American speed skaters take silver in Olympic team pursuit race — and more

U.S. speed skaters competed in the team pursuit Tuesday. The U.S. men are taking home a silver medal in the speedskating Team Pursuit, and more exciting races are coming up this week.

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Vladyslav Heraskevytsj har fått en pengegave på rett under to millioner kroner etter dramaet som til slutt fikk ham diskvalifisert i OL.
Donasjonen kommer fra eieren av fotballklubben Sjakhtar Donetsk, Rinat Akhmetov.
– Vlad Heraskevytsj ble nektet muligheten til å kjempe om gull i OL, men han returnerte likevel til Ukraina som en vinner, sier Akhmetov i en uttalelse.
Gaven på 200.000 dollar, tilsvarende 1,9 millioner kroner, er like mye som ukrainske utøvere får om de vinner gull i vinterlekene.
Heraskevytsj insisterte på å bruke en hjelm der døde ukrainske idrettshelter var avbildet under skeletonkonkurransen i OL.
Den internasjonale olympiske komité (IOC) anså det som et regelbrudd, og etter at president Kirsty Coventry selv var i et møte med Heraskevytsj for å få ham til å snu, ble det klart at Heraskevytsj ikke fikk delta i OL.
I etterkant har både Heraskevytsj og Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelenskyj kritisert IOC hardt. Senest tirsdag blåste Heraskevytsj hardt ut mot IOC og mente komiteen «tilrettelegger for russisk propaganda».
«Hver uke vender stadig flere russiske idrettsutøvere tilbake til internasjonale arenaer, mens ukrainere fortsetter å gjennomleve en humanitær katastrofe forårsaket av russiske angrep», skrev han i en melding.
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Michigan State football has extended an offer to a highly-coveted running back prospect from Illinois.

TJ Lewis of Bolingbrook, Ill. announced earlier this week that he's received an offer from the Spartans. Lewis posted on his social media X account to announce the offer from the Spartans.

Lewis is listed at 6-foot-0 and 215 pounds, and plays for Bolingbrook High. He currently is unranked and unrated on 247Sports, but that surely will change based on the number of schools showing interest in his recruitment.

Michigan State is the latest power four school to extend an offer to Lewis, joining a group of nearly 20 schools to offer him, according to 247Sports. He also holds offers from Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Kent State, Miami (OH), Toledo, Western Michigan and UConn.

Blessed to receive a offer from Michigan state university ⚪️🟢@EDGYTIM@AllenTrieu@GregSmithRivals@DeepDishFB@mwfbrecruiting@CoachSpalding_@titcus@FBraidernationpic.twitter.com/goNRizVBO1

— Timmie “TJ” lewis”27 RB (@52TjD1) February 16, 2026

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The Buffalo Bills will be a fascinating watch this offseason, and in fact, general manager Brandon Beane might be the most under pressure person in the NFL over the next few months.

Why? Because he somehow got a promotion after Buffalo was dumped out of the playoffs, and now it is in his hands at the wheel of the football department. And that means getting his quarterback a top receiving weapon, something he's failed to do over the past few seasons.

With the Bills close to Super Bowl contention, getting Allen a genuine weapon has to be the priority for Beane, but how does he do it?

NFL.com's Matt Okada has one way. Move on from Curtis Samuel and fan favorite Dawson Knox to free up between $15 and $18 million in cap savings.

"GM Brandon Beane has struggled to find the right offensive pieces to properly support his all-world QB, and chief among his misses were Samuel and Knox," Okada wrote. "Dumping one (or both) would go a long way to arming Buffalo for a run at a true No. 1 receiver."

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Should Bills go all out for WR?

Moving on from Samuel and Knox is one way to do it, but let's not forget, fellow tight end Dalton Kincaid has struggled with his health, having not played a full season in any of his three years.

So, Knox is a nice safety blanket for Allen, but if he is moved on, that goes away. 

But is it worth it if Josh gets someone like A.J. Brown or Tyreek Hill? Some would say so.

However, this is the corner the Bills have pushed themselves into over the past couple of seasons by not properly fixing the problem.

And now, to find a solution, a fan favorite might have to pay the price.

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