The retired judge who gave Deshaun Watson a measly six-game suspension deserves criticism, but the NFL failed to make a strong enough case against QB.
Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
ESPN blows chance to lift female athletes, Black women with Aliyah Boston ESPY snub | Opinion
As Title IX marks 50th anniversary, ESPN decides not to showcase best female college athlete on ESPYs main show, and snubs Aliyah Boston as well.
USWNT’s win at Concacaf championship pays dividends beyond World Cup, Olympic spots | Opinion
The real benefit of the Concacaf championship was that the USWNT’s next generation learned what it takes to win a title.
Abortion rights must be line in the sand for WNBA, NWSL when considering expansion | Opinion
If a state doesn’t see women as having value for anything beyond breeding, that state doesn’t deserve consideration for a WNBA or NWSL expansion team.
U.S. women’s national soccer team on way to 2024 Paris Olympics after beating Canada for Concacaf championship title
Alex Morgan’s second-half penalty kick goal was the winner for the USWNT as it defeated Canada and earned a berth in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Concacaf title game gives USWNT chance to exact revenge on Canada for Olympics loss | Opinion
US-Canada winner qualifies for Paris Olympics while second- and third-place teams at Concacaf championship will play for region’s second spot in 2023.
Brittney Griner looms large at WNBA All-Star Game, even from half a world away | Opinion
The most enduring image from All-Star weekend was Brittney Griner’s absence and the dedication her WNBA sisters have shown in trying to get her home.
Don’t forget Brittney Griner, the WNBA star and Russian prisoner, is a person, too | Opinion
Brittney Griner’s family and friends want others to know she might be an extraordinary basketball player, but she is also a wife, daughter and friend.
USWNT books spot at 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with big wins, Haiti assist
With a 5-0 win over Jamaica, USWNT extends its consecutive shutout streak in World Cup and Olympic qualifiers to 30 games, a run dating back to 2010.
USWNT books spot at 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with big wins, Haiti assist
With a 5-0 win over Jamaica, USWNT extends its consecutive shutout streak in World Cup and Olympic qualifiers to 30 games, a run dating back to 2010.