JULY 4, 2021 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
OLYMPICS
Artist turned coach, Newton's Marc Gargaro hopes to restore USA Boxing to Olympic championship form - The Boston Globe The 42-year-old assistant looks to shape the nine American fighters - four women and five men - into medal contenders at the Tokyo Games.
Gymnast MyKala Skinner announces she will not compete again for the University of Utah After landing an individual spot on Team USA for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, MyKayla Skinner announces she will turn pro after the Games in...
JULY 4, 2021 • SLTRIB.COM
Dominant Luka: Doncic, Slovenia headed to Tokyo Olympics
Most of the members of Slovenia’s basketball team charged toward Luka Doncic moments after the final buzzer sounded Sunday, determined to get him onto their shoulders and carry the...JULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joey Chestnut chows down 76 hot dogs, breaks own world record at annual Fourth of July contest
Joey Chestnut did it again.JULY 4, 2021 • FOXNEWS.COM
Flueckiger, Lecomte win last pre-Olympic mountain bike races
European champion Mathias Flueckiger and French standout Loana Lecomte won the final mountain bike World Cup races before the Tokyo Games on Sunday, solidifying their status as fav...JULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Biden on pot test costing Richardson an Olympic spot: 'Rules are rules' President Joe Biden said he was proud of how Sha-Carri Richardson responded to the suspension but noted that “rules are the rules.”
JULY 4, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
Vos wins Giro Donne stage 3 as van der Breggen keeps lead
Marianne Vos sprinted away from a four-rider breakaway to win the third stage of the Giro d’Italia Donne while Dutch teammate and reigning Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen ret...JULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Bulls: Canada out of Olympic contention thanks to Satoransky It is the time of the summer that Olympic qualifiers are up and running north of the border and in Europe. And there are some Chicago Bulls...
JULY 4, 2021 • PIPPENAINTEASY.COM
Why are the Olympics harder on marijuana than pro sports? Though pro leagues are slowly adjusting to the reality that marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug, it remains squarely on the banned...
JULY 4, 2021 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM
Why are the Olympics harder on marijuana than pro sports? Though pro leagues are slowly adjusting to the reality that marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug, it remains squarely on the banned...
JULY 4, 2021 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
American teen aims for gold in new Olympic canoe sprint race
American Nevin Harrison is aiming for Olympic historyJULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former Ute gymnast MyKayla Skinner believes she finally got a fair shot — and she's headed to Tokyo because of it. MyKayla Skinner found USA Gymnastics's Olympic selection process to be "fair" after she was invited to compete in Tokyo as an individual, ra...
JULY 4, 2021 • SLTRIB.COM
Elliott: Gymnast Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast now realizes Olympic journey is real prize Sam Mikulak, 28, hopes to contribute to a team medal for the U.S. men in Tokyo, but most of all he now realizes the Olympic journey is its o...
JULY 4, 2021 • LATIMES.COM
Canada Basketball's depth of men's talent is gift and curse after another Olympic dream ends “These games happen too much for our liking,” said Cory Joseph, after Canada suffers another crushing loss in an Olympic qualifier.
JULY 4, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Upper St. Clair swimmer Josh Matheny is 2021 Post-Gazette Male Athlete of the Year Matheny’s accomplishments included WPIAL, PIAA and world junior titles, as well as fifth-place finish at Olympic Trials.
JULY 4, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Report: Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for COVID-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics that are to...
JULY 4, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Report: Serbian arriving for Tokyo Olympics tests positive
A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for COVID-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics that are to open in just under three weeksJULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tokyo assembly split after vote amid pandemic Olympics fears
An election in Japan’s capital has left the Tokyo city assembly split amid worries about health risks during the OlympicsJULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brianna McNeal out of Tokyo Olympics with doping code violation The reigning Olympic 100-meter hurdles champion is the second athlete to be ruled out for the 2021 event this week.
JULY 4, 2021 • DAILYNEWS.COM
Olympic men's soccer clashed with European season Often the event that connects an Olympic host city with the rest of the nation, soccer could be a source of trepidation rather than exciteme...
JULY 3, 2021 • TRIBLIVE.COM
Biden 'Proud' of How Richardson Handled Suspension "Rules are the rules," Biden said. "And everyone knows what the rules were going in. Whether they should remain that way is a different issu...
JULY 3, 2021 • SI.COM
Luka Doncic, Slovenia one win shy of an Olympic berth after coasting to win over Venezuela Mike Tobey was born in New York, went to high school in New Jersey, played college ball for Virginia, began his pro career in North Carolina...
JULY 3, 2021 • DALLASNEWS.COM
Nico Mannion, Italy win to advance to Olympic qualifier finals With the win, Italy will now advance to play Serbia in the finals of the Olympic qualifying tournament on Sunday.
JULY 3, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
Olympic champ Van der Breggen takes Giro Donne overall lead
World champion Anna van der Breggen rode away from the rest of the field in the Giro d’Italia Donne on Saturday, winning the first summit finish of the marquee women’s stage race t...JULY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cat Osterman tells Deadspin about her return to Olympic softball ahead of the Games The only player with a gold medal has full circle moment of being teammates with younger stars who idolized her
JULY 3, 2021 • DEADSPIN.COM
