Olympics
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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...
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Suburban Olympians: Itasca's Zach Ziemek claims 6th in decathlonAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Itasca's Zach Ziemek finished in sixth place in the decathlon, compiling 8,435 points. Ziemek was 214 points behind the bronze medal winner, Australia's Ashley Moloney. ...
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Long dominated by Russia, rhythmic gymnastics rising in US
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - In the darkest days of the pandemic, Evita Griskenas was stuck practicing in her parents' Illinois basement, occasionally breaking lightbulbs as she tossed ...
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Native Hawaiians 'reclaim' surfing with Moore's Olympic gold
Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Carissa Moore wore a white and yellow plumeria pinned next to her ear for her victory-lap interviews after making history as the first Olympic gold medalist at surfing's...
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Casas' 3rd homer, Kazmir help US beat Dominicans 3-1
Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - For Triston Casas, the Olympics feel as comfortable as spring training. That's because when he stepped to the plate in the United States' eliminat...
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McLaughlin edges Muhammad in battle of world-record hurdlers
Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too. Only one of the world's best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal - and McLau...
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No team gold, but U.S. women show depth during Tokyo stay
Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Simone Biles is taking a break. Maybe a permanent one. Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum are all basically sprinting to college. MyKa...