Tag: United States Olympic Team
US Olympic team to face WNBA players in Vegas All-Star Game
NEW YORK — The WNBA will hold its All-Star Game in Las Vegas on July 14 pitting the U.S. women's national team that will...
4 divers earn Olympic berths on US team for Tokyo
INDIANAPOLIS — Krysta Palmer earned a second spot on the U.S. Olympic diving team, finishing first in women’s 3-meter springboard.
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Old-timers day: 30-somethings hanging on at US swim trials
OMAHA, Neb. — Amanda Weir just can't bring herself to say the word “retirement.”
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Dressel, Ledecky lead chase for Olympic berths at US trials
OMAHA, Neb. — Caeleb Dressel wants to command the Olympics the way he’s done at worlds. Katie Ledecky is seeking to extend her dominance....
NBC’s Olympics coverage shifts into higher gear with trials
The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics is six weeks away but NBC's coverage of the upcoming Games shifts into high gear beginning this...
Lochte, chastened by misdeeds, takes aim at 5th Olympics
OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Lochte knows what people think of him. He’s eager to make them forget the worst.
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Palmer and Gibson earn 1st US Olympic diving berths
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. has named its first divers to the Olympic team, with newcomers Krysta Palmer and Alison Gibson earning berths in women’s...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American...
Deep US cycling team headed to Tokyo with golden ambitions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The cycling team that the U.S. is taking to the Tokyo Olympics is a little different from the one it...
Unbeatable backstrokers: Murphy looks to extend US dominance
ATLANTA — The last time the American men lost a backstroke race at the Olympics, 25-year-old Ryan Murphy wasn't even born.
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