Olympics
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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...
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'OK not to be OK': Mental health takes top role at Olympics
Jul 27, 2021 11:00 pm - TOKYO - For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up - to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it...
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How local Olympians fared Tuesday: Men's volleyball looks strongJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - With 21 kills, TJ DeFalco led the United States men's volleyball team to a win over Tunisia on Tuesday. That runs the Americans' record to 2-0 in pool play. The United S...
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Rough day for stars Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka at Olympics
Jul 27, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games. Naomi Osaka was such a big headline act that she was given the honor to light the O...
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Biles, acknowledging the pressure she felt, withdraws from gymnastics final
Jul 27, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Simone Biles arrived in Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the games themselves. She convinced herself she was prepared for the pressure....
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Swimming gold for Alaska's Lydia Jacoby
Jul 27, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Alaska produced a gold medal swimmer, while host Japan won't get to celebrate a tennis gold medal after Naomi Osaka got knocked out early. Seventeen-year-old Lyd...
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Japan beats US 2-0, turns incredible DP to win softball gold
Jul 27, 2021 1:00 am - YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 Tuesday in an emotional repeat of its 2008 victory in Beijing ...
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'About time': LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave
Jul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press TOKYO - When Olympic diver Tom Daley announced in 2013 that he was dating a man and "couldn't be happier," his coming out was an act of courage that, wi...
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Russian gymnastics team topples American powerhouse with Biles out
Jul 27, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Angelina Melnikova, a celebrated gymnast from Russia, was gliding around the parallel bars when breaking news started rocketing around the world: Her competitor,...
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Tokyo hits record 2,848 COVID-19 cases during OlympicsJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Tokyo has reported its highest number of coronavirus infections, four days after the start of the Olympics. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new cases, exceed...