Before the Olympics, Mandy Bujold Wins a Big Fight

By BY ALANIS THAMES from NYT Sports Bujold’s challenge of qualification criteria that relied on boxing tournaments conducted while she was pregnant or postpartum resulted in a court ruling that reopened the door to her competing in Tokyo.https://nyti.ms/3dyijsR

Her Daughter in Tow, Serena Williams Welcomes the Pressure of Wimbledon

By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports Williams said that she had been pleasantly surprised that Wimbledon chose to seed her, but that she was ‘a little bit shocked’ that her competitive fire was undimmed.https://nyti.ms/2Kl4bX8