TOKYO (AP) — Karsten Warholm of Norway obliterated his own world record in the Olympic 400-meter hurdles Tuesday, finishing in 45.94 to crack the old mark by .76. One of the most anticipated races on the program more than lived up to the hype. Second-place finisher Rai Benjamin of the United States finished in 46.17,
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, Gregory Lemos and Amir Vera, CNN A Palm Beach County, Florida, judge ordered the destruction of video evidence previously suppressed in the case against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, according to court documents. Judge Leonard Hanser on Friday ordered that the “state shall destroy the suppressed evidence forthwith and submit documentation
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — An activist group says a Belarusian Olympic sprinter plans to seek asylum in Poland after alleging that her team’s officials tried to force her to fly home. She said she feared for her safety if forced back to Belarus. A Polish Foreign Ministry official says runner Krystsina Tsimanouskaya received a humanitarian visa
Continue Reading KASHIMA, Japan — Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute and Canada earned a 1-0 semifinal victory over the United States in the Olympic women’s soccer competition. Canada goes on to face the winner of the late semifinal in Yokohama between Sweden and Australia. The gold medal match is set for
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — An activist group says a Belarusian Olympic sprinter plans to seek asylum in Poland after alleging that her team’s officials tried to force her to fly home. She said she feared for her safety if forced back to Belarus. A Polish Foreign Ministry official says runner Krystsina Tsimanouskaya received a humanitarian visa
Continue Reading TOKYO, Japan — Simone Biles is back. The 2016 Olympic gymnastics champion will return to competition in the balance beam final on Tuesday, a little over a week after stepping away from the meet to focus on her mental health. “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the
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SUGARLAND, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas had the tying run in scoring position with two outs in the top of the ninth inning Sunday but lost to the Sugar Land Skeeters 3-2. The Skeeters have won three of the first five games of the series. El Paso starter Caleb Boushley pitched 7.2 innings Sunday, setting a new
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Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky sits down with CNN’s Coy Wire to discuss the two gold and two silver medals she won for Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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LAS VEGAS, New Mexico — Miles Robinson headed home an extra-time winner as the United States beat Mexico in the 2021 Gold Cup final on Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Matt Turner made a stellar save just after 10 minutes — his 20th of the tournament — from a goalbound Rogelio Funes
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TOKYO, Japan – A pair of former UTEP National Champions are knocking on the door of world glory. Kenyan sprinter Emmanuel Korir and Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan each advanced to the finals of the 800m run and 100m hurdles respectively Sunday morning. Amusan, who won the 100m hurdle National Championship with UTEP in 2017, won
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TOKYO, Japan — At the Tokyo Olympics, Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs is The World’s Fastest Man as he claimed a shock victory. Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the sprint gold to Italy for the first time. Jacobs, 26, was born in El Paso,
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TOKYO, Japan — The Mexican Olympic Committee expressed disappointment that its softball team appeared to have left the Olympic Games this past week with bedding from the Olympic Village rather than with the players’ official uniforms and apparel, which were reportedly found in the trash. “It’s regrettable that they left behind the uniforms in such an inappropriate
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TOKYO (AP) — Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela set a world record with her final attempt to win the women’s triple jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Rojas finished the competition with a mark of 15.67 meters to break a record set in 1995. Inessa Kravets of Ukraine held the record at 15.50. Rojas broke
Continue Reading By Meg Wagner The Summer 2020 Olympic Games are underway in Tokyo. If you’re watching in the US, here’s a look at some of the key events to check out today. Remember: Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of US Eastern Standard Time, but many of the events are replayed in US primetime hours. Gymnastics: There
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KAWAGOE, Japan — Xander Schauffele has won the Olympic gold medal in golf in a tense finish. Schauffele was tied for the lead with Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia with two holes to play. The American made birdie from 6 feet on the 17th hole to regain the lead. Then after a bad tee shot that
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EL PASO, Texas – Real Monarchs surprised everyone when they took a 1-0 lead over El Paso in the opening twenty minutes Saturday night. For a team at the bottom of the standings playing at a team that hasn’t lost at home in over a year, they maybe even surprised themselves. But when the match
Continue Reading TOKYO, Japan — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic gold medal on floor exercise, but is still to decide on the balance beam. USA Gymnastics says the six-time Olympic medalist has opted not to compete on floor. She won gold in the event in Rio de Janeiro and placed second in qualifying last week.
Continue Reading UPDATE: American Caeleb Dressel has claimed a fifth gold medal in the Tokyo Games as the U.S. men won the 4×100 medley relay. Britain won silver and Italy won bronze. Dressel join Americans Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi, as well as East Germany’s Kristin Otto, as the only swimmers to win as many
Continue Reading UPDATE: Emma McKeon has claimed her historic seventh swimming medal at the Tokyo Olympics with Australia’s victory in the women’s 4×100 medley relay. The 27-year-old from Brisbane becomes the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single games. The only men to do it are Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi. Capping
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TOKYO (AP) — Make it five for Caeleb Dressel. The American star won his fifth gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the final race at the pool. He joins an elite club of just four other swimmers ever with at least five gold medals at one games. Following up his win in the 50-meter
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TOKYO, Japan — American Bobby Finke has won gold in the grueling men’s 1,500-meter freestyle race. The American won his second gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with another strong finishing kick. Just as he did in winning the 800-meter freestyle, Finke stayed closed throughout the 30-lap race and turned on the speed at the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL said it will investigate an allegation made by Evander Kane’s wife that the San Jose Sharks forward bet on his own games and has intentionally tried to lose for gambling profit. The league said Saturday night on Twitter that it was made aware of the social media posts by
Continue Reading By Rachel Trent, CNN Patrick Mahomes is not letting this year be all about Tom Brady. Months after the Tampa Bay Bucaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LV and Brady’s rookie card became the most expensive trading card in football history, a Mahomes card is taking that title. Mahomes’ 2017 National Treasures
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Senate passed legislation this week to grant Congress’ highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League. The bipartisan measure to honor Willie O’Ree unanimously passed the chamber on Tuesday. It now must be approved by the US House of
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters. She crossed the line in 10.61 seconds to defend her title and lead a Jamaican sweep of the medals. The old record of 10.62 belonged to Florence Griffith Joyner. She set that mark at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Continue Reading By Adrienne Vogt As the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games get into the second weekend of competition, medals will be awarded in swimming, fencing, judo and tennis, to name a few. Here are some of the events to watch. Remember, Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of US Eastern Standard Time. Swimming: Medals in swimming will be
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tom Waddell knew what to expect from an Olympics opening ceremony. He’d experienced one before as a decathlete at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He remembered the parade of athletes from around the world, proudly marching alongside their flags before an audience of thousands, cheering on their every move. His gay
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN Restricting your blood flow sounds like a dangerous thing to do, but it’s exactly what some Olympians, athletes, and surgery and physical therapy patients have done to strengthen their muscles and speed up recovery. The origins of this practice go back to 1966, when — while sitting on his heels during
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic debut of the 4x-100-meter mixed medley relay lived up to its promise of utter chaos and unpredictability. One swimmer’s goggles slipped off. Another worried about who was chasing her down. Strangest of all, American Caeleb Dressel dived in with no chance despite being the world’s dominant male swimmer. In the
Continue Reading TOKYO, Japan — Katie Ledecky has closed out her Tokyo Olympics with another gold medal. Ledecky became the first female swimmer to capture six individual gold medals in her career with a victory in the 800-meter freestyle. Ledecky led all the way in a race she hasn’t lost since 2010. But she was pushed hard
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