By CLAIRE GALOFARO TOKYO (AP) — Angelina Melnikova, a celebrated gymnast from Russia, was gliding around the parallel bars when breaking news started rocketing around the world: Her competitor, American superstar Simone Biles, was scratched from the competition. Melnikova stuck the ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Ariarne Titmus has beaten Katie Ledecky again at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. In fact, Ledecky didn't even win a medal -- the first time that's ever happened to her at the Olympics. The Terminator gave the Australian women their third ...
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — An Olympic buzz permeates an Alaska coastal community thousands of miles away from Japan and nearly a full day after Lydia Jacoby scored a major upset to bring home gold in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the Tokyo ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Tom Daley's husband already has an impressive prize on display at their house. Now, Daley can add an Olympic gold medal to the collection. Daley and Matty Lee of Britain narrowly won the 10-meter synchronized diving on Monday at the Tokyo ...
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer Let's try that again, triathlon. The Olympic men's triathlon needed a do-over Monday when a bizarre start sent dozens of competitors into the water only to have others stuck on the dock, helplessly blocked by a boat containing cameras that got in the ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Sonja Vasic scored 16 points and Ana Dabovic keyed a late run to help Serbia beat Canada 72-68 on Monday in the Olympic opener for both teams. With the game tied at 58, Serbia scored nine of the next 11 points to take ...
