Pitino’s summer job: Trying to get Greece into Tokyo Games
Rick Pitino professes to knowing three Greek words: Kalimera, kalispera and kalinichta, which translate to good morning, good afternoon and good night.
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No doubting Thomas: Harvard sprinter emerges as 200 favorite
EUGENE, Ore. — Gabby Thomas could be sprinting toward a title she never imagined: World's Fastest Epidemiologist.
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Federer unsure about Olympics; will reassess after Wimbledon
Roger Federer is still not sure whether he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Saturday that he and his team plan to “reassess...
Gymnasts Malone, Moldauer punch tickets to Tokyo Olympics
ST. LOUIS — Brody Malone grew up in northwest Georgia and spent part of his childhood tinkering around as a rodeo rider before finally...
Commitment to Olympics not a distraction for Bucks’ guards
Khris Middleton ordinarily wouldn’t be thinking about anything right now other than what the Milwaukee Bucks are trying to accomplish in the NBA playoffs.
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Fraser-Pryce wins Jamaican 100, seeks third Olympic gold
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce cruised to a victory in the 100 meters at the Jamaican national championships and will head to Tokyo in...
Dominicans beat Venzeuela, get final Olympic baseball berth
Melky Cabrera sparked a comeback from a three-run deficit with a two-run homer, and the Dominican Republic claimed the final Olympic baseball berth by...
Keeping cool: Heat, starting gun the biggest trials tests
EUGENE, Ore. — Hurdler Sydney McLaughlin's knee was bloody. Lined up three lanes outside of her, Nnenya Hailey was so hot, she looked to...
Swimming Australia says bad treatment a decades-long issue
SYDNEY — Swimming Australia says unacceptable treatment of some swimmers is a decades-long problem amid media reports that six former elite athletes will soon...
Venezuela-Dominican Republic for final Olympic baseball spot
Milwaukee prospect Alexander Palma hit a pair of RBI singles, the New York Yankees’ Robinson Chirinos hit a three-run homer and Venezuela routed the...