Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat plays in the 2011 NBA Finals in Miami. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption
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Asha Gond (center right) rides her skateboard. When she first began skateboarding, neighbors would catcall that skateboarding is for boys and urge her parents to marry her off. Vicky Roy hide caption
Eugene Goodman of the U.S. Capitol Police will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a June 18 Washington Nationals home game. He's seen here at the Senate carriage entrance of the Capitol. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
Signs on a screen are shown before an athletics test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games last month at the National Stadium in Tokyo. Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Japan Aims To Convince A Wary Public The Olympics Will Be Safe
Cameron Brink #22 of the Stanford Cardinal and Cate Reese #25 of the Arizona Wildcats fight for the opening tipoff during the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 4 in San Antonio, Texas. The Stanford Cardinal defeated the Arizona Wildcats 54-53 to win the national title. Elsa/Getty Images hide caption
Australian softball players, the first foreign team to arrive for the Tokyo Olympic Games, wave from their bus after arriving at Narita International Airport on June 1. Eugene Hoshiko/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Essential Quality, with jockey Luis Saez, crosses the finish line to win the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Cuba's pitcher Yoanni Yera Montalvo throws the ball during a training session at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana last month. Cuba's losses this week in Florida to Venezuela and Canada in Olympic baseball qualifying play means the team will not compete in the Summer Games. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption
Basketball great Kobe Bryant (from left), daughter Gianna, wife Vanessa and daughter Natalia are seen before an NCAA college women's basketball game in 2017 in Los Angeles. Vanessa Bryant says Nike is making, without her consent, a shoe she designed in honor of her late daughter, Gianna. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption
Dwight Howard of the Philadelphia 76ers looks down at a fan who ran onto the court and was tackled by security in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Washington Wizards on Monday. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images hide caption
Crowds Are Finally Back At NBA Arenas — Along With A Rash Of Bad Fan Behavior
This 2007 photo shows Pittsburgh Steelers' Najeh Davenport in Pittsburgh. The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of "race-norming" — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, leads the field to the first turn during the Kentucky Derby on May 1 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The colt has failed a second drug test following the race. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption
In this April 30, 2021, file photo, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Japan's Naomi Osaka eyes the ball as she serves during the first round of the French Open tennis tournament Sunday in Paris. Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A bicyclist rides past the Olympic rings on Wednesday in Tokyo, where the Olympics are scheduled to kick off on July 23. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption
Olympic Organizers Say They're Ready For COVID-19 Risks, But Japan's Doctors Are Wary
Brazilian officials said on Monday that if they decide to host the Copa America, teams will play without fans in the stadium. Leo Correa/AP hide caption
Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open after refusing to attend press conferences. Osaka says she suffers from depression and experiences, "huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media." TPN/Getty Images hide caption
Helio Castroneves won his fourth Indianapolis 500 race Sunday, becoming the fourth racer in history to do so. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption
People carry a banner reading "Extinguish the Olympic torch" during a march in Tokyo last week calling for the cancellation of the Summer Olympics. The government insists the games will go on despite concerns about the coronavirus. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
Opponents of several bills targeting transgender youth attend a rally on March 30 at the Alabama State House to draw attention to anti-transgender legislation introduced in the state. Julie Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
A new public survey reflects Americans' "mixed views" on trans issues, Gallup says, as people said athletes should compete based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. Here, protesters march against a bill restricting transgender girls from sports teams in Pierre, S.D., in March. Toby Brusseau/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign hide caption
The Seattle Mariners' José Godoy became Major League Baseball's 20,000th player when he took the field against the San Diego Padres Friday. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
Paretta Autosport crew members work on their car in pit lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during a practice session earlier this week. It could become the first majority-women team to qualify for the Indy 500. Doug Jaggers/WFYI hide caption