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Italy’s ‘Four Ferraris,’ race to shock 4×100 Gold at the Olympics
Track fans know what they are good at: The Jamaican women are unstoppable at the Olympics, and Sifan Hassan, a tireless runner in all distance races she enters, is always in contention for a...
Felix sets an Olympic record on the long journey
She calls herself "old" but admits that she was not sure she would make it this far. However, there were times when "making it" was not about the Olympics, but rather about simply getting out...
USA: Losses in track and wins on the field: Another rough day
Five-minute action at the backstretch on the Olympic track provided the perfect snapshot of what is happening right and what is wrong for the U.S. track & field team in Tokyo.Katie Nageotte, who was...
With a 4-3 victory over Australia, the US women win bronze medal
The team persevered, even though the medal's color wasn't what it was.The United States won bronze in women's soccer at Tokyo Olympics, salvaging a difficult tournament. After opening the Tokyo Games with a 3-0 defeat...
Muhammad is beaten by McLaughlin in the battle of world-record hurdlers
Sydney McLaughlin broke this world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too.Only one of the top hurdlers in the world could win the Olympic gold -- McLaughlin won the latest installment in the greatest rivalry in...
De Grasse is finally a star: He wins his gold in 200
Maybe the next sprint star of the world wasn't so difficult to find.Andre De Grasse is a Canadian sprinter who ran his first race in baggy basketball shorts with borrowed spikes. He now holds...
Cameron Clark, Jets Lineman, in Hospital with Neck Injury
Cameron Clark, an offensive lineman for the New York Jets, was injured in practice on Tuesday.His status was not immediately known by the team.Clark, 23, was a fourth-round draft selection from Charlotte last year....
It’s you again! Thompson-Herah wins 2nd Olympic sprint sweep
The race was advertised as one that any star could win.As long as the name of that person was Elaine.Elaine Thompson-Herah defeated a well-prepared field in Tuesday's 200m race. In 21.53 seconds, Usain Bolt's latest...
Camacho-Quinn keeps Harrison and US out of the win column at track
Keni Harrison, 100-meter hurdler, couldn't be happier about her silver medal this year. Americans are used to having gold in this event.Perhaps they were just looking for the wrong thing.Jasmine Camacho Quinn is a South...
Why is Olympic boxing so dramatic?
When Mourad Aliev sat on the boxing ring apron at the Kokugikan Arena for an hour after his disqualification for head-butting, the French super heavyweight took a metaphorical seat alongside all the boxers who believe they've...
