Mariska Hargitay shares sweet pic visiting Lindsey Vonn in the hospital after skier's Olympics crash

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Mariska Hargitaymade sure her "Galentine,"Lindsey Vonn,was feeling the love after the skier's crash cut herOlympicsrun short.

TheLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitstar visited Vonn in the hospital as she recovers from multiple surgeries to correct an injury sustained from her wipeout at the Olympics.

Vonn, 41, shared a sweet black-and-white photo on her Instagram Stories on Monday of Hargitay, 62, with her head pressed against hers as she lies in her hospital bed, along with three heart emojis. Hargitay reposted the pic on her account. In the photo (below), Vonn is all smiles while Hargitay has her eyes closed, holding Vonn's arm.

Vonn previously appeared in a 2010 episode ofLaw & Orderas a secretary, but it's unclear whether that's where they first met. However, their friendship has been apparent as Vonn supported Hargitay at the premiere of her documentary,My Mom Jayne, in June 2025, and Hargitay called Von her "Galentine" on social media over the weekend.

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"And sending a little love to my Galentine @lindseyvonn 😘," Hargitay wrote, and Von responded, "❤️ U!!!!!"

Hargitay also called Vonn a "superhero" in the comments on one of Vonn's social media posts about her injury.

Earlier this month, the Olympic skier was airlifted to a hospital after sustaining an injury in a crash. During the women's downhill event at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, the ski legend lost control over the opening traverse after cutting the line too tight.

Vonn wasseen spinning in the airbefore crashing and was subsequently heard screaming as medical personnel surrounded her. Within 15 minutes, Vonn was strapped to a gurney and flown away in a helicopter. She suffered a complex tibia fracture, in addition to a ruptured ACL in her left knee, which she tore nine days earlier while landing a jump in a World Cup race.

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During that previous run, shelost controland became tangled in the safety nets on the course. Vonn received medical attention at the site and later took to social media to clarify that despite rupturing her ACL and sustaining meniscus damage and bone bruising, she remained determined to compete in the Winter Games. However, her complex tibia fracture cut her Olympic run short.

The president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, Johan Eliasch, said that he would caution commentators against blaming her knee injury for the second crash.

"Knowing Lindsey, she knows her body, she knows her injuries, and she knows also what she's capable of," Eliasch said,perUSA Today. "Everybody had such high expectations. And yeah, it's tragic, but again, it's ski racing and accidents do happen."

Vonn debuted at the 2002 Olympics as a teenager. After winningthree Olympic medals— a gold for a downhill race in 2010 and two bronzes, for the Super-G in 2010 and downhill in 2018 — she retired in 2019 after suffering multiple knee injuries. Vonn announced her return in 2024, after undergoing a partial knee replacement to extend her career.

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Vonn's U.S. teammate, Breezy Johnson, the reigning world champion, ended up winning the 2026 women's downhill event.

In a Feb. 14 post, Vonn told her fans not to be "sad" for her despite how her Olympics comeback turned out.

"When I think back on my crash, I didn't stand in the starting gate unaware of the potential consequences. I knew what I was doing," she wrote. "I chose to take a risk. Every skier in that starting gate took the same risk. Because even if you are the strongest person in the world, the mountain always holds the cards."

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Cynthia Erivo Addresses Those Ariana Grande Romance Rumors and the "Strange Fascination" With Their Relationship

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• Cynthia Erivo addressed the long-running rumor that she and her Wicked co-star Ariana Grande are secretly in love.

• The Harriet actress called the speculation "strange."

• She also explained that platonic intimacy "sometimes just makes people uncomfortable."

Cynthia Erivois finally setting the record straight when it comes to the long-running rumor that she and herWickedco-starAriana Grandewere (slash are?) secretly in a relationship. Long story short: theHarrietactress finds all the speculation "strange."

"At first, I think people didn't understand how it was possible for two women to be friends—close—and not lovers," Erivo recently toldStylist. "...There was this strange fascination with the two of us, where people either thought we were putting it on for the cameras or that we were lovers."

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"I think it's because there's such little conversation around platonic female friendship that is deep and real, even though it exists everywhere," she added. "We're not used to seeing it on camera, in front of people."

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Erivo and Grande co-star as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, in theWickedfilm franchise. Setting aside the romance rumors, the pairdohave a famously intimate relationship, and their closeness has been well documented since the firstWickedpress tour back in 2024. This time last year, Grande revealed that fans even thought they had gone so far as tosecretly get married.

The "7 Rings" singer also made light about some of the romantic fan fiction between their two characters that she'd seen online. "I wish I could unsee some things," she said at the time. "I mean, wow, I had a feeling, but I didn't know it would be on this scale or this graphic."

