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American star Brenna Huckaby eyes fourth Paralympic gold medal in Milan after leg amputation at age 14
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United States Paralympic snowboarder Brenna Huckaby is preparing for her third Paralympic Games.
Huckaby, 29, has had incredible success as she is a four-time Paralympic medalist, winning three gold medals and one bronze. She won two gold medals in her Paralympic debut in Pyeongchang in 2018 in banked slalom and snowboard cross.
In Beijing in 2022, she won gold in the banked slalom again, while earning bronze in the snowboard cross.
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Brenna Huckaby poses for a photo during the U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the 2026 Milan Olympic Winter Games at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)
However, Huckaby’s journey to success on the slopes has been one of triumph in the face of a lot of adversity.
At age 14, Huckaby was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, and she had to have her right leg amputated. Her athletic career began as a competitive gymnast, but the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native turned to snowboarding after the amputation.
As Huckaby prepares to compete again in Italy, she said one of her favorite memories along the journey was crossing the finish line in 2018 and seeing her family.
“One of the biggest (memories) right now though is the 2018 Games — first gold and crossing the finish line and getting to hug my family. I am really looking forward to having a similar experience at (these) games knowing that my family will be there,” Huckaby told Fox News Digital in a recent interview with Hershey’s, celebrating happiness as the real gold.
“Like, to me, I feel like we’ve already won just knowing that I get to share this experience with them. We weren’t able to do that in China. So I’m very excited to be able to do that here.”
In addition to being a four-time Paralympic medalist and five-time world champion gold medalist, Huckaby is also a mother of two. She gave birth to her daughter Lilah in 2016 and gave birth to her second daughter Sloan in 2020.
Huckaby said balancing being a mom while also snowboarding at an elite level and the training that entails can be challenging and takes a lot of self-compassion.
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Team USA Paralympic snowboarding hopeful Brenna Huckaby during the 2018 U.S. Olympic Summit at the Grand Summit Hotel in Park City, Utah, on Sep. 27, 2017. (Jeff Swinger/USA TODAY Sports)
“Balance is always so hard, I feel like. I don’t know if that’s even the right word for it because it’s definitely uneven a lot of the time. But I think it’s having, you know, a lot of compassion for yourself because you’re not always going to get it right, but also, you know, recognizing, hey, I’m not always going to get this right. So, how can I take a step back, pause, see, where I’m needed right now, and then make those harder decisions of right now my focus is with my family, which means I can’t put in that little extra time that maybe some of my competitors can,” Huckaby said.
“And also when it’s crunch time, knowing, okay, hey family, I love you so much, but right now I got to go focus on my sport. I think it’s the hardest part is having to be your own boss to tell you what to do. I think it could be a lot easier to have somebody waving a finger and you’re like, ‘Oh, sorry. I got to go, big boss is telling me.’ But having to be the, you know, the ‘bad guy’ in those situations of having to leave your family can be tough. So having a lot of self-compassion for yourself and knowing like you know you’re doing the best you can um and that’s the best you can do.”
Huckaby said now that her kids are old enough to retain memories, with Lilah being 9 years old and Sloan being 5 years old, she hopes that they remember her journey, that they are worth putting the work in for when they bet on themselves.
“I think right now if my kids are nine and five, so they’re older enough to kind of retain and see what I’m doing and and make some choices for themselves. I hope they see that like it’s not always easy, but when we make the the choice to bet on ourselves, we’re worth putting the work in for,” Huckaby said.
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Brenna Huckaby poses for a photo during the U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the 2026 Milan Olympic Winter Games at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)
“We’re worth taking that time. And it’s not always motivating, and it’s going to feel grindy, but in those moments, that’s where you grow as a person and saying yes to yourself and betting on yourself. And I also they know that like sometimes I’m scared to drop into a course, and sometimes I’m scared to be next to the other riders, but that true bravery is doing things even though you’re scared. And so I hope that they see that and gain are able to apply that and gain their own self-confidence.”
Huckaby has said a “core focus” of hers has been to enjoy the process, because that is the only part of the journey that is guaranteed.
“I would say, over the last eight years of, you know, finding a way to enjoy the process because that’s the only part that’s guaranteed. We don’t know if we’re going to win gold. We don’t know if we’ll, you know, we don’t even know if we’ll make it to the game sometimes. And so, how can I make this process and this journey worth it?” Huckaby said.
“For me, it’s taking a moment, a pause, even if it’s just for 30 seconds, to appreciate how far I’ve come, and where I’m at. And a lot of the times I do that on the mountains, and I look out and I see the other peaks and the trees, and I’m able to remind myself like, yeah, things are good. So, it’s just taking a tiny little pause and that’s where happiness is found.”
