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Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love has the wheels to turn the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine into his Saquon Barkley moment.

Love, 20, has a projected 40-yard dash time in the 4.3s and electric athleticism, the kind of traits that could inspire a storybook showing in Indianapolis this week.

Love had 40 total touchdowns as the featured back for the Fighting Irish and is No. 2 on the Field Level Media Top 100 list of prospects in the 2026 draft.

Big-play speed is a major selling point for Love in the draft. He might not be the No. 2 overall pick -- where Barkley went to the Giants -- but he's very much in play as a top-10 projection because of the number of teams in that range with a need at the position.

The Arizona Cardinals (third overall), Tennessee Titans (fourth), New York Giants (fifth), Washington Commanders (seventh), New Orleans Saints (eighth) and Kansas City Chiefs (ninth) all have a case for taking Love if they believe he can be a key ingredient for their offense.

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Barkley weighed in at 233 pounds and ran a 4.4 40-yard dash with a 41-inch vertical and 29 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press at the 2018 combine.

Love's 40 time and vertical could beat Barkley, and his 10-yard split (1.54 for Barkley) could be blazing fast.

One of the recurring comparisons we're hearing for Love is Darren McFadden, the Arkansas blazer who ran 4.33 in 2008.

Virginia Tech running back Bhayshul Tuten was the fastest running back at the 2025 combine (4.32). He was selected 104th overall by the Jaguars.

--Field Level Media

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• Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman is expecting his fourth baby with wife Chelsea

• The two announced the news on Instagram, revealing they're expecting another little one via surrogate

• The Freemans are already parents to sons Max and Brandon, 5, and Charlie, 9

Los Angeles Dodgers'Freddie Freemanand his wifeChelseaare going to be parents again!

On Sunday, Feb. 22, the MLB star, 36, and his wife, 34, announced they are expecting their fourth baby together in a post onInstagram. The couple, who is already parents to sons Max and Brandon, 5, and Charlie, 9, shared that they are expecting their newest little one via surrogate.

In the family photo, Chelsea could be seen wearing a black turtleneck and posing behind her three boys. Freddie stood next to her and smiled as their oldest, Charlie, held up a sonogram image. His brothers Max and Brandon wore matching white sweaters on either side of him.

"Worth the wait 🤍 Baby#4is on the way and our hearts are already so full," Chelsea and Freddie wrote in their joint caption. "We are incredibly grateful for the amazing woman helping bring our baby into our lives, and we're choosing to honor her privacy as we walk this chapter. What do you think… brother or sister? 🤍💙🩷."

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The couple has been open in the past about wanting to grow their family. In February 2021, Chelsea told ESPN that her husband had always wanted to be a dad.

"As long as I've known [Freddie], he said that since he was a little boy, he always knew he wanted to be a dad," Chelsea toldESPN. "As important as being a baseball player to him is, I think being a dad is even more important."

After getting married in 2014, Freddie and Chelsea welcomed their first child, Frederick Charles II (who goes by Charlie), in 2016. After struggling to get pregnant again, the couple decided to expand their family through surrogacy. Days before the embryo transfer, Chelsea found out she was pregnant, and the MLB star told ESPN that they were happily surprised to go "from one to three."

They welcomed son Brandon John in 2020 and son Maximus Turner two months later in 2021. Chelsea and Freddie lovingly refer to their youngest boys as "twins with a twist."

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In March, Chelsea spoke with PEOPLE abouther son Max's health scareafter she attended the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Texas to support her husband with her three sons. All three boys got sick, but Max ended up needing to be hospitalized. According to Chelsea, those hours were some of the "scariest of my life."

"Max coded at check-in, and all of a sudden we were surrounded by countless doctors and nurses," she said. "At this point, he was paralyzed from the neck down. His breathing was weak, and they were worried about his lungs collapsing, so they immediately needed to sedate him and reinforce his lungs with a ventilator."

The head of the ER was certain that Max had Guillain-Barré syndrome. According to theMayo Clinic, Guillain-Barré is a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves, resulting in weakness, numbness or paralysis.

"Max would need a lumbar puncture to confirm the diagnosis," Chelsea said, referring to a technique commonly known as a spinal tap. "The culture would take 48 hours, and Max would need a full-body MRI to rule out tumors, cancer and anything else. All words you never want to hear as a parent."

