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• Opinion: USWNT's loss likely signals an end for the latest golden generation
  (USA Today)


• American Jade Carey takes gold in floor exercise at Tokyo Olympics
  (USA Today)


• USOPC says shot putter Raven Saunders didn't break rules related to athlete protests
  (USA Today)


• USA's Adeline Gray wins silver in wrestling for her first Olympic medal
  (USA Today)


• New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard makes history as first transgender woman to compete at Olympics
  (USA Today)


• Simone Biles returning for balance beam, her last event of Tokyo Olympics
  (USA Today)


• Opinion: The U.S. women's basketball team isn't dominating the Olympics. You should get used to that.
  (USA Today)


• American Keni Harrison wins silver medal, finds redemption in 100-meter hurdles at Tokyo Games
  (USA Today)


• High jumpers from Qatar, Italy decide to share gold medal; emotional celebration ensues
  (USA Today)


• Sources: Chris Paul declines $44 million player option for next season
  (ESPN)


• Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine is eligible for an extension this offseason and is looking for 'respect' out of any new contract
  (ESPN)


• United States beats Mexico in Gold Cup final on late Miles Robinson header
  (ESPN)


• Man City target Harry Kane fails to report for Tottenham training, pushing for move - sources
  (ESPN)


• Top 15 overall prospect Jaheim Singletary decommits from Ohio State Buckeyes
  (ESPN)


• Position U: Which schools produce the most college football talent at each position?
  (ESPN)


• Notre Dame, college football realignment and the power of independence
  (ESPN)


• NBC paid $7.75bn for its Olympic rights ... and we got televisual vomit
  (Yahoo Sports)


• 12-team playoff on hold, Texas vs the SEC, future of March Madness
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Ticking clock on a Deshaun Watson trade & thoughts from Rams, 49ers and Broncos camps
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Report: Colts still evaluating Carson Wentz despite earlier report
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Opinion: Dodgers blockbuster trade for Max Scherzer, Trea Turner puts NL West on notice
  (USA Today)


• Simone Biles still struggling with 'twisties,' raising new doubts about returning at Olympics
  (USA Today)


• How will Suni Lee celebrate winning Olympic all-around title? By going to college, of course
  (USA Today)


• 'Huge mental drain:' Olympics swimmers question whether Russian gold medalist is a doper
  (USA Today)


• Tokyo Olympics while you were sleeping: Drama outside pool; Simone Biles still fighting 'twisties'
  (USA Today)


• NBA draft winners and losers: Rockets and Pistons find their franchise cornerstones
  (USA Today)


• Top Olympic women 100-meter runners focused on competitors, decline to talk about suspended U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson
  (USA Today)


• USA Basketball's Jerry Colangelo says it will become more difficult to get top NBA players to play in Olympics
  (USA Today)


• Opinion: Bronx Bombers are back as Yankees trade for Anthony Rizzo, Joey Gallo
  (USA Today)


• MLB trade deadline: Dodgers beat Padres in Max Scherzer race, Kyle Schwarber to Red Sox on wild Thursday
  (USA Today)


• Sources: Los Angeles Lakers reach deal to acquire Russell Westbrook, sending 3-player package and pick to Washington Wizards
  (ESPN)


• Terrence Clarke, former Kentucky Wildcats player who died in car accident, selected by league in NBA draft
  (ESPN)


• Boston Red Sox acquire All-Star outfielder Kyle Schwarber from Washington Nationals
  (ESPN)


• Laurel Hubbard thanks Olympic committee for committing to 'making sport inclusive and accessible'
  (Fox Sports)


• USA wrestler Gable Steveson signs NIL deal with Kill Cliff
  (Fox Sports)


• Jimmy Garoppolo, Trey Lance maintaining good relationship despite 'weird' NFL business
  (Fox Sports)


• IOC under pressure after Iranian gold medalist accused of being member of U.S.-designated terrorist group
  (Yahoo Sports)


• American Maggie Steffens sets all-time Olympic water polo scoring record
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Candace Owens Throws Shade At Simone Biles For Withdrawing From Olympics
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Packers waive Aaron Rodgers bonus forfeiture for 2022
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Suni Lee wins gold in Tokyo Olympics gymnastics all-around competition
  (USA Today)


