NFL teams joined millions in highlighting #BlackoutTuesday on social media, but they have come up short ever since Colin Kaepernick first took a knee.
Author: Christine Brennan, USA TODAY
Opinion: Sports world knew when to stop two months ago, but are leagues getting too eager to restart?
Our sports leagues knew when to shut down their seasons amid the coronavirus pandemic, but now are they getting too eager to start up again?
Opinion: Sports world has no choice but to take orders from somebody else to determine return
Sports world can push for return, but governors and mayors run it now. Our elected local leaders are the most powerful people in sports today.
Opinion: The great Don Shula was gruff and demanding, but I saw a softer side
I soon realized that Don Shula was a feminist, although he wouldn’t have liked the term, certainly not back then.
These youth sports coaches are fighting to keep kids engaged and active even as leagues are dormant
Nicoletta Nerangis and Phil Hill aren’t just coaching kids. They are trying to help them during the pandemic, providing food, equipment and guidance.
Opinion: Uncertainty, not optimism, over 2021 Olympics takes hold in Japan
A Japanese infectious disease expert says, “I don’t think the Olympics is likely to be held next year” as schedule in Tokyo.
Opinion: Former college softball player on coronavirus front lines as doctor in New York
Chinazo Cunningham was an All-Big Ten softball player four seasons at Northwestern. In 1990, she was a first-team academic All-American.
Opinion: How’s the WiFi? Princeton star Bella Alarie preparing at home for strangest WNBA draft
Princeton’s Bella Alarie is the only two-time AP All-American in Ivy League women’s basketball history. She could be a top 10 WNBA draft pick.
US is first country to start virtual drug tests on Olympic athletes like Katie Ledecky, Lilly King
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has initiated an unprecedented virtual drug-testing program. Just how does it work?
Opinion: Break should help Tiger Woods, who gets to keep his Masters title 7 more months
The Masters will always be Tiger’s best chance to win a major every year, and now he gets more time to prepare his troublesome back.