a near-tragedy six years ago. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family flew out of Statesville Regional Airport, headed for Elizabethton, Tennessee in August […]

Danica Patrick might have a new man in her life. The former race car driver shared a carousel of holiday photos via her Instagram on Wednesday, December 17, and hidden among them is a shot of her cozying up to a mystery man. Patrick, 43, is resting her head on his shoulder as the two […]

Seven people have been confirmed dead in the plane crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle on Thursday, December 18. Biffle, who was 55, his wife, Cristina, and two kids, daughter Emma and son Ryder, have all been confirmed dead. Family friend and NASCAR motorhome driver Craig Wadsworth died as well, along with pilot […]

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle surprised a fan with a new car and $1,200, according to a video he uploaded via Instagram just five days before his death at age 55. “🎉🎉We have called and spoken to the winner of the Corvette + $1200 congrats to Brandon P from Alabama!,” he wrote in the caption […]

Golfers at the Lakewood Golf Club in North Carolina recalled a chaotic scene as a plane belonging to former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed on Thursday, December 18. “We were like, ‘Oh my gosh! That’s way too low,’” Joshua Green, a golfer on the course at the time, told the Associated Press on Thursday. “It […]