Dear Donald Trump, I’m a sports writer, so I never thought I’d be writing anything about you this year, but here we are. This weekend, I was in Tempe, Arizona covering the UCLA football team’s dismal loss to ASU. Read more...

Photo: Presidential nominee Donald Trump came under fire this weekend for lewd comments he made in 2005. Although Trump dismissed it as “locker room talk,” critics from both parties as well as athletes said the Republican candidate’s words described sexual assault. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr)

The Olympics officially ended last Sunday, but the scandalous storylines that surfaced during the three-week-long Games are far from over. The U.S. Soccer Federation terminated Hope Solo’s contract Wednesday after comments the famed goalie made following the U.S.’s shockingly early quarterfinal exit. Read more...

Photo: Former US Women’s National team goalie Hope Solo has been under fire for her comments after losing to Sweden in the quarterfinals. (Creative Common by Anders Henrikson via Flickr)

A photo of Michael Phelps adorned my 14th birthday cake. My middle school email password was the infamous swimmer’s name. Following the 2004 Athens Olympics, I took up swim classes. Read more...

Photo: Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad will be the first-ever American Olympian to compete while wearing a hijab. (Creative Commons photo by U.S. Embassy via Flickr)