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You again! Thompson-Herah speeds to second Olympic sprint sweep

TOKYO (AP) — It was billed as a star-studded race that anyone could win. So long as that person's name was Elaine. Elaine Thompson-Herah blew away a much-decorated field in the 200 meters Tu...

DATE: Aug 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles isn't going home with a fistful of gold medals. A mental block — one brought on by exhaustion or stress or something the American gymnastics star still can't quite ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Belarus sprinter says punishment awaited her back home

MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games said Tuesday that they “made it clear” she would face punishment if she retu...

DATE: Aug 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound

TOKYO (AP) — A surfer jumping in to translate for the rival who’d just beaten him. High-jumping friends agreeing to share a gold medal rather than move to a tiebreaker. Two runners falling i...

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Jade Carey's long road to the Olympics ends with gold

TOKYO (AP) — Jade Carey traveled the world for a spot in the Olympics. Germany. Qatar. Azerbaijan. Australia. A lot of long flights. A little bit of jet lag. One unrelenting vision of what c...

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Olympic champion Sunisa Lee adds bronze on uneven bars

TOKYO (AP) — Sunisa Lee came to Japan to win a gold medal. And she did. Just not the one she really, really wanted. The 18-year-old from Minnesota is a revelation on uneven bars, where her ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Amanda Knox blasts film ‘Stillwater’ for exploiting her case

NEW YORK – Amanda Knox is speaking out about her name being associated with the new film “Stillwater,” saying any connection rips off “my story without my consent at the expense of my reput...

DATE: Jul 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Grubauer surprised, excited to get opportunity with Kraken

SEATTLE (AP) — When the NHL free agency window opened, the Seattle Kraken's front office was stunned to see goaltender Philipp Grubauer wasn't already headed back to Colorado.

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Half the players who opted out last year no longer with team

ENGLEWOOD — More than half the 67 NFL players who opted out of the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic are no longer with the same team. Almost two dozen aren't on anyone's roster. Thirty...

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Nuggets take Virginia Commonwealth guard Hyland in draft

Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland didn’t get a chance to show what he could do in the NCAA Tournament. If he had, he believes he would have climbed the NBA draft board. Scouts didn’t get to see Hyland...

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fast day at pool, track on Day 7 of Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Games got their first swimming individual world record and a fast start to the track competition on Day 7 of the Olympics. Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa won the...

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Saad to Blues, Perry to Lightning: Recent champs add winners

The St. Louis Blues inked Brandon Saad to a five-year contract and the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Corey Perry for two years Thursday as the two recent Stanley Cup champions brought in more w...

DATE: Jul 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports