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Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field

TOKYO (AP) — They set records everyone saw coming and others that surprised the experts. They suffered, and battled, and spoke their truth in ways that hadn't been heard before. Over nine ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

What’s next for USA Basketball women’s program?

SAITAMA, Japan — All eyes will be on Paris now to see if the the U.S. women's team can keep its historic Olympic run after the Americans won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the Tokyo...

DATE: Aug 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall

TOKYO — Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a sweet spot for the Tokyo Olympics, the way it did for the storied 1964 Games. Why...

DATE: Aug 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end

TOKYO — It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. It ended with a typhoon blowing through and, still, a virus. In between: just about everything. The Tokyo Olympics, christened with “2020...

DATE: Aug 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

American gold bonanza as Tokyo Olympics near end

TOKYO (AP) — The second to last day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics produced a gold medal bonanza for the United States. The Americans kept up their domination in men's basketball and ...

DATE: Aug 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Woman falls to death climbing Telluride’s via ferrata route

TELLURIDE — Authorities say an Arizona woman fell about 200 feet (61 meters) to her death while climbing the via ferrata route in Telluride. The Telluride Daily Planet reports 53-year-old An...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico’s mask mandate for schools sparks legal battle

ALBUQUERQUE – A legal battle is brewing in New Mexico over what power state education officials have over local school boards and what limits there are to that authority. The fight stems fr...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Broncos see several snubs despite 3 going into Hall of Fame

DENVER — The Denver Broncos will be partying aplenty at this weekend’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies with Peyton Manning, Steve Atwater and John Lynch going in. Atwater,...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Sumo removed, but equestrian course designer defends choice

TOKYO (AP) — A sumo wrestler that may have spooked the horses was knocked out of the Olympic equestrian ring Friday night, but the course designer is defending his decision to include the li...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

‘Four Ferraris’ of Italy race to shock 4x100 gold at Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — There are some things track fans are used to: Nobody stops the Jamaican women at these Olympics and the tireless Sifan Hassan is a contender for a medal in every distance race s...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

U.S. women’s volleyball team forms strong bond with 1980 squad

Nine members of the 1980 team gather in Colorado, watch U.S. women compete in Tokyo TOKYO — The Japanese-style lanterns hanging in the rooms of the U.S. women's volleyball players at the Ol...

DATE: Aug 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

American defender Vines transfers from Colorado to Antwerp

COMMERCE CITY — American defender Sam Vines is transferring to Belgium's Antwerp from Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids. The 22-year-old joined the Rapids' academy when he was 13. H was ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field

What’s next for USA Basketball women’s program?

Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall

Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end

American gold bonanza as Tokyo Olympics near end

Woman falls to death climbing Telluride’s via ferrata route

New Mexico’s mask mandate for schools sparks legal battle

Broncos see several snubs despite 3 going into Hall of Fame

Sumo removed, but equestrian course designer defends choice

‘Four Ferraris’ of Italy race to shock 4x100 gold at Olympics

U.S. women’s volleyball team forms strong bond with 1980 squad

American defender Vines transfers from Colorado to Antwerp

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