• Get to know Suni Lee: Everything to know about Olympic all-around gold medalist
  (USA Today)


• Tokyo Olympics while you were sleeping: Simone Biles thanks supporters, US swimmers pile up medals
  (USA Today)


• 10 to watch: After hardest year of his career, Noah Lyles is trying to have fun again
  (USA Today)


• Justin Bieber backs Simone Biles: 'Nobody will ever understand the pressures you face'
  (USA Today)


• German cycling coach removed from Olympics after yelling racist comments during race
  (USA Today)


• US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks out of Olympics with COVID-19, sends 3 Aussies into lockdown
  (USA Today)


• Swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins men's 100-meter freestyle; Bobby Finke takes gold in 800 free
  (ESPN)


• With support near and far, Simone Biles realizes she's 'more than my accomplishments' following exit
  (ESPN)


• Aaron Rodgers says he mulled retiring, wants more say with Green Bay Packers' decisions
  (ESPN)


• New Orleans Saints' Sean Payton says Michael Thomas' surgery should've happened before June
  (ESPN)


• Big 12 alleges ESPN trying to 'destabilize' league; network says claims 'have no merit'
  (ESPN)


• Dak Prescott injury update: Cowboys quarterback dealing with shoulder issue
  (Sporting News)


• Report: Larry Nassar spent more than $10,000 in prison while largely avoiding restitution, fees
  (Yahoo Sports)


• IOC petitioned to observe moment of silence during Olympics for Hiroshima bombing
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Jon Rahm still stunned after latest COVID-19 issue knocked him out of Tokyo Olympics
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Rory McIlroy's lack of cap biggest head-scratcher despite world No 161 Sepp Straka leading in Tokyo
  (Yahoo Sports)


• 5 Potentially Disappointing College Football Teams: 21 For 2021 Preview Topics, No. 7
  (Yahoo Sports)


• From Rodgers to Watson, all about QBs as NFL camps begin
  (Fox Sports)


• US rugby star Ilona Maher delivers brutal stiff-arm in Olympics matchup vs. Japan
  (Fox Sports)


• Lions coach Dan Campbell was sleepless before 1st practice
  (Fox Sports)


• Tokyo Olympics while you were sleeping: Biles' status, Team USA men's hoops returns to form
  (USA Today)


• Why did Simone Biles withdraw at Olympics? Here's what we know about her status for Tokyo and beyond
  (USA Today)


• Opinion: US men's basketball gets selfish, and finds itself in thumping Iran
  (USA Today)


• US women's 3-on-3 basketball team leans on Duke women's coach in quest for Tokyo Olympics gold
  (USA Today)


• Indiana Hoosiers win silver in men's diving synchronized 3-meter springboard at Tokyo Olympics
  (USA Today)


• Brit swimmer Tom Dean beats COVID twice to win gold at Olympics
  (USA Today)


• Mariners, Astros make four-player trade before playing each other
  (USA Today)


• Conference expansion is inevitable, but the SEC should be mindful of possible pitfalls
  (USA Today)


• Swimmer Katie Ledecky wins Olympic gold in women's 1,500-meter freestyle after placing 5th in 200 free
  (ESPN)


• Xavien Howard requests trade from Miami Dolphins: 'I don't feel valued, or respected'
  (ESPN)


• NFL says no restrictions on Deshaun Watson at Houston Texans camp while investigation ongoing
  (ESPN)


• Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera 'beyond frustrated' by low vaccination rate of his players
  (ESPN)


• Nationals SS Trea Turner removed from game after testing positive for COVID-19
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Tokyo 2020: Chinese diplomats furious over ‘shameless’ photo of weightlifting gold medalist
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Bryson DeChambeau's former caddie opens up on split, what experience was like
  (Yahoo Sports)


• U.S. women's water polo team loses first Olympic match since 2008
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Village life: Djokovic relishing the Olympic experience
  (Yahoo Sports)


• COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory for NBA players, Charles Barkley says
  (Fox Sports)


• 'Greatest Show on Turf' lands Bruce in HOF, Holt next?
  (Fox Sports)


