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Vance and his family entered during the intermission at the end of the first period, with the U.S. leading 1-0. Paul joined them shortly after. Paul'sfiancee Jutta Leerdam is a speedskaterfor the Netherlands at theMilan Cortina Games.

Vance sat with his youngest child, daughter Mirabel, on his lap. Usha Vance, wearing a sweatshirt with "USA" in big letters, clapped along to Queen's "We Will Rock You," before the second period started.

The vice president and his wife stood and clapped when the U.S. women's team scored a goal. They were back on their feet cheering a few minutes later when the U.S. women scored again.

Among those seated near Vance were 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek and hockey's twin sisters, Hall of Famers Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando. They were members of the U.S. gold medal-winning team at the 2018 Winter Games.

It's the second time that Vance has watched the U.S. women's team at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

He was also at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena on Thursday, when the U.S.beat Czechia 5-1in its opening game of the preliminary round.

U.S. player Taylor Heise said it was "awesome" to hear that Vance and Paul were at the rink, but she wasn't aware during the game.

"I know (teammate) Abbey Murphy wants to meet Jake Paul, so we'd love to set that up," she said.

"None of us knew that they were here, actually," Heise added. "Just happy to be playing, and whoever's there gets to watch the show, because I think we're pretty good."

The U.S. players are especially familiar with Paul through his relationship with Leerdam, who competes in speedskating against U.S. hockey captain Hilary Knight's girlfriend Brittany Bowe.

"I know his fiancee, Jutta, we've watched her work out. She's phenomenal. We're excited to go and watch her and obviously we're cheering on Brit Bowe," Heise said.

Michelle L. Price and John Wawrow contributed to this report.

AP Winter Olympics:https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics

Roster building for both franchises used all available team-building options. Free agent signings and trade acquisitions played key roles in their journey to the title game.

But the NFL Draft brought them their stars.

New England's MVP-contending quarterbackDrake Mayewas a first-round pick, as was left tackleWill Campbellin the 2025 NFL Draft. Seattle's stars likeDevon Witherspoon,Byron Murphy II,Grey ZabelandNick Emmanworiwere all early picks in the last three draft classes.

The right draft class can fuel a turnaround and complement free agent signings and turn a franchise into a contender. It all starts in the first round.

Ahead of Super Bowl 60, here's our latest projections for how things will go in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft:

2026 Senior Bowl week: NFL draft prospects in action

2026 NFL mock draft

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1.Las Vegas Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

This is as good a lock as any. Las Vegas looks poised to sign an offensive-minded head coach in Klint Kubiak and getting a new quarterback with this pick is seamless. Mendoza could bring a culture shift to the Raiders.

2.New York Jets: LB Arvell Reese, Ohio State

In a perfect world, this would be another quarterback. Instead, New York ends up with the best player - regardless of position - in the class. Reese can do it all as one of the best linebacker prospects in recent memory.

3.Arizona Cardinals: Edge Rueben Bain Jr., Miami (FL)

There are concerns over Bain's arm length but Arizona could use him inside or outside for a defense that has promising talent on the back end. Bain's power could complement Walter Nolen's flashes as a rookie. In a division featuring the 49ers,RamsandSeahawks, more bodies up front on defense can never hurt.

4.Tennessee Titans: WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State

It's easy to go defense in mock drafts with theTitansconsidering they just brought on Robert Saleh to be the franchise's newest head coach. Instead, we're giving No. 1 pick Cam Ward a top receiving option in Tyson.

5.New York Giants: WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State

With Tyson off the board, this makes theGiants' pick even easier. Tate's value opposite Malik Nabers should lift the Giants' offense and give Jaxson Dart a contested catch target. Reinforcements in the trenches can come later.

6.Cleveland Browns: OT Spencer Fano, Utah

The top two wide receivers leaving the board means that Cleveland opts for offensive line. Fano spent his recent years in Utah at right tackle but may switch inside due to his leaner frame. Either way, his athleticism, footwork and hand usage make him a day one starter for theBrowns.

7.Washington Commanders: Edge David Bailey, Texas Tech

Washington needs to get younger on defense, especially up front. Bailey was the most productive edge rusher in college football in 2025 and would be an immediate starter off the edge. He may have some concerns in run defense but that's well worth the pass rush boost he'll give this unit.

