Aug 03 Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam By Will Graves, Associated Press Simone Biles stuck the landing and won a bronze medal during the women’s balance beam final a week after taking herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental health. Continue reading
Jul 30 Why Black women are saying no By Lizz Bolaji, Chloe Jones Experts say the growing number of Black women pushing back is making strides in the way society approaches mental health. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 7:30 What Suni Lee’s gymnastics gold win means to Hmong Americans American gymnast Sunisa Lee's gold medal in gymnastics Thursday makes her the first Hmong American to participate and win in the Olympics. Lee said she trains daily for first-generation Americans and wanted to win for Hmong Americans. John Yang reports… Continue watching
Jul 28 Simone Biles withdraws from all-around competition By Will Graves, Associated Press USA Gymnastics said in a statement that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete in Thursday's all-around competition . The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself from the team final following one rotation because she felt she wasn't… Continue reading
Jul 27 U.S. star Simone Biles exits; ROC wins women’s gymnastics By Will Graves, Associated Press The team representing the Russian Olympic Committee surged past the U.S. to gold on Tuesday, capturing the country's first Olympic title since Barcelona in 1992. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 4:43 Abuse in U.S. women’s gymnastics program ‘truly one of the tragedies of American sports’ The sexual abuse scandal that has engulfed U.S. women's gymnastics took a new shocking turn on Thursday. Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert died by suicide just hours after being charged with human trafficking and sexual assault. Christine Brennan,… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 3:46 With unprecedented moves, Simone Biles cements her ‘transcendent’ legacy Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles is showing no signs of slowing down. On Sunday night, Biles won a record-tying sixth consecutive national championship -- and some of her moves were unprecedented. Amna Nawaz reports and talks to USA Today’s Nancy… Continue watching
May 28 Michigan State chooses new president after sexual abuse scandal By David Eggert, Associated Press Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr., a medical researcher who has led Stony Brook University in New York for nearly a decade, was named as the next president of Michigan State University. Continue reading
Feb 19 USA Gymnastics hires NBA executive Li Li Leung as new CEO By Will Graves, Associated Press Li Li Leung spent two years watching USA Gymnastics struggle through the aftermath of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. A former college gymnast at the University of Michigan who still considered herself "embedded" in the sport while serving as… Continue reading
Dec 20 House panel finds U.S. Olympic officials valued image over safety amid sex abuse By Eddie Pells, Associated Press The report acknowledges the changes that have come since Nassar's crimes were exposed. But it criticizes the lack of conformity among the organizations, noting some didn't use background checks or publish banned lists. Continue reading