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Elsewhere in Erivo's interview, meanwhile, the actress chalked up the speculation to the fact that their platonic intimacy might just be making some fans "uncomfortable," adding, "we aren't taught that those relationships are good for us."

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NFL’s Ronnie Hickman Attacked in New York City Hotel Lobby and Left with ‘Minor Injuries’

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• Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman was treated at the hospital for "minor injuries" after being assaulted by a group in the lobby of SIXTY LES hotel in New York City

• The attack took place in the early hours of Monday, Feb. 16, and Hickman was taken to the hospital for treatment

• The Browns confirmed that the incident had taken place in a statement, saying the NFL player was now "home resting with his family"

Cleveland Browns player Ronnie Hickman was the victim of an assault while in New York City.

The 24-year-old safety was reportedly attacked by four people while in the SIXTY LES hotel lobby in Manhattan early Monday, Feb. 16, according to theNew York Post.

Officers were dispatched to the hotel at around 4:35 a.m. local time on Monday. When the officers arrived, they were informed that "four unidentified individuals punched a 24-year-old male about the body following a verbal dispute," according to a New York Police Department (NYPD) statement shared with PEOPLE.

Following the incident, police say that the suspects fled the hotel in an "unknown direction" before the victim was transported to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition for treatment.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing, per the NYPD's statement.

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The Cleveland Browns confirmed the incident in a statement shared with the Post, saying, "Safety Ronnie Hickman was a victim of assault early Monday morning at a New York City hotel."

"Ronnie was treated for minor injuries at an area hospital after the incident, was later released, and is home resting with his family," the statement continued.

Hickman joined the Browns in 2023 and has played with the team since. During the 2025 NFL season, the team had a record of 5-12, failing to secure a spot in the playoffs leading up to the 2026 Super Bowl, which took place on Feb. 8 and saw the Seattle Seahawkssecure the winover the New England Patriots.

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The New Jersey native started each game that the team played this season, according toESPN. While he is expected to be a free agent ahead of the 2026 season, thePostreported that Hickman will likely return to play for the Browns again.

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Winter Olympics 2026: Pierre Crinon suspended by French hockey federation for fight with Canada's Tom Wilson

France's Pierre Crinonwas suspendedby the French Olympic ice hockey federation on Monday for his fight with Canada's Tom Wilson duringSunday's group play match.

Crinon, 30, is not allowed to play in the rest of the Olympic tournament. Yet at 0-3, France likely has only one more game remaining in Milan Cortina with Tuesday's qualification round matchup versus Germany.

Canada had a 10-2 lead with 6:59 remaining when Crinon hit Canadian forward Nathan McKinnon up hight. That prompted Wilson to retaliate against Crinon and the two tangled up near the French goal. Crinon quickly forced Wilson to the ice face-first. But after the referee pulled the French defenseman off, Wilson went back at Crinon for some pushing and shoving.

(A wider view of the fight can be seenin this BlueSky post.)

Both players eventually received five-minute penalties for fighting and were ejected for game misconduct. Neither infraction resulted in an automatic suspension and shortly after the match, SportsNet's Elliotte Friedman reported that both Crinon and Wilson would be allowed by the International Ice Hockey Federation to play in their teams' next games.

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Obviously, the French Olympic ice hockey federation felt differently.

Citing "the values ​​of every player wearing the French national team jersey, as well as their duty to set an example, particularly during the Olympic Games," Crinon was no longer allowed to play in the remainder of the Milan Cortina tournament.

"Pierre Crinon's provocative behavior upon leaving the ice, even though he had just been ejected from the game for fighting, constitutes a clear violation of the Olympic spirit and also undermines the values ​​of our sport,"Hockey France said in a statement.

"Therefore, in full agreement with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, the decision has been made not to authorize his participation in the upcoming game(s) of the Olympic tournament."

As the statement mentioned, Crinon could be seengoading on the Canadian supporters in the crowdat Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena while leaving the ice following his ejection.

France could advance to the qualification round with a win over Germany (1-2 in group play). If so, the French will face Slovakia in the next round. Regardless, Crinon will not be on the ice.

Canada (3-0) will play either Czechia or Denmark on Wednesday at 10:40 a.m. ET.

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Good game, bad dunk contest. The highs and lows of an eventful NBA All-Star weekend

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — If you still didn't like the NBA's newest All-Star Game format, you probably just don't like All-Star games.

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That seemed to be the sports sphere's consensus after the U.S.-against-the-world,round-robin tournamentSunday produced three thrilling mini-games and several impressive individual performances. Something about the setup compelled these stars to play their exhibition at a level much closer to real competition than usual.

