Roglic caps Slovenia’s run with Olympic time trial win

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Primoz Roglic's dream growing up in the small coal-mining town of Kisovec was to represent Slovenia in the Olympics. In ski jumping. He'll have to settle for making a mock ski jump onto the top step of the podium in ...

USA’s Gray seeks Olympic gold to go with her 5 world titles

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer CHIBA, Japan (AP) — American wrestler Adeline Gray has done everything except win an Olympic gold medal during her outstanding career. The five-time world champion is one of the most dominant competitors ever in women's freestyle wrestling. But ...

Van Vleuten gets revenge for Dutch, wins Olympic time trial

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Annemiek van Vleuten experienced a wide range of emotions after her silver medal in the Olympic road race. Embarrassment. Disappointment. Just the slightest bit of joy. There was nothing but elation after her dominant performance ...

Australia produces new ‘Oarsome Foursome,’ times two

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Australia swept the men's and women's fours at the Tokyo Olympics, creating comparisons to the country's once-dominant "Oarsome Foursome" — times two. Britain lost a race it dominated for 20 years as a steering problem nearly caused a crash ...

US rowers looks to extend Olympic dynasty in women’s eight

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — For more than a decade and across three Olympics, there was no greater force in women's rowing than the American eight boat. Three consecutive Olympic gold medals. Eleven years undefeated at major international meets. But all dynasties ...

Djokovic says ‘pressure is a privilege’ that he can handle

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — With the topic of athletes' mental health and pressure being discussed at the Olympics, Novak Djokovic said "pressure is a privilege." The top-ranked Serb was asked how he deals with the pressure of attempting to accomplish something that ...