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Tokyo Olympics

Schauffele clings to lead as 3 medals up for grabs in golf

KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Just over three weeks ago, Hideki Matsuyama was in isolation for COVID-19 and desperate to record a negative test to have any chance of competing in his home Olympics. Even when he cleared that hurdle, it was a matter of building endurance for stifling heat and ...

Shi , Wang lead the way again in Olympic springboard diving

TOKYO (AP) — China had another dominating performance at the Olympic diving pool, taking the top two spots in the semifinals of the women's 3-meter springboard on Saturday. In a repeat of the preliminaries, defending Olympic champion Shi Tingmao posted the highest score over five dives and ...

Hooping for another country can be side door to the Olympics

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Yvonne Anderson knew playing in the Olympics for the U.S. was a longshot at best. Realistically, it was likely never going to happen. Yet, the Arkansas native is here is at the Tokyo Games living her Olympic dream — with Serbia. "As an American, you really can't ...

Pau Gasol defied odds to return, is going out on his terms

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Pau Gasol is at the end of what has been an extraordinary playing career. He's won multiple championships in Spain, multiple championships in the NBA, a World Cup title, three Olympic medals. He has nothing left to prove. It begs the question why he's at the Tokyo ...

Japan beats Mexico 7-4 at Olympics behind Yamada’s 4 RBIs

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Former Central League MVP Tetsuto Yamada had four RBIs and broke open the game with a three-run homer, Hayato Sakamoto went deep off former big league pitcher Manny Bañuelos and Japan beat Mexico 7-4 Saturday to win Group A at the Olympics. Masato Morishita (2-0), a ...

In effort to curb COVID, Tokyo Olympics collect lots of spit

TOKYO (AP) — They spit. They wait. They hope. About 30,000 people from scores of nations are spitting into tiny plastic vials at the Olympics in a daily routine that's grown crucial in going ahead with the pandemic-era Games, according to organizers. If you do the math for the two-week ...