Annika Sorenstam, speaking to the news media for the first time since accepting the Medal of Freedom, would only say she’s “not one to second guess.”
Author: Christine Brennan, USA TODAY
Opinion: Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson gets statue for work on and off court
A’ja Wilson becomes one of the few women athletes to be immortalized with a statue with the University of South Carolina, doing the honors.
Opinion: Nathan Chen captures fifth figure skating national title, keeps focus on Olympics
Nathan Chen has not lost a competition since finishing fifth at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He picked up his fifth consecutive national title Sunday.
Opinion: Two-time champion Alysa Liu not discouraged by fourth-place finish at U.S. figure skating championships
Alysa Liu struggled with a growth spurt and hectic training this season, but she remains the U.S. women’s best hope for a medal at the 2022 Olympics.
US Figure Skating agrees to pay $1.45 million to settle skater’s sexual abuse allegations
U.S. Figure Skating has agreed to pay $1.45 million to settle a skater’s lawsuit accusing the organization of failing to protect athletes from abuse.
Opinion: Annika Sorenstam, Gary Player shame golf by accepting Medal of Freedom from Trump
A day after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player accepted the Medal of Freedom in seclusion at the White House.
Opinion: Duke women’s basketball players do the right thing by canceling season
By taking control of their lives and their health during a pandemic, Duke’s players should be celebrated. Instead, there is only silence.
Opinion: Sports world had all the answers, right and wrong, in 2020
As sports went, so went the nation in 2020, starting with the NBA shutting down, through player protests and college football’s controversial season.
Opinion: Playing college basketball is madness with COVID-19 raging. Just ask the coaches
These coaches are right when they say the college basketball season should be stopped while the country deals with rising COVID-19 infections, deaths.
French figure skater charged in Florida following sexual abuse allegations
French Olympian Morgan Cipres allegedly sent two lewd photos to a 13-year-old American female figure skater, and has not been charged in Florida.