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.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
‘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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.