JULY 6, 2021 • NEWSDAY.COM
OLYMPICS
Banned sprinter Richardson left off U.S. Olympic team Banned sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was not on the Olympic roster released Tuesday by USA Track and Field, a decision that means the Americ...
No relay: Banned sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson left off Olympic team Banned sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was not on the Olympic roster released Tuesday by USA Track and Field, a decision that means the Americ...
JULY 6, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
No relay: Banned sprinter Richardson left off Olympic team
Banned sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson isn't on the Olympic roster released by USA Track and FieldJULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Army boxer Naomi Graham fights her way to Olympics for US
Naomi Graham is aware of the importance of being chosen as two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields' middleweight successor in Tokyo, but she has faced bigger pressures in h...JULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US women's soccer team's fight for equal pay resurfaces heading toward Tokyo Olympics As the U.S. women's soccer team readies for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the calls for equal pay for women in sports have reignited.
JULY 6, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
'Finally feels like it's real.' Former Chiles star Lily Williams makes Olympic cycling team Lily Williams is preparing for the Tokyo Olympic Games, scheduled from July 23 to Aug. 8, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs...
JULY 6, 2021 • TALLAHASSEE.COM
Tokyo Olympics: Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair banned The International Swimming Federation has banned swimming caps designed for natural Black hair for use in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
JULY 6, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
Wiebes wins Stage 5 of Giro d'Italia Donne in sprint finish
Lorena Wiebes has won the group sprint at the finish of the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne while Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen finished safely in the peloton to mai...JULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
WNBA teams jockey for position before Olympic break
With less than a week remaining before the WNBA begins its Olympic break, teams are jockeying for position in the standings knowing that it will be a sprint to the finish once play...JULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Canada's Andre De Grasse races to another 200 victory in Hungary BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada’s Andre De Grasse ran to another fast time less than a month out from the Tokyo Olympics.
JULY 6, 2021 • THESTAR.COM
USWNT is a shutout machine: But is it prepared to defend the attacks it will face at the Tokyo Olympics? The USWNT's defense was rarely tested during the team's Olympic tuneup matches. So how can it possibly be ready for the likes of No. 5 Swede...
JULY 6, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Bruce Springsteen's daughter makes Olympic equestrian team
The daughter of rock icon Bruce Springsteen and singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa has been selected as one of four riders on the U.S. jumping team that will compete at the Tokyo Olym...JULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Everything you need to know for USA Basketball ahead of Tokyo Olympics Jayson Tatum is just one of a number of stars as the U.S. eyes a fourth Olympic gold medal.
JULY 6, 2021 • MASSLIVE.COM
The Latest: Bangladesh hits record 11,525 daily virus cases A German athlete, wearing face mask, walks past the Olympic rings display on their arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Thursday, July 1, 202...
JULY 6, 2021 • TUCSON.COM
Saddle up: Gymnast Malone takes unusual path to Tokyo
American gymnast Brody Malone has taken an unusual path to his first Olympic berthJULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Embrace the freak-out:' Athletes cope with wrecked schedules ahead of Tokyo Olympics In the year leading up to the Tokyo Olympics, Connor Fields was having trouble with nerves.
JULY 6, 2021 • PANTAGRAPH.COM
How Gamecocks' Laeticia Amihere is preparing for her Olympic debut It’s an adventure and an honor, something that puts her in a rarefied air in South Carolina’s already decorated program.
JULY 6, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
As Tokyo Olympics approach, coronavirus worries rise in Japan In Tokyo, infections are spreading among the young and middle-aged who are largely unvaccinated.
JULY 6, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
US Soccer denies women's team disrespected WWII veteran before send-off match
U.S. Soccer attempted to shoot down the hysteria over allegations the women’s national team disrespected a World War II veteran and the Amer...JULY 6, 2021 • FOXNEWS.COM
Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few — if any — fans The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few spectators — if any — being allowed when they open in just ov...
JULY 6, 2021 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM
An Olympic Hurdle: Why Is the Decathlon Only for Men? Chasing opportunity and equality, women are campaigning for their own 10-event competition, rather than just the heptathlon, at the Paris Ga...
JULY 6, 2021 • NYTIMES.COM
The Latest: Chinese city near Myanmar imposes virus lockdown A German athlete, wearing face mask, walks past the Olympic rings display on their arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Thursday, July 1, 202...
JULY 6, 2021 • TUCSON.COM
New Rules on Olympics Protests Already Causing Discord The International Olympic Committee has loosened its rules on political speech at the Games. Olympic leaders in the United States and plenty...
JULY 6, 2021 • NYTIMES.COM
Matsuyama has green jacket, seeks gold Unlike golf's return to the Olympics in 2016 after a century-long absence, the sport won't be a mystery to the host nation this time around....
JULY 6, 2021 • ARKANSASONLINE.COM
Tokyo Olympics shaping up as TV-only event with few fans
The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few fans being allowed when they open in just over two weeksJULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
