Nick Mayhugh Manassas native eyes gold in Tokyo
Nick Mayhugh Manassas native eyes gold in Tokyo
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Nick Mayhugh sat in his room watching YouTube videos of elite sprinters late at night a year and a half ago, studying their techniques — from getting into the blocks to firing out of them on the start. The former Division I soccer player was tryin
Simone Biles: Mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour
Simone Biles: Mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour
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Simone Biles didn't plan for her second Olympics to become a flashpoint in the evolving conversation about the role proper mental health plays in all levels of sports. Then again, she's hardly complaining. If anything, she's leaning into it. The American gymn
Hope Solo: Megan Rapinoe bullied teammates into anthem protests
Hope Solo: Megan Rapinoe bullied teammates into anthem protests
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Hope Solo, a former goalkeeper on the U.S. women’s soccer team, criticized current star Megan Rapinoe’s politicking as divisive and bullying. Ms. Rapinoe and some other team members have kneeled before recent matches, including at the Olympics, ca
U.S. forward Carli Lloyd announces retirement
U.S. forward Carli Lloyd announces retirement
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Carli Lloyd made it official Monday and announced her retirement from soccer. The 39-year-old forward for the U.S. national team had long hinted she would step away from the game following the Tokyo Olympics after a 16-year international career. Lloyd scored
Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as the coronavirus surges
Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as the coronavirus surges
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TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it's still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes at record levels. Prime Minister Yo
Erick Erickson reiterates 'Laurel Hubbard is a man' after Twitter unfreezes account
Erick Erickson reiterates 'Laurel Hubbard is a man' after Twitter unfreezes account
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Conservative Christian radio host Erick Erickson has had his Twitter account unfrozen after deleting a tweet about transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, but the Georgia-based commentator was unrepentant. His first post after his three-day suspension was a
Simone Biles made right decision to withdraw, but isn't worthy of canonization
Simone Biles made right decision to withdraw, but isn't worthy of canonization
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Like a farmer who gets paid for not growing his crops, Simone Biles has reaped the rewards of not competing as these Coronavirus Olympics came to a close. We’ve seen Biles compete before — four gold medals in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, plus 19 firs
Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games
Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games
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TOKYO (AP) — They'll always have Paris. That thought, full of promise, has been a lifebuoy for athletes to cling to as they coped, as best they could, with thickets of restrictions at the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games that severely crimped their Olympic expe
Fewer medals, more heart for US at a most unusual Olympics
Fewer medals, more heart for US at a most unusual Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) — Kara Winger is the American record-holder in the javelin throw who just wrapped up her fourth Olympics. She has never finished higher than sixth place. When she got the call over the weekend telling her she would be carrying the flag Sunda
How local Olympians did in the Tokyo Summer Games
How local Olympians did in the Tokyo Summer Games
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From Katie Ledecky’s dominance in the 1,500-meter freestyle to Kevin Durant’s team-high 29 point performance in the men’s basketball gold medal game, local athletes put on a show in Tokyo. The D.C. area had more than 20 athletes partic
Erick Erickson suspended from Twitter after calling Olympian Laurel Hubbard a man
Erick Erickson suspended from Twitter after calling Olympian Laurel Hubbard a man
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Conservative Christian radio host Erick Erickson said Saturday his Twitter account was suspended over a tweet in which he described New Zealand transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard as a man. The Georgia-based Erickson, formerly the editor-in-chief of RedSt
Erickson suspended from Twitter after calling Olympian Laurel Hubbard a man
Erickson suspended from Twitter after calling Olympian Laurel Hubbard a man
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Conservative Christian radio host Erick Erickson said Saturday his Twitter account was suspended over a tweet in which he described New Zealand transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard as a man. The Georgia-based Erickson, formerly the editor-in-chief of RedSt
Olympic karate finishes with cinematic kick, downer ending