8.New Orleans Saints: RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame

New Orleans gets the most dynamic offensive weapon in the draft in Love. He can be deployed as a receiver or a runner, making him an ideal modern running back. He'd pair nicely with Devin Neal to create a formidable backfield for the Saints.

9.Kansas City Chiefs: Edge Keldric Faulk, Auburn

Kansas City rarely picks this high and needs more dynamic playmakers. With the top receivers off the board, they opt for one of the youngest prospects in the class with inside-out versatility on the defensive line. Faulk lacks the numbers of other rushers but could grow into a difference-maker.

10.Cincinnati Bengals: S Caleb Downs, Ohio State

Downs is at worst the third-best prospect in this class, the best safety prospect since Kyle Hamilton. He's a force multiplier on the back end who can do it all. His versatility and talent should improve the Bengals' defense.

11.Miami Dolphins: CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee

Miami's secondary outplayed its talent in 2025 and needs an upgrade in 2026. McCoy's mix of athleticism, ball production and scheme versatility makes him a top cornerback choice in this class. He'd be a welcome upgrade on the back end.

12.Dallas Cowboys: CB Mansoor Delane, LSU

With McCoy off the board, Dallas goes for the other top corner in the class. Delane lacks elite athleticism but makes up for it by being one of the top technicians at the position in the class. Quarterbacks just avoided him entirely in college and he'd help what was the worst pass defense in the league last season.

13.Los Angeles Rams(fromAtlanta): WR Makai Lemon, USC

There are many directions the Rams could go with their extra first-round pick. In Lemon, Los Angeles could have a ready-made slot weapon to complement Puka Nacua as Davante Adams ages. Lemon's always earning extra yards and excels at finding weaknesses in zone coverage.

14.Baltimore Ravens: DT Peter Woods, Clemson

Baltimore brought Jesse Minter in to upgrade the defense as he'd done with the Chargers for the last two years. Woods has plenty of talent and was viewed as a top-five prospect entering the 2025 college football season but struggled with consistency. If Minter and his staff can get the most out of him, Baltimore's defense has a building block for the future.

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15.Tampa Bay Buccaneers: LB CJ Allen, Georgia

All due respect to Lavonte David but he's entering his age-36 season in 2026. Tampa Bay needs a succession plan after investing in the secondary last year. Allen's a sideline-to-sideline linebacker and one of the surest tacklers in the class.

16. New York Jets (fromIndianapolis): WR Denzel Boston, Washington

New York may wait until Day 2 to take a shot at quarterback and instead continue to build up the offense around him. Boston is a big-bodied contested-catch outside receiver with red-zone upside. He's not a vertical threat but would provide immediate value for what was the league's worst passing offense in 2025.

17.Detroit Lions: OT Francis Mauigoa, Miami (FL)

Detroit has its pick of offensive linemen here with Mauigoa as our prediction. The Miami tackle spent most of his career on the right side but may have a higher ceiling at guard. That'd be fine for the Lions, who could use an upgrade on the interior.

18.Minnesota Vikings: CB Avieon Terrell, Clemson

Minnesota retained Brian Flores during this hiring cycle and should reward him with a top investment in the secondary. Terrell is slightly undersized but plays bigger than his frame with a penchant for forcing turnovers either in coverage or run defense (five forced fumbles in 2025).

19.Carolina Panthers: TE Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon

Tetairoa McMillan was a hit in Round 1 last year, and this year, Carolina keeps investing in the offense. Sadiq isn't a finished product but is one of the younger prospects in the class and a vertical threat at 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds.

20. Los Angeles Rams (from Dallas Cowboys viaGreen Bay): LB Sonny Styles, Ohio State

Trade details: Los Angeles sends No. 29 and No. 93 overall to Dallas for No. 20.

Dallas has two first-round picks but won't be on the clock again until the middle of the fourth round. This trade helps them pick up some value and the Rams get a premium talent at a position of need.

Styles entered the season as the No. 1 linebacker prospect and only dropped down because of Reese and Allen excelling. He's an elite athlete at 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds. The Rams have ignored linebacker for far too long in premium investment.

21.Pittsburgh Steelers: CB Brandon Cisse, South Carolina

Pittsburgh brought in former Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham for that role on Mike McCarthy's staff. He could mold the elite athlete Cisse into a solid outside cornerback opposite Joey Porter Jr. The former Gamecock has the frame and tools to develop with a solid foundation in press coverage.

