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Belarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent home

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press
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...
Suburban Olympians: Itasca's Zach Ziemek claims 6th in decathlon

By John Dietz
Aug 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. ...
Long dominated by Russia, rhythmic gymnastics rising in US

By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press
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 ...
Native Hawaiians 'reclaim' surfing with Moore's Olympic gold

By SALLY HO Associated Press
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...
Casas' 3rd homer, Kazmir help US beat Dominicans 3-1

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
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...
McLaughlin edges Muhammad in battle of world-record hurdlers

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
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...
No team gold, but U.S. women show depth during Tokyo stay

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
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...
Cherry and Norman face off in 400-meter final at Tokyo Games

By JENNA FRYER AP Sports Writer
Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The action on Day 13 of the Tokyo Games will feature track and field, with medals in the men's 400-meter final, the men's and women's 4x100 relays and the w...
Belarus Olympic sprinter arrives in Vienna amid safety fears

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press
Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A plane carrying Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who is seeking refuge from authorities in her home country, has landed in Austria. Vi...
A star is found: In 200, De Grasse finally gets his gold

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Perhaps the world's next sprint star wasn't so hard to find after all. He's Andre De Grasse, the Canadian who ran his first sprint in baggy basketball short...

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