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Biles exits, citing mental health; ROC tops U.S.
TOKYO — Simone Biles arrived in Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the Games themselves.…
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Perfect time to represent Nigeria for Utah Jazz’s Miye Oni
Miye Oni’s favourite Nigerian food is pounded yam with egusi soup served with oxtail. That is as Nigerian a dish…
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Coe backs review of marijuana rules in doping
TOKYO — Sebastian Coe wants to ensure what happened this month to American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson won’t knock another athlete…
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Canada takes bronze for first-ever softball medal
Canada won its first-ever Olympic medal in softball, beating Mexico 3-2 in the bronze-medal game on Tuesday at Yokohama Baseball…
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U.S. women get 50th straight Olympic hoops win
SAITAMA, Japan — The U.S. women’s basketball team won, as usual. It just wasn’t in the dominant fashion that the…
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Despite Olympics loss, Naomi Osaka’s legacy still one of hope
She lit the fire to start the Olympics, but Naomi Osaka‘s Tokyo 2020 dreams were extinguished far too soon on…
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Jacoby, 17, the 1st Alaskan swimmer to win gold
Lydia Jacoby became the first Alaskan swimmer to win Olympic gold, securing the medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at 1:04.95…
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The pitcher who may stand between the U.S. and softball gold
FOR 13 YEARS, Vicky Piatt carried a distinction: She was the last player to get a hit in an Olympic…
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U.S. men lose backstroke race in first since ’92
TOKYO — For the first time since 1992, the American men have lost a backstroke race at the Olympic pool.…
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Duffy gives Bermuda first-ever gold at Olympics
TOKYO — Flora Duffy won the women’s triathlon Tuesday, becoming the first Bermudian in Olympics history to take home a…
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Pink backs handball team, rips ‘sexist’ uniforms
11:19 AM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from…
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Luka nears record with 48 points in Olympic debut
SAITAMA, Japan — Luka Doncic is only a 22-year-old Olympic rookie, a player who might still be a few years…
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U.S. women’s 3×3 hoops 4-0 in Tokyo after rally
12:48 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW.…
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Costa Rica gymnast caps routine by taking a knee
Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado concluded her floor routine during Olympic qualifying on Sunday by incorporating a tribute to the…
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Titmus dethrones Ledecky, wins gold in 400 free
TOKYO — The Terminator knocked off Katie Ledecky at the Tokyo Olympics. Australia’s Ariarne Titmus chased down Ledecky to win…
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U.S. softball 5-0, will bat last in gold-medal game
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Kelsey Stewart homered leading off the seventh inning, capping a late rally that gave the United States…
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Olympics 2021 swimmer Nicole Frank is living out her grandmother’s dream
When Uruguayan swimming star Nicole Frank, 17, found out she had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, she had only one…
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Chusovitina, 46, bids farewell after 8th Games
TOKYO — The legendary career of 46-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina came to an end Sunday night after her record-setting eighth…
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U.S. swim team scores 1st gold, 5 other medals
TOKYO — Chase Kalisz got things rolling, claiming the first U.S. gold at the Olympic pool. By the time the…
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MyKayla Skinner’s Olympic gymnastics experience did not have to happen this way
TOKYO — MyKayla Skinner never looked up. She sat on the floor at the Olympic gymnastics qualifying round and distracted…
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Olympics 2021: Here’s who joins Simone Biles in gymnastics finals after U.S. women compete against themselves
8:40 AM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to…
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Osaka after Tokyo win: ‘Refreshed, happy again’
TOKYO — Naomi Osaka is back playing tennis, still winning and also talking to the media again. The Japanese superstar…
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France stuns Team USA, rallies for 83-76 victory
SAITAMA, Japan — Team USA’s invincibility in men’s basketball is long gone, and the journey to a fourth consecutive gold…
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Ledecky is top qualifier in 400-meter freestyle
TOKYO — Katie Ledecky’s teammates are already piling up Olympic medals. Now it’s her turn, and she wants some hardware…
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Cicadas, candy and an old English bulldog: Rose Lavelle’s unusual path to USWNT stardom
