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♪ mom. ♪ the winter olympic games this year spectacular. also a huge greer serena williams. here are the top eight sports stories from 2018. from cnns andy schultz. ♪ >> reporter: 2018 was another memorable year in the sports world. serena returned with controversy, tiger was back on

That will happen, but the main focus right now is the east coast. >> i know youll be watching it. derek, thanks. now we turn to the u.s. open tennis championship. in case you havent heard, where 20-year-old naomi osaka won her first grand slam title. shes the first japanese player ever to accomplish the feat and upset a heavily-favored veteran serena williams. the match will be remembered for williams clashing with the chair umpire and calling him a thief. andy schultz has more about it. >> re...

You okay? >> yeah, im fine. >> i know its a rough weekend because tomorrow, it is official, nba superstar lebron james becomes an unrestricted free agent. >> and whatever he decides, it could impact every team in the league. heres andy schultz. >> it sucks to lose. it suctiks when you go out ther and give it everything you have and you prep and, you know, your mind is it in and your body is it in and you come out on the losing end. >> reporter: whether lebron decides to stay or leave cleveland t...

Bills, the cleveland browns and indianapolis colts, the miami dolphins and the new york jets, a variety of players on their knees and you even saw a couple of hands raised in the air, lets talk about all of this, this incredible dynamic today on what would be football sunday. andy schultz is with us now. andy, this has evolved from a year ago, collin kaepernick, 49ers kneeling, he was making a statement about social injustices, he hasnt been on a team as a result. and now as of friday night, the...

>> yogi berra once said, when you come to a fork in the road, take it. >> one yogi-ism we didnt hear, my personal favorite is, nobody goes there anymore. its too crowded. yogi berra certainly was a legend in more ways than one. >> oh, we will miss him. we cant believe hes gone. but thats awesome that all of those people showed up and are saying wonderful things about him. andy schultz, thanks so much. good morning, im carol costello. patriots quarterback tom brady says he was not endorsing don...

Tapper, youre already in l.a. getting ready. ill see you soon. thank you so much. you have a big, big job to do. of course, youre hosting "the lead" at 4:00 eastern. in the meantime, the republican presidential candidates are facing off in back-to-back debates. tune in wednesday night, september 16th, at 6:00 and 8:00 eastern. let me go to my colleague an andy schultz. what is going on? >> reporter: we have a shocker here at the u.s. open. we see a lot of fan disappointed because serena willia...

$35 million for last years mens winning world cup team. heres a look at the paycheck disparity throughout sports from andy schultz. >> lets talk about how much money women are making in soccer. for the 2014 mens world cup the total amount of prizes available for the men, $576 million. this year for the womens world cup the total amount of prize winnings available is $15 - million. its not just the prize money that doesnt stack up. this year for the first time ever in any world cup, the women wer...

Andy, explain exactly what the dea is investigating. >> this is coming on the heels of class action lawsuit that was filed by about 1300 former players, where they say they were just given painkillers left and right, left and right, werent informed about any of the risks, just to keep them playinging on the field. a member of the 85 bears, richard dent, said he played half a season with a broken foot, now he has nerve damage with that foot. jim mcmahon, the quarterback from that team, said he go...

Investigating? >> we are very pleased. our attorneys were very pleased to know that dea is investigating because that means that they are taking our allegations serious about what has happened with us and thats good thing. because its gonna -- not only show that they have a concern for the former nfl players, but its gonna also ensure that the nfl operates with integrity as well. >> jd hill, many thanks to you. and andy, before you go the nfl saying anything about this? >> no, we reached out to ...

Trainers? >> well, carol and andy, we to would get injured and get painkillers from doctors, get painkillers from the trainers, just go in and say you have -- youre in pain, an injury that you had sustained and so they would give you painkillers, not even telling you the side effects or what it was. there was no prescription that was given to you. and so, being an athlete, trusting the trainers, trust the doctor it is, they recommended something and we would take it. >> how many pills do you thi...