Casey Stoney hired as coach of San Diego NWSL team
SAN DIEGO — Casey Stoney, who has led Manchester United in the Women's Super League for three seasons, has been hired as the new...
FINA suspends 2 Russian swimmers for Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Two Russian swimmers set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics were provisionally suspended on Wednesday for anti-doping violations by world governing...
Colangelo seeks Suns win, reinforcements for US Olympic team
MILWAUKEE — Jerry Colangelo is headed to Game 5 in Phoenix, hoping to see his old team win its first NBA title.
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USA bounces back, tops Argentina 108-80 in pre-Tokyo tune-up
USA Basketball finally made it look easy again.
Kevin Durant and...
Goulding, Australia roll past Nigeria 108-69 in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Chris Goulding had a perfect night, and Australia had another impressive pre-Olympic showing.
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Bach meets Suga as Tokyo virus cases approach 6-month high
TOKYO — Tokyo reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in almost six months on Wednesday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said with the...
Virus case delays refugee Olympic team’s Tokyo arrival
DOHA, Qatar — Almost all of the athletes from the refugee Olympic team have had their arrival at the Tokyo Games delayed after a...
Olympic athletes to put on own medals at Tokyo ceremonies
TOKYO — Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus.
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China sending more than 400 athletes to Tokyo Olympics
BEIJING — China will send 431 athletes to the Tokyo Games as part of a 777-member delegation, its largest at an Olympics outside China,...
Just in time for Tokyo games, Olympic items up for auction
BOSTON — When the first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, winners did not get gold medals as they will later this...