Evan Cole 
Too busy to read? Here’s the 30-second breakdown. The Navy fired the commanding officer of destroyer USS Mason on Friday, announcing the decision February 13, 2026. Here’s what happened. 1) The Commander Was Removed for Loss of Confidence Capt. Chavius Lewis was relieved of command by Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, the commander of Carrier Strike … Read more
A Friday afternoon announcement from the Navy marked an abrupt end to Capt. Chavius Lewis’ command of one of the fleet’s front-line destroyers. Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, who leads Carrier Strike Group 10, relieved Lewis of his position aboard USS Mason on February 13. The Navy cited “a loss of confidence in Lewis’ ability to … Read more
A destroyer captain who’s been preparing his crew for deployment just lost his job. The Navy removed Capt. Chavius Lewis from command of USS Mason on Friday, citing “a loss of confidence in Lewis’ ability to command.” Rear Adm. Alexis Walker made the call. Lewis had been running the ship since 2024. Now he’s been … Read more
Capt. Chavius Lewis was relieved of command on Friday, the Navy announced February 13. Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, commander of Carrier Strike Group 10, removed Lewis from his position as commanding officer of destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) “due to a loss of confidence in Lewis’ ability to command,” the Navy stated. Lewis took command of Mason in 2024. … Read more
Too busy to read? Here’s the 30-second breakdown. The “Quad God” was supposed to make history on Friday, February 13 at Milan Cortina 2026. Instead, Ilia Malinin fell twice, finished eighth, and walked away without a medal—his first loss since 2023. 1) The Five-Point Lead Evaporated Malinin entered the free skate with a commanding five-point advantage after his short program. … Read more
Mental collapse at the Olympics isn’t new, but when it happens to an athlete who hasn’t lost in three years, the shockwave travels further. Ilia Malinin, the 21-year-old American figure skating prodigy, entered Friday’s free skate at the Milano Ice Skating Arena with a five-point cushion and near-universal certainty he would win gold. Instead, two falls and an uncharacteristically … Read more
The number next to his name made no sense. Eighth place. Ilia Malinin. Those two things had never appeared together before—not in three years, not once since 2023. The 21-year-old American had arrived at Milan Cortina 2026 as the untouchable favorite, five points clear, the “Quad God” everyone expected to rewrite Olympic history. Then something invisible broke. “All … Read more
Ilia Malinin, the 21-year-old American figure skating champion, crashed out of medal contention at the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday, February 13, finishing eighth after two falls during his free skate routine. The result stunned the skating world. Malinin entered the final with a five-point lead after his short program and had not lost a competition since … Read more
Actor Rome Flynn made NBA All-Star history Friday night, becoming only the third person to win back-to-back Celebrity Game MVP awards as Team Giannis defeated Team Anthony 65-58 in Los Angeles. The 32-year-old actor and model scored 17 points with 4 assists, but was overshadowed statistically by teammate Tacko Fall, who put up a monster 20 points, 21 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Flynn joins an exclusive club with Kevin … Read more
A 21-year-old figure skater with braces who trained at a shopping mall rink just won Olympic gold after Ilia Malinin, America’s “Quad God,” collapsed spectacularly in Milan. Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan claimed his country’s second-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in the sport’s biggest upset since 2014. Nobody saw this coming. Malinin—the only skater in history to land a quadruple axel in competition—was … Read more