TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic gold medal on floor exercise. USA Gymnastics announced Sunday that the six-time Olympic medalist has opted not to compete on floor, where she won gold in Rio de Janeiro and placed second…
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto came oh-so-close to matching the major league record with a home run in eight consecutive games, but Javier Báez did clear the fence in his New York debut and the Mets rallied past the Cincinnati Reds…
SAITAMA, Japan — Canada's women's basketball team fell 76-66 to Spain on Sunday to wrap up its round-robin schedule at the Tokyo Olympics. Kia Nurse had 14 points for the Canadians (1-2). Astou Ndour — dominant at both ends of the floor…
Simone Biles Simone Biles is withdrawing out of another event final in Tokyo — and "will make a decision" about the balance beam soon. On Sunday, USA Gymnastics announced that the gymnast, 24, would be withdrawing out of her third consecutive final.…
(Rewrites, adds detail, quotes) By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Australia's east coast states of New South Wales and Queensland faced an escalating battle against the COVID-19 Delta variant on Sunday, with millions under strict lockdown and authorities urging more…
Emma McKeon made Olympic history Sunday in helping Australia upset two-time defending champions the United States to soar to the women's 4x100m relay gold medal Sunday. Their team of Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, McKeon, and Cate Campbell touched in a new Olympic…
Brett Young Pregnancy Announcement Seth Kupersmith Brett Young's baby girl has arrived! The country singer, 40, and his wife Taylor, 33, welcomed their second daughter, Rowan Marie Young, on Wednesday, July 21, he announced Saturday evening on Instagram. Born in Nashville,…
TOKYO — Genevieve Lalonde has reclaimed her Canadian record in the women's 3,000-metre steeplechase to clinch a spot in the Tokyo Olympic final. The 29-year-old from Moncton, N.B., ran nine minutes 22.64 seconds in sizzling 39 C heat at Olympic Stadium, the…
Xander Schauffele hit one of the best wedge shots of his life to clinch Olympic gold on Sunday in Tokyo. Clinging to a one-shot lead over clubhouse leader Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia, Schauffele fanned his drive well right and into the trees…
Associated Press Lakers take Jackson in first round before trading him The Los Angeles Lakers selected Isaiah Jackson in the first round of Thursday's NBA draft, but he wasn't with the team for long. The Lakers traded the rights to the…