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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....
Swimming gold for Alaska's Lydia Jacoby

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer
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...
Japan beats US 2-0, turns incredible DP to win softball gold

By RONALD BLUMAP Baseball Writer
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 ...
'About time': LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave

By JOHN LEICESTER
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...
Russian gymnastics team topples American powerhouse with Biles out

By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press
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,...
Tokyo hits record 2,848 COVID-19 cases during Olympics

By The Associated Press
Jul 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...
Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? And how to judge?

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer
Jul 26, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Will it be a success? A failure? Or none of the above? It will take something much more nuanced than those basic notions to access the pandemic-delayed Toky...
Geneva's McDowell has best ever triathlon finish for American man

By Chris Kudialis Shaw Media
Jul 26, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO — It was hardly the way he pictured it happening, but Kevin McDowell has reached an apex that most athletes in his discipline can only dream of. McDowell, a star a...
Gillom sisters: Black ex-assistants paved way for Staley

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer
Jul 26, 2021 1:00 am - SAITAMA, Japan - The Gillom sisters are part of a small group that made big strides in the role of Black female coaches with USA Basketball. Peggie Gillom-Granderson and...
Stewart's walk-off HR lifts US over Japan 2-1 for 5-0 record

By RONALD BLUMAP Baseball Writer
Jul 26, 2021 1:00 am - YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kelsey Stewart has a knack for walk-off hits in Japan. Stewart hit a game-ending home run leading off the seventh inning, and the United States rallied...

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