The Big Ten, Pac 12 and ACC banding together is what needs to be done after the SEC grabbed Texas and Oklahoma. Will the conferences make it work?
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
Opinion: Looming mess with Nebraska football highlights need for college athletes to have a union
College athletes have few options if a coach is violating practice rules, like Nebraska’s Scott Frost has allegedly done. A players’ union would help.
Opinion: This might really be the end for Roger Federer, and that’s OK
The word “retirement” was never spoken by Roger Federer during his 97-second video, but the implication of the news he revealed was clear.
USA women’s basketball team tops Japan to win seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal
Team USA’s women’s basketball team continues its run of dominance on the world stage, winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Opinion: Gold is great, but USA Basketball can’t keep counting on Kevin Durant at Olympics
Unless the best American players believe USA Basketball is worth their time going forward, Olympic gold can’t always be assumed.
US men’s basketball topples France for fourth consecutive Olympic gold
Kevin Durant scores 29 points to lead the U.S. to an 87-82 victory over France and its fourth consecutive Olympic gold.
Opinion: USA’s last chance for Tokyo Olympics tennis medal, Tennys Sandgren has fans rooting against him
“Everything in the States is polarizing politically, so everybody draws their line,” Sandgren said.
Naomi Osaka looking formidable after winning second Olympics match
Naomi Osaka beats Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, 6-3, 6-2 for her second victory in as many days at the Tokyo Olympics.
US men’s basketball team falls to France for first Olympics loss since 2004
Struggling entering the Olympics, the U.S. men’s basketball team lost its Tokyo opener to France 83-76. The Americans play Iran next.
Naomi Osaka returns to tennis with dominant victory in Olympic opener
Naomi Osaka hasn’t played competitive tennis in two months but beat Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Olympics tournament.