While being a mother who is training to be a world-class snowboarder, Huckaby also was on the front lines orchestrating an inclusivity campaign.
Olympic athlete Brenna Huckaby, a para snowboarding athlete, speaks with media during the U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the 2026 Milan Olympic Winter Games at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
The Paralympic qualification guide excluded the lower limb LL1 category, and Huckaby took legal action to fight for her right to compete in medal events that are limited to less-impaired athletes.
Huckaby said that fighting for her right to compete was a hard time, but also a reminder that her journey is bigger than herself.
“That was a that was a hard time, it was really hard to find moments of happiness,” Huckaby said with a smile. “But I think one of the things that I that really came out of that for me is I’ve always said it’s way easier to fight for other people than it is myself. And that was one thing that was really hard because I felt like I was advocating for myself. But truly, what came out of that was a reminder that this has always been bigger than myself.”
“It’s about those kids and even adults that are going through limb loss and life-changing experiences. Like, they deserve to see themselves represented in every single scenario. And for me, seeing above the knee amputee women in snowboarding, that was life-changing for me. And so, how can we make sure that that continues so that we have future generations of people believing in themselves.”
Huckaby was the first Paralympian to ever be on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which was another moment she said was bigger than herself.
“I would say similar (to fighting for her classification) for sure, I know this is bigger than me. And for me it I felt like I was doing it for the 14-year-old version of me who had no hair, had just lost her leg, and questioning whether or not I would ever be seen as beautiful, as lovable, as, worthy and yeah, it was scary. But I’m so glad that I did it,” Huckaby said.
Huckaby said that representing the United States is a big role to fill and will do everything in her power to represent well.
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Four-time Paralympic medalist eats a Hershey’s chocolate bar. (Hershey’s)
The 29-year-old said that Hershey’s happiness as the real gold campaign stood out to her because the moments of happiness throughout the process are what matter most.
“When I had learned about the happiness is the real gold campaign, I just was immediately sold because That is something that I’ve been trying to really implement into my journey of like how can I make sure that you know at the end of the day win or lose everything has been worth it and for me it’s been you know finding those moments of happiness and joy and also knowing that that’s the true process that’s the life that’s lived throughout the journey and that’s what’s most important,” Huckaby said.
Families play an essential role in every athlete’s journey, and in each moment throughout the process finding happiness in the grind is what endures.
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska and men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg have agreed to a three-year contract extension after he guided the Cornhuskers to a school-record 15 wins in Big Ten Conference play.
The school announced the deal Monday, days before the league tournament begins with Nebraska as the No. 2 seed. Hoiberg is now under contract through the 2031-32 season. He previously signed a two-year extension in 2024.
“Fred has built this program step by step, and his leadership has Nebraska positioned to continue to compete at a high level in the Big Ten Conference and nationally,” athletic director Troy Dannen said in a statement. “Fred is one of the most respected coaches in the country by his peers, and his success has been recognized throughout the college basketball world.”
The Huskers, who have won 20-plus games in three consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, enter the Big Ten Tournament with a 26-5 record. The team reached a program-best No. 5 national ranking in January.
“We have a long family history with the University of Nebraska, and the support we have received over the last seven years is truly remarkable,” Hoiberg said. “We are blessed with world-class facilities, but the people are what make Nebraska special. Our goal is to continue building a program that our fans can embrace and have pride in because it represents the values of Nebraska.”
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Ex-Jets linebacker, charged with first-degree murder, allegedly consulted ChatGPT about cover-up
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Darron Lee, the New York Jets’ former first-round pick, allegedly consulted ChatGPT about how to “cover up” the murder of his ex-partner, who he allegedly stabbed to death last month.
Prosecutors said Lee, 31, allegedly tried to use AI to help carry out the brutal murder of Gabriella Carvalho Perpétuo, who was found dead in a home in Ooltewah, Tennessee, during a preliminary hearing on Monday, per WCTV.
Prosecutors read aloud the prompt that Lee allegedly sent to ChatGPT.
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Former New York Jets linebacker Darron Lee, 31, was arrested by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 6, 2025 and charged with first degree murder and tampering with fabricating evidence. (Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com/Hamilton Country Sheriff’s Office)
“Don’t know what to do right now,” he allegedly wrote to the chat bots. “Fiancée did her crazy thing again and now she’s messed up, I wake up and she has two swollen eyes (I didn’t do anything, self inflicted) she stabbed herself, slit her eye? Idk but she isn’t waking up or responding, what do I do?”
The chat bot responded, saying, “Got it. Here’s exactly what [redacted] is the safest way to handle it without framing it as “police trouble,” according to WDEF.
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Lee continued the conversation with ChatGPT, asking if someone who has slipped and fell could suffer “puncture wounds.”