Olympic karate finishes with cinematic kick, downer ending
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TOKYO (AP) — The final bout of karate's Olympic debut seemed to have everything that makes combat sports so fascinating, right down to an incredible ending that should have made fans hungry for more of a martial art fighting for a place on future Olympi
US women dissect the Olympics while Canada celebrates gold
US women dissect the Olympics while Canada celebrates gold
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TOKYO (AP) — For the U.S. women's national team, the soul-searching begins. The World Cup champions and overwhelming favorites going into the women's Olympic soccer tournament came away with a bronze medal after a disappointing run in Japan. The women w
Springsteen, US fall to Swedes in jump off, earn silver
Springsteen, US fall to Swedes in jump off, earn silver
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TOKYO (AP) — The Springsteen family has gone platinum many times over. Time to make space for a little silver, too. Jessica Springsteen and the U.S. equestrian jumping team came up just short of Olympic gold, falling to Sweden in a jump off Saturday nig
Quinn, Canadian soccer player, wins Olympic gold, makes transgender history without uproar
Quinn, Canadian soccer player, wins Olympic gold, makes transgender history without uproar
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The same people accused of being transphobic for wanting to ban male-born transgender athletes from women’s sports have no problem with Canadian soccer player Quinn. The 25-year-old midfielder won a gold medal Friday with the Canadian women’s tea
Climbing GOAT: Garnbret wins Olympic gold in climbing
Climbing GOAT: Garnbret wins Olympic gold in climbing
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TOKYO (AP) – Janja Garnbret has won multiple world championships, dominated the World Cup circuit, tackled outdoor routes few others climbers would consider even attempting. Now she's an Olympic champion. The debate over climbing's GOAT is over. Garnbre
Stubborn horse costs Schleu a shot at modern pentathlon gold
Stubborn horse costs Schleu a shot at modern pentathlon gold
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TOKYO (AP) – A horse which refused to jump dashed the hopes of gold medal contender Annika Schleu in the Olympic modern pentathlon on Friday. Schleu was in the lead after two of the five events - swimming and fencing - when she encountered the horse Sai
Canada clinches Olympic gold in a shootout win over Sweden
Canada clinches Olympic gold in a shootout win over Sweden
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Julia Grosso converted her kick from the spot and Canada clinched the Olympic gold medal in women’s soccer by winning a penalty shootout 3-2 against Sweden after Friday's final ended in a 1-1 draw. It was the first major tournament title for the Canadia
Americans go for gold in basketball, volleyball, water polo
Americans go for gold in basketball, volleyball, water polo
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TOKYO (AP) – The U.S. women's basketball team will be playing for a record seventh gold medal Saturday night when the Americans play Japan at the Tokyo Games. Track and field competition comes to a close on Day 15 of the Olympics and Allyson Felix, fres
Minnesota celebrates Olympic champion Sunisa Lee with parade
Minnesota celebrates Olympic champion Sunisa Lee with parade
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The city of St. Paul will host a parade to celebrate Olympic champion Sunisa Lee, who took home the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around, as well as a silver in the team event and a bronze in the uneven bars. The
Griner leads US to gold medal game with 79-59 win vs Serbia
Griner leads US to gold medal game with 79-59 win vs Serbia
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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 Griner had 15 p
Farewell to the most extreme hip wigglers at the Olympics
Farewell to the most extreme hip wigglers at the Olympics
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If it is to be the last 50-kilometer race walk at the Olympics, there will be stories to tell. Like how Dawid Tomala of Poland won the gold medal at the Tokyo Games in only the second 50-kilometer race he had ever completed. “I can’t believe it,&r
'Same frying pan': Marathoners brace for heat in Sapporo
'Same frying pan': Marathoners brace for heat in Sapporo
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SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Eliud Kipchoge looks at the early-morning heat and the heavy humidity forecast for the marathon with a cool demeanor. “All of us," the defending Olympic champion from Kenya recently said, “will be in the same frying pan
Good day on beach and courts for US women in Tokyo
Good day on beach and courts for US women in Tokyo
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TOKYO (AP) — American women had a good day at the beach and on the courts in Tokyo on Friday, with one Olympic gold medal won and a couple more set up for the taking. The United States beach volleyball team of April Ross and Alix Klineman won gold in ..
