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Reno, 52, was hired as the coach of the Bulldogs in January 2012 and led the team to its first FCS playoff berth in 2025. He helped Yale overcome a 28-point deficit in the second half of a 43-42 victory over Youngstown State in the first round before the team fell to eventual national champion Montana State in the second.

"Given my current health situation, I have made the decision to step down as head coach of Yale Football," Reno said in a statement. "When I arrived at Yale 14 years ago, I could never have imagined what this journey would become. The relationships formed, the moments shared, and the people I have been privileged to be surrounded by have changed my life and my family's lives forever. I am deeply grateful to the players, the coaches, and the staff who gave everything they had to Yale Football.

"From the very beginning, I spoke about honoring the proud tradition of Yale Football and fully embracing the responsibility that comes with leading this program. Together, we pursued excellence and built something truly meaningful. I am incredibly proud of the foundation we laid and confident in the future of Yale Football. Serving as the head coach of this program has been the greatest honor of my life."

Reno has guided Yale to five Ivy League titles and owns an 83-49 record during his time with the school. His win total trails only the legendary Carm Cozza in the history of the university.

"Coach Reno's leadership has been truly transformational," Bulldogs athletic director Vicky Chun said. "His impact on Yale Football, our department, and the university extends far beyond championships and wins -- it lives in the countless people he has inspired. Coach Reno led with integrity, humility, and an unwavering commitment to excellence, giving his whole heart to this program every day. He cared deeply about his players as people, challenging them to excel on the field, in the classroom, and in life. Coach Reno's devotion to Yale and to the young men he coached was total, and his legacy will endure for generations."

Yale immediately will begin a national search for the program's next head coach.

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"If James wants to play a 24th season, he would be welcomed back in L.A., sources told ESPN. Pelinka declared before the start of this season that he would love it if James retired a Laker, and,sources told ESPN, that sentiment was meant to reflect a 2026 retirement or a 2027 retirement, if James intends to extend his career."

James is in the final year of his current deal, making $52.6 million, and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. The Lakers' future could hinge on what happens with James this summer because it's hard to see the four-time NBA champion and MVP taking a major pay cut.

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Wherever James plays next, it could be the final chapter (or two) in his storied NBA career. There have been rumors circulating that James could end his career where it began in Cleveland.

Lakers team governor Jeanie Buss was recently asked about James' future in purple and gold while speaking with Alex Sherman of CNBC and gave her take on the situation.

"Never say never, but you know, he certainly hasn't given an indication,"Buss explained. "He's earned the right to decide how his career will go, and you know, he continues to impress."

In Year 23 (his 8th in Los Angeles), James is averaging 22 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.8 rebounds per game. While James' numbers are down in many statistical categories across the board, he was an All-Star for the 22nd time this season, and the Lakers are currently sitting in fifth place in the Western Conference at 33-21.

Vonn posted a video on Instagramshowing her transfer from the hospital in Terviso, Italy, to the private jet that took her back to the United States. As she was loaded into the plane on a stretcher, Vonn gave a triumphant fist pump and then the victory sign.

Skylar Grey's "Coming Home" plays during the video.

"My leg is still in pieces… but I'm finally HOME!" Vonn wrote. "My injury was a lot more sever than just a broken leg. I'm still wrapping my head around it, what it means and the road ahead…. but I'm going to give you more detail in the coming days."

Vonn suffered a complex tibial fracture in her left leg during the crash. She had four surgeries in Italy and had already said she'll need at least one more after she returned to the United States.

"Seriously looking forward to my next surgery when I can get the X-fit out of my leg and will be able to move more," Vonn wrote, referring to the gruesome-looking device used to stabilize her left leg.

The last shot shows a beaming Vonn in a hospital bed back in the United States.

Opinion:Lindsey Vonn's crash was cruel. Her bravery epitomizes Olympic spirit

What happened to Lindsey Vonn?

Vonn hooked the fourth gate with her right arm, which sent her spinning and hurtling into the hard, packed snow. She tumbled end over end several times before coming to a stop.

