Articles filed under Sports Types
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U.S. women clinch quarterfinal berth and stretch Olympic win streak to 57 straightAug 01, 2024 5:56 pm - VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — The U.S. faced a challenge from Belgium that only a few countries have provided during the Americans' long Olympic win streak. The pro-Belgium...
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Ledecky wins record 13th medal with a silver. Summer McIntosh and Kate Douglass strike goldAug 01, 2024 5:50 pm - NANTERRE, France — It wasn't the medal Katie Ledecky would've preferred. Still, it was good enough for the record books. On a night when Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh r...
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Simone Biles edges Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for her second Olympic all-around gymnastics titleAug 01, 2024 2:36 pm - PARIS — Simone Biles remains peerless. Even when she's not quite perfect. The American gymnastics star edged Brazil's Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around fin...
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Simone Biles edges Brazil’s Andrade for 2nd Olympic all-around gold medal; Lee takes bronzeAug 01, 2024 1:50 pm - PARIS — Simone Biles huddled with Sunisa Lee. She looked to her husband Jonathan Owens in the stands. Lost in the moment. And maybe a touch frantic. The American gymnasti...
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Olympics on her mind, Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for a gold medal in ParisAug 01, 2024 11:26 am - SAINT-DENIS, France — The best high jumper in Ukraine, and maybe the world, hasn't spent much time at home the last few years. Home for Yaroslava Mahuchikh is Dnipro, a c...
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Former Bears RB Tarik Cohen is ending his comeback and retiring from playing, AP source saysAug 01, 2024 11:18 am - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Running back and return specialist Tarik Cohen has informed the New York Jets he's ending his comeback bid and will retire from playing football, acc...
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Silvy: Grateful McMichael made me a part of his extended familyAug 01, 2024 6:00 am - Knowing Steve McMichael has been one of the single greatest rewards of my entire career. He has provided me with lessons in strength, courage, humility, humor and kindnes...
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A few tips for catching more fishAug 01, 2024 6:00 am - I get asked by a lot of readers for tips on how they can catch more fish. That’s fair, since this is an outdoors column, isn’t it? Take a look at this in a different way,...
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Seven-run second inning lifts Schaumburg Boomers to victoryJul 31, 2024 10:56 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers scored seven runs in the second inning to chase the starting pitcher for the Evansville Otters and cruised to an 8-2 win in the series opener on We...
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Happ launches 2-run homer and Cubs pound out 17 hits in 13-4 rout of RedsJul 31, 2024 10:00 pm - Ian Happ launched a 2-run homer and the Cubs banged out nine doubles among their 17 hits in routing the Cincinnati Reds 13-4 on Wednesday night to avoid a series sweep.