By ANNE M. PETERSON and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers TOKYO (AP) — Concerns from the Canada and Sweden soccer teams about Tokyo's fierce morning heat have resulted in the late rescheduling and relocation of the Olympic women's final. Rather than kicking off at 11 a.m. local time Friday ...
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nevin Harrison saved her tears for the finish line, where they came pouring out over a golden smile. The American teenager made women's Olympic history on Thursday when she surged over the back half of the first canoe 200 sprint final to ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — When Stanford indoor volleyball star Alix Klineman moved over to the beach to team up with two-time Olympic medalist April Ross, she knew she was signing up for a lot of extra work. And a lot of extra pressure. "There's been a big feeling ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer TOKYO (AP) — The first time U.S. sprinter Ronnie Baker tried to grab the baton, he found himself holding a handful of Fred Kerley's jersey. The second time, Baker whiffed. By the third try, Kerley was side-by-side with Baker, practically using both ...
TOKYO (AP) — The celebrations started simultaneously in Tokyo and across India for a bronze medal that's taken 41 years to forge. For the most successful nation in Olympic field hockey competition, India's 5-4 victory over Germany in the bronze-medal match at the Tokyo Games was ...
By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In the darkest days of the pandemic, Evita Griskenas was stuck practicing in her parents' Illinois basement, occasionally breaking lightbulbs as she tossed clubs and hoops through the air and cartwheeled to catch them. A song she had ...
