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'Wow! Wow!' Women get Olympic track off to a sizzling start

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The look on sprinter Marie-Josée Ta Lou's face said everything. "Wow! Wow!" she screamed, her eyes wide open and her mouth agape as she crossed the finish l...
Doping talk rears its head after Russian swimmers win

By PAUL NEWBERRY and BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writers
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - After losing to Russian swimmers in two races at the Olympics, American backstroke star Ryan Murphy said Friday that doping remains a huge problem in the sp...
Again? Faulty exchange does in US in Olympic mixed relay

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - AP Sports Writers TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. men have a long history of faulty baton exchanges in the Olympic relays. So do the U.S. women. And now, they've flubbed one toget...
Djokovic loses to Zverev at Olympics, ending Golden Slam bid

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - With his Golden Slam bid over for at least another three years, Novak Djokovic rested his head on Alexander Zverev's shoulder as his German opponent and fri...
Olympic champ Sunisa Lee still focused on college, not fame

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Sunisa Lee's life changed the second she placed a gold medal around her neck. The newly minted Olympic gymnastic champion's plans, however, have not. At lea...
Editorial: Elite athletes' decisions have lesson for anyone at any level suffering private hardships

The Daily Herald Editorial Board
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - None of us can know what internal doubts are tearing at Simone Biles in Tokyo. None of us can know what struggles beset Naomi Osaka earlier this year at the French Open....
Rapinoe converts and US gets past Netherlands on penalties

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - Megan Rapinoe converted the deciding penalty in a shootout and the United States advanced to the semifinals of the women's Olympic soccer tourname...
Fast day at pool, track on Day 7 of Tokyo Olympics

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - 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 ...
US star Manuel returns to pool for 50 free after long layoff

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer
Jul 30, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - After an Olympics with plenty of free time, Simone Manuel finally got back to racing Friday night. Manuel competed for the first time since anchoring the Un...
Sponsors praise Simone Biles after withdrawal

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer
Jul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Simone Biles' sponsors, including Athleta and Visa, are lauding her decision to put her mental health first and withdraw from the gymnastics team competition during the ...

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