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Carapaz wins men’s road race for Ecuador’s 1st cycling medal

By DAVE SKRETTA - AP Sports Writer

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Richard Carapaz rode away from the biggest names in cycling to win the Olympic road race. His victory gives Ecuador just its third medal ever and the first of any color in the sport. Embracing his nickname of “The Locomotive,” Carapaz rode away from American breakaway buddy Brandon McNulty as they approached the finish at Fuji International Speedway. The chasing group rounded the corner in sight of him at the finish line, then played a game of cat-and-mouse for the other two medals. Belgian star Wout van Aert wound up edging Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia in a photo finish.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

College sports trading cards latest byproduct of NIL policy

By ARNIE STAPLETON - AP Sports Writer

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College trading cards are the latest offshoot of the NCAA’s decision to allow athletes to make money off their names, images and likenesses. Industry leader Panini America has teamed up with licensing giant OneTeam Partners to begin producing cards of college athletes. It’s not just football players who will be on the cards but men’s and women’s basketball players and baseball players and athletes from Olympic sports. The NCAA last month agreed to let student-athletes monetize their fame without compromising their eligibility.

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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…