In 45 minutes, Gabby Douglas will be making one of the most improbable comebacks in modern Olympic history, at a low-key meet in a gym outside of Houston. It's been eight years since her last competition. wsj.com/sports/olympic… via WSJ Sports

With college gymnastics more popular than ever, it's also been a breakout year for fantasy leagues--professional sports' longtime tool for fan engagement. wsj.com/sports/ncaa-gy… via WSJ Sports

Fantasy leagues are college gymnastics fans’ secret weapon to grow the sport. If you thought keeping track of yards and touchdowns was tough, though, try keeping your eye on 1,822 athletes from 87 schools—and which ones can do a Yurchenko one-and-a-half

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The U.S. has reached an agreement to pay around $100 million to 100 victims of Larry Nassar over the FBI's failures, bringing the final price-tag of settlements relating to the former gymnastics team doctor close to $1 billion wsj.com/sports/olympic… via WSJ Sports Sadie Gurman

My profile of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Putin critic serving 25 years in a Siberian jail while suffering the effects of two poisonings that doctors say could soon kill him.

Navalny won admiration for returning to Russia. Kara-Murza made the same choice wsj.com/world/russia/t…

It's been 10 months since the stunning PGA Tour truce with LIV's Saudi backers and four months since they were supposed to have a deal. But everyone at the Masters seems to agree they're tired of the division and that it's hurting the game.

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The U.S. considers only two Americans ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia, but there are more families seeking the might of Washington to bring their loved ones home wsj.com/world/russia/f… via The Wall Street Journal

“More communication, more transparency, less time”: The U.S. Center for SafeSport is promising changes to how it handles thousands of sexual abuse reports, and that “we heard the complaints loud and clear” wsj.com/sports/safespo… via
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The Players Championship proudly calls itself the strongest field in golf. But unlike in the past, when it included nearly all of the world's top players, it's now missing a big chunk thanks to LIV.

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Today’s the day! THE FORMULA, the third book by Jonathan Clegg and me, hits bookstores in 🇺🇸

The definitive story of the rise, fall, and reinvention of F1 into the global phenomenon it is today.

Available wherever books are sold: amazon.com/Formula-Rogues…

The Dartmouth men's basketball team's vote to unionize was historic because of the threat it poses to the NCAA's concept of amateurism. It's not the only one looming for the NCAA. w/ Louise Radnofsky wsj.com/sports/college…

It's the end of college sports as we know it, and the greatest obstacle to Dartmouth basketball claiming they ended amateurism is that someone else beats them to it wsj.com/sports/college… via WSJ Sports with Laine Higgins

New: LIV has ended its pursuit OWGR accreditation because it feels the rankings have become illegitimate. LIV hopes to negotiate directly with majors to get players exemptions as it unleashes a new shot on the golf establishment.

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The men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to join SEIU, setting up a fight that could play out for years over whether college athletes are employees of their universities. on.wsj.com/3TotzfB

A commission created in the wake of sports abuse scandals released a report Friday that gives Congress a lengthy to-do list for the U.S. Olympic movement. Top of it: put HHS in charge of youth sports... and more wsj.com/sports/olympic… with Rachel Bachman