By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Jade Carey traveled the world for a spot in the Olympics. Germany. Qatar. Azerbaijan. Australia. A lot of long flights. A little bit of jet lag. One unrelenting vision of what could be possible. She wasn't going to let a little thing like ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer IZU, Japan (AP) — The dominant Chinese women's sprint team looked a bit vulnerable at the world championships last year in Berlin, when Germany took the gold medal on home soil and the reigning Olympic champions had to settle for bronze. That was the ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — A'ja Wilson insists she's just one of the newcomers on the U.S. women's national team, "one of the young guns" trying to soak up every bit of her first Olympics. She is doing that, and much more. The reigning WNBA MVP is ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sport climbing's Olympic debut will have an element of surprise. The key to the sport is strength, particularly in the fingers and arms, but there's also a degree of problem-solving involved. So to keep the playing field (or wall) ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — April Ross and Alix Klineman put away a Cuban team they had never played before. Next up for the Americans is one of the most familiar faces in all of beach volleyball: Four-time Olympian — and defending gold medalist — Laura ...
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sifan Hassan's bid for a distance treble at the Olympics was nearly derailed Monday when the world champion tripped over another runner and fell at the final bell of her 1,500-meter heat. Amazingly, she ended up winning the race. Hassan ...
