By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd each scored a pair of goals and the United States won the bronze medal in women's soccer at the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-3 victory over Australia on Thursday. It was arguably the best the Americans ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Albert Batyrgaziev became the first professional boxer to win an Olympic gold medal Thursday when the 23-year-old Russian conquered the featherweight division by beating Duke Ragan, a fellow pro. And though Batyrgaziev knows he made ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Nelly Korda reached her tee shot on the final hole of an otherwise flawless round, looked up and saw a thick pine branch blocking her path to the green. She flung her water bottle toward her golf bag and tried to figure out the next ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Maddie Musselman thinks about it all the time. Playing on the talented U.S. women's water polo team, Musselman is constantly debating whether she should pass or shoot the ball. She decided to shoot Thursday, and it worked out quite well for ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — The U.S. has owned gold for three straight Olympics, making the middle of the medals platform property of the Americans. The Australians tried everything they could to shove them off. "They hit us with a nice punch," Kevin Durant ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Ryan Crouser wrote the note and brought it to the stadium just in case. "Grandpa. We did it. 2020 Olympic champion!" it said. The world's best shot putter had a feeling he'd win. After he did just that on Thursday, he pulled out that piece ...