"Things just happen so quick in this sport," U.S. teammate Bella Wright said after the race. "It looked like Lindsey had incredible speed out of that turn, and she hooked her arm and it's just over just like that."

The three-time Olympic medalist remained prone in the snow, and she could be heard wailing in pain. Thegaspsandgroans from fans faded into shocked silenceas medics worked on her. Vonn remained on the course for approximately 13 minutes before being loaded into a helicopter.

What is Lindsey Vonn's injury?

In an Instagram post on Feb. 9,Vonn shared the devastating newsthat she suffered a complex tibia fracture that will require multiple surgeries. The 41-year-old updated fans on Feb. 11 after a third surgery in Italy andincluded some gruesome photos of her progress. On Feb. 14,Vonn posted after her third surgerythat she still has more procedures ahead of her, but was finally able to return to the United States.

"Once I'm back I will give you more updates and info about my injury,"Vonn wrote.

A tibia fracture is a break in the shin bone that is an emergency needing immediate treatment. "Your tibias are some of the strongest bones in your body. It usually takes a lot of force to break one," according to the Cleveland Clinic. "You probably won't be able to stand, walk or put weight on your leg if you have a broken shin bone."

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A complex fracture involves multiple breaks in a bone and damaged soft tissue,according Yale Medicine.Symptoms include extreme pain, numbness and, sometimes, a bone that protrudes through the skin. Treatment involves stabilization and surgery.

Lindsey Vonn crash video

NBC broadcasts the Olympics and postedvideo of Vonn's crash.

USA TODAY Sports' Samantha Cardona-Norberg breaks down Linsdey Vonn's crash just after it happened.

Fans went silent as soon as Vonn crash, reacting with shock, grief and later support as the helicopter lifted her into the sky.USA TODAY Sports talked to some fans after the crash.

Is Lindsey Vonn OK?

Vonn was in obvious pain after the crash, but she was moving her arms, head and neck.

About 18 minutes after the crash, the helicopter slowly began flying toward Cortina. "Let's let Lindsey Vonn hear us!" the American announcer said as the chopper flew away with her, and the crowd cheered and applauded.

Vonn's sister Karin Kildow was at the course today for the downhill and spoke to NBC reporters during their live broadcast:

"I mean that definitely was the last thing we wanted to see and it happened quick and when that happens, you're just immediately hoping she's okay. And it was scary because when you start to see the stretchers being put out, it's not a good sign," Kildow said. "But she really ... She just dared greatly and she put it all out there. So it's really hard to see, but we just really hope she's okay.

"She does have all of her surgeons and her PT staff here and her doctors, so I'm sure they'll give us a report and we'll meet her at whatever hospital she's at."

Lindsey Vonn supporters react after Vonn's crash during the women's downhill race at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Lindsey Vonn torn ACL

It was second time in as many weeks Vonn left a mountaintop on a chopper.She fully ruptured her left ACL, sustaining meniscus damage and bone bruising, in a downhill crash on Jan. 30, in the final World Cup event prior to the start of the Olympics.

Vonn is also skiing with a partial replacement of her right knee. She had dominated the sport before the crash, making the podium in all five downhill races this season and winning two of them.

Despite the latest injury, Vonn was determined to race at her fifth and final Olympics. She said her knee felt stable and strong, and she hadspent the last week doing intense rehab, pool workouts, weight lifting and plyometrics. She skied both training runs,posting the third-fastest time in the second runbefore it was canceled because of fog and snow.

Lindsey Vonn torn ACL

Vonn is 41 and was skiing in her fifth Winter Olympics (2002, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2026). She has won three Olympic medals (1 gold, 2 bronze).

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Lindsey Vonn says Olympic injury 'more severe' than broken leg

Jackson was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, a Democratic presidential candidate and one of the world's best-known Black activists.

He was 84 and had suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare disease that causes a decline similar to Parkinson's disease but accelerated.

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Civil Rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Honorable Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.," said a statement from the organization. "He died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family."

