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Biles tries to lead Team USA to third consecutive gold medal

TOKYO (AP) — The greatest gymnast of all time must rally Team USA for the Americans to win their third consecutive gold medal. Simone Biles and her squad trail the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee heading into Tuesday's women's gymnastics team final. Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel return to the pool and the U.S.... VIEW

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July 26, 2021 at 12:54 am

First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — For Quinn, a midfielder for the Canadian women's soccer team, the opening match of the Tokyo Games carried more emotional weight than...

July 25, 2021 at 2:49 am

Lloyd navigates her 4th Olympics for the US women’s team

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Nobody was kicking herself more than Carli Lloyd. The veteran forward was lamenting her missed chances, even though the U.S. national...

July 24, 2021 at 6:59 pm

EXPLAINER: The Olympic soccer team that doesn’t quite exist VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — It was Caroline Weir’s hesitancy about a seemingly innocuous question that piqued curiosity about the British soccer team at the Olympics: Would...

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July 23, 2021 at 8:24 am

US women tell 9th Circuit trial court didn’t factor success

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team urged a federal appeals court to reinstate their equal pay lawsuit, saying their...

July 23, 2021 at 2:13 am

Lindahl is a steadying force in goal for Sweden at Olympics

Sweden's anchor is a 38-year-old mother of two who has taken it upon herself to make sure athletes at the Olympics are environmentally conscious. Hedvig...

Dancers perform in front of the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Dylan Martinez/Pool Photo via AP) OLY OLY

July 22, 2021 at 11:17 pm

Tokyo Olympics begin with muted ceremony and empty stadium VIEW

The Tokyo Games began at last Friday, a multinational showcase of the finest athletes of a world fragmented by COVID-19.

July 22, 2021 at 2:02 am

US women’s soccer regroups after stunning loss to Sweden

TOKYO (AP) — While it certainly wasn’t the Olympic start the U.S. women’s soccer team had anticipated, a rare loss didn’t skewer the squad’s hopes...

July 21, 2021 at 11:29 pm

IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

TOKYO (AP) — After images of Olympic soccer players taking a knee were excluded from official highlight reels and social media channels, the IOC said...

July 21, 2021 at 10:37 pm

EXPLAINER: What’s the history of the Olympics protest rule?

TOKYO (AP) — The simple act of taking a knee felt like something more monumental when it happened on Olympic soccer pitches in Japan on...

July 21, 2021 at 8:16 am

Brazil police release Boca Juniors team after stadium brawl VIEW

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Players of Argentina’s Boca Juniors spent the night in a bus outside a Brazilian police station before being allowed to...

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