Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY

Naomi Osaka appears on the cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, becoming the first female Black athlete to do so.

These Olympic games are historic for a number of reasons, and one of the most significant is it features the first transgender Olympians.

Mattel this week released a Naomi Osaka Barbie doll as part of the brand’s Role Models doll line and it sold out “due to high demand.”

Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham remains the favorite at No. 1, but behind him are Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs and the G-League’s Jalen Green.

James Harden was with rapper Lil Baby and a bodyguard but not in the vehicle with them, French police officials told The Associated Press.

Matt Mauser’s performance stunned the “America’s Got Talent” crowd. Mauser’s wife died in the helicopter crash that also killed Kobe Bryant.

Women’s tennis star Naomi Osaka opened up about her shocking decision to withdraw from the French Open last month to preserve her mental health.

Degree Deodorant is launching a wide-ranging and inclusive marketing campaign that will endorse 14 college athletes after the NCAA’s new NIL policies.

Joey Chestnut won his 14th Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest in typical dominant fashion — setting a record with 76 franks.