22.Los Angeles Chargers: IOL Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State

Los Angeles' interior offensive line needs more help than most and it's hard to do better than Ioane. The Penn State product is the top pure-interior offensive line talent in the class with good athleticism and excellent physicality.

23.Philadelphia Eagles: OT Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

Philadelphia could use help on the interior as well. Proctor's an outlier athlete for his size (6-foot-7, 360 pounds), reminiscent of Mekhi Becton who had a standout year as a guard for Philadelphia. Proctor could start there before eventually transitioning to tackle.

24. Cleveland Browns (fromJacksonville): QB Ty Simpson, Alabama

Cleveland has a new coach and offensive play-caller in Todd Monken, with many questions at quarterback. By getting Simpson, the Browns offer another option at the position. Simpson looked like the top quarterback in the country for some of 2025 before Alabama fell off down the stretch. The son of UT-Martin head coach Jason Simpson, he should impress in interviews.

25.Chicago Bears: DT Christen Miller, Georgia

Chicago's secondary stepped up in the playoffs but the unit as a whole can't rely on turnover luck once again in 2026. Miller's anchor and strength as both a run defender and pass rusher at 6-foot-4 and 305 pounds stand out in a class full of run-stuffing nosetackles.

26.Buffalo Bills: WR KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

Buffalo promoted Joe Brady to head coach to ensure offensive stability. They build on that by getting one of the most dynamic wide receivers in the class in Concepcion. The Aggies wideout is a threat in the open field with immediate value as a returner.

27.San Francisco 49ers: Edge T.J. Parker, Clemson

San Francisco is ecstatic to see Parker fall all the way to their pick at No. 27. He's a physical force off the edge at 6-foot-3 and 265 pounds. Like many Clemson defenders, he underperformed in 2025. The 49ers' staff could maximize his potential to reach his high ceiling.

28.Houston Texans: OT Caleb Tiernan, Northwestern

Houston's offensive line improved down the stretch but quarterback C.J. Stroud struggled as the unit continued to be a weak point on the offense. Tiernan's a steady presence in pass protection at 6-foot-7 and 325 pounds. He hasn't missed a snap in four years of college action.

29. Dallas Cowboys (from Los Angeles Rams): Edge Cashius Howell, Texas A&M

Dallas moved back with Los Angeles and adds another edge rusher to the rotation. Howell has some run defense concerns at 6-foot-2 and 250 pounds but has the athleticism and bend to have a high floor as a pass rusher. He'd be a solid complement to 2025 second-round pick Donovan Ezeiruaku.

30.Denver Broncos: Edge LT Overton, Alabama

Denver could lose John Franklin-Myers in free agency and investing on the defensive line could ease that loss. Overton is a tweener at 6-foot-5 and 278 pounds but could find his spot alongside the likes of Zach Allen and Malcolm Roach.

31.New England Patriots: DT Kayden McDonald, Ohio State

Khyiris Tonga will be a free agent this offseason and McDonald could be a solid replacement. The Ohio State product is a powerful presence on the interior thanks to his size (6-foot-3, 330 pounds) and play strength.

32.Seattle Seahawks: CB Chris Johnson, San Diego State

This may be a bit of a reach now, but it could change by April. Johnson may be overlooked due to where he played, but he has prototypical size at 6-foot and 195 pounds. He's an NFL-caliber athlete with ball production who could fill holes on the Seahawks' defense with multiple pending free agents.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:2026 NFL mock draft: Rams, Cowboys make trade in pre-Super Bowl mock

Why? Well, the formerBlue Devilspoint guard started a Tar Heels chant during Saturday's pregame show inside Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina ahead of Saturday night's top-15 rankedmen's college basketballmatchup between the Tobacco Road rivals.

"I just want to witness this for one second because I usually never do this," Williams said before starting the chant while next to formerDukecenter Jay Bilas.

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Bilas, perhaps speaking on behalf of former Duke players, was rather blunt with his response.

"What a suck up," Bilas said.

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The Blue Devils head into Saturday's top-15 matchup looking for their fourth consecutive win over the Tar Heels, after sweeping the regular season series and picking up a win over UNC in the ACC Tournament semifinals last season.

Led by star freshman Cameron Boozer, Duke ranks No. 3 in the NET rankings with a 9-1 Quad 1 record, which is the second most Quad 1 wins — an important statistical used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee — in the country, only behind top-ranked Arizona.

