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Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m gold in Jamaican sweep

July 31, 2021 6:04 am NBC Olympics

Elaine Thompson-Herah held off compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her Olympic 100m gold in a Games-record 10.61, assuming the title of…

Why women gymnasts compete to music in their floor routines but men don’t

July 31, 2021 6:02 am CNN Newsource

By Faith Karimi, CNN When Olympic gymnasts compete Sunday and Monday in the individual floor exercises in Tokyo, viewers will notice a key difference…

Athing Mu of Team United States leads her Women's 800m Semi-Final field on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Athing Mu through to 800m final, keeping alive quest for gold

July 31, 2021 6:00 am NBC Olympics

The 19-year-old will be hunting for her country’s second gold in the event after Madeline Manning’s triumph in 1968 and their first medal since…

Adegoke passes Bromell in tight finish, wins 100m round

July 31, 2021 5:53 am NBC Olympics

Nigeria’s Enoch Adegoke held on tight to the lead in the men’s 100m round 1 heat 2. American star Trayvon Bromell placed…

Nick Allen of the United States celebrates after hitting a one-run home run in the fifth inning during the baseball opening round Group B game against South Korea.

Casas, Allen go deep to power U.S. to perfect pool play record

July 31, 2021 5:53 am NBC Olympics

Home runs from top MLB prospects Tristan Casas and Nick Allen lifted the United States baseball team to a 4-1 win over South Korea in a pool play…

Rach McBride of Canada celebrates a third place finish in the Pro Women's Division during the Subaru Ironman Canada triathlon on July 30

Podcast: How can sports be more inclusive of transgender athletes?

July 31, 2021 5:52 am NBC Olympics

Journalist Britni de la Cretaz and professional triathlete Rach McBride joined On Her Turf to discuss how sports can change to become more…

USA’s Athing Mu wins 800m semifinal heat

July 31, 2021 5:50 am NBC Olympics

American Athing Mu won her women’s 800m semifinal heat, clocking…

Queens man accused of robbing an 11-year-old girl on her way to a grocery store

July 31, 2021 5:43 am CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A Queens man was arrested and charged on suspicion of dragging an 11-year-old girl into an alleyway, robbing her and…

Poland wins first 4x400m mixed relay gold of Olympics

July 31, 2021 5:43 am NBC Olympics

The Dominican Republic picked up silver while the United States, favorite to win after its 2019 world title, took…

Durant breaks USA men’s all-time Olympic scoring record

July 31, 2021 5:42 am NBC Olympics

Kevin Durant officially broke the all-time U.S. men’s Olympic scoring record previously held by Carmelo Anthony in Saturday’s game against the Czech…

‘Swedish Viking’ Stahl celebrates discus gold medal win

July 31, 2021 5:40 am NBC Olympics

Sweden’s Daniel Stahl proclaimed “I’m a Swedish Viking” after winning the gold medal in men’s discus. Countryman Simon Pettersson won…

Kiran Badloe impresses in windsurfer medal race, wins gold

July 31, 2021 5:34 am NBC Olympics

Kiran Badloe of the Netherlands finished second in the men’s windsurfing medal race, but it was good enough to keep him at the top of the standings…

Elina Svitolina wins Ukraine’s first Olympic tennis medal

July 31, 2021 5:28 am NBC Olympics

In the women’s singles bronze medal match, the Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina took the three-set victory in a two-hour, 24-minute affair. Svitolina, the…

Kevin Durant becomes Team USA’s all-time leading scorer, breaks Carmelo Anthony’s record

July 31, 2021 5:28 am NBC Olympics

Kevin Durant needed five points against the Czech Republic on Saturday to become Team USA’s all-time leading…

Sweden's Daniel Stahl reacts while competing in the men's discus throw final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Daniel Stahl adds discus gold to world title in Swedish one-two

July 31, 2021 5:28 am NBC Olympics

Daniel Stahl came into the final as overwhelming favorite to pick up gold. He sent the discus soaring to 68.90 meters on his second…

Japan escapes New Zealand in shootout for semifinal spot

July 31, 2021 5:26 am NBC Olympics

Host nation Japan survived a scoreless quarterfinal against New Zealand, scoring all of their penalty kicks to advance via the…

Hodgkinson pushes to win women’s 800m semifinal in close end

July 31, 2021 5:23 am NBC Olympics

Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain exerted all her energy in the last few seconds to catch up and take first place in her women’s 800m semifinal,…

Atlanta students in quarantine after 9 students and 5 staffers test positive for Covid-19

July 31, 2021 5:21 am CNN Newsource

By Natasha Chen, Kevin Conlon, Alta Spells and Erica Henry, CNN More than 100 students at Atlanta’s Drew Charter School are in quarantine after…

Atlanta students in quarantine after 9 students and 5 staffers test positive for Covid-19

July 31, 2021 5:21 am CNN Newsource

Drew Charter School Head Peter McKnight joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez to discuss the measures his school is taking as more than 100 students are…

Fraser-Pryce clocks 10.73 100m semifinal, advances to final

July 31, 2021 5:21 am NBC Olympics

Two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked 10.73 in the third semifinal of the women’s 100m, the fifth-fastest time run by a…

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