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Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will try and become the first players ever to win five Olympic gold medals in basketball when the United States women's team begins play at the Tokyo Games. The pair has been an integral part of the U.S. run of six consecutive golds at the Olympics. "As far as being [...]
After a half-decade of turmoil and drama at the highest levels of Olympic boxing, the sport's trip to Tokyo looks as if it could be fairly smooth. At least as smooth as this notoriously chaotic sport ever gets. The much-criticized International Boxing Association was banned from this Olympic cycle, and a quiet task force is [...]
SAN DIEGO — The X Games are going back to their roots. Like, dude, all the way back to backyards, even. After taking a year off because of the coronavirus pandemic, the X Games will be staged in three Southern California locations July 14-18. Fans won't be allowed in. The Slayground, a private compound owned [...]
COLUMBUS — Matiss Kivlenieks was with teammate and close friend Elvis Merzlikins in Michigan for the wedding of the daughter of Columbus Blue Jackets' goaltender coach Manny Legace and a Fourth of July celebration. The festive weekend ended in tragedy July 4 when the 24-year-old goaltender from Latvia, who was spending the summer in the [...]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JR Motorsports has had initial conversations about taking its team to NASCAR's top level, a step up that would be much smoother if it could get its hands on a charter. A charter is essentially the same as a franchise and the 36 that exist guarantee a spot in the 40-car field [...]
The United States women's national soccer team has something to prove at the Tokyo Olympics. It's not so much about revenge after a surprising loss to Sweden at the 2016 Rio Games but, rather, a new goal: The U.S. can become the first team to win an Olympics following a World Cup victory. In Tokyo [...]
Social media stardom came unexpectedly to Haley and Hanna Cavinder. A way to pass time during the pandemic now has Fresno State's twin sister basketball stars positioned to be among the most successful college-athlete entrepreneurs. Ohio State lacrosse player Mitchell Pehlke has been cultivating his online following for years. When NCAA athletes are finally able [...]
The numbers are in, and the WNBA has something to brag about. The league declared this week that 99 percent of its players have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and all 12 teams are considered fully vaccinated. That's impressive, though it's a bit odd that league officials chose to use percentages instead of giving actual numbers. [...]
The four Cubs pitchers were checked one by one as they left the mound Thursday night, and all passed inspection. Getting a grip on the baseball didn't seem to be an issue at Dodger Stadium, where the visiting hurlers combined to throw the seventh no-hitter of the season in the major leagues. Somehow, they managed [...]
Bert Parsley's vision was bold and unusual — a 35,000 square-foot restaurant and event area adjoining a Harley Davidson dealership. The space would only work in the right location, and the one he found on Port Charlotte's El Jobean Road seemed perfect. "We're right in front of Charlotte County Sports Complex," the Twisted Fork restaurant [...]