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Simone Biles withdraws from individual all-around competition 'to focus on her mental health'
Fred Lee/Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Following "further medical evaluation," American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has withdrawn from Thursday's final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Ol...
Jul 28, 2021
Scoreboard roundup -- 7/27/21
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 4, Cleveland 2 Miami 7, Baltimore 3 Texas 5, Arizona 4 Colorado 12, LA Angels 3 San Di...
Jul 28, 2021
Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1500-meter Olympic freestyle race
Ding Xu/Xinhua via Getty Images(TOKYO) -- American Katie Ledecky further cemented her name in swim history with a gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle, a race that made its Olympic debut in Tokyo. ...
Jul 28, 2021
Gymnasts support US women, Biles after silver finish in Tokyo
Jean Catuffe/Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Gymnasts have been showering support for the U.S. women's gymnastics team after winning the silver medal in Tokyo -- and particularly for Simone Biles and her decis...
Jul 27, 2021
Chiefs Star Patrick Mahomes buys stake in MLS club Sporting Kansas City
Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images(KANSAS CITY) -- Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes has bought a stake in MLS club Sporting Kansas City. “I am grateful for the opportunity to ...
Jul 27, 2021
Capitals star Ovechkin re-signs with 5-year, $47.5 million contract
Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has signed a new 5-year, $47.5 million contract, the team announced Tuesday. "Alex is the face of our fran...
Jul 27, 2021
These women athletes are making Olympics history with record firsts for Team USA
Matthias Hangst/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Team USA athletes, specifically women athletes, are already making history at the Tokyo Olympics. From fencing to taekwondo, swimming and more, the Summe...
Jul 27, 2021
Refugee Olympic Team features 29 athletes from across the globe
Maja Hitij/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Yusra Mardini escaped the Syrian civil war in August 2015. She went from Syria to Lebanon and then to Turkey, and from there, she got on a broken boat -- meant f...
Jul 27, 2021
Tropical Storm Nepartak set to miss Tokyo, but Olympians get no relief from heat
petesphotography/iStock(TOKYO) — Olympic athletes are set to see some reprieve from extreme weather conditions, as Tropical Storm Nepartak is now forecast to miss Japan's capital city. The storm...
Jul 27, 2021
Simone Biles' surprise withdrawal at Tokyo Olympics puts spotlight on athletes' mental health
Wally Skalij /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(TOKYO) — Simone Biles' shocking withdrawal from the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics Tuesday put a spotlight on mental health and the extre...
Jul 27, 2021