Tag: Summer Olympic games
Japan backs off on forecast of 30 gold medals at Tokyo Games
TOKYO — Japan is backing off a forecast of how many gold medals it will win at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics that are set...
Experience matters: USA Basketball confirms Olympic roster
Experience mattered to USA Basketball when putting together a roster for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sjöström off to Tokyo with metal plate, 6 screws in her arm
ROME — Blame the pandemic.
That’s what Swedish swimming standout Sarah...
Last chance for Tokyo: Final 4 Olympic hoop qualifiers begin
Toronto coach Nick Nurse is an American. Born in Iowa. Owns a home in Florida. A lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs.
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Message sent: Berry turns away from flag during anthem
EUGENE, Ore. — Hammer thrower Gwen Berry placed her left hand on her hip and took a quarter-turn so she was facing the stands,...
Serena Williams says she will not play at the Tokyo Olympics
WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon...
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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What pressure? Biles soars to lead at U.S. Olympic Trials
ST. LOUIS — Simone Biles is primed for Tokyo.
The world...
Sweden’s Alshammar won’t swim in record 7th Olympics
ROME — Therese Alshammar’s attempt to become the first swimmer to compete in seven Olympics ended Saturday less than a month before the Tokyo...
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...