Kevin Fiala injury is the latest at the Olympics that could also hurt an NHL team

MILAN (AP) — Kevin Fiala going down with a gruesome leg injury and getting taken off the ice on a stretcher is a cruel reminder of the risk hockey players takeparticipating in the Olympics.

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Fiala had surgerySaturday on his left leg, and he won't play again in the tournament after getting injured when he got tangled up with Tom Wilson duringSwitzerland's game against Canada. Given the likelihood that it's severe enough to end his NHL season, too, it's not just a blow to Switzerland but also the Los Angeles Kings as they push to try to make the playoffs.

"It sucks for him and for us," Kings teammate Adrian Kempe said afterSweden's game against Slovakia. "It's really tough for him personally and for us as a team. You know how much he means to our team back home in L.A. It's just very unfortunate for him that it comes in a tournament like this that we've been looking forward to playing in for so long."

The NHL is backin the Games for the first time since 2014, when John Tavares' season with the New York Islanders was cut short whenhe tore ligamentsin his left knee playing for Canada in Sochi. Owners decided not to go to Pyeongchang in 2018 for various reasons, and losing players to injuries at the Olympics has always been an argument against taking part.

Two decades ago in Turin, six-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender and two-time NHL MVP Dominik Hasek tore an adductor muscle, just below his groin, and did not play again for the Ottawa Senators. They lost in the second round when backup Ray Emery allowed 16 goals in five games, and owner Eugene Melnyk in 2021 beforehis death in 2022said Hasek's injury cost his team a shot at the Stanley Cup.

Brock Nelson was on the Islanders 12 years ago when they had to go the rest of the way without Tavares and missed the playoffs.

"Johnny was our leader at the time," said Nelson, who's playing for the U.S. in Milan. "Devastating. You're happy for him to go over there and represent his country on the biggest stage, but to see him go down was tough. And then for us on the Island, you have to try and bridge that gap as best you can."

Nelson knows exactly how Kempe and the Kings feel from that experience.

"Obviously you're never going to replace guys like that — both Johnny and Kevin — but there's opportunity for guys to be had and I'm sure it'll be a group mindset for them to try to overcome it," Nelson said.

The Kingsacquiring high-scoring winger Artemi Panarinin a trade with the New York Rangers just before the roster freeze on Feb. 4 is certainly a boost, but Fiala's absence still creates a void. He's their second-leading scorer with 40 points in 46 games.

"It's really tough," Kings teammate Joel Armia said after Finland's game against Italy. "As soon as I saw it, I was so sad. Yeah, it's not great."

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A team spokesperson said general manager Ken Holland and coach Jim Hiller will address Fiala's status when L.A. resumes practice on Wednesday.

The Kings are three points out of the second and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with 26 games remaining and will attempt to close that gap without Fiala.

"I hope it's a speedy recovery for Kevin," said Kempe, who leads the team with 46 points. "He's an unbelievable player, a great teammate and obviously it sucks to see something happen like that to him."

Kempe, Nelson and the rest of the NHL players at the Olympics expressed empathy over Fiala's injury. They understand anything can happen when they step onto the ice.

"It's hockey: You can injure yourself in a practice, in a game," Slovakia's Martin Fehervary said. "Hockey's a hard sport, and you never know when you can get injured."

Fehervary has played with Wilson in the league with the Washington Capitals for the past five years. Before that, Czechia's Michal Kempny won the Stanley Cup with Wilson and the Capitals in 2018 and found it incredibly difficult to watch the play on which Fiala was injured.

"I think it was an unlucky accident," Kempny said. "I know Tommy very well: a great man, a great guy, a great teammate. He's a guy that he's tough to play against, for sure, but the play last night, I think it was an unlucky play — an accident."

Accidents and injuries happen in every sport, as evidenced byLindsey Vonn's horrific crash up in the mountainsthat broke her left leg. Those involved in hockey at the Olympics do not want to use Fiala getting hurt as any sort of excuse not to participate.

"We're very conscious of it," U.S. coach Mike Sullivan said. "It's a violent game, it's a physical game and you're always going to assume risk. It's the nature of the sport. Everybody understands it. But these guys are hockey players. That's what they do, that's what they love and they're going to play hockey."

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Seton Hall outfielder suffers gruesome left leg injury while rounding first base after hitting home run

Seton Hall outfielder Justin Ford was forced to leave the game after he hit a home run in the fifth inning of his team's loss to Boston College on Friday night.

Ford suffered a gruesome lower left ankle injury after he rounded first base and was celebrating his home run. As he faced his dugout, his left ankle rolled outward with his foot on the ground and he fell to the dirt.

(Warning: the video below shows Ford's injury.)

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Ford's injury was so serious that a stretcher was brought out on the field. A pinch runner was allowed to replace him and score Ford's run from the homer.

Friday was college baseball's first day of the season and the two teams were playing in the Puerto Rico Challenge. A junior in 2026, Ford appeared in 17 games as a sophomore with 12 starts. He had a .171 average and his home run against the Eagles was the third of his career.

Boston College won the game 6-4 and will play Houston on Saturday while Seton Hall takes on Manhattan.

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Northern Iowa tight end Parker Sutherland dies

Northern Iowa announced that tight end Parker Sutherland died Saturday morning.

Sutherland was a freshman in 2025 and played in four games. He was a native of Iowa City, Iowa.

"I'm heartbroken," Northern Iowa coach Todd Stepsis said in a statement. "No words can express my condolences to [parents] Adam, Jill and [sister] Georgia. Parker embodied everything we look for in a UNI Football Panther. His talent and potential excited us on a daily basis, but it failed to compare to the type of person and teammate he was. His character, humility, toughness and genuine love of others are what champions are made of. While I'm saddened that our time together was short, we will celebrate the bright light that he brought to our football team for the rest of our lives."

On Thursday, a spokesperson for Northern Iowasaid in a statement to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courierthat "Cedar Falls Fire & Rescue responded to a call at the UNI Athletics facilities on Thursday. There are no further details that can be shared at this time."

Saturday morning,CBS 2 in Cedar Rapids reportedthat "multiple sources tell Iowa's News Now that Sutherland collapsed during a workout that day."

Sutherland appeared in games against Utah Tech, North Dakota, Illinois State and Murray State. He was a second-team all-state player at Iowa City High School as a senior in 2024.

"It is a heartbreaking day for our Panther Athletics family with the passing of Parker Sutherland," athletic director Megan Franklin said. "He embraced the opportunity to play Panther football and represent the university through sport. We are devastated — just devastated. The blessing is that we have a Panther family who will hold the Sutherland family, our football team, and our athletics staff close as we grieve."

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Hilary Duff hits the stage with joyful throwbacks, new songs as her comeback amps up

LAS VEGAS – Pop music is ephemeral by nature.

So when the rare welcome – and successful – resurrection occurs, it's all the more reason to celebrate.

Hilary Duffis having one of those moments when everything clicks.

Her primarily millennial fans are rabid to see her in concert. Her first album in more than a decade, "Luck … or Something,"releases Feb. 20. And after this weekend of sold-out shows at Voltaire at The Venetian and areturn May 22-24,Duff will hit amphitheaters and arenas in June for The Lucky Me Tour,her first world outingin nearly 20 years.

Duff's performance Friday, Feb. 13 at the 1,000-capacity opulent venue-lounge was part of her Small Rooms, Big Nerves Tour, which hit four major cities, including London and New York, before landing for this trio of shows in Vegas.

Even with an extensive acting background, the nerves mentioned in her tour name are understandable. It's one thing to be revered as an early aughts Disney Channel breakout on "Lizzy McGuire" and continue a notable acting career with star turns in"Younger"and "How I Met Your Father."

