JUNE 29, 2021 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM
OLYMPICS
Quebecers Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez named to Olympic tennis team The 18-year-old Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu will represent Canada in women's singles.
The Latest: Red Cross: Indonesia faces virus catastrophe A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks near an advertisement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic...
JUNE 29, 2021 • TUCSON.COM
Climbing to make its Olympic debut at Tokyo Games Climbing’s standing as a niche sport has always been a part of its appeal
JUNE 29, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Climbing to make its Olympic debut at Tokyo Games
Climbing’s standing as a niche sport has always been a part of its appealJUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Americans on many teams as softball returns to Olympics
U.S. coach Ken Eriksen predicts tight competition in softball as the sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2008JUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Venus Williams to Miss Her First Olympic Games Since 1996 When asked if she would play in doubles or mixed doubles in Tokyo, Venus Williams said "I don't think so."
JUNE 29, 2021 • SI.COM
Phelps is gone, but plenty of star power at Olympic pool
Michael Phelps loomed over the pool at the past four Summer Olympics, a figure so transcendent it was hard for anyone else to get their proper dueJUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Halep, Wawrinka withdrawals thin already depleted Olympic tennis field The Olympic tennis field will be without two more top players as women’s world No. 3 Simona Halep of Romania and three-time Grand Slam title...
JUNE 29, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
Andreescu headlines Canada's Olympic tennis team TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was among the athletes named to Canada's Olympic tennis team on Tuesday morning.Ranked No....
JUNE 29, 2021 • WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM
Korda sisters headline 60-player Olympic women's golf field American sisters Nelly Korda and Jessica Korda highlight the 60-player Olympic women's golf field for Tokyo.
JUNE 29, 2021 • GOLFCHANNEL.COM
The Courier-Journal U of L standout Andrej Barna overcame obstacles aplenty to qualify for the Olympics as a Serbian swimmer, from a health scare to pandemic constraints.
JUNE 29, 2021 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM
Galen Rupp and Sara Hall headline the Chicago Marathon fields as the race returns in October after being canceled in 2020 Galen Rupp will run the Chicago Marathon less than two months after participating in the Tokyo Olympics. Sara Hall enters with an eye on bre...
JUNE 29, 2021 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
Jerry Colangelo explains why Kevin Love made Team USA's Olympic basketball roster Why is Kevin Love on the USA Olympic basketball roster? Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo provided two reasons that gave Love the e...
JUNE 29, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Field finalized for Tokyo Olympics women's golf competition The field has been finalized for the Tokyo Olympics women’s golf competition.
JUNE 29, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
The Latest: India to import Moderna vaccine to offset surge A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks near an advertisement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic...
JUNE 29, 2021 • TUCSON.COM
Minnesotans ready to dominate Olympics; mad about another 'rainout' Decisions to postpone two of the last three Twins games have cheated both fans and the game. On a more positive note, Olympic writer Rachel...
JUNE 29, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
US gymnast MyKayla Skinner: Selection process for Tokyo Olympic team fairer than it was in 2016 MyKayla Skinner wasn't guaranteed a spot on the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team after her fifth place all-around finish at trials.
JUNE 29, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
U.S. track athletes were resplendent, but here's the issue: Will the fans actually care? Track and field is coming off a U.S. Olympic Trials so glorious that it might have been the best since the days of FloJo and Carl Lewis.
JUNE 29, 2021 • INDYSTAR.COM
Simone Biles wins again to lead Olympic team for gymnastics ST. LOUIS — The last time Simone Biles lost an all-around competition was in 2013 when it took a seasoned Olympian to beat the then-16-year-...
JUNE 29, 2021 • ROANOKE.COM
Russia picks 10 athletes for limited Olympic track team
Russia has announced three world champions on its 10-strong track and field team for the Tokyo Olympics under rules limiting the size of its squad because of a long-running doping...JUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Life as Olympians: Minnesotans Suni Lee and Grace McCallum savoring the moment After a whirlwind day, Grace McCallum of Isanti and Suni Lee of St. Paul rejoice in their monumental moment before returning home to prep fo...
JUNE 29, 2021 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
JuVaughn Harrison becomes first man since Jim Thorpe to achieve rare Olympic trials feat JuVaughn Harrison, 22, won the high jump and long jump at the U.S. Olympic trials. No U.S. man has competed in both at the Olympics since 19...
JUNE 29, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
Report: Stages of Olympic relay to be pulled off Tokyo roads
Some stages of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay are likely to be pulled off the streets of the Japanese capital because of fears about spreading the coronavirusJUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Perspective ' Dan Crenshaw wants Gwen Berry kicked off the Olympic team. How un-American. Why are certain politicians so triggered by Black athletes’ protests? Maybe ask them.
JUNE 29, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Hungarian fencer Aida Mohamed to compete in her 7th Olympics
Hungarian fencer Aida Mohamed is about to join a very small group of women by competing in her seventh OlympicsJUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