Both the MRI and the lumbar puncture came back as positive for Guillain-Barré syndrome. "It was the hardest eight days of our lives," Chelsea candidly admitted. "Maximus went from being one of the most critical patients in the PICU to getting discharged eight days later. The first few days were so scary — we were just praying for a miracle."

Later that month, Chelsea shared on her Instagram thather son Max was doing much better. "We had our 9 month neurologist check up for Max today. He is 80% recovered after today's assessment," Chelsea wrote over a sweet photo of Max at the doctor's office. "He had reflexes in both his knees and feet for the first time."

"He is finally above his pre GBS weight. He is still working hard in PT to build strength back in his legs & his feet (dorsiflexon) to improve. I cannot express how thankful I am for these improvements," she went on.

"Life has slowly started to feel more normal. I realize how precious health is now. It is everything. If you are a special needs parent I have no words for how incredible you are."

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VAIL, Colo. (AP) — American skierLindsey Vonnsays she nearly lost her left leg followinga frightening crashin the women's downhill at theMilan Cortina Olympics.

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Vonn shared inan Instagram poston Monday that her injuries went far beyond the complex tibia fracture in the leg she initially revealed after clipping a gate and sailing off course just 13 seconds into her run on Feb. 8.

The 41-year-old Vonn said the trauma from the crash led to compartment syndrome in the leg. Compartment syndrome involves excessive pressure building up inside a muscle, either from bleeding or swelling. High pressure restricts blood flow and can lead to permanent injury if not treated quickly.

"When you have so much trauma to one area of your body so that there's too much blood and it gets stuck and it basically crushes everything," Vonn said.

Vonn credited Dr. Tom Hackett, an orthopedic surgeon who works for Vonn and Team USA, for conducting a fasciotomy to salvage her leg.

"He filleted it open (and) let it breathe, and he saved me," she said.

Vonn noted that Hackett was only in Cortina because she was competingafter tearing the ACLin her left knee shortly before the Olympics.

"If I hadn't had done that, Tom wouldn't have been there (and he) wouldn't have been able to save my leg," she said.

Vonn, who said she has been discharged from the hospital, also broke her right ankle in the crash.

"It has been quite the journey and by far the most extreme and painful and challenging injury I've ever faced in my entire life times 100," she said.

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Vonn underwent multiple surgeries during a week-long stay at a hospital in Treviso, Italy, following the accident. She credited both Hackett and Italian doctors for their efforts to repair her leg, which she said was "in pieces" following the accident.

She says she struggled with pain and blood loss in the immediate aftermath and had to receive a transfusion to help raise her hemoglobin levels.

Vonn, who said she is "very much immobile," is confined to a wheelchair at the moment, but has turned her attention to her rehab and is working her way toward being able to use crutches. She estimated it will take about a year for the bones in her left leg to heal. Only after that will doctors be able to go in and repair the torn ACL, which played no role in the crash.

"It's going to be a long road," she said. "I always fight and we keep going."

Vonn stressed she had "no regrets" about her comeback following a six-year retirement or her decision to ski at the Olympics despite the knee injury.

"I wish it had ended differently, but I'd rather go down swinging than not try at all," said Vonn, who was atop the World Cup series rankings in the downhill when she arrived in Cortina. "I think what I was able to achieve was more than anyone expected to begin with. ... This year was incredible and so worth everything."

She likened her injuries to "one blip on the radar." She did not go into any sort of detail about her competitive career, though her father,Alan Kildow, told The Associated Pressshortly after the accident he would like her to retire.

"Life is life and we have to take the punches that come," Vonn said. "Going to do the best I can with this one. It really knocked me down. But I'm like Rocky. I'll just keep getting back up."

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MILAN (AP) — AC Milan lost more ground to city rival Inter Milan after a 1-0 loss to Parma at home on Sunday in a match which saw Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek hospitalized after a collision with the Parma goalkeeper.

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Loftus-Cheek was struck on the head after colliding with Edoardo Corvi after a cross into the area about 10 minutes into the match at San Siro.

The 30-year-old Loftus-Cheek had a bloodied face while being treated on the field. He was stretchered off with a neck and head brace, and later taken to hospital.

Italian media reports said the England international and former Chelsea player sustained broken teeth and was being examined for head trauma.

