TOKYO (AP) — After five long years, Portia Woodman has finally been able to shake the mental image of herself in tears, standing under a set of goalposts. It was like grief for something lost. That has been supplanted now by memories of happiness, hugs and, of course, a haka. Woodman's ...
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Italy is headed back to the Olympic quarterfinals. Nigeria is going home, its Olympic experience not what it wanted on multiple levels. Nicolo Melli scored 15 points, Nico Mannion had 14 and Italy used a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter to rally and beat Nigeria 80-71 in ...
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Patty Mills scored 24 points, Jock Landale added 18 and Australia pulled away Saturday for an 89-76 victory over Germany and an undefeated finish to group play. Nic Kay helped the Australians finally break free in a close game and finished with 16 points. The ...
TOKYO (AP) — The scrapes on her knee, stomach and forearms have long since healed. Well worth the price for that 400-meter gold medal. The last time everyone saw Shaunae Miller-Uibo on the Olympic stage, the sprinter from the Bahamas was diving across the finish line. It was a memorable ...
TOKYO (AP) — Marko Bijac is playing in his second Olympics with Croatia's water polo team, so the goalkeeper wasn't about to make too much of the team's victory over Serbia. Or any part of group play, really. "We need to be focused on our game and try to play each game better than the ...
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Now an Olympian representing the country, Ian Kinsler traveled to Israel for the first time last year with his wife Tess, just before the coronavirus pandemic became widespread. "I think we were on one of the last flights to leave Tel Aviv, to come back to Newark," he ...
