Olympics
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Final curtain can't come soon enough for Tokyo GamesAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Testing one of the truisms of sports - that it is not over until the fat lady sings - I assume Tokyo 2020 will close with a 400-pound sumo wrestler belting out "Thanks f...
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'Four Ferraris': Italy race to shock 4x100 gold at Olympics
Aug 06, 2021 1:00 am - 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 ...
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Women's beach volleyball team wins the gold
Aug 06, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - American women had a good day at the beach and on the courts in Tokyo on Friday, with one Olympic gold medal won and a couple more set up for the taking. Th...
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How local Olympians fared: Women's volleyball advances, rhythmic gymnasts fall shortAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - There haven't been many opportunities for the United States women's volleyball team to compete for a gold medal. But in Tokyo, the Americans sure did made a statement on...
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For the gold: It's the US and France, again, for Tokyo title
Aug 06, 2021 1:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - For USA Basketball, some eras will end Saturday. It will be Jerry Colangelo's last game as managing director of the men's national team. It'll mark...
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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...