THE CICADAS HAVE arrived at Rose Lavelle’s woodsy childhood home, surrounding the Cincinnati cul-de-sac in a siren of shrieking and…
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Biles-led gymnastics team in surprising 2nd place
TOKYO — The routines Simone Biles puts together are so difficult that she can afford a misstep or two and…
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U.S. softball set to play for gold after 2-1 victory
YOKOHAMA, Japan — The United States had just given up its first run and was two outs away from losing…
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Japan’s Horigome wins first skateboarding gold
Japan’s Yuto Horigome won the first-ever skateboarding competition at the Olympic Games, taking gold in men’s street in the city…
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IOC reminds Olympians: No hugging on podium
The International Olympics Committee has reminded athletes not to hug on the podium and keep their masks on as they…
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DeChambeau tests positive, won’t play Olympics
Bryson DeChambeau is out of the Olympic golf tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test. DeChambeau, 27, will be replaced…
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Bird: No hypocrisy to attend anthem at Olympics
SAITAMA, Japan — Sue Bird sees no contradiction with the U.S. team staying on the court during the national anthem…
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U.S. women (2-0) top No. 1 France in 3×3 hoops
5:49 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW.…
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Olympics 2021: The sights and (no) sounds of the Games so far
TOKYO — There were no fans in the 10,000-seat Ariake Coliseum to watch Novak Djokovic begin his quest for the…
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Draymond: ‘Respect’ to Finals players in Tokyo
TOKYO — Devin Booker, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday were scheduled to arrive in Japan on a private G6 jet…
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Olympian Emily Infeld started receiving strange messages online. Then, her life changed forever
8:02 AM ET Aishwarya Kumar Paula Lavigne Close ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative…
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What to watch as Olympic swimming begins
Arguably the greatest women’s swimmers of all time, Katie Ledecky will look to build on her legacy as she takes…
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US Water Polo blows out Japan to make history
The U.S. women’s water polo team made Olympics history with its dominant 25-4 win over host Japan in its opening…
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TV network sorry over Tokyo ceremony images
A South Korean TV network has apologised after using “inappropriate” images and captions to describe countries during the Tokyo 2020…
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Rowing dates moved as Tokyo braces for typhoon
Tokyo 2020 is bracing itself for a typhoon that is set to hit the city early next week, and organizers…
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Unvaccinated U.S. swimmer sparks team debate
TOKYO — A debate is brewing between former gold medalist Maya DiRado and some American swimmers over U.S. medal threat…
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Algerian judoka refuses Olympic bout with Israeli
TOKYO — An Algerian judo athlete will be sent home from the Olympics after he withdrew from the competition to…
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Booker, Middleton, Holiday set for France game
TOKYO — The trio of players making the unprecedented jump from the NBA Finals to the Olympics are all scheduled…
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What it’s like to coach Simone Biles, ‘a once-in-a-lifetime talent’
6:00 AM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to…
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Olympics 2021: Team USA sings happy birthday to Kevin Durant
12:40 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from…
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Olympics opening ceremony highlights the good and bad of these Tokyo Games
The Tokyo Olympics began on Friday with the opening ceremony and, as per usual, the entire event was a sparkling…
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Tokyo Olympics open with muted ceremony
TOKYO — Belated and beleaguered, the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with a dazzling display of fireworks…
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Why many Olympians don’t want to carry the flag in the opening ceremony
When Michael Phelps was asked to be Team USA’s flag-bearer at the Rio Olympics, he knew one thing: It was…
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Team USA’s RBI and Mexico’s first home run in history — from one power couple!
It’s a story they might recall in side-by-side rocking chairs 60 years from now. No matter the twists and turns…
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New Tokyo virus cases near 2K before Games
TOKYO — Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics begin, as…
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Tokyo 2020: After 10 years GB’s Frazer Clarke can finally seize his chance at the Olympics
8:01 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on…
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