Olympic Sports Athletes Are Making Headlines...
Now in the Ukrainian military, Sergiy Stakhovsky joined other recently retired tennis players in a special commemoration event at the ATP Finals. The New York Times takes a deeper look at Stakhovsky's new life.
Sergiy Stakhovsky (c) (ATP)
Frankfurter Allgemaine profiles skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, who's using his platform to push for awareness and humanitarian aid for the crisis in Ukraine and its athletes. (in German)
Tennis champion Naomi Osaka finds herself embroiled in the fallout from cryptocurrency's troubles.
Spurred by her cousin's suicide, Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt looks to teach others on the importance of mental health.
Team USA: Six-time(!) kitesurfing world champion Daniela Moroz is gearing up for a "pretty crazy" opportunity to race in the Olympics.
Look out...biathlete star Johannes Thingnes Boe is 'rested and refocused'.
Worthy de Jong - named after an L.A. Laker legend - was a star at the recent Utrecht Masters 3x3 basketball stop...FIBA recounts his performance.
Having grown up around "everything aviation", retired luger Tristan Walker now looks to the skies for his next passion.
Basketball superstar Luka Doncic reiterates his love for chess...and ambivalence for Twitter.
Is Team France's Victor Wembanyama the key to dethroning Team USA's reign of basketball dominance?
He's only 24-years-old, but Wouter Goesgens reached 200 appearances for Team Netherlands curling.
Terry Kennedy and Charlotte Caslick are World Rugby's Sevens Players of the Year. Congrats!
Alpine skier Katharina Liensberger isn't as concerned about stardom as she is about showing others how much she just loves to ski.
Mikaela Shiffrin's makes a closely-watched (!) decision on her new reindeer prizes.
The 'GOAT in the boat', canoeist Lisa Carrington talks her own weakness, banknotes, and cavdoodles...
'Writing history in air': Freestyle skier Birk Ruud gets a profile in DN.no. (in Norwegian, with paywall)
Eight Olympians named as Forbes' '30 under 30' in sports, including Devin Booker (basketball), Simone Manuel (swimming), Sunisa Lee (gymnastics), Ashleigh Johnson (water polo), Claressa Shields (boxing), Nelly Korda (golf), Quinn (soccer), and Kendall Coyne Schofield (ice hockey).
Team Australia Olympic swimmers and water poloists join decathlete Peter Hadfield to support the Special Olympics.
Golf Digest: How did double Olympic medalist golfer Lydia Ko 'return to LPGA glory'?
Don't count on Tokyo 2020 champion Xander Schauffele defect to the LIV Golf tour.
Olympic medals abound amongst the 2022 induction honorees for the Hockey Hall of Fame, including Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Roberto Luongo, Riika Sallinen, and Daniel Alfredsson.
Speaking of goaltender Roberto Luongo...what has he been up to in retirement?
How did street dance help shape Aaliyah Powell's rising taekwondo career?
New world taekwondo champion Daniel Quesada: "I am filled with emotion when I fight...".
Team USA hit with doping suspensions against decathlete Garrett Scantling and bobsledder Aja Evans.
Team Ireland's Ciara Mageean had a great summer, and has the 'shin scars' to prove it.
Long hurdler Jana Pittman opens up on her own recent traumatic experience giving birth for World Prematurity Day.
"Hold Me Closer": Introducing figure skater Nathan Chen, music video star...
Major League Soccer profiles Beijing 2008 soccer Olympian Stu Holden, who's 'bringing his best to the booth' as an analyst for the World Cup.
Is the 2022 World Cup the 'last chance' for Olympians and soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to 'finally win the biggest trophy of all'?
The Guardian looks at the pressure on Christian Pulisic as 'the chosen one' of Team USA soccer.
Gymnast Artur Davtyan credits his landmark world championship to "expert training and teamwork".
Tennis champion Naomi Osaka finds herself embroiled in the fallout from cryptocurrency's troubles.
Spurred by her cousin's suicide, Olympic swimmer Allison Schmitt looks to teach others on the importance of mental health.
Team USA: Six-time(!) kitesurfing world champion Daniela Moroz is gearing up for a "pretty crazy" opportunity to race in the Olympics.
Look out...biathlete star Johannes Thingnes Boe is 'rested and refocused'.
Worthy de Jong - named after an L.A. Laker legend - was a star at the recent Utrecht Masters 3x3 basketball stop...FIBA recounts his performance.
Having grown up around "everything aviation", retired luger Tristan Walker now looks to the skies for his next passion.
Basketball superstar Luka Doncic reiterates his love for chess...and ambivalence for Twitter.
Is Team France's Victor Wembanyama the key to dethroning Team USA's reign of basketball dominance?
He's only 24-years-old, but Wouter Goesgens reached 200 appearances for Team Netherlands curling.
Terry Kennedy and Charlotte Caslick are World Rugby's Sevens Players of the Year. Congrats!
Alpine skier Katharina Liensberger isn't as concerned about stardom as she is about showing others how much she just loves to ski.
Mikaela Shiffrin's makes a closely-watched (!) decision on her new reindeer prizes.
The 'GOAT in the boat', canoeist Lisa Carrington talks her own weakness, banknotes, and cavdoodles...
'Writing history in air': Freestyle skier Birk Ruud gets a profile in DN.no. (in Norwegian, with paywall)
Eight Olympians named as Forbes' '30 under 30' in sports, including Devin Booker (basketball), Simone Manuel (swimming), Sunisa Lee (gymnastics), Ashleigh Johnson (water polo), Claressa Shields (boxing), Nelly Korda (golf), Quinn (soccer), and Kendall Coyne Schofield (ice hockey).
Team Australia Olympic swimmers and water poloists join decathlete Peter Hadfield to support the Special Olympics.
Golf Digest: How did double Olympic medalist golfer Lydia Ko 'return to LPGA glory'?
Don't count on Tokyo 2020 champion Xander Schauffele defect to the LIV Golf tour.
Olympic medals abound amongst the 2022 induction honorees for the Hockey Hall of Fame, including Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Roberto Luongo, Riika Sallinen, and Daniel Alfredsson.
Speaking of goaltender Roberto Luongo...what has he been up to in retirement?
How did street dance help shape Aaliyah Powell's rising taekwondo career?
New world taekwondo champion Daniel Quesada: "I am filled with emotion when I fight...".
Team USA hit with doping suspensions against decathlete Garrett Scantling and bobsledder Aja Evans.
Team Ireland's Ciara Mageean had a great summer, and has the 'shin scars' to prove it.
Long hurdler Jana Pittman opens up on her own recent traumatic experience giving birth for World Prematurity Day.
"Hold Me Closer": Introducing figure skater Nathan Chen, music video star...
Major League Soccer profiles Beijing 2008 soccer Olympian Stu Holden, who's 'bringing his best to the booth' as an analyst for the World Cup.
Is the 2022 World Cup the 'last chance' for Olympians and soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to 'finally win the biggest trophy of all'?
The Guardian looks at the pressure on Christian Pulisic as 'the chosen one' of Team USA soccer.
Gymnast Artur Davtyan credits his landmark world championship to "expert training and teamwork".
Artur Davtyan
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