I soon realized that Don Shula was a feminist, although he wouldn’t have liked the term, certainly not back then.
Author: Christine Brennan, USA TODAY
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.
Opinion: For 1980 athletes, Olympic postponement brings bittersweet memories of boycott
As news of the 2020 Olympics being postponed came out, American athletes from the 1980 boycotted Summer Games shared their stories.
Opinion: Olympic leaders misguided in setting new date for Tokyo Games
The International Olympic Committee has displayed how utterly tone deaf it can be as it announces the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will begin July 23, 2021.
Katie Ledecky ‘glad’ Tokyo Olympics were delayed: ‘There were much bigger things happening than swimming’
Swimmer Katie Ledecky, who was forced to train in backyard pools, will reset after Tokyo Olympics postponement and gear up for 2021.
Opinion: As much as it hurts, postponing Tokyo Olympics is what’s needed
Dick Pound, the influential member of the IOC, said what needed to be said about the fate of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “Postponement has been decided.”