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"Our thoughts are with him," Parma coach Carlos Cuesta said.

Mariano Troilo scored with a header off a corner in the 80th minute to give Parma the win. The goal was initially disallowed for a foul but the call was reversed after video review.

Milan had entered the match looking to cut its gap to Inter to seven points. Inter moved 10 points clear with a2-0 victory at Leccefor its seventh straight league win on Saturday.

Milan had already lost points at home in a 1-1 draw against Como on Wednesday.

It was the third win in a row for Parma, which is in 12th place.

Other results

Fourth-place Roma opened a four-point gap to fifth-place Juventus. Roma scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 home win against 16th-place Cremonese, which has lost 12 consecutive matches.Roma is tied on points with third-place Napoli.Seventh-place Atalanta scored two second-half goals to rally to a 2-1 win over third-place Napoli at home. It was Atalanta's third straight league win. Napoli hasn't won in three consecutive matches in all competitions.Genoa beat Torino 3-0 at home to end a three-game winless streak. Torino, which played the entire second half with 10 men, hasn't won in four straight matches in all tournaments.___AP soccer:https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Fourth-place Roma opened a four-point gap to fifth-place Juventus. Roma scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 home win against 16th-place Cremonese, which has lost 12 consecutive matches.

Roma is tied on points with third-place Napoli.

Seventh-place Atalanta scored two second-half goals to rally to a 2-1 win over third-place Napoli at home. It was Atalanta's third straight league win. Napoli hasn't won in three consecutive matches in all competitions.

Genoa beat Torino 3-0 at home to end a three-game winless streak. Torino, which played the entire second half with 10 men, hasn't won in four straight matches in all tournaments.

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Snow is piling up rapidly and powerful winds are making the situation worse for tens of millions in the Northeast as Winter Storm Hernando enters its second day, making travel impossible across much of the heavily populated region.

Power outages continue to spike and entire cities are shut down today, and we have all the latest news and updates for you to track the storm as it intensifies off the East Coast. Stay with us all day and refresh this page frequently so you can see the latest information.

(MORE:What To Expect From Hernando|Maps Tracker Page)

(06:06 a.m. EST) Flight Cancellations Surge Past 10,000

According toFlightAware data, there have been more than 10,000 flights canceled from yesterday through tomorrow in the U.S., virtually all of them in the path of Winter Storm Hernando. That includes more than 5,300 flights today alone.

Another 1,300 flights have already been canceled for tomorrow, so if you have flight plans, it's best to check (frequently) with your airline, especially if you'll be flying into or out of the Northeast.

(05:55 a.m. EST) We're Dealing With 'Heart-Attack Snow'

From digital meteorologistCaitlin Kaiser:

With temperatures hovering around or just below freezing, this relatively "warmer" air can hold a lot more moisture. This means the snow that is falling is heavier and wetter, which earns its nickname "heart-attack snow" for a reason.

The heavier the snow, the more strain it puts on your cardiovascular system when you're trying to shovel. So, you'll want to take extra care before heading out.

Read moreon heart-attack snow and how to stay safe while shoveling.

(05:17 a.m. EST) It's Officially A Bomb Cyclone

With a drop in central pressure of about 40 millibars in 12 hours, this nor'easter has gone above and beyond to meet the criteria of a bomb cyclone. In fact, it achieved the requirement in about nine hours.

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To read more about what criteria must be met for a storm to "bomb out,"click here.

(05:00 a.m. EST) Scenes From A Snow-Dusted Times Square

(04:39 a.m. EST) Power Outages Spike To More Than 250,000

As expected with a windy nor'easter that's dumping heavy snow, power outages are rising rapidly. According toPowerOutage.us, these states have the lion's share of the quarter-million homes and businesses currently in the dark amif frigid conditions:

- New Jersey: 103,000 customers

- Delaware: 68,000

- Maryland: 33,000

(04:15 a.m. EST) Top Snow Totals To Start The Morning

Winter Storm Hernando really raged overnight. Here are the highest snow totals from this storm, which continues to rapidly escalate, so far:

- Freehold, New Jersey: 17.9 inches

- Mount Holly, New Jersey: 16.2 inches

- South Jersey Regional Airport: 15.3 inches

To see Sunday's live coverage as it played out,read the full recap here.

