World Anti-Doping Agency is looking for Kamila Valieva to be banned, but how the Court of Arbitration for Sport panel will rule is anyone’s guess.
Author: Christine Brennan, USA TODAY
Former figure skater Bridget Namiotka dead at 32 after coming forward as victim of sexual abuse
Bridget Namiotka had “long struggles of addiction after several very difficult years of dealing with the trauma of sexual abuse,” her parents said.
Kamila Valieva skating scandal takes surprising twist I didn’t see coming | Opinion
This week the internet produced an unprecedented surprise: Valieva’s new long program for the 2022-23 season, which included me.
Icons Serena Williams, Tiger Woods chose different paths when it came to social justice | Opinion
Serena and Tiger made different choices when it came to playing in South Carolina when the Confederate flag was still flying over the statehouse.
Serena Williams helped the nation fall in love with strong, confident women | Opinion
Before Serena Williams shook up the tennis world, strong, powerful women were not valued in American society. Look where we are now.
More LIV golfers destroy their reputations as they sports wash for MBS | Opinion
At Saudi LIV Golf circus in Bedminster, golfers have no idea how to say anything meaningful about plight of women and LGBTQ people in Saudi Arabia.
Husband of USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland is working with controversial LIV Golf venture
Keith Hirshland, husband of USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland, is a contractor for LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed tour that’s been criticized for ‘sportswashing.’
Here’s how I’ve benefitted from Title IX’s growing influence over the past 50 years
USA TODAY Sports columnist Christine Brennan reflects on the impact of Title IX on her life and career on this 50th birthday of the landmark law.
Big names, fairway bunker on final hole couldn’t separate Matt Fitzpatrick from US Open history | Opinion
Matt Fitzpatrick became one of only three golfers in history to win an American amateur and Open at the same golf course.
‘That was brutal’: US Open conditions leave everyone muttering after third round | Opinion
The third round was bad for everyone, but perhaps even worse for reigning U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm, who had a double bogey on the 18th hole.