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Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

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Opinion: With competition more fierce than ever, U.S. women’s basketball team will have to rely on talent down low

July 30, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: With competition more fierce than ever, U.S. women’s basketball team will have to rely on talent down low

The U.S. women’s hoops team is getting a stout Olympics challenge, but the talent advantage down low may still be too much for the world to overcome.

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‘Happy again:’ Naomi Osaka returns to tennis with dominant victory in Olympic opener

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Happy again:’ 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.

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‘Keeping their word’: Despite draining NBA Finals, three players committed to Team USA men’s Olympic basketball

July 24, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Keeping their word’: Despite draining NBA Finals, three players committed to Team USA men’s Olympic basketball

Despite just wrapping up exhausting NBA Finals, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday and Devin Booker head to Tokyo to join Team USA basketball at Olympics.

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Opinion: US men’s basketball team looking far from gold medal favorite in Olympic tune-up games

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: US men’s basketball team looking far from gold medal favorite in Olympic tune-up games

As Team USA men’s basketball fell to 0-2 in its Olympic tune-up, its gold medal coronation is starting to look more like a comeuppance.

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Opinion: The argument is over, Novak Djokovic is the greatest men’s tennis player in history

July 12, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: The argument is over, Novak Djokovic is the greatest men’s tennis player in history

With his sixth Wimbledon and 20th Grand Slam title, Djokovic’s achievements and head-to-head record with his rivals puts him at top of the heap.

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Opinion: If athletes won’t get vaccine, this College World Series disaster is going to keep happening

June 26, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: If athletes won’t get vaccine, this College World Series disaster is going to keep happening

NC State baseball’s COVID disaster is no fluke and it will happen again as athletes resist vaccine, writes Dan Wolken.

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Opinion: Supreme Court ruling shows it isn’t buying NCAA’s model, and neither are the rest of us

June 22, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: Supreme Court ruling shows it isn’t buying NCAA’s model, and neither are the rest of us

Monday’s Supreme Court ruling against the NCAA is too narrow on its own to completely dismantle amateurism, but the pressure is on to make changes.

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Opinion: The 76ers’ ‘Process’ will be remembered as a failure after Game 7 loss to Hawks

June 20, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: The 76ers’ ‘Process’ will be remembered as a failure after Game 7 loss to Hawks

While the Philadelphia 76ers’ “Process” has never felt more aimless, the Atlanta Hawks’ rebuild is looking very promising.

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Opinion: Philadelphia 76ers’ inability to put away Game 4 breathes life into upstart Atlanta Hawks

June 14, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: Philadelphia 76ers’ inability to put away Game 4 breathes life into upstart Atlanta Hawks

The Philadelphia 76ers’ inability to snuff out the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 bodes poorly on several fronts for a perceived Eastern Conference favorite.

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Opinion: Sixers’ win in Game 3 exposes gap young Hawks still have to close

June 11, 2021Dan Wolken, USA TODAYComments Off on Opinion: Sixers’ win in Game 3 exposes gap young Hawks still have to close

The Sixers took a 2-1 series lead with a 127-111 win that showed why they’re the top seed in the East and why the Hawks have not yet arrived.

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