Olympics
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Suburban Olympians update: Women's volleyball team cruises to key winAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The U.S. women's volleyball team, which includes Bartlett's Kelsey Robinson and Aurora's Lauren Carlini, cruised through Wednesday's quarterfinal match against the Domin...
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This isn't Cobra Kai: Karate finally makes Olympic debut
Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The history of karate's journey to the Olympics would make a pretty good back story for a martial arts movie. Generations of determined athletes have collec...
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Olympics roundup: Simone Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile
Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Simone Biles returned to the competition at the Tokyo Olympics in style, and will leave with another medal. What color it is really isn't the point. That sh...
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Best race ever? Warholm wins record-setting hurdles race
Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - When brash Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm led the field to the starting line on a steamy afternoon at Olympic Stadium, he and his seven opponents had eve...
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EXPLAINER: What exactly are track's testosterone rules?
Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The complex testosterone regulations in track and field have become an issue again at the Olympics after two teenagers from Namibia qualified for the women'...
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McLaughlin outsprints U.S. teammate Muhammad for hurdles recordAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Sydney McLaughlin broke her world record Wednesday and won the Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold, finishing in 51.46 seconds in yet another close victory over U.S. ...
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Simone Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam
Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Simone Biles found something a little more manageable than the weight of the world. Bronze. The American gymnastics superstar earned her seventh Olympic med...
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After Warholm's WR stunner, a look at track's great races
Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Karsten Warholm's staggering run to shatter his own 400-meter hurdles world record at the Olympics on Tuesday has posed the question: Was it the greatest tr...
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Transgender weightlifter Hubbard makes history at Olympics
Aug 02, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard finally got to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. It didn't last long, but it was significant. Hubbard couldn't complete any ...
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USA women's soccer team upset by Canada (and other local results)Aug 02, 2021 1:00 am - For the second straight Olympics, the United States women's soccer team will not be going for gold. Five years getting bounced by Sweden in the quarterfinals, the U.S. l...