The Tar Heels, led by their star freshman Caleb Wilson, find themselves ranked in the top 30 of the NET Rankings at No. 27. A win for Hubert Davis' squad would be a significant one, as it would give them just their fifth Quad 1 win of the season.

UNC and Duke are slated for a 6:30 p.m. ET tip-off on Saturday in Chapel Hill.

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Kim Kardashianrecently fronted Complex Magazine's February 2026 cover, using the opportunity to don a variety of creative clothing styles, one of which involved using atowel as a top. The post garnered the attention of her followers, who headed to the comments section to express admiration.

Kim Kardashian stuns in new pictures

Check out Kim Kardashian using a black towel as a top in the Instagram post below.

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As seen in the first and eighth photos above, Kardashian left a good portion of her upper body uncovered. She held the towel in such a way that it revealed her midriff and cleavage. The towel covered her shoulders, and she held it while posing. The All's Fair star completed her look with black stretch pants and fingerless gloves, which she ditched for the eighth photo.

Meanwhile, five photos show her in a pink sports jumpsuit with white stripes on the sides. Further, the other two photos show her in a top over which she wore two click belts, black stretch pants, and fingerless gloves.

Kardashian's post received positive reactions. "Beautiful," a user wrote. "Wow sis," another added. "So good Kim," yet another commented.

Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad onMandatory

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KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - When the Davydenko family woke up shivering through the night in their winter coats and hats, buried under several layers of duvets, they knew it was time to abandon their apartment in Kyiv.

Systematic Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid since October last year have left their ​12th-floor flat with no electricity for eight days and heating for almost two weeks.

In the meantime, nighttime temperatures plunged to minus 20 degrees Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit).

Parents Yuliia and Denys, both ‌40, packed up their belongings, along with their three young children, two cats and two dogs, and looked for an alternative place to sleep.

The choice fell on the family-owned Piggy Cafe Kyiv - with power supplied by a generator and heating - ‌where customers are allowed to pet seven small pigs to unwind from the stresses of war.

After the last customer leaves and the cafe shuts for the day, Yuliia and Denys roll out the mattresses and make up a bed on the floor for sons Maksym, 11, and Tymofiy, six, and two-year-old daughter Stephanie.

"The point when we decide to leave Kyiv again would be when Russian troops are 10-12 km from the city. That's it," Yuliia told Reuters reporters who spent three days with the family to document how they coped with extreme cold amid the air raids.

The Davydenkos had left the country early on in ⁠the invasion when Russian forces closed on the capital in 2022. ‌Since returning from Europe, they are resolute in their intention to stay.

Such defiance is common across Kyiv and Ukraine, where many residents say they will never leave their land, a sentiment fuelling President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's push against maximalist Russian demands in ongoing peace talks.

Now, in the evening, the cats, dogs and ‍pigs roam around the coffee shop until settling down into their own beds for the night - and even sometimes snuggle up with the family.

BRAVING FREEZING TEMPERATURES

But there is little escape from the bitter cold, which seeps into everything.

In the apartment in the Troieshchyna district in Kyiv's northeast, which the family returns to every few days, laundry takes days to dry, and even then it feels damp. It's often too cold to sit on a ​toilet. A shower is out of the question.

On a recent visit, the temperature in the kitchen was 2 C (35.6 F) and ice was forming on the inside of the window. Condensation came ‌from their mouths as the couple spoke.

As a treat, the Davydenkos visited a sauna, to the delight of the children for whom the upheaval still has the excitement of an adventure.

"Maksym likes it," Denys joked about their new reality. "He actually says that at home we have to do household chores. Now there's no dish-washing, cleaning, walking the dogs. So he is happy about that."

Back at home, the family can't cook proper meals. In the coffee shop, it's marshmallows in cocoa and takeaways for sustenance.

With their own business and access to full-day education for their sons, the Davydenkos are better off than many in Kyiv.

Waves of Russian attacks over the past four months left hundreds of thousands without electricity and water, making this the most devastating winter since the war started for the city's ⁠three million people.

Some are leaving, some are forced to brave near-freezing temperatures at home while others are relying ​on friends or the shelter of giant heated tents set up around the city.

Russia denies targeting civilians and says its ​missile and drone attacks are aimed at degrading Ukraine's military. Yet the raids have inflicted mass civilian casualties.

