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Sports · In remembrance

Dan Hicks dies at 64: from Tiger’s U.S. Open putt to Phelps’s eight golds

The longtime NBC broadcaster died Wednesday. His career connected golf, Olympic swimming and skiing, and Notre Dame football.

Published November 12, 2026

Dan Hicks
NBC Sports
Golf

Olympics · Recovery update

Vonn’s next finish line is recovery—not a comeback decision.

After five operations on a complex tibia fracture, Lindsey Vonn still faces ACL surgery and an estimated nine months of rehabilitation afterward. She has not decided whether she will race again.

Published September 19, 2026

Lindsey Vonn
Olympics
Alpine skiing

Opinion · The global game

The Dream Team won by 44 a night. The world answered anyway.

Barcelona did not create international basketball. It accelerated its visibility, ambition and connection to the NBA—and helped build the competitive world that now sends stars such as Jokić, Wembanyama and Dončić back to the league.

Published September 19, 2026

1992 Dream Team
Olympics
Nikola Jokic