OLYMPICS-NEWS US rebounds from opening loss with 6-1 win over New Zealand TOKYO (AP) — The Americans rebounded from their opening loss with a 6-1 rout of New Zealand on Saturday in the women’s soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. With the United States leading 2-0 at the break, first lady Jill Biden arrived in time to watch the team…
OLYMPICS-NEWS Tennis players feel the heat TOKYO (AP) — Heat and humidity quickly became a major issue when the Olympic tennis tournament opened Saturday. The temperature soared to 93 degrees and the heat index made it feel more than 100. French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova grasped for an air tube during a medical timeout and grew frustrated at the lack…
OLYMPICS-NEWS Medals being handed out in Tokyo TOKYO (AP) — The first gold medal of the Tokyo Games has been handed out. China’s Qian Yang took the honors in women’s 10-meter air rifle. Yang had a 9.8 on her final shot and finished with an Olympic record 251.8. In other Olympic news: — China has sprinted to the lead in…
OLYMPICS-NEWS Medals being handed out in Tokyo TOKYO (AP) — The first gold medal of the Tokyo Games has been handed out. China’s Qian Yang took the honors in women’s 10-meter air rifle. Yang had a 9.8 on her final shot and finished with an Olympic record 251.8. In other Olympic news: — China has sprinted to the lead in…
OLYMPICS-NEWS Medals being handed out in Tokyo TOKYO (AP) — The first gold medal of the Tokyo Games has been handed out. China’s Qian Yang took the honors in women’s 10-meter air rifle. Yang had a 9.8 on her final shot and finished with an Olympic record 251.8. In other Olympic news: — An Algerian judo athlete is being sent…
OLYMPICS-NEWS Osaka lights cauldron at opening ceremony TOKYO (AP) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka did the honors or lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece. Osaka took it to the center of the stage. A staircase emerged, the cauldron opened and Osaka walked to the top. She dipped the…
OLYMPICS-NEWS Osaka lights cauldron at opening ceremony TOKYO (AP) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka did the honors or lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece. Osaka took it to the center of the stage. A staircase emerged, the cauldron opened and Osaka walked to the top. She dipped the…
MLB-SCHEDULE-DIAMONDBACKS-CUBS Báez, Chirinos homer, Davies wins as Cubs pound D-backs 8-3 UNDATED (AP) — Javier Báez homered, Robinson Chirinos went deep twice, Zach Davies earned his first win since a combined no-hitter last month and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3. Báez gave the Cubs a 3-0 lead in the first inning with his long three-run homer. The…
OLYMPICS-NEWS Osaka lights cauldron at opening ceremony TOKYO (AP) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece. Sadaharu Oh, Shigeo Nagashima and Hideki Matsui were among the baseball greats who took part in bringing the flame into the stadium. They passed it to a…
