‘My heart was totally broken’: The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN After years of dominance that equated to a glut of 20 medals across the past three Olympic Games, Great Britain’s…
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Ethiopia lauds Barega’s stunning 10,000m win
Selemon Barega received congratulations on Twitter from his nation’s prime minister; water, irrigation and energy minister; and ambassador to the…
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World record holder Harrison set for 100m hurdles gold dash
The U.S. swept the medals in Rio five years ago and is favored this time around too, though Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn provides strong…
Continue ReadingIf we want kids back in school and the economy to prosper, more of the US needs to get vaccinated, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna, CNN The United States is facing a pivotal moment in the coronavirus pandemic, given that the Delta variant is…
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Contenders for men’s 800m qualify comfortably for semis
A new winner is set to emerge in Tokyo for the first time since 2012. Nijel Amos, Ferguson Rotich, Emmanuel Korir and Clayton Murphy were among the…
Continue ReadingTikTok: How one user went viral after sharing his Tinder hack to virtually connect with Olympians
By Heather Law, CNN The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway with thousands of the world’s most outstanding athletes competing against each…
Continue ReadingFBI and Detroit police taught ‘White Boy Rick’ the drug game then double-crossed him, he says. Now, he wants $100 million
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Voice quavering, Rick Wershe Jr., who as a teen in 1980s Detroit was painted as a murderous drug kingpin, dabbed his…
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Men’s water polo Day 8: U.S. falls to Hungary
The U.S. men’s water polo team lost to Hungary in pool play, while Spain remained…
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Litvinovich bounces Belarus to first Olympic medal of 2020
Ivan Litvinovich won Belarus’ win gold of the Tokyo Games with the top score in the men’s individual trampoline…
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Team USA unable to catch Hungary in men’s water polo
The United States and Hungary traded the lead multiple times in a back-and-forth Pool A preliminary matchup. Despite a comeback by Team USA, the…
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USA’s Keyshawn Davis knocks out No. 1 seed Sofiane Oumiha
USA’s Keyshawn Davis defeated France’s Sofiane Oumiha, the No. 1 seed in the men’s lightweight division, via TKO to move on to the lightweight…
Continue ReadingBarega upsets Cheptegei for 10K gold, 1st Tokyo track medal
Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega, the 2019 world silver medalist, kicked early and held off world record-holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda to win men’s…
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Paul Casey ‘relieved’ after shooting 66 in Round 3
Paul Casey shared a sense of relief after fighting through a few bogeys to shoot a 66 in Round 3. The British golfer commented on the tight race and…
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China’s Lu wins women’s sailing gold in back-and-forth final race
China’s Lu Yunxia finished third in the medal race of the windsurfing (RS:X) class Saturday, close enough to deny defending champion Charline Picon…
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Olympic Golf Day 8: American Xander Schauffele stays on top, Matsuyama closes in
Team USA’s Xander Schauffele stayed on top of the leaderboard in round three, solidifying his lead with a 3-under par for a 14-under total of…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia man convicted of murder is freed by evidence that was on file for more than 30 years
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A Philadelphia man wrongfully convicted of murder is finally free after spending more than three decades behind bars. “I…
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Spain wins, U.S. comes third in debut mixed trap team event
Spain wins gold in the first ever Olympic mixed trap team event, San Marino recorded its best ever finish in an Olympic event with silver, and the…
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First mixed trap team gold goes to Spain after late drama
Alberto Fernandez was nearly perfect in the mixed trap team gold medal match, as he hit 24 or 25 targets and led Spain to a nail-biting win over San…
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First mixed trap medal falls to U.S. shooters Bernau and Burrows
U.S. shooters Maddie Brenau and Brian Burrows took bronze in the first-ever Olympic mixed team trap event…
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Better Together: Naeher and Rapinoe send USWNT to semifinals
Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and final penalty taker Megan Rapinoe delivered under the highest pressure to power the U.S. past the Netherlands in an…
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