Let’s not call it redemption or vindication. Those words imply a mistake was made. It’s not really a comeback either. That suggests her past success had been interrupted by failure. What Simone Biles achieved Tuesday by winning the bronze medal in the…
Axios Raven Saunders says U.S. athletes planned "X" protests "for weeks" Raven Saunders, the American Olympian facing a possible investigation for making a protest gesture on the podium over the weekend, told the New York Times Monday that U.S. athletes had…
TOKYO (AP) — Richard Torrez Jr. went into the Olympic boxing ring Wednesday with a game plan jointly concocted over the phone by his father back home in central California and by Billy Walsh, his national team's head coach in Tokyo. The…
Great Britain salvaged some pride with a new national record in the Olympic men’s team pursuit, even though they knew they could hope for no better than seventh place after Tuesday’s dramas. Charlie Tanfield was able to stay upright this time, helping…
U.S. swimmer Haley Anderson jumps in the water at the start of the women's marathon swimming event Wednesday. Anderson finished sixth in the race. (Dave Goldman / Associated Press) Murky water laps the shoreline at Odaiba Marine Park in a gentle…
The BBC has been the face of Olympic TV coverage in Britain for as long as most viewers can remember, with the broadcaster airing its first Games in 1948. This year, the BBC has been airing scaled-down coverage, with Eurosport also responsible…
This is HuskerOnline.com's feature in which recruiting analysts Mike Matya and Bryan Munson give their weekly takes on topical issues concerning Nebraska football, baseball and recruiting. Today in our next installment of "Three and Out" we hit on new official offers, Georgia…
TOKYO (AP) — The Swedish and Canadian women's soccer teams have asked that the gold-medal match in Tokyo on Friday be moved to a different time because of heat. The match is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Olympic Stadium, where track…
US gymnast Suni Lee has put her imperfect performance on the uneven bars down to being distracted by social media. A break-out star at the Tokyo Olympics, Ms Lee won gold in the individual all-around and silver in the team all-around at…
TOKYO (AP) — Weightlifters are among the most vocal athletes at the Olympics, letting out screams as they lock out at the top of a lift: “ahhhhhh!" Tennis players have long been known to be grunters, usually with some form of “ha-uh!"…