Players and teams who competed with and against Bryant struggled their way through the games that were scheduled, unable to summon his intense competitive spirit. The delay was brief, and coach Andy Reid and the rest of the Chiefs’ delegation made their way into the hangar for the short walk to waiting buses. Tiger Woods, trying to set the PGA Tour record with his 83rd career victory, never got anything going. Plus the four U.S. titles as he continues raising the standards for men’s skating even as he attends Yale full time. The last American man to win three consecutive world titles was Scott Hamilton with his fourth in a row in 1984.

Source: Washington Post January 27, 2020 08:37 UTC