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Colorado Avalanche right winger Valeri Nichushkin waits for the puck.

NHL Puts Ex-Stanley Cup Champ on Ice Just Before Crucial Playoff Game

Colorado's Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months on Monday night

A collage of film photos taken at the Indian Wells Open, aka Tennis Paradise.

They Call It Tennis Paradise

Sunny, disorderly, sublime: our racquet correspondent charts one unforgettable weekend at Indian Wells, the sport's desert mecca

Bowler Pete Weber competes at a PBA tournament. We caught up with the pro bowler 12 years after his viral "Who do you think you are? I am!" celebration.

Pete Weber: The Once and Future Bad Boy of Bowling
Museums at 18th and Vine

Cleats From Destroyed Jackie Robinson Statue Head to Museum
Brittney Griner

Baylor Retires Brittney Griner's Number in Emotional Ceremony
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus in Italy in 2019. The Olympic sprinter, who competed in the Tokyo Olympics, is currently seeking political asylum.

Belarusian Olympic Sprinter to Seek Political Asylum After Refusing Order to Return Home

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya will reportedly accept asylum from Poland after her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan

Raven Saunders

Athletes' Protests Arrive at the Tokyo Olympics

Including some memorable medal acceptances

German Olympic long-jumper Susen Tiedtke. The former Olympian said that it's a "laughingstock" to try to ban sex in the Olympic Village.

Sex at the Olympics Is Inevitable, Says Former Olympian

Susen Tiedtke says Olympians will continue to get it on in their sad cardboard beds, sex ban or no sex ban

Team Canada during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Waterpolo Tournament Women match between Team Spain and Team Canada at Tatsumi Waterpolo Centre on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan

Apparently It’s Very Hard Not to Sexualize Female Athletes

Broadcasts of the Olympics are trying to focus on "sport appeal, not sex appeal," which is apparently harder than it sounds

Brooks Kriske walks back to the mound after throwing a wild pitch. His performance led the New York Yankees to a loss against the Boston Red Sox.

Yankees Reliever Brooks Kriske Blows Game by Tossing Record Four Wild Pitches

The Red Sox were able to score two runs off of Kriske without recording a single hit

A triathlete in Norway sleeping on a bench. Do elite athletes like him need more or less sleep than the rest of us?

Do Elite Athletes Require Less Sleep Than the Rest of Us?

Recent research shows the world's fittest humans only sleep 6.7 hours a night

Luke Prokop while playing for the Calgary Hitmen. The NHL prospect recently announced he is gay, a milestone for the sport.

Luke Prokop, Nashville Predators Prospect, Comes Out as Gay

It's a significant moment for the NHL

A recyclable cardboard bed and mattress for athletes during a media tour at the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the Tokyo 2020 Games, is seen in the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo

Are Cardboard Beds Actually Supposed to Prevent Olympians From Having Sex?

Sex between athletes is officially banned at the Olympics, but rumors of anti-sex cardboard bed frames have been labeled fake news

Maya Wasowicz

Was an Olympic Karate Hopeful Denied a Place at the Summer Games?

A recent report raises a lot of questions

Bryson DeChambeau hitting a ball during the British Open. The golf star blamed his poor performance on his driver.

Whiny Bryson DeChambeau Blames Play at Open on Driver

He hit just four of 14 fairways on his way to shooting a 1-over-par 71

A digital mural unveiled in support of Black English soccer players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka

British Police Make Arrests Over Racist Abuse of Black Soccer Players

Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were targeted following England's loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final

Sha’Carri Richardson

One of America's Best Athletes Was Barred From the Olympics for Smoking Weed in 2021

Her suspension ends in time for her to compete in relays

Héctor Santiago of the Seattle Mariners pitching a ball. The pitcher was the first player ejected in MLB's sticky substance crackdown.

Héctor Santiago Is First Pitcher Ejected in MLB's Foreign Substance Crackdown

Santiago said the only substance he used on the mound was rosin, which is allowed under the rules

Nebraska Cornhuskers football players in red and white uniforms on the field. The school will soon help the players cash in on their name, image and likeness.

