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Juventus' Paulo Dybala, left, celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Salernitana, at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, March 20, 2021. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
US Salernitana vs Juventus Turin 3/20/2022

Mar. 20, 2022 03:58 PM EDT

In this photo released by MexTenis, third-ranked Alexander Zverev of Germany smashes his racket on the umpire's chair moments after losing a doubles match of the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Zverev was thrown out of the Mexican Open after he struck the umpire's chair three times, sat for a moment, then got back up and yelled at umpire Alessandro Germani that he "destroyed the whole (expletive) match" and struck the chair once more with his racket as the umpire climbed down. (Marcos Dominguez/MexTenis via AP)
ATP Acapulco, Mexico Men Singles

Feb. 24, 2022 04:32 PM EST

Silver medalists Team Japan celebrates during a medal ceremony for the women's curling at the Beijing Winter Olympics Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Britain wins Olympic women’s curling gold 10-3 over Japan

By Jimmy Golen Feb. 19, 2022 10:55 PM EST

FILE - China's Peng Shuai makes a forehand return to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
Australian Open Men Singles

Feb. 07, 2022 06:20 AM EST

Tibetan musician Loten Namling speaks shortly before the start of a protest march in ski boots from Bern to the IOC Lausanne to protest the Beijing Winter Games, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Bern, Switzerland. With the action, Loten Namling wants to draw the attention of athletes in Switzerland to the oppression of Tibetans by the Chinese government. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)
Hundreds of Tibetans protest outside IOC headquarters

Feb. 03, 2022 09:20 AM EST

Ottawa Senators' Artem Anisimov, from Russia, during an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Calgary, Canada. Former NHL forward Artem Anisimov is out of isolation after testing negative for the coronavirus and has rejoined the Russian team ahead of the Beijing Olympics, the country’s hockey federation said Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry MacDougal)
Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames 3/7/2021

Jan. 27, 2022 09:20 AM EST

FILE - Tomas Vavercak and Matej Zmij of Slovakia compete in the men's doubles during the Luge World Cup at the Yanqing National Sliding Center in Yanqing on the outskirts of Beijing, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. The venue will host bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competition during the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
ITF USA F27, Men Doubles

Jan. 19, 2022 03:50 AM EST

Spectators sit in the stands before the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup at Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei Province, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The venue will host the freestyle skiing and snowboard competitions at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Club NXT vs KAA Gent 11/29/2021

Jan. 19, 2022 03:46 AM EST

FILE - Sweden's Hanna Oberg crosses the finish line to finish second in the women's Biathlon World Cup 12.5 km mass start event in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, March 8, 2020. Öberg took gold in the women's 15-kilometer individual at the PyeongChang Olympics, while Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe won the men's race and both have stood on the podium this season. But all other 2018 gold-medal winners have moved on to other adventures. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Croatia vs Czech Republic 3/8/2020

Jan. 10, 2022 01:06 AM EST

FILE - Russia forward Vladimir Tarasenko wraps the puck around the goal against Slovakia forward Branko Radivojevic in the first period of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. A handful of NHL players are voicing frustration over the decision not to allow them to go to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. Tarasenko said on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, he would have gone if given the choice. Keeping the season going while allowing individual players to choose whether to go was not something that was ever considered.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
NHL players vent frustration over being barred from Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 29, 2021 05:54 AM EST

CORRECTS TO SEVENTH SUPER BOWL TITLE FOR BRADY, INSTEAD OF FIFTH - FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski, left, and quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrate after the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 7, 2021. Brady's seventh Super Bowl title, at 43 no less, was one of the best moments of 2021, when a continuing pandemic could not dim the brightest of stars of the sports world. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2/7/2021

Dec. 23, 2021 12:26 PM EST

"Keep your distance" is written on the scoreboard above the empty stands during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)
Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig 11/28/2021

Dec. 02, 2021 10:18 AM EST

A police officer wearing a face mask and goggles to protect against COVID-19, stands near a poster of a skier on the wall at a train station in Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei Province, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Zhangjiakou will host the FIS Ski Cross and Snowboard Cross World Cups this weekend as part of a series of test events leading up to the 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Chiangmai United vs Police Tero FC 11/27/2021

Nov. 26, 2021 07:28 AM EST

Chelsea's Sam Kerr controls the ball during the women's Champions League group C soccer match between Chelsea and Servette, at Kingsmeadow, London, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)
Servette Geneva vs Chelsea FC 11/18/2021

Nov. 25, 2021 07:18 PM EST

FILE - China's Peng Shuai reacts during her first round singles match against Japan's Nao Hibino at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 21, 2020. The editor of a Communist Party newspaper posted a video online that he said showed missing tennis star Peng Shuai watching a match Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021 as the ruling party tried to quell fears abroad while suppressing information in China about Peng after she accused a senior leader of sexual assault. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
Australian Open Women Singles

Nov. 20, 2021 10:46 PM EST

FILE - Peng Shuai, of China, returns a shot to Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships on ug. 29, 2019, in New York. China's Foreign Ministry is sticking to its line that it isn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her. A ministry spokesperson said Friday that the matter was not a diplomatic question and that he was not aware of the situation. (AP Photo/Michael Owens, File)
US Open Women Singles

Nov. 19, 2021 03:30 PM EST

FILE - WTA Chief Executive Officer Steve Simon smiles during a retirement ceremony for Martina Hingis in Singapore on Oct. 29, 2017. An email purportedly from a Chinese professional tennis player that a Chinese state media outlet posted on Twitter has increased concerns about her safety as the sport's biggest stars and others abroad call for information about her well-being and whereabouts. Simon, the chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association, questioned the authenticity of the email intended for him, in which Grand Slam doubles champion Peng Shuai says she is safe and that the assault allegation is untrue. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)
ATP Challenger Suzhou, China Men Singles

Nov. 18, 2021 09:32 AM EST

Members of the Refugee Paralympic Team listen to a message sent to them by Alphonso Davies who is a refugee playing professional football for Bayern Munich during a press conference ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. (Josh Toth for OIS via AP)
1. FC Cologne vs Bayern Munich 8/22/2021

Aug. 23, 2021 07:23 AM EDT

Tennis fans watch the match between Angelique Gerber, of Germany, and Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
WTA Cincinnati, USA Women Singles

Aug. 18, 2021 05:09 PM EDT

Andy Murray, of Britain, eyes the ball to return against Hubert Hurkacz, of Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
ATP Cincinnati, USA Men Singles

Aug. 18, 2021 05:09 PM EDT