"I think every team honestly wanted to win," said Phoenix's Devin Booker, a member of the victorious Stars team.

That's no small statement about an event that had become sports shorthand for pointless midseason pseudo-competition — a charade that wasted fans' time and produced unwatchable TV while players simply tried to get it over with.

That's precisely why the NBA implementedits fourth format in four years, creating a World team and two teams of Americans to play 12-minute games.

To the surprise of those who assumed this event was irredeemable, it actually worked for most people.

"I've been asking for it, fans have been asking for it, media have been asking for it, (and) I feel that after today, I think you all can see the competition is there," Karl-Anthony Towns said. "I think that we all brought it today, brought a sense of effort. I hope that the fans and all of you appreciate it."

An Americans-versus-everybody finale didn't materialize, however. Instead, the team of slightly younger Americans routed the team of slightly older Americans in an anticlimactic finale.

Even that finish had its entertaining points, though: "We're definitely one-up on the uncs right now," said a grinning Tyrese Maxey, who scored nine points in the final.

The NBA hasn't declared a format for next year's All-Star Game in Phoenix, and the World component has potential problems depending on how many international players are having All-Star-worthy seasons.

Several players, includingLeBron Jamesand Kawhi Leonard, said they still want a return to the classic East vs. West format — you know, the one that produced enough bad games to force the NBA to try something different in the first place.

It's tough to imagine basketball in its current state producing an All-Star Game significantly better than this one, but not everything about the All-Star weekend at Intuit Dome was savory.

The highs and lows of an eventful weekend in Inglewood:

Dismal dunks

Just when the NBA might have its All-Star Game fixed, the Slam Dunk Contest was underwhelming enough to prompt fan discussion on how to save a venerable competition that's running out of steam.

The event immortalized by the likes of Julius Erving, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant was mostly compelling for bad reasons this year, although Miami's Keshad Johnson did well enough to join 3-Point Contest champion Damian Lillard in an all-Oakland sweep of the two marquee events atAll-Star Saturday.

In the early round, Lakers center Jaxson Hayes gave an effort that drew online criticism from his own fans. Orlando's Jase Richardson took a horrifying fall onto his back and head when his arm hit the backboard on a 360-degree spin attempt. Richardson was OK, but the frightening moment underscored the dangers of this event.

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Johnson won anticlimactically when San Antonio's Carter Bryant couldn't complete an impressive second dunk after scoring a perfect 50 on his first.

Can the NBA persuade star players to return to the contest? Can the dunkers rediscover the creativity that compelled Blake Griffin to jump over a car, Gerald Green to blow out a cupcake candle on the rim, Dwight Howard to put on a cape and Vince Carter to stick his whole arm in the hoop?

That's no slam dunk.

Kawhi's barrage

Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points in 12 minutes while leading his team to victory in Sunday's third mini-game. The seven-time All-Star went 11 of 13 with six 3-pointers, dazzling his fellow All-Stars and even prompting 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama to attempt to guard him out of desperation.

"That's probably one of the most special quarters of basketball we've witnessed," Booker said.

If Leonard's team had put up more of a fight in the finale, he probably would have been the MVP instead of Anthony Edwards. Leonard scored only one point, looking gassed along with his teammates in their third straight game.

"That's what the home crowd wanted to see," Leonard said. "I'm glad I was able to do something in that game."

Dame's dominance

During his year away from the game due to injury, Lillard reminded the world why he's one of the greatest shooters of his generation with a stellar performance to win the 3-Point Contest for the third time. He joins Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players to do it.

The 35-year-old Portland guard held off Booker in the tremendously exciting final, winning 29-27 when Booker missed his final three shots.

Lillard tore his Achilles tendon last April, and hisinclusion in this contestinitially began as a joke he had with an NBA official — but the native Californian got the call, and he was healthy enough to shoot the lights out in Inglewood.

His performance was another example of an impressive comeback from that serious injury. Jayson Tatum, who also tore his Achilles tendon in last spring's playoffs, is back in practice with Boston's G League team.

After watching Lillard's performance, Stephen Curry announced he's going to compete in 2027, and he's hoping to be joined by his Splash Brother, Klay Thompson.

Afternoon hoops

The All-Star events Saturday and Sunday began at 2 p.m. Pacific time because NBC is showing the Winter Olympics in prime time every night.

That led to empty seats in Intuit Dome at the start of both events, although they eventually filled in. The early starts also muted the big-event feeling for fans and viewers who might have missed the show entirely if they didn't check the TV listings.

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