By Philip Blenkinsop

(Reuters) - The European Commission demanded on Sunday that the United States stick to the terms of an EU-U.S. trade deal reached last year, after ‌the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's global tariffs and he responded with new levies ‌across the board.

The Commission, which negotiates trade policy on behalf of the 27 EU member states, said Washington must provide "full clarity" ​on the steps it intends to take following the court ruling.

After the court struck down Trump's global tariffs on Friday, the U.S. president announced temporary, across-the-board tariffs of 10%, which he then hiked to 15% a day later.

"The current situation is not conducive to delivering 'fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial' transatlantic trade and investment, as agreed ‌to by both sides" in the joint ⁠statement setting out the terms of last year's trade agreement, the Commission said. "A deal is a deal."

The comments were far more strongly worded than the Commission's initial ⁠response on Friday, which had said only that it was studying the outcome of the Supreme Court decision and keeping in contact with the U.S. administration.

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Last year's trade deal set a 15% U.S. tariff rate for most ​EU goods, ​apart from those covered by other sectoral tariffs such ​as on steel. It also allowed zero ‌tariffs on some products such as aircraft and spare parts. The EU agreed to remove import duties on many U.S. goods and withdrew a threat to retaliate with higher levies.

It is not clear whether Trump's new 15% tariffs supersede the EU-U.S. deal. If they do, the EU's zero tariff exemptions could disappear. The new tariffs could also be placed on top of pre-existing 'most-favoured-nation' U.S. duties, which is not the case ‌under the EU-U.S. deal.

Furthermore, the comparative advantage the EU had ​with a 15% tariff would appear to have disappeared as ​even countries without a deal face that ​rate.

Trade policy monitor Global Trade Alert estimates that the EU as a whole will ‌be 0.8 percentage points worse off, with Italy ​facing an extra 1.7 ​percentage points of U.S. tariffs.

"In particular, EU products must continue to benefit from the most competitive treatment, with no increases in tariffs beyond the clear and all-inclusive ceiling previously agreed," the EU ​executive said, adding that unpredictable tariffs ‌were disruptive and undermined confidence across global markets.

It said that EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic ​had discussed the issue with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard ​Lutnick on Saturday.

(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop;Editing by Peter Graff)

By Jack Kim and Kyu-seok Shim

North Korea ruling Workers' Party re-elects Kim Jong Un as general secretary, KCNA says

SEOUL, Feb 23 (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling Workers' Party re-elected Kim Jong Un as general secretary at a party congress ‌meeting on Sunday, state media said, a move seen as underlining his ‌absolute grip on power and greater confidence over domestic stability.

In a report published on Monday, KCNA state news ​agency credited Kim with raising the prestige of the country, placing it globally on a solid footing to pursue its revolutionary crusade and hardening the military "into an elite and powerful army."

Under his leadership, "the war deterrence of the country with the nuclear forces as its ‌pivot has been radically improved," ⁠KCNA said in the laudatory report of the fourth day of the congress' proceedings.

The reaffirmation of his authority "amounts to a declaration that Kim ⁠Jong Un has ended the regime's 'crisis‑management mode' and entered a phase of confident, stable long‑term rule," Lim Eul-chul, an expert on North Korea at Kyungnam University, said.

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The delegates also elected ​members of ​the party Central Committee and adopted revisions to ​the party rules, KCNA said. It ‌did not provide details of the changes to the party charter, but some senior officials appeared to be dropped from the committee.

Former Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong, Supreme People's Assembly Standing Committee Chairman Choe Ryong Hae, and a top party military official, Ri Pyong Chol, were among those who were sidelined in a likely change of the ‌old guard, analysts said.

There has been no sign ​of Kim's teenage daughter, known as Ju Ae, attending ​the conference so far, amid speculation ​she is being groomed to succeed her father as leader. The ‌ninth iteration of the party congress, normally ​held every five ​years for several days, opened on Thursday with 5,000 delegates and is being watched by South Korea for any revelation of new domestic and external policy directions.

There ​have been no signs ‌of significant policy initiatives so far, the sessions focusing on having overcome an ​economic crisis and progress made under the Party's leadership.

(Reporting by Jack Kim; ​editing by Diane Craft and Stephen Coates)