BIGGER BOMBARDMENT? 'NO BIG DEAL'

Russian strikes on Ukraine's power grid are nothing new. But this winter the scale is greater and temperatures are lower.

After a particularly heavy attack on January 20, 5,635 apartment blocks – or almost half ‍of the total number in Kyiv - lost heating, infrastructure ⁠ministry data shows. At one point about one million customers were disconnected from the grid simultaneously, according to an industry source.

The Davydenkos' property is located just 4 km away from a major thermal power plant, which has been a primary target for Russian attacks since the autumn of 2025.

Despite intensifying bombardments, the Davydenkos hope for better while preparing for worse.

"No ⁠big deal," said Yuliia when asked for their plan. "We will set up a wood stove."

On the morning of Reuters' last day with the family, Russia fired 71 missiles and 450 drones at Ukraine in one of the biggest single ‌barrages of the war. Much of that firepower was concentrated on Kyiv's energy system again.

Yuliia and Denys said they woke up to the sound of explosions and ‌rattling windows. The heating was gone in the cafe as well.

(Editing by Mike Collett-White and Pravin Char)

Pakistan Shiite Mosque Blast

The regionalIslamic State affiliate, known as Islamic State in Pakistan, claimed responsibility in a statement posted on its Amaq News Agency. It said the attacker arrived opened fire on security guards who tried to stop him at the main gate and detonated his explosive vest after reaching the mosque's inner gate.

The Islamic State group suggested it viewed the Pakistani Shiites as legitimate targets, calling them a "human reservoir" that provided recruits to Shiite militias fighting the Islamic State in Syria.

Friday's mosque bombing was the deadliest in Islamabad since a 2008 suicide bombing at the Marriott Hotel that killed 63 people and wounded more than 250. In November, a suicide bomber struck outside a court in the capital, killing 12 people.

The latest attack comes as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government has had to deal with a surge in militant attacks across Pakistan. According to Pakistani authorities, the attacker was a Pakistani national who had recently traveled to Afghanistan.

Authorities said several suspects, including the brother, mother and other relatives of the bomber, were arrested during overnight raids in Islamabad and in northwestern Pakistan, and that a police officer was killed in the operation.

More than 2,000 grief-stricken mourners gathered as coffins of those killed were brought to the mosque for funerals. Senior government officials and leaders of the Shiite community were among those who attended the funerals for about a dozen victims. Funerals of other victims were to be held in their home towns.

IS is a Sunni group that has targeted Pakistan's Shiite minority in the past, apparently seeking to stoke sectarian divisions in the majority Sunni country. In 2022 it claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that struck aShiite Muslim mosquein Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least 56 and wounding 194.

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Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asiftold reporters Friday that the attack signaled that Pakistan-based militants operating from Afghanistan could strike even in the capital.

His remarks drew a sharp response from Afghanistan's Taliban government.

In a statement, Afghanistan's Defense Ministry condemned the mosque attack in Islamabad but said the Pakistani defense minister had "irresponsibly" linked it to Afghanistan. Pakistan has frequently accused Afghanistan, where the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, of harboring militants, including members of the Pakistani Taliban. Kabul denies the accusations.

The attack also drew condemnation from the international community, including the United States, Russia and the European Union.

Prime Minister Sharif said he was grateful for the messages of sympathy and support received "from across the globe" following what he called a "heart-wrenching suicide attack in Islamabad." He said international support remained critical to Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts and vowed the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

Although Pakistan's capital has seen relatively few attacks compared with other regions, the country has experienced a recent rise in militant violence. Much of it has been blamed onBalochseparatistsand thePakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which is a separate group but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban.

Associated Press writers Samy Magdy in Cairo, Riaz Khan and Rasool Dawar in Peshawar, Pakistan, and Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, contributed to this story.

If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, he added.

"The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer and will probably put pressure on the parties precisely according to this schedule," Zelenskyy said, speaking to reporters on Friday. Zelenskyy's comments were embargoed until Saturday morning.

"And they say that they want to do everything by June. And they will do everything to end the war. And they want a clear schedule of all events," he said.

He said the U.S. proposed holding the next round of trilateral talks next week in their country for the first time, likely in Miami, Zelenskyy said. "We confirmed our participation," he added.

The latest deadline follows U.S.-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi that produced no breakthrough as the warring parties cling to mutually exclusive demands. Russia is pressing Ukraine to withdraw from the Donbas, where fighting remains intense — a condition Kyiv says it will never accept.