Olympics

Heath will practice with US, won’t play in Summer Series

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Tobin Heath will join the U.S. women's national team in practice for next month's Summer Series in Texas but won't play in any event...

US grants Cuban baseball players visas days before tourney

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HAVANA — The U.S. government finally issued visas for the players and coaches of the Cuban national baseball team to compete in the Baseball...

Injured Ramos not included in Spain’s list for Euro 2020

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MADRID — Sergio Ramos was left off Spain's squad for the European Championship on Monday following a season plagued by injuries. ...

Biles makes history in return to competition at US Classic

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Simone Biles and her ever-expanding array of signature skills sure look ready for the Tokyo Olympics. ...

Coates gets backlash saying Olympics are on, no matter virus

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TOKYO — If John Coates was trying to stir controversy, he succeeded. ...

Ready or not, skateboarding takes its show to the Olympics

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DES MOINES, Iowa — The hotel door opens and, fast as that, the sound of polyurethane clicking across concrete begins. The rhythmic grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk sound...

Wieters, Frazier, Kemp on US roster for Olympic qualifying

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CARY, N.C. — Pitchers Homer Bailey, Edwin Jackson and David Robertson, catcher Matt Wieters, infielder Todd Frazier and outfielders Matt Kemp and John Jay...

World Athletics approves 23 Russians to compete as neutrals

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MONACO — World Athletics has declared 23 Russian track and field athletes eligible to compete under a neutral flag ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. ...

Tokyo organizers say Olympics are ‘safe’ — public disagrees

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TOKYO — The IOC wraps up its final planning sessions on Friday with Tokyo Olympic organizers, just two months before the games are to...

‘Like hell:’ As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil

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TOKYO — As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka...