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Kamila Valieva of Russia competes during the Women Single Skating Free Skate at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 07, 2022. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images hide caption
One year later, still no medals in disputed Beijing 2022 Olympic team skating event
Tom Brady attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount Pictures' 80 For Brady presented by Smirnoff ICE at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures hide caption
Kyrie Irving is reportedly leaving the Brooklyn Nets after four seasons with the team. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption
LeBron James is on the cusp of overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for most points scored. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption
Mark Emmert is saying goodbye to the NCAA. Tom Pennington/Getty Images hide caption
'Who the hell would want this job?' Not NCAA President Mark Emmert, apparently
The Olympic flag and Russian flag seen during the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014. Paul Gilham/Getty Images hide caption
A grand jury indictment says that Josh Sills of the Philadelphia Eagles football team allegedly engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity with a woman and held her against her will in December 2019. AP hide caption
Longtime University of California women's swimming coach Teri McKeever (shown here in June 2012 while serving as U.S. Olympic team head coach) was fired on Tuesday following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
Tom Brady says he's retiring from the NFL, and this time he means it. "I won't be long-winded," the quarterback said. "You only get one super-emotional retirement essay, and I used mine up last year." Julio Aguilar/Getty Images hide caption
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates after the NFL AFC Championship playoff football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won 23-20. Ed Zurga/AP hide caption
San Francisco's Nick Bosa (from left), Cincinnati's Joe Burrow, and Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes will play big roles in this weekend's NFL championship games. Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images; Scot Tucker/AP; Jason Hanna/Getty Images hide caption
Brock Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers' rookie quarterback, led his team to a win over the Dallas Cowboys last weekend in the NFL playoffs. Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images hide caption
Maya Moore announced her retirement from basketball in January 2023. Hannah Foslien/Getty Images hide caption
Retired WNBA Star Maya Moore And Her Husband Jonathan Irons Talk About Their Journey
Scott Rolen, pictured in 2012, has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Mikaela Shiffrin seized first place in her first run in the giant slalom in Kronplatz, Italy, bidding to make history in the World Cup. Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom/Getty Images hide caption
Author Scott Neuman's sailboat, Symbiosis, on passage between St. Lucia and Martinique in 2017. Debbie Daigle hide caption
Bruce Reznick, known as "Mr. Whammy" at a Nets game earlier this month. Brooklyn Nets hide caption
Alabama forward Darius Miles looks to pass March 5 in the second half an NCAA college basketball game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption
University of Georgia running back Kendall Milton, #2, celebrates after a touchdown with offensive lineman Devin Willock, #77, during the school's spring NCAA college football game on Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens. Brett Davis/AP hide caption
U.S. national team player Crystal Dunn, second from left, listens to instructions with teammates during practice for a match against Nigeria Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Riverside, Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Retired NFL player Ryan Shazier, pictured in 2018, relearned how to walk after suffering a spinal cord injury during a 2017 game. Justin K. Aller/Getty Images hide caption
Ryan Shazier was seriously injured in an NFL game. He has advice for Damar Hamlin
Naomi Osaka announced on social media Wednesday that she's expecting a child and that she hopes to return to tennis early next year. Scott Barbour/Getty Images hide caption
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been discharged from the hospital following his return home to Buffalo, N.Y., after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2. Here, Hamlin is shown with his helmet off before playing the Los Angeles Rams during an NFL game on Sept. 8, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. John McCoy/AP hide caption