Despite the illness that softened his voice and weakened his steps, Jackson had continued to advocate for civil rights and was arrested twice in 2021 over his objection to the Senate filibuster rule. That same year, he and his wife, Jacqueline,were hospitalizedwith COVID-19 complications at a Chicago hospital.

"His longevity is part of the story," said Rashad Robinson, the former president of the 7-million-member online justice organization Color of Change. "This is someone who had so many chances to do something else. And this is what he chose to do with his life."

Jackson's death comes amidst a rising tide of white nationalism and voting-rights access issues, and follows the loss of other civil rights icons, including former Rep.John Lewis, who died in 2020.

PresidentDonald Trumpsaid he'd worked with Jackson for decades, providing office space for his coalition. Jackson had previously said he and Trump had split over the fate of the Central Park Five ‒ the group of Hispanic and Black teens convicted but ultimately exonerated in the 1989 sexual assault of a woman in New York City's Central Park. Trump had taken out newspaper advertisements calling for the teens to be executed.

"Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him," Trump said in a social media post. "He loved his family greatly, and to them I send my deepest sympathies and condolences. Jesse will be missed!"

The making of a Civil Rights icon

Born in Greenville, South Carolina,Jackson's rise to prominencebegan after he and seven other men were arrested in 1960 ‒ he was 18 at the time ‒ for protesting segregation at their town's public library. He then joined King's burgeoning civil rights fight and was just feet away when King was assassinated in 1968.

Jackson founded what would ultimately become the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and ran for president as a Democrat in 1984 and 1988, energizing and registering millions of Black voters.

"As we continue in the struggle for human rights, remember that God will see us through, even in our midnight moments," Jackson said in 2017 as he announced his neuromuscular disease diagnosis.

Jackson visited Minneapolis in 2021 to support protesters awaiting the verdict in the trial ofDerek Chauvin, the former police officer who was convicted days later of killing George Floyd in an incident that set off national protests and violence.

While there, he also attended services for Daunte Wright, a Black man who was shot and killed by a police officer during a protest against police violence in a nearby suburb. Speaking in a subdued voice, Jackson reminded the young activists leading a protest march that their cause was just.

In a statement, civil rights attorney Ben Crump mourned his friend as someone who helped shape his own life. Crump has become the go-to lawyer for Black families seeking justice and represented some of Floyd's family members. Crump said Jackson helped broaden the path for people of color to shape America through politics and public life.

"Rev. Jackson conceived of a more just and inclusive America, believed in it with unwavering faith, and dedicated his entire life to achieving it – all while teaching the next generation how to carry the torch forward," Crump said. "He was an unstoppable and formidable force, proving that no opponent or battle was too big."

Born in the fall of 1941 to a teenage mother and her married neighbor, Jackson was adopted by the man his mother married, and he considered both to be his fathers. He attended a segregated high school and played football in college, dropping out a few credits short of his master's degree in divinity in 1966 to join the Civil Rights Movement full time.

By 1965, he'd marched with King and others from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to push for Black voting rights, and by 1967 was running operations for King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Chicago, the city that would become his home.

Under Jackson, the SCLC's Operation Breadbasket used boycotts and public attention to pressure companies to hire more Black workers. Jackson ultimately earned his divinity degree after being ordained a minister in 1968.

More:America was born in protest. What's changed 250 years later?

In 1983, shortly before announcing his run for president, Jackson traveled to Syria to negotiate the release of an American pilot shot down over Lebanon, and the next summer, he negotiated the release of 22 Americans and 26 political prisoners from Cuba after meeting with former dictator Fidel Castro.

His successes bolstered his presidential campaign, although he lost the 1984 Democratic primary to Walter Mondale, who went on to lose toRonald Reagan. Jackson ran again for president in 1988, putting on a strong showing but ultimately falling to Mike Dukakis, who lost to Republican George H.W. Bush.

After that second loss, Jackson shelved his own political aspirations but continued his efforts for civil rights and justice.

