Monday's sports stories
China's Peng Shuai scandal is far from over
Peng Shuai on a video call with IOC president Thomas Bach. Photo: Greg Martin/AFP via Getty Images
Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who disappeared after accusing a former top government official of sexual assault, reemerged this weekend — but this story is far from over.
Driving the news: Peng held a 30-minute video call on Sunday with IOC president Thomas Bach. According to the IOC, she is safe and well at her Beijing home and asked for privacy at this time.
Bears blow late lead, season slips away
Robert Quinn #94 of the Chicago Bears makes a move. Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
The Bears gave up a late 4th quarter touchdown to lose at home to the Ravens, 16-13. Their fifth loss in a row drops the Bears to 3-7.
- Starting quarterback Justin Fields left the game in the 3rd quarter with an apparent rib injury.
Missing Chinese tennis player tells Olympic Committee she is safe
Peng Shuai at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2020. Photo: Xinhua/Bai Xue via Getty Images
The International Olympic Committee held a video call on Sunday with missing tennis player Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts have been a subject of international worry for weeks.
The latest: Peng "explained that she is safe and well, living at her home in Beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time," according to the IOC statement released on Sunday.
Sports tickets meet NFTs
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
The mobile revolution replaced paper tickets with digital barcodes. Now comes the next leap: upgrading barcodes to non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Driving the news: Teams and leagues are experimenting with NFTs as a way to increase the value of digital tickets, with the ultimate goal of rewarding (and thus increasing) attendance.