By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Brandon Dickson, a 36-year-old nine seasons removed from the major leagues, was the first out of the bullpen and the first to stumble. Edwin Jackson, a 37-year-old released by five big league teams, was the last. Four of seven U.S. ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — The next challenge for the U.S. in its quest to win a seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal is Australia as the Americans Monday night drew their rival in the quarterfinals of the women's basketball tournament. The Opals ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Jake Gibb lingered on the sand at the Shiokaze Park beach volleyball court to say goodbye after his fourth trip to the Olympics came to an end. To his temporary teammate, Tri Bourne. And to international competition, for good. "I was just ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer TOKYO (AP) — Usain Bolt would not recognize what went down on the Olympic track he used to own. On the night of the 100-meter gold medal race that once belonged to the Jamaican superstar, a Texas-born Italian with a deeper history in long jumping ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — The U.S. and Spain played for Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, then in the semifinals in 2016. And at the Tokyo Games, the top teams in the FIBA world rankings will meet again — just earlier than has been the norm. The ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Adeline Gray knows she at least will claim that elusive Olympic medal. Now, she can focus squarely on the gold. Gray, a five-time world champion, had never won an Olympic medal during her career. She finished a disappointing ...
