TOKYO (Reuters) - Simone Biles continued her quest to become the greatest female Olympian here in Tokyo on Tuesday as she chases down the six gold medals she needs to rewrite the Olympic record books. Biles, who is leading the United States'…
After Bud Dupree tore his ACL last season, Alex Highsmith moved into a starting role on the edge of the Steelers defense and Dupree’s departure as a free agent this offseason signaled that he’d remain in that role this season. That outlook…
Jul. 27—The Free Press MANKATO — Longtime Minnesota State men's hockey assistant coach Darren Blue has resigned to take a job at ISG in Mankato. Blue came to Minnesota State in 1991 as a defenseman and played four seasons, accumulating three goals…
The Refugee Olympic Team was created by the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Olympics to allow athletes to keep competing even if they have been forced to leave their home countries. It had 10 athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Games…
With NASCAR in its two-week break, the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings puts together its top 10 list of drivers in the sport’s history. The Cup Series returns Aug. 8 at Watkins Glen International (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN) and that provides…
The rookies squared off against each other and then the veterans got their turn to join in. Members of the 2021 draft class and the UDFA haul learned where they will play positionally and then saw the uphill battle for playing time…
The Giants took wide receiver Kadarius Toney in the first round of this year’s draft, but they didn’t have him on the field as much as they would have hoped in his first offseason with the team. Toney had cleat issues during…
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Officials of the Dutch Olympic committee on Tuesday expressed concern and unease about the quarantine conditions faced by four of their athletes and two team staff who tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics. The…
Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign France defender Raphael Varane from Real Madrid, according to several British media reports. Varane had been a longstanding target for United, who last week completed the transfer of England winger Jadon Sancho from German…
Jul. 27—The Joplin Outlaws have speed to burn, and boy, were the jets fuming on the base paths. The steals weren't just daring, they were timely — in a winner-takes-all wild card playoff game no less. Trailing 3-2 to the Jefferson City…