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…
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…
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece to these delayed Olympics. The cauldron sat atop a peak inspired by Mount Fuji. It’s…
NFL-NEWS NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks UNDATED (AP) — The NFL had to reschedule several games last season due to COVID-19 outbreaks within teams. The league won’t be as willing to do that this year. The NFL has informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game due to an outbreak among non-vaccinated players and that players on…
NFL-NEWS NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks UNDATED (AP) — The NFL had to reschedule several games last season due to COVID-19 outbreaks within teams. The league won’t be as willing to do that this year. The NFL has informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game due to an outbreak among non-vaccinated players and that players on…
NFL-NEWS NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks UNDATED (AP) — The NFL had to reschedule several games last season due to COVID-19 outbreaks within teams. The league won’t be as willing to do that this year. The NFL has informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game due to an outbreak among non-vaccinated players and that players on…
NFL-NEWS NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks UNDATED (AP) — The NFL had to reschedule several games last season due to COVID-19 outbreaks within teams. The league won’t be as willing to do that this year. The NFL has informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game due to an outbreak among non-vaccinated players and that players on…
