U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Injuries are mounting for the US women’s volleyball team at the Tokyo Games. The team lost a second player to a rolled right ankle when setter Jordyn Poulter landed on a teammate’s foot in victory against Italy. Poulter went down in the third set of the Americans’ final match of…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Injuries are mounting for the US women’s volleyball team at the Tokyo Games. The team has lost a second player to a rolled right ankle when setter Jordyn Poulter landed on a teammate’s foot in its final pool play match against Italy. Poulter went down in the third set and…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — World champion Sifan Hassan made an incredible recovery from a fall at the final bell to win her 1,500-meter heat at the Olympics on Monday. Hassan picked herself up after getting in a tangle with Kenyan runner Edinah Jebitok at the start of the last lap. She sped around the…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — One of the best rivalries on the track moves into the spotlight on Day 10 of the Tokyo Games. It takes a step closer to a big finish when United States teammates Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad size each other up in the semifinals of the women’s 400-meter hurdles. Each…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Marcell Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the sprint gold to Italy for the first time. Jacobs topped America’s Fred Kerley and Canada’s Andre DeGrasse to take the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Marcell Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the sprint gold to Italy for the first time. Jacobs topped America’s Fred Kerley and Canada’s Andre DeGrasse to take the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Marcell Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the sprint gold to Italy for the first time. Jacobs topped America’s Fred Kerley and Canada’s Andre DeGrasse to take the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain…
U.S. OLYMPICS A look around the Olympics UNDATED (AP) — Sunisa Lee will have her carry-on stuffed with medals when she heads back to the United States. The 18-year-old Olympic gymnastics champion from Minnesota added a bronze in the uneven bars finals. Lee earned a silver in the team competition and gold in the all-around earlier in the games. MyKayla…
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: Belarus track sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says her Olympic team officials tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff Sunday evening at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Tsimanouskaya says in a…
OLYMPICS Dressel wins again TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel has completed his drive for five at the Tokyo Games. Dressel became the fifth swimmer and fourth American to win five gold medals in a single Olympics, finishing first in the 50-meter freestyle and anchoring the victorious 4×100 medley relay. Dressel cruised to a relatively easy victory in the 50 meters…
