Olympics

Mikulak struggles, Malone shines at U.S. Championships

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Even with six national titles on his resume, Sam Mikulak expected jitters heading into the U.S. men's gymnastics championships. After...

Track cycling world championships pulled from Turkmenistan

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AIGLE, Switzerland — The track cycling world championships have been pulled out of Turkmenistan because of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Cycling Union said. ...

Olympian Yamaguchi says Japan ‘cornered’ into holding games

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TOKYO — One of Japan's best-known Olympians and an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Tokyo has been “cornered” into holding during...

Swimming federation to elect leader in shadow of FIFA case

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GENEVA — A new president will take over the governing body of swimming on Saturday with a FIFA bribery case casting a shadow on...

Olympic champ Rollins-McNeal banned 5 years in doping case

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MONACO — Olympic hurdles champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal was banned for five years on Friday in a doping case, ruling her out of this year's...

Mariners prospects help Dominicans advance in OLY qualifying

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Seattle Mariners prospects Julio Rodriguez and Luis Liberato hit early home runs, and the Dominican Republic coasted to a...

10,000 volunteers drop out; Tokyo Olympics open in 50 days

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TOKYO — The countdown clock for the Tokyo Olympics sat at 50-days-to-go on Thursday. It also brought another problem for the one-year-delayed games. ...

Olympic history in cartoons details how games defies threats

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — As public opinion in Japan turns against the pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics, a book published Thursday by a long-time IOC insider details...

US to play Canada, Venezuela for Olympic baseball berth

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The United States will play Canada on Friday night and Venezuela on Saturday for a berth in the Olympic...