University of Nebraska Hoping to Recruit Student-Athletes by Helping Them Cash In

Nebraska will assist its athletes with signing endorsement deals and starting businesses

The U.S. Supreme Court building

Supreme Court Backs Education-Related Payments to Athletes in NCAA Case

The decision could eventually lead to salaries for student-athletes

Athletes Unlimited Softball Final Weekend

How Would an Athlete-Focused Pro Sports League Work?

A new league offers a lot to admire

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Brittney Griner

Controversial YouTube Personality Harassed Brittney Griner in Airport

The WNBA has since responded to the incident

Zlatan celebrating

At 41, Zlatan Ibrahimovic Is Retiring From Professional Soccer

A singular career full of physics-defying moments

Mitchell Hooper, the strongman from Canada, competing at World's Strongest Man 2023. We interviewed him about his win and he sport of strongman.

Once a Marathon Runner, Now the World’s Strongest Man

Mitchell Hooper, a 27-year-old athletic chameleon who won the event in just his second appearance, could usher in a new strongman era

Riley Cote

Former Pro Athletes Are Treating Depression With Psychedelics

It sure seems like a growing trend

Russian Ilya Lyubushkin of the Buffalo Sabres said he will not be participating in the NHL team's Pride night warmup for fear of reprisal from Russia

Russian NHL Players Offer Mixed Signals on Pride Jerseys

Ilya Lyubushkin cited fear of reprisal for declining to wear an LGBTQ kit, while Sergei Bobrovsky donned rainbow colors

Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies brings the ball up court during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at FedExForum

Ja Morant Is Getting the Mental Health Treatment He Needs

The point guard has reportedly engaged in a number of unsettling acts, involving violence and guns

Steve Prefontaine tired after finishing a race, in his Oregon track jersey.

Does the Four-Minute Mile Matter Anymore?

In the age of hydraulic tracks and super spikes, some say no

Football

Doctors Have Been Concerned About Concussions in Sports For Much Longer Than You'd Expect

An unsettling trip into medical history

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Soccer Great Pelé Remains Hospitalized in Brazil

He's been there since November

Roger Federer walks off the court at Wimbledon and waves to the crowd. He announced his retirement this week.

Retirement Is Hard. Roger Federer Will Make It Look Easy.

Everything comes naturally to the Swiss tennis legend, even stepping away from the game

Serena Williams serves a ball at the National Bank Open tennis tournament.

All-Time Great Serena Williams Will Step Away From Tennis

Williams, 40, announced she plans to retire after playing the U.S. Open

Sir Mo Farah celebrates after winning a gold medal in the Rio Olympics. He recently revealed that he was trafficked to the U.K. as a child.

In a Stunning Announcement, Sir Mo Farah Reveals He Was Trafficked to the UK as a Child

The British long-distance legend shared his real name in a new BBC documentary

Swimming lanes

Swimming's Governing Body Issues Controversial Ruling on Trans Athletes

The new guidelines will restrict many trans women from competing in women's events

Surfing legend Chuck Patterson on the beach at sunset. He recently told us about his favorite places to surf in California.

Surf Legend Chuck Patterson Picks His Favorite Breaks in California

Plus, his best advice for all you paddle-happy newcomers

Denver's Joey Meyer watches a homer fly out at Mile High Stadium. Thirty five years ago today, on June 2, 1987, Meyer hit the longest home run in professional baseball history. Watch the video here.

See Joey Meyer Mash Baseball’s Longest Home Run 35 Years Ago Today

Meyer hit the longest verified homer in professional baseball history for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs in 1987

Christian Pulisic walking off the pitch. After a friendly game against Morocco on Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio, Captain America is hoping for more support from American fans in the lead up to the World Cup in Qatar.

The Best US Men’s Soccer Player We’ve Ever Seen Is Sick of American Disinterest

Christian Pulisic definitely has a point. But should a Wednesday-night friendly in Cincinnati cost $100?