Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY

The USMNT might not be ready to win the World Cup just yet – and they still need to actually qualify – but they’re closer than they’ve ever been.

Christian Pulisic played final 16 minutes of Chelsea’s Champions League game against Malmo in first appearance since ankle injury in mid-September.

Carli Lloyd, who has had as big an impact on the game as any American player, made her last appearance with the USWNT on Tuesday night.

Shaun White’s gold medal in the men’s halfpipe at the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018 was his third, a record for a snowboarder

Simone Biles withdrew from team competition, most individual events in Tokyo after anxiety manifested itself in the twisties, a loss of air awareness.

Unlike in other high-profile NFL cases, no written report done on findings of investigation into toxic workplace at Washington Football Team.

Jon Gruden’s racist, bigoted emails are a fraction of 650,000 reviewed by the NFL as part of its investigation into the Washington Football Team.

Jon Gruden’s racist, bigoted emails are a fraction of 650,000 reviewed by the NFL as part of its investigation into the Washington Football Team.

Jon Gruden is out as Raiders coach, but he is hardly an isolated case. Too many in the NFL still believe they have the only world view that matters.