By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nikita Nagornyy huddled with the rest of the Russian men's gymnastics team, stared at the scoreboard and waited. And waited. And waited. What in reality was only a few moments seemed like forever to the group representing the Russian ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Alaska, of all places, has an Olympic champion at the pool. Seventeen-year-old Lydia Jacoby gave the United States a victory in the women's 100-meter breaststroke, knocking off teammate and defending champion Lilly King on ...
TOKYO (AP) — Chase Kalisz got things rolling, claiming the first U.S. gold at the Olympic pool. By the time the morning was done, the powerhouse team had a whole bunch of medals. Six of them in all, quite a start Sunday for the Americans in the post-Michael Phelps era. “I’m happy ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Chase Kalisz led a medal haul by the powerhouse American team at the Olympic pool, taking gold Sunday in the men's 400-meter individual medley. There was room for others to shine, as well. Host Japan claimed its first swimming gold, and ...
KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 before leaving the United States for the Olympics and will miss the Tokyo Games. He'll be replaced by Patrick Reed. DeChambeau, last year's U.S. Open champion, becomes the highest-profile athlete to test positive for ...
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again. The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in her first match in nearly two ...
