Tag: Men’s swimming
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....
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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Column: Phelps is gone, but others ready to fill the void
OMAHA, Neb. — Not long after rolling into town, Michael Phelps would dutifully pop into the interview room to muse on his outlandish accomplishments...
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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Matt Biondi picks up where he left off nearly 3 decades ago
Matt Biondi has picked up where he left off nearly three decades ago.
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Dozens more men sue Ohio State over doc’s sexual misconduct
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dozens more men are suing Ohio State over the university’s failure to stop sexual abuse and misconduct decades ago by team...
AP Sportlight
April 26
1905 — Jack McCarthy of the Cubs became the...
Nort Thornton, swim coach who produced Olympians, dies at 87
BERKELEY, Calif. — Nort Thornton, who coached the California men’s swimming team to NCAA titles in 1979 and ’80 during a 33-year career that...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
April 23
1903 — The New York Highlanders, later renamed Yankees,...
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific...
