Tag: Olympic games
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...
Pitino’s summer job: Trying to get Greece into Tokyo Games
Rick Pitino professes to knowing three Greek words: Kalimera, kalispera and kalinichta, which translate to good morning, good afternoon and good night.
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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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Dominicans beat Venzeuela, get final Olympic baseball berth
Melky Cabrera sparked a comeback from a three-run deficit with a two-run homer, and the Dominican Republic claimed the final Olympic baseball berth by...
Keeping cool: Heat, starting gun the biggest trials tests
EUGENE, Ore. — Hurdler Sydney McLaughlin's knee was bloody. Lined up three lanes outside of her, Nnenya Hailey was so hot, she looked to...
Swimming Australia says bad treatment a decades-long issue
SYDNEY — Swimming Australia says unacceptable treatment of some swimmers is a decades-long problem amid media reports that six former elite athletes will soon...
Venezuela-Dominican Republic for final Olympic baseball spot
Milwaukee prospect Alexander Palma hit a pair of RBI singles, the New York Yankees’ Robinson Chirinos hit a three-run homer and Venezuela routed the...
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...
