By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer TOKYO (AP) — Their scrapbooks and trophy cases are filled with memories from Final Fours, national titles, All-America honors and even some impressive showings in the pros. Now, they have Olympic gold medals to go with all that. The U.S. team of ...
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — No third gold for Argentina. No return to the final for Germany. No defensive ability for France. Some of soccer's biggest nations have fallen at the first stage in the Tokyo Olympics men's tournament, failing to advance from ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals with what USA Gymnastics described as a medical issue. The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, huddled with a trainer after ...
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — The United States did what was necessary to advance at the Tokyo Olympics, it just wasn't exactly the high-flying offensive juggernaut that the Americans are known for. The U.S. women made it through to the quarterfinals of ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The expected Olympic showdown between the top two women's volleyball teams in the world turned out to be a one-sided affair. The U.S. women swept defending gold medalist China 29-27, 25-22, 25-21 on Tuesday in a pool-play match that left the ...
By SALLY HO Associated Press ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — After a series of underdogs stole the show at the beginning of surfing's historic Olympic debut, two of the sport's most seasoned superstars took home the gold medals. Carissa Moore of the United States and Italo Ferreira of Brazil ...