“Yeah – it can happen**, but there’s [redacted] to make,” the bot responded. “Can a slip-and-fall cause puncture wounds? Yes, but usually only under specific conditions?”
District Attorney Coty Wamp said to the court that Lee was using ChatGPT as a “legal adviser,” having “dozens of conversations” over a two-day span where he detailed what he allegedly did.
Darron Lee (50) of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off the field before a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on Nov. 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
“He asks how to cover it up. He asks what to say to 911,” Wamp added.
Judges ordered Lee be held without bond last month, as he faces a first-degree murder charge in this case. He also faces a charge of tampering with or fabricating evidence.
Wamp made it clear last month that there was no final decision concerning the pursuit of the death penalty, but he did cite factors that could result in the case becoming eligible for capital punishment.
“Mr. Lee was in a home with a female (who) was, for lack of a better term, beaten to death,” Wamp said in court last month, arguing for the judge to withhold bond. “And the explanation that he gave doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Det. Brian Lockhart detailed the home they found Perpétuo in.
“A lot of stuff in the living room. The deceased was in the floor lying on her back. There was blood going up the staircase. On the hand railing there was blood. On the walls, there was blood. On the floor in the living room there was blood. On the floor in the hallway and the stairs.”
The detective added that he was present during the autopsy, which found the potential cause of death was blunt force trauma homicide.
Darron Lee (50) of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on from the bench during a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sept. 29, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
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Authorities carrying out a search warrant found multiple types of trauma to the woman’s body, including a stab wound to her abdomen, an apparent human bite mark on her shoulder, a large bruise on her head, black eyes with heavy swelling and dried blood on her face and neck, according to the affidavit.
Lee was taken in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Jets, who played three seasons at linebacker following his time at Ohio State. He would later play with the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.
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- PSL 11 scheduled to run from March 26 to May 3.
- Gaddafi Stadium will host most number of matches.
- PCB allots reserve day for the PSL final on May 4.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday unveiled the complete fixtures for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, scheduled from March 26 to May 3.
The 11th edition of the tournament league will see eight teams, including two new entrants, Pindiz and Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen, playing a total of 44 matches in the 39-day event.
The tournament will commence with defending champions Lahore Qalandars taking on Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen at their home ground on March 26.
As per the schedule, each team will play a total of 10 matches, with the top four qualifying for the playoffs, comprising Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2, followed by the final, scheduled to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium on May 3.
Furthermore, the PCB has also allotted a reserve day for the final on May 4.
The PSL 11 will also feature six double-headers, out of which three will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium.
The landmark 11th edition will be played across six venues in Pakistan, with Faisalabad and Peshawar to host PSL matches for the first time, joining Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Rawalpindi.
Among the six venues, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will host the most number of matches (15), followed by Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium with 11, while Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium will host seven.
The iconic National Bank Stadium in Karachi will host six matches, while four matches will be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Peshawar’s Imran Khan Cricket Stadium to host one match – a day fixture between home side Peshawar Zalmi and Pindiz on March 28.
PSL 11 match schedule
March 27 – Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
March 28 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Rawalpindi Pindiz at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar
March 28 – Multan Sultans vs Islamabad United at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
March 29 – Quetta Gladiators vs Hyderabad Kingsmen at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
March 29 – Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
March 31 – Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 1 – Multan Sultans vs Hyderabad Kingsmen at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
April 2 – Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 2 – Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Karachi Kings at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 3 – Multan Sultans vs Lahore Qalandars at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
April 4 – Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 5 – Multan Sultans vs Quetta Gladiators at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
April 6 – Multan Sultans vs Rawalpindi Pindiz at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
April 8 – Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Peshawar Zalmi at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
April 9 – Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
April 9 – Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
April 10 – Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
April 11 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Lahore Qalandars at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
April 11 – Karachi Kings vs Hyderabad Kingsmen at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
April 12 – Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Islamabad United at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
April 13 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
April 15 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
April 16 – Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
April 16 – Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
April 17 – Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
April 18 – Lahore Qalandars vs Rawalpindi Pindiz at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
April 19 – Multan Sultans vs Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
April 19 – Quetta Gladiators vs Hyderabad Kingsmen at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
April 21 – Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
April 21 – Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Multan Sultans at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 22 – Karachi Kings vs Hyderabad Kingsmen at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
April 22 – Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 23 – Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Islamabad United at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 23 – Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
April 24 – Islamabad United vs Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 25 – Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
April 25 – Lahore Qalandars vs Hyderabad Kingsmen at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
April 26 – Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 26 – Islamabad United vs Multan Sultans at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 28 – Qualifier at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
April 29 – Eliminator 1 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
May 1 – Eliminator 2 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
May 3 – Final at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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