Linebacker Deuce Spurlock of Madison, Alabama has had a top five of Mississippi State, Michigan, Pitt, Liberty and Appalachian State. On Sunday he was offered by South Carolina, and the Gamecocks now are in the mix with him as he eyes making…
Ryan Murphy Speaks Out on Transparency in Doping originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest The topic of doping isn’t anything new when it comes to the Olympic stage. But it once again is on the minds of certain athletes in Tokyo. Ryan…
Reuters Videos Puerto Rico's athlete smashes an Olympic record (Jasmine Camacho-Quinn) "My name is Jasmine Comacho-Quinn. I am a 100-meter hurdler and I represent Puerto Rico and I won the gold medal for the 100 hurdles."Jasmine Camacho-Quinn is Puerto Rico's first…
Reuters Olympics-Gymnastics-Carey wins floor gold to make amends for vault flop TOKYO (Reuters) -American Jade Carey produced a series of high-flying tumbling combinations to win gold on the floor exercise at the Tokyo Games on Monday, while Mai Murakami became the…
Great Britain lived to fight another day in defence of their long-standing Olympic men’s team pursuit crown after a bizarre qualifying session at the Tokyo Games, but were given every indication their time will soon be up. While Laura Kenny and the…
Russell Westbrook, born and raised near Los Angeles, asked the Wizards to trade him to the Lakers. Bradley Beal could probably understand Westbrook’s desire to play for his hometown team. NBA players tend to support their teammates exercising their leverage, even if…
TOKYO (Reuters) - Lamont Marcell Jacobs believes reconnecting with his estranged American father helped him make history by becoming the first Italian to claim Olympic men’s 100 metres gold on Sunday. Jacobs secured a surprise victory with a European record time of…
How to Watch Simone Biles Compete in Balance Beam on Tuesday originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest Simone Biles has been taking her status day by day since she first withdrew from the gymnastics team final last week. One day ahead of…
Associated Press At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound High-jumping friends agreeing to share a gold medal rather than move to a tiebreaker. Kanoa Igarashi of Japan was disappointed when he lost to Brazilian Italo Ferreira in their sport’s Olympic…
Shericka Jackson, pictured top in yellow, slowed down in the final yards of her 200m heat while in second place and ended up in fourth. (BBC screengrab) Click here for the complete medal table of the Tokyo Olympic Games A major blunder…