Olympics
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2 coaches removed from Tokyo Olympics in Belarus case
Aug 06, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Two Belarus team coaches have been removed from the Olympics, four days after they were involved in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to ...
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Felix sets a record, wins bronze for 10th Olympic medal
Aug 06, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Allyson Felix finished third in the 400 meters Friday to win her 10th career medal and become the most-decorated woman in the history of Olympic track. The ...
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9 years on, Cameroon Olympic boxer talks of defection to UK
Aug 06, 2021 1:00 am - SHEFFIELD, England (AP) - When boxer Thomas Essomba walked out of the London Olympic Village with his suitcases in 2012, he left behind his life in Cameroon to start ano...
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Rhythmic gymnastics from the suburbs on TV todayAug 06, 2021 12:05 am - Here is the Olympic TV schedule for Friday for events featuring local athletes: 12:30 a.m.: Women's soccer, bronze medal match: USA vs. Australia, Casey Krueger of Naper...
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Constable: Olympic abuses definitely not part of Elgin gymnastics academy's experienceAug 05, 2021 5:00 am - As another Olympics draws to a close, we not only marvel at the amazing talents of the USA Gymnastics women's team, but we hear their pain. Considered the greatest gymna...
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US routs Australia 97-78, to play for more basketball gold
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Kevin Durant and the Americans still have their grip on gold and it's going to take more than a few bad minutes for anyone to take it away from the...
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Felix runs for history, Americans seek more basketball gold
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Set the alarm for Day 14 of the Tokyo Games and watch Allyson Felix attempt to win a 10th track and field Olympic medal over breakfast. Then stay up late to...
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Alvarez a summer-winter medalist, US reaches baseball final
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - Eddy Alvarez sat in the U.S. dugout after the final out, buried his face in his hands and wept, even though his biggest game remains ahead. A 7-2 ...
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Belarus runner showed Japanese police plea for help on phone
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who criticized her coaches at the Tokyo Games said Thursday that she showed police at the airport a translated plea f...
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Belarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent home
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals back home after publicly criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games used quick thinking to get h...