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Sean Gregory
Gregory is a TIME senior editor.
Recent Articles
Why Candace Parker Pretty Much Rules Basketball Right Now
Parker wouldn't mind a post-championship break. But NBA TV duty calls
By Sean Gregory
October 21, 2021
MLB to Cover Minor Leaguer Housing. Advocates Call It a Start
Many minor league players make notoriously little money. Having housing covered could ease significant stress
By Sean Gregory
October 19, 2021
The Congolese NBA Veteran Whose Generosity Never Left Home
'This has become my lifetime mission. I'll keep pushing until I have nothing left in the tank for my people.'
By Sean Gregory
October 13, 2021
The NFL Will Survive Jon Gruden's Bigotry. But It Must Force Change
The email scandal might not immediately impact the league's bottom line. But it could cause a culture shift.
By Sean Gregory
October 13, 2021
Nike Stays Silent On Kyrie Irving's Anti-Vaccine Stance
Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving has put Nike in an awkward position. And that's not even referring to the time in July when he called the company's design of the latest Kyrie 8...
By Sean Gregory
October 6, 2021
Varsity Blues Trial: What's Changed in College Sports Since
Wealthy families can still more easily access college sports opportunities.
By Sean Gregory
September 27, 2021
Why a Grand Slam Was Too Much to Ask
Can anyone take four straight major global events in today's high-pressure world?
By Sean Gregory
September 13, 2021
Emma Raducanu's US Open Win Showed the Future of Tennis
"I don't feel absolutely any pressure."
By Sean Gregory
September 12, 2021
As College Athletes Finally Cash In, Entrepreneurs Also Look to Score
Economic freedom has arrived in college sports, and for businesses looking to score, it's game on
By Sean Gregory
September 10, 2021
Chris Paul on the NBA Strike, 1 Year Later
'The players as a whole realize how much power and influence that we have,' Paul tells TIME
By Sean Gregory
August 26, 2021
The 9 Best Moments of the Tokyo Olympics
After all that, Tokyo appears to have pulled off a pandemic Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics, which took place in a COVID-19 state-of-emergency in Tokyo, were rightly laden with worry. Public opposition to the Games, which...
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 8, 2021
Sue Bird And Diana Taurasi Set a New Olympic Basketball Bar
“Those two, you can place above everyone”
By Sean Gregory/Saitama, Japan
August 8, 2021
Sleepless Nights, Hotel Room Sprints, So Much 7-Eleven: What It's Like to Cover the Tokyo Olympics
Lots of 7-Eleven, trying to stay sane in quarantine, and staying patient when encountering mysterious rules.
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 7, 2021
'The Women Showed Up.' Team USA's Relay Super Team Wins Gold, Making More Olympic History for Allyson Felix
Felix—who’s running in her fifth and final Olympics—earned a sendoff fit for her legend
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 7, 2021
This Was No Team USA Men's Basketball Dream Team. But In Tokyo, It Demands Our Respect
The U.S. men’s basketball team, led by Kevin Durant, met the moment and won gold
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 7, 2021
Allyson Felix Is Now The Most Decorated Female Track And Field Olympian Ever
They were watching the race from the family room at Allyson Felix’s parents’ home in Los Angeles: Felix’s husband Kenny Ferguson, 2-year-old daughter Camryn, brother Wes, mother Marlean, dad Paul, and two cousins, Lee Williams...
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 6, 2021
U.S. Skateboarders Are Chill About Being Beaten
In a sign that either the U.S. has done a fabulous job exporting skateboarding around the world, or the American Olympic skateboarders didn't step up in Tokyo—or, it just doesn't matter, dude—the U.S. failed to take home gold, writes Sean Gregory
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 5, 2021
Noah Lyles Discusses Mental Health After 200-m Olympic Bronze
Noah Lyles' post-race message after winning Olympic bronze in the men's 200-m sprint may be more valuable than any medal
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 4, 2021
Canada's Andre De Grasse Wins Gold in 200-m at Tokyo Olympics; Favorite Noah Lyles Finishes Third
Andre de Grasse of Canada won the 200-m gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday night, finishing the race with a time of 19.62 seconds. Team USA's Kenneth Bednarek won the silver, in 19.68...
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 4, 2021
Sydney McLaughlin Becomes a Breakout Star
Sydney McLaughlin won the 400-m hurdles to claim the first U.S. sprint or hurdles gold at Tokyo
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Sydney McLaughlin Is the 400-m Hurdles World Record Holder. But Her Journey Is Just Beginning
McLaughlin is poised to succeed Allyson Felix as the most recognized—and marketed—woman in track
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Athing Mu Wins Gold in 800 meters at Tokyo Olympics
Athing Mu, 19, became the first American woman since Madeline Manning in 1968 to win gold in the 800-m race
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Kevin Durant Showed Up in Tokyo for Team USA
Team USA beat Spain, 95-81, on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Canada Defeats USWNT 1-0 at Tokyo Olympics
The dream of the double is over. Canada defeated the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT), 1-0, in an Olympic semifinal on Monday in Kashima, Japan, ending the squad's quest to become the first women’s soccer...
