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The Tokyo Olympics are the first Summer Games since Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics national team doctor, was sent to prison for 176 years for sexually abusing hundreds of gymnasts, including some of the sport’s greatest stars. At his sentencing, athletes — some of them Olympians — described how the sport’s culture allowed for abuse and objectification of young women and girls.

LaVine, who made the starting lineup in his Olympic debut, scored eight points on 3 of 6 shooting, including a huge 3-pointer with just over four minutes remaining in the 4th quarter to extend the U.S. lead to seven points. Then France finished the game on a 16-2 run while Team USA couldn’t buy a basket.

All the medal winners — from gold to bronze — for the United States during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Anastasija Zolotic: GOLD, women’s 57kg/Taekwondo (Themba Hadebe/AP) Lee Kiefer: GOLD, women’s foil individual (Hassan Ammar/AP) Chase Kalisz: GOLD, men’s 400m individual medley (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) William Shaner: GOLD, men’s 10m air rifle (Alex Brandon/AP) Jay Litherland: SILVER, men’s 400m individual medley (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Emma Weyant, SILVER, women’s 400m individual medley (Matthias Schrader/AP) Abbey Weitzeil, Erika Brown, Natalie Hinds, Simone Manuel (and Olivia Smoliga, not pictured): BRONZE, women’s 4x100m freestyle relay (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Jagger Eaton: BRONZE, men’s street (Jae C. Hong/AP) Kieran Smith: BRONZE, men’s 400m freestyle (Matthias Schrader/AP) Hali Flickinger: BRONZE, women’s 400m individual medley (Martin Meissner/AP)

Around these parts, Dolson is referred to almost exclusively as “Big Mama Stef,” a college nickname that has been enthusiastically embraced by the stadium announcers at the 3×3 women’s basketball tournament. During Sunday’s 22-11 rout of Romania, the announcer referred to Dolson by her given name just once at the start of the game.

The Chicago Sky’s Stefanie “Big Mama Stef” Dolson, makes her debut at the 3×3 women’s basketball tournament at the Tokyo Olympic Games. USA’s Stefanie Dolson during Team USA’s game against Romania in women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021 at the Aomi Urban Sports Park during the Tokyo Olympics. Team USA defeated Romania 22-11. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) USA’s Stefanie Dolson battles Romania’s Gabriela Marginean in women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021, at Aomi Urban Sports Park during the Tokyo Olympics. Team USA defeated Romania 22-11. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) USA’s Stefanie Dolson drives against Romania’s Sonia Ursu during a women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021, at Aomi Urban Sports Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) USA’s Stefanie Dolson battles for the ball with Romania’s Gabriela Marginean in women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021 at Aomi Urban Sports Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) USA’s Allisha Gray drives against Romania’s Gabriela Marginean in women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) USA’s Kelsey Plum drives against Romania’s Gabriela Marginean in women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021 at Aomi Urban Sports Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) Breakdancers perform on the court before the USA played Romania in women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) An overview of Aomi Urban Sports Park as France and Japan play in women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021,during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) A volunteer sanitizes a ball before the USA played Romania in women’s 3×3 basketball, July 25, 2021 at Aomi Urban Sports Park during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)

An underwater view shows, from left, New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt, Hungary’s David Verraszto, USA’s Jay Litherland and Britain’s Max Litchfield competing in the final of the men’s 400m individual medley swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Center in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)

In March 2011, McDowell, then 18, walked in the door from his first professional competition when his mother noticed a swollen area between his neck and collarbone. Traci McDowell, a registered nurse, touched the spot and recognized its rubbery feel as a symptom of lymphoma, a cancer that begins in the immune system’s infection-fighting cells.

“And I’m still learning — I’m 26 going on 27, so by no means have I hit my peak (yet),” Seth said. “But for Caleb, just bringing experience. I can hopefully play in all situations, power play, penalty kill and do a good job for the team. Whatever the coach asks me to do, I want to do to make this team better.”

While the 24-year-old topped the all-around with a total of 57.731 and advanced to the event finals on multiple events, it didn’t come easy. She stepped all the way off the mat following a tumbling pass on her floor exercise, then basically did the same on vault. She responded with a solid set on uneven bars, but a spectacular beam routine ended with her taking three major steps backward following her dismount, something Forster said he’s never seen her do.

“The curious part was that it showed that he missed the plate, right?” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “Normally you have 20 seconds with the guy in there with replay saying ‘Hey, he missed the plate,’ you come out and make the call. But when you have that much time, which includes a trip to the mound by the pitching coach, it’s very unusual.