Canceled party: Scrubbed match silences Olympic beach venue

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic beach volleyball tournament got off to the quintessential coronavirus-era start. The event's very first scheduled match at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games was canceled on Saturday morning because a Czech player tested positive ...

Osterman pitches US softball over Mexico 2-0 for 3-0 start

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Turned down for a job in the U.S. coaching pool in 2016 after she retired as a player, Cat Osterman found she was not angry. "I had to do a gut check," she said. "If I'm not upset about not being selected, why do I want to be in ...

EXPLAINER: This year’s four new Olympic sports, broken down

By The Associated Press undefined TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics are introducing four new sports — skateboarding, surfing, karate and sport climbing. Each traveled its own unique path to the Games. Here, at a glance, from Associated Press journalists covering each sport, are the ...

Carapaz wins men’s road race for Ecuador’s 1st cycling medal

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Richard Carapaz rode away from the biggest names in cycling to win the Olympic road race Saturday before one of the few crowds at the Tokyo Games, giving Ecuador just its third medal ever and the first of any color in the ...

Bird sees no hypocrisy on US team staying for anthem

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Sue Bird sees no contradiction with the U.S. team staying on the court during the national anthem at the Olympics. It's a change for the four-time Olympic gold medalist and her WNBA teammates. During the WNBA season players ...

Beckie scores 2, Canada downs Chile 2-1 in women’s soccer

SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Janine Beckie scored a pair of goals and Canada defeated Chile 2-1 Saturday in the group stage of the women's Olympic soccer competition. Beckie hit the post with a penalty attempt for Canada in the 21st minute, but she scored in the 39th with a goal off a cross ...