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…
TOKYO — If there were one event capable of telling the decades-long story of American swimming dominance at the Olympics, it would, undoubtedly, be the men’s 4x100-meter medley relay, a race that, entering Sunday, the United States had never lost. It’s a…
TOKYO (Reuters) - As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the most pain. Punishing conditions greeted the athletes as a trackside thermometer in the open,…
Associated Press Olympics Latest: Martin wins BMX gold for Australia Australia’s Logan Martin capped quite a show in BMX freestyle’s Olympic debut, putting together a sterling first run to win gold at the Tokyo Games. Britain’s Charlotte Worthington started the high-flying…
Cheyanne Buys needed just 60 seconds to dispatch Gloria de Paula in highlight reel fashion in the UFC on ESPN 28 co-main event. After a dominant loss in her UFC debut earlier this year, Buys (6-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was eager to…
TOKYO (AP) — The scoreboard at the Shiokaze Park beach volleyball venue said: “Challenge successful. Ball out.” That didn’t make any sense. And the Americans' survival was riding on it. “The referee just said, ’Wait, wait, wait. We’re sorting it out,” Canada’s…
Bobby Finke won Olympic gold for the U.S. in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Games on Sunday morning local time. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free The big picture:…
TOKYO — Bobby Finke, the surprise American champion of the 800-meter freestyle at the Olympics earlier this week, completed a stunning distance double here on Sunday. Finke also won the 1500 with a similarly remarkable final-leg kick. After almost a mile of…