Toughest Olympics? Decathletes and heptathletes say probably
Toughest Olympics? Decathletes and heptathletes say probably
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TOKYO (AP) – Even for the athletes good enough and brave enough to take on the decathlon or the heptathlon at the Olympics, Tokyo was next-level hard. Injuries took out world champions, world-record holders, gold-medal contenders and more. By the end o
Trump blames 'Leftist Maniacs' for women soccer team's Olympic bronze medal
Trump blames 'Leftist Maniacs' for women soccer team's Olympic bronze medal
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Former President Donald Trump ripped into the U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team after they took home a bronze medal, blaming “Leftist Maniacs” for the team not winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The comments, which came in a press rel
Olympic women's soccer final rescheduled because of heat
Olympic women's soccer final rescheduled because of heat
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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 in Tokyo's Olympic S
Tokyo logs record 5,042 cases as infections surge amid Olympics
Tokyo logs record 5,042 cases as infections surge amid Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo reported 5,042 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, hitting a record since the pandemic began as the infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. The additional cases brought the total for Tokyo to 236,138
U.S. women earn bronze medal with 4-3 win over Australia
U.S. women earn bronze medal with 4-3 win over Australia
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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 had
Andre de Grasse of Canada bests trio of Americans in 200-meter sprint
Andre de Grasse of Canada bests trio of Americans in 200-meter sprint
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Entering the men’s 200-meter final in Tokyo on Wednesday, much of the attention was focused on a trio of Americans. There was Noah Lyles, who won the 2019 World Championships in the event. 22-year-old Kenneth Bednarek and 17-year-old Erriyon Knighton we
This isn't Cobra Kai: Karate finally makes Olympic debut
This isn't Cobra Kai: Karate finally makes Olympic debut
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TOKYO (AP) — The history of karate’s journey to the Olympics would make a pretty good backstory for a martial arts movie. Generations of determined athletes have collectively spent half a century training, studying and working toward their goal, o
Belarus runner flies to Europe after feud with team managers
Belarus runner flies to Europe after feud with team managers
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarusian sprinter left Tokyo en route to Europe on Wednesday after resisting an attempt by her Olympic team's officials to send her home to Belarus, where the athlete said she could be in danger from authorities who have relentlessly c
«Uuuh-aaah!» Sport climbing's Ondra screams his way to top
«Uuuh-aaah!» Sport climbing's Ondra screams his way to top
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TOKYO (AP) — Weightlifters are among the most vocal athletes at the Olympics, letting out screams as they lock out at the top of a lift: “ahhhhhh!« Tennis players have long been known to be grunters, usually with some form of “ha-uh!&r
Track records keep falling in fast Tokyo Games
Track records keep falling in fast Tokyo Games
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TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Games just keep producing some of the fasted moments the world has ever seen on the track. A day after the men's 400-meter hurdles staged possibly one of the greatest races ever run, the women put on their own show as one of the G
Australia faces US in bid for 1st women's soccer medal
Australia faces US in bid for 1st women's soccer medal
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KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — Australia's women's soccer team has already made team history at the Tokyo Games. Now the Matildas want more. The Australians have reached the medal round for the first time ever at an Olympics. They'll face the United States in Ka
Sydney McLaughlin outsprints teammate Dalilah Muhammad for hurdles record
Sydney McLaughlin outsprints teammate Dalilah Muhammad for hurdles record
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TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin broke her world record Wednesday and won the Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold, finishing in 51.46 seconds in yet another close victory over U.S. teammate Dalilah Muhammad. McLaughlin came from behind after the last hurdle to top
Christine Mboma silver medal at Olympics spurs testosterone debate
Christine Mboma silver medal at Olympics spurs testosterone debate
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A Namibian teen whose high testosterone prevented her from competing in her preferred event won Olympic silver Tuesday in the women’s 200m race, teeing up another round in the ongoing dust-up over fairness in female sports. Christine Mboma, 18, stunned
Masked Brazilian volleyball players take virus seriously
Masked Brazilian volleyball players take virus seriously
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TOKYO (AP) – For Brazilian volleyball player Lucas Saatkamp, the decision to wear a mask at the Tokyo Olympics is about protecting his family and not sending a message. With a 5-year-old son back home in Brazil who needs to use an inhaler because of res
World record may be broken in shot put on Day 12 of Olympics
World record may be broken in shot put on Day 12 of Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) – The main action for Day 12 of the Tokyo Games is at Olympic Stadium with live track & field events anchoring Wednesday coverage. The men’s 200-meters will be decided in morning action streamed on Peacock. A world record could be s