• Kansas City Chiefs plan to keep nickname but retire mascot 'Warpaint'
  (CNN Sports)


• Simone Biles out of Tokyo Olympics team final; USA Gymnastics cites 'medical issue'
  (ESPN)


• Naomi Osaka ousted from Olympic tennis tournament in 3rd round by Marketa Vondrousova
  (ESPN)


• Britain fight back to beat US, six-man Argentina stun South Africa
  (ESPN)


• International Olympic Committee vows to act if athletes don't compete at Tokyo 2020 on political grounds
  (ESPN)


• Olympics 2021 live updates: Fifty in a row for U.S. women's hoops, plus more from Tokyo
  (ESPN)


• Source: SEC to meet Thursday to discuss adding Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns
  (ESPN)


• Lawyer: Two women with new allegations among 10 to file police complaints against Texans QB Deshaun Watson
  (ESPN)


• Green Bay Packers craft list of concessions to entice Aaron Rodgers to return at least one more season, sources say
  (ESPN)


• Gannett announces exclusive sports betting partnership with Tipico Sportsbook
  (USA Today)


• Colts coach Frank Reich tests positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated
  (USA Today)


• Opinion: Ohio State needs Big Ten to outflank SEC by joining forces with ACC/Notre Dame
  (USA Today)


• Nobody really wants to host the Olympics anymore, and Tokyo demonstrates the danger
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown drops F-bomb in interview after winning gold
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Sha’Carri Richardson, Alen Hadzic and our unending forgiveness for white male athletes
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Why Katie Ledecky, a fiercely competitive GOAT, was actually satisfied with her first Olympic loss
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Report: A majority of Dodgers players don't want Trevor Bauer back
  (Fox Sports)


• Tony Hawk unknowingly discovered future Olympian Rayssa Leal as 2015 video goes viral again
  (Fox Sports)


• Herschel Walker sounds off on woke US Olympians: 'Putting down the greatest country' while representing it
  (Fox Sports)


• Vikings drop recent draft pick who was shot four times
  (Fox Sports)


• Alex Rodriguez showed Jennifer Lopez some sneaky birthday love on IG
  (Fox Sports)


• Is there a price to pay for Team USA's unvaccinated athletes?
  (USA Today)


• Americans Vincent Hancock, Amber English share podium on golden day for USA Shooting
  (USA Today)


• Simone Biles acknowledges Tokyo expectations tough to handle: 'Sometimes it's hard'
  (USA Today)


• Naomi Osaka looking formidable after winning second Olympics match
  (USA Today)


• Opinion: Time to face facts, NBA coaching legend Gregg Popovich stinks at Olympic basketball
  (USA Today)


• American surfer Kolohe Andino nails highest-scoring maneuver, celebrates with throat-slashing gesture
  (USA Today)


• Big 12 meets with Texas, OU presidents amid rumors of defection to SEC
  (USA Today)


• San Diego Padres acquire All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier from Pittsburgh Pirates, sources say
  (ESPN)


• Sources: Chandler Jones unhappy over contract, requests trade from Arizona Cardinals
  (ESPN)


• How NFL training camps will work in 2021: Answering big questions around new COVID-19 protocols, rules for unvaccinated players
  (ESPN)


• Champ captures third career title at 3M Open
  (Yahoo Sports)


• How much money each PGA Tour player earned at the 3M Open
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Inside Texas & OU's Big 12 exit, what's next for every conference?
  (Yahoo Sports)


• 'I start to think about all the bad scenarios that can happen': Charles Leclerc on why he is so protective of his brother
  (CNN Sports)


• Tom Brady's incredible accuracy on full display in pre-training camp video
  (Fox Sports)


• Tokyo Olympics robot impresses with impeccable shooting during US-France halftime
  (Fox Sports)


• Deshaun Watson set to appear at Texans training camp amid sexual misconduct lawsuits: reports
  (Fox Sports)


• Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams post cryptic 'Last Dance' photo amid Packers drama
  (Fox Sports)


• Madden 22 release date, cost, new features, editions: A guide to everything you need to know in 2021
  (Sporting News)


