Festivus -- the fictional holiday alternative to Christmas introduced by the "Seinfeld" cinematic universe in which the airing of grievances plays a significant part -- is Dec. 23, so this message reaches you a little bit later than I'd have liked it to.

Imane Khelif of Algeria finished third in the voting for the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, trailing only WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark and triple-gold Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.