In 1990, Jackson opposed the pending invasion of Iraq and negotiated the release of hundreds of people whom Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had threatened to use as human shields, and then in 1999 won the release of three U.S. POWs during the Kosovo War.

'There certainly would have been no Barack Obama … no Bill Clinton either'

Robinson, the former president of Color of Change, remembers listening and watching as his family members made their first political donations after listening to one of Jackson's presidential campaign speeches.

"I didn't understand everything he said, but I understood what it meant," said Robinson, who later wrote a college paper on Jackson's campaigns. "He was such a possibility model. There are so many people who are in politics today who would not be where they are today thanks to Jesse Jackson. There certainly would be no Barack Obama if there was no Jesse Jackson. And there would have been no Bill Clinton either."

In 2000, Clinton awarded Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, citing his decades of work to make the world a better place.

More:Jesse Jackson: Five key moments in Civil Rights icon's career

"It's hard to imagine how we could have come as far as we have without the creative power, the keen intellect, the loving heart, and the relentless passion of Jesse Lewis Jackson," Clinton said.

Trahern Crews, who helped found the Black Lives Matter-Minnesota chapter, said he grew up with Jackson's "I am Somebody" recitations ringing in his ears. Jackson often led crowds in a call-and-answer chant that usually included variations on "I may be poor … but I am … Somebody. I may be young … but I am … Somebody."

"That allowed future generations to stand up and follow and his footsteps and declare Black Lives Matter and recognize our humanity," Crews said. "When we go back and watch videos of Rev. Jesse Jackson marching and fighting for housing rights, voting rights, ending housing discrimination, and said, 'I am Somebody,' that encouraged activists of today to stand up and fight against 400 years of racist policies in the United States."

Jackson's family includes his wife of 63 years, Jacqueline "Jackie" Jackson, and six children: Santita, Jesse Jr., Jonathan, Yusef, Jacqueline and Ashley. In 1999,he fathered a childwith Karin Stanford, the director of the Washington bureau of his organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He first publicly acknowledged his daughter, Ashley, in 2001 and apologized for his affair.

Kristen Clarke, the former assistant attorney general for civil rights under the Biden-era Department of Justice, said in a statement that Jackson helped make America a more just nation.

"A tireless and extraordinary public servant, his charge to all of us was to stay hopeful, keep up the good fight and respect the dignity and humanity of all people," Clarke said. "Jackson has been, and will always be, a central part of the story regarding America's ongoing quest for justice and equality.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Jesse Jackson dies after long illness. Civil Rights icon was 84.

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Migrants in Libya, including young girls, are at risk of being killed, tortured, raped or put into domestic slavery, according to a U.N. report that called for ‌a moratorium on the return of migrant boats to the country until human rights are ensured.

Libya has ‌become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe across the Mediterranean since the fall in 2011 of dictator Muammar Gaddafi ​to a NATO-backed uprising. Factional conflict has split the country into western and eastern factions since 2014.

In recent years, the EU and EU member states have supported and trained the Libyan coastguard, which returns migrants stopped at sea to detention centres, and have funded Libyan border management programmes.

A report published on Tuesday by the U.N. Human Rights Office and the U.N. ‌Support Mission said migrants are rounded up ⁠and abducted by criminal trafficking networks, often with ties to the Libyan authorities and criminal networks abroad.

"They are separated from their families, arrested, and transferred to detention facilities without due ⁠process, often at gunpoint, in what amounts to arbitrary detention," Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesperson of the U.N. Human Rights Office, told a briefing in Geneva.

The Libya mission in Geneva and the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity did not immediately respond to a request ​for ​comment. Libyan authorities have previously denied any systematic abuse of migrants.

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A ​spokesperson for the EU Commission did not immediately ‌respond to a request for comment.

The report is based on interviews with almost 100 migrants, asylum seekers and refugees from 16 countries in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. They were interviewed inside and outside Libya.

It cited an Eritrean woman who was detained for over six weeks at a trafficking house in Tobruk, in eastern Libya. "I wish I died. It was a journey of hell," she said.