It's an entirely different set of neurons to command a stage with assurance and scamper down a catwalk, interact with fans a few inches away and remind people that you can sing.

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Rosanna Arquette Reveals She Wasn’t Invited to the Premiere of Her Hit ‘80s Film Starring Madonna

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NEED TO KNOW

• On Feb. 10, 2026, Rosanna Arquette joined Sirius XM's Andy Cohen Live to discuss her breakout film, Desperately Seeking Susan

• During the podcast, the 66-year-old actress revealed that, at the time, she had not been invited to the Hollywood movie premiere

• Since then, Arquette has found her way back to the big screen as part of Charli xcx's mockumentary movie, The Moment

Rosanna Arquetterecently reflected on a "strange" moment from one of the biggest films of her career.

During a Feb. 10 appearance onSirius XM'sAndy Cohen Live, the actress shared that she was not invited to the Hollywood premiere of her breakout movie,Desperately Seeking Susan.

"While [Madonna] became so huge, they decided to make the movie around her. Which of course, made sense to make money, right?" the 66-year-old actress told Cohen. "But, they didn't invite me to the Hollywood premiere ofDesperately Seeking Susan."

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The 1985 comedy followed a bored New Jersey housewife who becomes fascinated with a free-spirited woman named Susan after reading personal ads. Arquette played Roberta, whose obsession leads her into a case of mistaken identity and a whirlwind adventure through New York City.

Madonna, then on the brink of global superstardom, portrayedthe magnetic and mysterious Susan. As the singer's reputation exploded, the film's marketing increasingly centered around her.

Arquette recalled that she was in New York at the time, handling promotional duties, when she realized she hadn't been invited to the premiere of her own movie.

"I was here in New York doing this. Like, press... And so I was like 'what?' " the actress recalled on the podcast. "That was weird... It was very strange. But then you find out why that happened, the management... they made a thing about it because it ended up being [her movie]."

Despite the awkward moment, Arquette's performance earned critical acclaim, including a British Academy Film Award for best actress in a supporting role.

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Now, decades later, Arquette finds herself in a new chapter. Known as the eldest member of the famous Arquette family – she is known for memorable roles in films likePulp Fictionand for inspiring the title ofToto's hit song, "Rosanna."

At 66, however, Arquette says her focus has shifted toward personal growth. After a challenging few years that includeda divorceand a move to the East Coast, Arquette recently described this period in her life as one of renewal.

"It almost feels likeI was released from prison," she told PEOPLE exclusively. "I'm alone but not lonely."

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In January 2026, Arquette returned to screens in a new way by starring inThe Moment– a mockumentary from Charli xcx that draws partial inspiration from 1984'sThis Is Spinal Tap.

"Charli wrote me the loveliest letter telling me she was a fan and it would mean the world to her if I came and played this part," she recalled. "I told my daughter [actress Zoë Bleu, 31, with ex-husband John Sidel], and she was like, 'Oh my God!' It definitely got me some cool points with her."

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Hollywood talent agent Casey Wasserman to sell company over Epstein files revelations

Casey Wasserman, a prominent entertainment and sports agent and the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, is putting his eponymous talent agency up for sale after facing backlash over his appearance in files the US Justice Departmentreleasedlast month related to its investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In an internal memo sent to agency staff on Friday, which was obtained by CNN,Wassermansaid he has "become a distraction" to the company's "efforts."

"That is why I have begun the process of selling the company, an effort that is already underway," Wasserman wrote.

Wasserman faced pressure from his talent to step aside in recent weeks, as well as calls to step down from the Olympics coordinating committee, after the files showed he held a deeper and more intimate relationship with Esptein's accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, than had been previously known.

Wasserman has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. CNN has reached out to a crisis communications firm representing him.

Wasserman rode on Epstein's plane and exchanged suggestivemessageswith Maxwell, the files the DOJ released show.

Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend, was convicted of sex trafficking and other crimes in 2021 and is serving a 20-year sentence. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.

In Friday's memo, Wasserman said he only had "limited interactions with those two individuals," referring to Epstein and Maxwell.

"It was years before their criminal conduct came to light, and, in its entirety, consisted of one humanitarian trip to Africa and a handful of emails that I deeply regret sending," Wasserman said. "And I'm heartbroken that my brief contact with them 23 years ago has caused you, this company, and its clients so much hardship over the past days and weeks."

Sources close to the business told CNN that Wasserman's investors were upset over the situation and pushed him to make this move.

In an earlier statementreported by the Associated Presslast month, Wasserman clarified that his exchange with Maxwell "took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light."

"I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. As is well documented, I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane. I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them," his statement read.

Details of Epstein's alleged secret lifefirst emerged in 2005when several underage girls accused him of offering to pay for massages or sex acts at his Palm Beach mansion. Epstein pleaded guilty to two state prostitutioncharges in 2008and served 13 months in prison.

Since the release of the latest files, singerChappell Roanannounced she was leaving Wasserman's agency. Singer Orville Peck quickly followed, and then singer-songwriter Weyes Blood, among others.

CNN's Michael Williams, Alli Rosenbloom and Lisa Respers France contributed to this report.

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Obama compares 'rogue' ICE actions to authoritarian countries

Former President Barack Obamasaid in a Feb. 14 interview that the actions of some federal agents under the Trump administration are similar to behavior previously seen under dictatorships.

"The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous," Obama said in aninterview with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen.

After the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal immigration agents (ICE), communities across the U.S. are protesting against Trump's surge of immigration enforcement actions.

Pictured here, Demonstrators gather for a protest calling for the removal of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026 in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Protests were held across the United States in response to ICE enforcement activity.

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Protesters gather at City Hall in response to recent actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly referred to as "ICE," and the presence of Flock cameras in the community and Indiana University campus, in Bloomington, Indiana, on Jan. 30, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A Penn High School student confronts a man in a car line at the school who was shouting, "Let's go ICE!" as students were marching past during a walkout protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Mishawaka, Indiana.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Protesters gather at City Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, on Jan. 30, 2026, in response to recent immigration enforcement actions by the government.

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'ICE Out' protests spark marches, confrontations across US

After the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal immigration agents (ICE), communities across the U.S. areprotestingagainst Trump's surge of immigration enforcement actions.Pictured here, Demonstrators gather for a protest calling for the removal of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026 in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Protests were held across the United States in response to ICE enforcement activity.

Obama added that American citizens should be appreciated for engaging in "peaceful protests and shining a light on the sort of behavior that, in the past, we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."

Obama's remarks come afterWhite House border czar Tom Homanannounced Feb. 12 that the Trump administration would bedrawing down the surge of federal immigration agentsit sent into Minnesota. Two U.S. citizens,Renee Nicole GoodandAlex Pretti, were killed by federal agents in that state in incidents that sparked controversy and protest.

The former president characterized the actions of ICE agents in Minnesota in particular was "unprecedented."

Those agents were deployed into cities without clear guidelines and trainings, and once there, they pulled people out of homes, used children to bait their parents, and tear-gassed "crowds simply who were standing there, not breaking any laws," he said.

As protests have mounted in major cities in recent months in response to ICE actions, White House officials have defended their immigration record.

Vice President JD Vance, for instance, rebuffed allegations that immigration agents had used a five-year-old as bait by ordering him to knock on his front door and then apprehending the boy's father.

"Are they supposed to let a five-year-old child freeze to death?"Vance said. "If the argument is that you can't arrest people who have violated our laws because they have children, then every single parent is going to be completely given immunity from ever being the subject of law enforcement."

Negotiations between congressional Democrats and the White Houseare ongoing this weekend, as Democrats seek new restrictions on federal immigration agents in exchange for providing Department of Homeland Security funds.

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