American Caeleb Dressel has won his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a world record in the 100-meter butterfly. Dressel led right from the start and held off Hungary's Kristof Milak to win in 49.45 seconds, breaking the mark of 49.50 that he set two years ago at the 2019 world ...
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was provisionally suspended Saturday after a positive test for human growth hormone. The announcement came hours before she was due to run in the semifinals of the 100 meters at the Olympics. Okagbare ...
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Rowing at the Tokyo Olympic Games may be remembered more for the British and American dynasties that sunk rather than the boats that won. After so much success in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Britain leaves Tokyo with just two ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Coping with high expectations at home and low energy from his COVID-19 recovery, Hideki Matsuyama stayed on pace in his bid to add a gold medal in golf to his Masters green jacket. Matsuyama holed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 17th ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Joe Ryan thinks the world of the baseball being used at the Olympics. So much so, he prefers the model from Osaka-based SSK to the Rawlings minor league baseballs manufactured in China. "Since we got back from the qualifier, I ...
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. men have a long history of dicey baton exchanges in the Olympic relays. So do the U.S. women. Their latest was a first-of-its-kind chance to flub one together, which they might have, but they caught a break that ...