"Different men raped me many times. Girls as young as ‌14 were raped daily," she said. The perpetrators released her after ​her family paid a ransom.

The report, covering the period January 2024 ​to December 2025, described instances of a man being ​forced to work without pay or enough food, and of girls being separated from their ‌mothers.

"Men used humiliating methods with women, making them, ​for example, take their clothes ​off in front of other men and women migrants before raping them publicly, torturing them, and beating them," Suki Nagra, U.N. Human Rights representative at the U.N. mission in Libya, told the Geneva briefing.

The report ​emphasised the importance of life-saving search and ‌rescue operations for migrants at sea but urged the international community to halt returns to Libya ​until adequate human rights safeguards are ensured.

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger and Matthias Williams, additional reporting by ​Amina Ismail in Brussels, editing by Thomas Seythal, Alexandra Hudson)

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in a post on X that the tanker Grinch is to leave French waters after having paid a penalty of "several million euros" and "three weeks of costly immobilization."

"Circumventing European sanctions comes at a price. Russia will no longer be able to finance its war with impunity through a ghost fleet off our coasts," Barrot said.

The French military diverted the ship last month and anchored it in the port of Fos-sur-Mer as part of an investigation into a charge of failure to fly a valid flag. The crew of Indian nationality was being kept on board.

"As part of a guilty plea procedure the company that owns the vessel was sentenced by the Marseille judicial court to a financial penalty of confiscation," the Marseille prosecutor's office and regional maritime authorities said in a joint statement.

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The exact amount of the fine was not disclosed.

Russia is believed to be using a fleet of over 400 ships to evade sanctions over itswar against Ukraine. France and other countries have vowed to crack down.

The fleet comprises aging vessels and tankers owned by nontransparent entities with addresses in non-sanctioning countries, and sailing under flags from such countries.

Last September, French naval forcesboarded another oil tanker off the French Atlantic coastthat President Emmanuel Macron also linked to the shadow fleet. Putindenounced that interceptionas an act of piracy.

That tanker's captain is to go on trial next week over the crew's alleged refusal to cooperate.

At age 33, Dunn was at a point in her career when many players still have several years left before hanging up their boots.

But in aninterview with FIFA's website, Dunn said she felt the time was right to call time on a decorated 12-year career — even with the chance to play at a third World Cup next summer in Brazil.

"Obviously a year out from a World Cup in a sense, [the decision] took people by surprise but it felt like a really good time," she said. "I've always been highly valuing family, friends, closeness with people who have really supported me in my career. I think basically there was a moment where I couldn't give to the sport in the way that I wanted to, the way I know that is needed to remain at the highest level.

"While it was a difficult decision, I am happy that it was my decision and I was able to walk away when I felt like I had maybe a little bit more to give, but at a time when I have done enough."

For Dunn, soccer had become less of a priority than spending time with her husband Pierre Soubrier and 3-year-old son Marcel.

"I have missed so many moments in my child's life already and I felt like the moment was perfect," the New York native said. "I spoke to a lot of my friends who are retired and they always say, 'No moment is really perfect when you have dedicated so much of your time and life to a sport.'

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"But this was the most perfect time with so many soccer moments on the horizon. Now I get to be a fan of this sport that I've given so much to."

Even with a career that didn't last as long as other USWNT greats, Dunn put together a resume that ranks her among the very best to wear a national team jersey.

Dunn earned 160 caps, scored 25 goals and was integral to the 2019 World Cup-winning side as well as the team that brought home a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics.

Despite playing as an attacker for most of her club career, Dunn excelled at the unfamiliar position of left back for the majority of her USWNT career.

At the club level, Dunn won the NWSL Golden Boot and NWSL MVP honors in 2015 with the Washington Spirit, who selected her first overall in the previous year's draft.

The New York native went on to win three NWSL titles, two with the North Carolina Courage (2018, 2019) and one with the Portland Thorns (2022).

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:USWNT legend Crystal Dunn explains surprise retirement decision