SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Spain pulled away from South Korea with a 73-69 win led by 28 points and 10 rebounds from Astou Ndour as women's basketball kicked off at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. South Korea, appearing in their first Olympics…
SEATTLE (AP) — Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi scored in the first half, Cameron Duke added his first MLS goal in the second and Sporting Kansas City handed Seattle its first home loss of the season, beating the Sounders 3-1 on Sunday…
TOKYO — Team USA won its first relay gold medal at the 2021 Olympics on Monday thanks to Caeleb Dressel, the closest thing these Games have to Michael Phelps. In an event, the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, that Phelps and three teammates won…
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Ariarne Titmus defeated five-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky of the United States to grab gold in a thrilling women's 400m freestyle final on Monday. Britain's Adam Peaty repeated his gold medal success from Rio…
Montrezl Harrell did not win Sixth Man of the Year a couple of years back by bringing a lot of finesse to the court — he plays high-energy bully ball. Just ask the backboard at a gym in Atlanta. Harrell played in…
Athletes are dealing with horrible weather conditions in Tokyo as the area is dealing with some of the hottest temperatures on record. Daytime temps have hit the mid to upper 90s, with dew points in the mid-70s, a mix that assures triple…
TOKYO (AP) — Beach volleyball’s future was on display at the Shiokaze Park venue Monday morning for the Olympic debut of Americans Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil. Three of the four players in the U.S. victory over Latvia came up through an…
2021 NBA Mock Draft 10.0: Warriors, Kings' first-round picks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea It’s final mock draft time! The 2021 NBA Draft is almost upon us. Teams are wrapping up their analysis, gathering last-minute intel and mapping out potential scenarios. …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ola Kamara scored for the second consecutive game to help D.C. United beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Sunday night. D.C. United (6-7-2) did not concede a goal for the first time since a 0-0 tie with…
Max Scherzer treated image with grey background The Washington Nationals are discussing ace Max Scherzer in trade talks -- and the Mets will inquire about him, according to league sources. Outside executives are skeptical that Nats GM Mike Rizzo would make a…