Tag: Olympic games
Olympic champion McNeal loses appeal against 5-year ban
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic champion Brianna McNeal lost her appeal on Friday against a five-year ban for breaking anti-doping rules that prevents the American...
A look at the Olympic men’s basketball tournament
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: The U.S. won its third consecutive gold medal and pushed its Olympic winning streak to 25 games. Serbia went only 4-4...
Baz, Kazmir, Starling join Frazier for US Olympic baseball
NEW YORK — Tampa Bay pitching prospect Shane Baz, 37-year-old left-hander Scott Kazmir and outfielder Bubba Starling were among 10 additions Friday to the...
France coach Ripoll names 11 new players in Olympic squad
PARIS — Sylvain Ripoll named 11 new players in France's Olympic soccer squad on Friday after resistance from several clubs to the coach's initial...
Jade Jones, Wu Jingyu chase 3 golds at Olympic taekwondo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: South Korea topped the medals table with two golds and three bronzes. ... Ahmad Abughaush won Jordan's first Olympic medal in...
Softball is back on the Olympic schedule – for Tokyo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Softball was dropped for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. It has been dropped again for the 2024 Paris Games but is...
US women’s hoops looks for seventh consecutive gold medal
Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will try and become the first players ever to win five Olympic gold medals in basketball when the United...
Old names, new teams highlight Tokyo beach volleyball field
TOKYO — HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: When Germans Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst took gold in 2016, they had to ask the bronze medal-winner what...
Belgium men, Netherlands women seek gold at Tokyo Olympics
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Boxing aims for calm, cool Olympics after years of drama
After a half-decade of turmoil and drama at the highest levels of Olympic boxing, the sport's trip to Tokyo looks as if it could...
