Other Sports
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Fognini apologizes for homophobic slur in Olympic loss
Jul 28, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has apologized for yelling at himself with a homophobic slur during a loss in the Olympic tennis tournament. Fognini use...
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'I can die': Medvedev survives extreme heat at Tokyo Games
Jul 28, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Bent over in exhaustion before serving. Resting on his racket between points. Grasping for a rubber tube blowing cool air next to his seat on changeovers. T...
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Bears defensive tackle Goldman makes long-awaited return to practiceJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - Despite phone calls and texts, despite whatever optimism he might've had, when Matt Nagy walked into Halas Hall on Tuesday morning, he still wasn't sure Eddie Goldman wa...
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Olympic Stadium opens in Tokyo for start of track and fieldJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Track and Field begins competition on Day 7 of the Tokyo Games and four medal events will be decided in the pool in Friday's coverage of the Olympics. The gymna...
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Seasoned swimmers come up short against new challengers
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - It felt like a changing of the guard at the Olympic pool. Federica Pellegrini. Seventh. Chad le Clos. Fifth. Katinka Hosszu. Also seventh. Three swimming greats...
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Analysis: For Biles, peace comes with a price - the gold
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - When you spend the better part of a decade redefining the possible within your sport, the standards change. Good is no longer good enough. Sometimes, great isn't...
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Jim O'Donnell: Simone Biles scores a victory for the enduring glory of independent thoughtJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - ROBERT FROST CALLED IT "The Road Not Taken." The Beatles sang, "Think For Yourself." The fierce French nationalist Charles de Gaulle referred to it as the unique sort of...
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20 athletes banned from Olympic track under testing rules
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - BC-OLY--ATH-Doping-Athletes Out,0223 TOKYO - Twenty athletes, including 10 from Nigeria, will not be allowed to participate in track and field at the Olympics because th...
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Olympic champ Biles withdraws from all-around competition
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday's all-around competition to focus on her mental well-bei...
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See them compete: Wednesday's TV lineup for suburban OlympiansJul 28, 2021 12:05 am - Here is the Olympic TV schedule for Wednesday for events that feature local athletes: 12:30 a.m.: Women's volleyball, USA vs. China (replay), Kelsey Robinson of Bartlett...