Americans win beach gold medal, and Ross completes the set

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — April Ross won the Olympic gold medal that completes her set, and when she stood on the top step of the podium at the Shiokaze Park beach volleyball venue on Friday she had with her the perfect person to hang it around her neck: teammate Alix ...

For the gold: It’s the US and France, again, for Tokyo title

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — For USA Basketball, some eras will end Saturday. It will be Jerry Colangelo's last game as managing director of the men's national team. It'll mark the end of Gregg Popovich's commitment as the team's coach. Some players will ...

Griner leads US to gold medal game with 79-59 win vs Serbia

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Soon after the U.S. women finished off Serbia to reach the Olympic gold medal game, members of the Japanese military honor guard started practicing for the medal ceremony. The U.S. already knows that drill. Brittney ...

US women’s volleyball avenges loss to Serbia, reaches final

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — U.S. volleyball star Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson woke up with a vision that her team was poised to make it back to the gold medal game. Five years after Akinradewo Gunderson could only watch the end of a crushing five-set loss to Serbia in ...

Losses in track, wins on field: Another rocky day for USA

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer TOKYO (AP) — A five-minute burst of action near the backstretch of the Olympic track served up the perfect snapshot of what is going right, and all that is going wrong, for the U.S. track and field team in Tokyo. At one moment in the pole vault pit ...

Nelly Korda survives a struggle, keeps lead in Olympic golf

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Seven holes into the third round of Olympic women's golf, Nelly Korda was making it look easy. She made three birdies, at one point stretching her lead to five shots. The one time she was out of position, the 23-year-old American ...