• What is the Cleveland Indians' new name? New name for baseball team revealed
  (Sporting News)


• Big 12 officials meet to discuss possible departures of Oklahoma and Texas to SEC
  (ESPN)


• Boston College helped with transfer after Eagles football player declined COVID-19 vaccine
  (ESPN)


• Big Ten decentralizing decisions on COVID-19
  (ESPN)


• NCAA president Mark Emmert made $2.9 million as NCAA's revenue dropped more than 50%
  (ESPN)


• Tampa Bay Rays acquire slugger Nelson Cruz in four-player trade with Minnesota Twins
  (ESPN)


• Chicago White Sox rookie Yermín Mercedes back with Triple-A team day after stepping away from baseball
  (ESPN)


• DeAndre Hopkins among players to react to NFL's vaccine memo to teams
  (ESPN)


• New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp dies from injuries suffered when hit by car while biking
  (ESPN)


• Tom Brady, champion Bucs get glitzy Super Bowl LV rings honoring historic hometown win
  (ESPN)


• Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony: When does it start, what to expect and primetime schedule
  (USA Today)


• Tokyo Olympics updates: Organizers report 19 new COVID cases; flagbearers to make history
  (USA Today)


• How Simone Biles went from foster care to Olympic great
  (USA Today)


• Olympian Harry Coppell smashes front teeth while practicing for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
  (USA Today)


• Algerian judoka withdraws from Tokyo Olympics over possible matchup with Israeli athlete
  (USA Today)


• Russia officially barred from Tokyo Olympics, but punishment is effectively in name only
  (USA Today)


• U.S. fencer Alen Hadzic loses appeal to move into Olympic village after sexual misconduct accusations
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Germany debuts full-length unitards at Olympics in stand against 'sexualization in gymnastics'
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Michigan, Jim Harbaugh using new defense to defend against Ohio State streak, hot-seat talk
  (Sporting News)


• Olympic swim cap ban: What does 'Soul Cap' ruling mean for Black swimmers at 2021 Games?
  (Sporting News)


• Fit Elliott feeds off motivation from Cowboys' 2020 downer
  (Fox Sports)


• Big Ten commissioner isn't sold on College Football Playoff expansion model
  (USA Today)


• Analysis: Sure, Texas and Oklahoma could move to SEC. But there's a lot of roadblocks to sort first.
  (USA Today)


• 'I am at peace': Florida State’s Bobby Bowden diagnosed with terminal medical condition
  (USA Today)


• Unvaccinated Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich will not attend Pac-12 media day
  (USA Today)


• Maria Taylor, ESPN part ways after failure to agree to contract extension
  (USA Today)


• Demoted White Sox rookie Yermín Mercedes says he's stepping away from baseball
  (USA Today)


• Her story: 1st time all-female broadcast crew calls MLB game
  (USA Today)


• 'Billionaire looting the city': Locals turn ire toward Athletics as Oakland lays out terms for new ballpark
  (USA Today)


• Former Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman will soon be broadcasting sports locally
  (USA Today)


• Mets manager Luis Rojas suspended two games for ejection after Taijuan Walker gaffe vs. Pirates
  (USA Today)


• Softball on a baseball field doesn't faze Olympians: 'You can’t even tell the difference'
  (USA Today)


• Opening ceremony director for Tokyo Olympics fired after comments about Holocaust surface
  (USA Today)


• US fencer accused of sexual misconduct unhappy with treatment at Tokyo Olympics
  (USA Today)


• 10 to watch: April Ross has unconventional approach in quest for Olympic gold
  (USA Today)


• New Tokyo virus cases near 2,000, day before Olympics 2021 open
  (ESPN)


• HOW NAOMI OSAKA CARVED HER OWN PATH ONTO WORLD'S BIGGEST STAGE
  (ESPN)


• Olympics in 2021 spur frustration in Tokyo: 'People just want their lives back'
  (ESPN)


• How to watch the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony and Games
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Team USA COVID-19 tracker: Gymnast Kara Eaker 'doing well,' still isolating after testing positive
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Winners and losers of the Seattle Kraken expansion draft
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Oosthuizen turns to 3M Open with British collapse behind him
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Opinion: Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo completes unlikely, inspiring rise to NBA champion
  (USA Today)