By Sean Gregory/Kashima, Japan
August 2, 2021
Lamont Marcell Jacobs Wins Olympic 100-m Sprint
He has now earned the coveted title of “world’s fastest man”
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 1, 2021
Elaine Thompson-Herah Breaks 100-m Olympic Record
It was the second-fastest 100-m time in history
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 31, 2021
USWNT Defeats the Netherlands to Make Olympics Semifinals
The USWNT defeated the Netherlands on penalty kicks, keeping its hopes alive to win a World Cup and Olympic gold medal consecutively
By Sean Gregory/Yokohama
July 30, 2021
The Biggest Track and Field Races to Watch at the Tokyo Olympics
Here's quick guide to some of track and field's must-see events at the Tokyo Olympics, especially for Team USA fans
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 29, 2021
How the Listless USWNT Can Beat Netherlands
One tip from former coach Jill Ellis: No corner kicks for the Dutch
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 29, 2021
How Israel's Baseball Team Made It to the Tokyo Olympics
For the first time since 1976, an Israel team sport qualified for the Olympics.
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 28, 2021
Team USA Wins First-Ever Women's 3x3 Basketball Gold
WNBA players Stephanie Dolson, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young and Allisha Gray won the first-ever women's gold medal in Olympic 3x3 basketball
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 28, 2021
With Simone and Naomi Off TV, Who Will Be the New Stars?
The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to belong to Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, full stop, writes TIME's Sean Gregory.
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 28, 2021
'I Choose to Do More.' Olympian Ashleigh Johnson Embraces Her Role As Water Polo Pioneer
She's helping lead the best Olympic team you've never heard of
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 27, 2021
Carissa Moore Wins Gold in Olympic Surfing
Despite rougher-than-expected seas off the Japanese coast for the Olympics surfing competition as tropical storm Nepartak heads toward land, American surfing phenom Carissa Moore owned the waves. Moore, the four-time world champion and top-ranked women’s...
By Sean Gregory/Ichinomiya
July 27, 2021
After Break, Naomi Osaka Just Keeps Winning
The tennis star showed no rust, only the benefits of rest as she defeated her latest opponent at the Olympics
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 26, 2021
Team USA Men's Basketball Just Lost Its First Olympic Game Since 2004. American Fans Are Free to Freak Out
Stunning defeats to Nigeria and Australia in exhibition games before the Olympics are one thing. Those losses by Team USA men’s basketball team—featuring superstars like Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard and Jason Tatum—you could somewhat...
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 25, 2021
The New King of Skateboarding
American Nyjah Huston, the heavy favorite and great hope to lift U.S. skateboarding to new heights, finished seventh.
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 25, 2021
Noah Lyles Is Promising Sprinting Gold
He could be Usain Bolt's heir
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 24, 2021
3x3 Basketball Makes Debut At Tokyo Olympics
Players are promising a quick, entertaining game.
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 23, 2021
What You Didn’t See on TV at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
Live from a hollow venue in Tokyo, here are six things from the Opening Ceremony you might not have seen on TV.
By Sean Gregory, Alice Park and Aria Chen/Tokyo
July 23, 2021
Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez Named U.S. Olympic Flag Bearers
Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez are ideal choices
By Sean Gregory / Tokyo
July 21, 2021
America's Oldest Olympian Has No Plans To Disappoint
"I'll be doing my best to deliver."
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 20, 2021
'I Won't Shut Up.' Gwen Berry on Protest
Berry, who will be making her second Olympic appearance in Tokyo, talks protest, the IOC and why she won't be silenced
By Sean Gregory
July 16, 2021
Here's a Free Olympic Sport Climbing Lesson
Team USA Olympic Sport Climber Kyra Condie Demonstrates Her Sport, Which Is Making Its Olympic Debut
By Sean Gregory/Salt Lake City
July 13, 2021
Sue Bird Stares Down Olympic Glory and Equity Off the Court
The last Olympics of the basketball star's storied career comes as the larger world has finally begun to appreciate her greatness
By Sean Gregory
July 8, 2021
Allyson Felix Didn't Let Motherhood Slow Her Down
Allyson Felix can still hear the screams. In late 2018, the six-time Olympic gold medalist was sitting in the neonatal intensive-care unit of a hospital outside Detroit, watching her weeks-old daughter fight for her life....
By Sean Gregory
July 8, 2021
Richardson's Suspension for Marijuana Defies Common Sense
Common sense loses out too.
By Sean Gregory
July 2, 2021
Allyson Felix Launches Shoe Brand Saysh Ahead of Olympics
Felix's New Company, Saysh, Is a Lifestyle Brand for Women
By Sean Gregory
June 23, 2021
The NCAA Should Be Scared of Justice Kavanaugh’s Concurrence
"The NCAA is not above the law."
By Sean Gregory
June 21, 2021
Brands Back Naomi Osaka in Sponsor-Athlete Evolution
It's not difficult to imagine a time in the not so distant past, when companies would have been reluctant to praise Osaka for dropping out of a Grand Slam
By Sean Gregory
June 7, 2021
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