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Glenview's Olivia Smoliga helps relay team to bronze in Tokyo

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - It might not have been the fastest time in the qualifier, but the U.S. women's 4X100 freestyle relay team, which featured Olivia Smoliga of Glenview, earned a spot in th...
Jim O'Donnell: Simone Biles scores a victory for the enduring glory of independent thought

By Jim O'Donnell
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - ROBERT FROST CALLED IT "The Road Not Taken." The Beatles sang, "Think For Yourself." The fierce French nationalist Charles de Gaulle referred to it as the unique sort of...
20 athletes banned from Olympic track under testing rules

Associated Press
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - BC-OLY--ATH-Doping-Athletes Out,0223 TOKYO - Twenty athletes, including 10 from Nigeria, will not be allowed to participate in track and field at the Olympics because th...
Geneva sports psychologist calls Simone Biles' Olympic decision 'extremely courageous'

By Kevin Schmit
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - The moment Simone Biles announced she was exiting the team and all-around women's gymnastics competitions at the Tokyo Olympics, the six-time medalist changed the conver...
Olympic champ Biles withdraws from all-around competition

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
Jul 28, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday's all-around competition to focus on her mental well-bei...
See them compete: Wednesday's TV lineup for suburban Olympians

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Jul 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...
'OK not to be OK': Mental health takes top role at Olympics

By JENNA FRYER AP Sports Writer
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...
How local Olympians fared Tuesday: Men's volleyball looks strong

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Jul 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...
Rough day for stars Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka at Olympics

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer
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...
Biles, acknowledging the pressure she felt, withdraws from gymnastics final

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
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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