• Shots fired, three injured in downtown Milwaukee during Bucks' NBA championship celebration
  (USA Today)


• Bucks finish off Suns for first NBA championship in 50 years behind Giannis Antetokounmpo's epic closeout performance
  (USA Today)


• Opinion: Chris Paul's legacy and standing shouldn't be tarnished by Suns' loss in NBA Finals
  (USA Today)


• Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo caps extraordinary postseason as NBA Finals MVP
  (USA Today)


• Sweden dominates USWNT in a 3-0 victory in their opener at Tokyo Olympics
  (USA Today)


• Opinion: In tribute to perseverance, US softball team wins Olympic opener behind Cat Osterman
  (USA Today)


• Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez named US flagbearers for Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
  (USA Today)


• 10 to Watch: For Simone Biles, 'medals are medals' but character transcends gymnastics
  (USA Today)


• Bear on the loose near Olympic softball venue hours before first pitch
  (USA Today)


• U.S. women's basketball team stunned by Australia for second straight loss
  (USA Today)


• Alabama QB Bryce Young approaching $1M in endorsement deals, says coach Nick Saban
  (ESPN)


• Oakland approves new ballpark term sheet; A's say 'not an effective path forward'
  (ESPN)


• I Can't Stop Watching This Mesmerizing Video of Olympic Pole Vaulter Sandi Morris Practicing
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Collin Morikawa’s equipment changes helped him win the 2021 British Open
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Suns head coach Monty Williams visited the Bucks' locker room minutes after losing the title to congratulate them in a stunning display of sportsmanship
  (Yahoo Sports)


• What Lane Kiffin said about Nick Saban and Alabama football
  (Yahoo Sports)


• Tom Brady riffs veiled Trump jokes with Biden at Bucs' White House visit
  (Fox Sports)


• LeBron James company takes aim at Olympics protest rule: 'We see this as a way of silencing voices'
  (Fox Sports)


• Time limits set for Hall of Famers' acceptance speeches
  (Fox Sports)


• Sha'Carri Richardson appears in Beats by Dre ad after missing out on Olympics
  (Fox Sports)


• As Suns face Finals elimination, Chris Paul, Devin Booker take turns defending each other
  (USA Today)


• Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton going from Finals foes to Olympic teammates
  (USA Today)


• From Shane Beamer to Ed Orgeron, the winners and losers from Day 1 of SEC Media Days
  (USA Today)


• SEC commissioner Greg Sankey: Six of 14 football teams have reached 80% COVID-19 vaccine rate threshold
  (USA Today)


• Peyton, Eli Manning to headline ESPN's alternate 'Monday Night Football' telecast
  (USA Today)


• NFL free agent tracker 2021: Keep pace with offseason's major moves
  (USA Today)


• Giants RB Saquon Barkley still playing coy about comeback: 'I don't have an answer'
  (USA Today)


• Norway team fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms in European Beach Handball Championships
  (USA Today)


• 10 to watch: For Diana Taurasi, 'longevity is no coincidence' as she chases 5th Olympic gold
  (USA Today)


• Blue and pink robots are greeting Olympic athletes in Tokyo. Here's why the mascots matter
  (USA Today)


• U.S. middle-distance runner Cole Hocker heading to Tokyo unvaccinated as Olympics grapple with COVID-19
  (USA Today)


• Nneka Ogwumike, Elizabeth Williams lose appeal, can't play for Nigerian basketball team at Olympics
  (USA Today)


• Zach LaVine not on U.S. Olympic men's basketball team flight to Tokyo after entering protocols
  (ESPN)


• Las Vegas Raiders president Marc Badain, 'an integral part' of franchise for 30 years, resigns
  (ESPN)


• Pittsburgh Steelers shoring up defense with Melvin Ingram addition
  (ESPN)


• Ahead of city council vote on stadium proposal, A's president says, 'Our future in Oakland is hanging in the balance'
  (ESPN)


• Attorney Tony Buzbee takes veiled shot at Texans' Deshaun Watson
  (Sporting News)

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