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L.J. Cason Out for Season After ACL Tear
sports22 hours ago

L.J. Cason Out for Season After ACL Tear

Michigan sophomore guard L.J. Cason will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after tearing his right ACL at Illinois on Feb. 27. He averaged 8.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game while shooting 50.3% from the field and hitting 33 three-pointers; Michigan, the 2026 Big Ten regular-season champion with a No. 1 seed, heads to Iowa and Michigan State and will open the Big Ten Tournament with a triple bye as he focuses on rehab and supports his teammates.

Vonn: ACL not to blame for Olympic crash; multiple surgeries ahead
sports20 days ago

Vonn: ACL not to blame for Olympic crash; multiple surgeries ahead

Lindsey Vonn said the leg injury from her Winter Olympics crash will require multiple surgeries and insisted her torn ACL had nothing to do with the crash, which she attributed to taking a line five inches too tight. She had ruptured the ACL earlier in a World Cup race but pressed on with a brace, was airlifted for treatment, and her father hinted at retirement while noting she still aimed to become the oldest Alpine Olympic medalist.

Vonn's Olympic comeback ends in downhill crash, ICU privacy move
sports20 days ago

Vonn's Olympic comeback ends in downhill crash, ICU privacy move

Lindsey Vonn crashed 13 seconds into the Olympic downhill, ending her comeback after competing with a fully ruptured ACL; she sustained a serious leg fracture, underwent two surgeries, and was airlifted to hospital. She was moved to intensive care for extra privacy and is listed in stable condition, with an uncertain path forward for her Olympic career.

Johnson Sparks U.S. Medal Hopes With Fastest Cortina Downhill Training
sports21 days ago

Johnson Sparks U.S. Medal Hopes With Fastest Cortina Downhill Training

Breezy Johnson posted the fastest time in the final downhill training in Cortina, giving the U.S. a strong shot at a medal at the Milan–Cortina Olympics. With her body fit and mindset sharp, she heads into the Olympic downhill as a genuine podium contender, a race margin sharpened by the memory of tearing her ACL at the same venue four years earlier.

Lindsey Vonn resumes downhill training a week after ACL tear ahead of Olympics
sports22 days ago

Lindsey Vonn resumes downhill training a week after ACL tear ahead of Olympics

Less than a week after tearing her ACL, Lindsey Vonn returned to downhill training in Italy, finishing 11th with a +1.39 in a 47-racer field and clearing the training requirement to compete in the Olympic downhill. Coach Aksel Svindal praised her symmetry and cautious approach, while Jackie Wiles led the session with the fastest time of 1:38.94.