Special Olympics softball season underway
Hearing bats pinging, crowds cheering and encouraging words.
Seeing great fielding, pitching, catching and sportsmanship on the field and excitement after getting a hit or...
Olympic Games, Tokyo-style: The pandemic era, in miniature
TOKYO — Ghostly airports, devoid of bustle. Cavernous arenas where no crowds will roar. Stringent rules that are spottily enforced — and spottily ignored....
Gold medal v. golden arches: Olympian’s hopes nearly quashed
TOKYO — When the nerve pain in his arm from shooting arrows became too much to handle, and when a positive doping test threatened...
The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:
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Column: Glittering, empty pool epitomizes Olympic misfortune
TOKYO — The aquatics arena near Tokyo Bay is an impressive structure indeed, the shimmering blue water of its two pools surrounded on three...
‘This can be me’: Black participation rising in gymnastics
TOKYO — There's a phenomenon that happens every time Simone Biles appears on a screen inside Power Moves Gymnastics & Fitness.
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The Latest: Pita’s back in the Olympics, shirtless again
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:
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Russian Olympic archer loses consciousness in Tokyo heat
TOKYO — Russian archer Svetlana Gomboeva lost consciousness during a competition at the Tokyo Olympics in intense heat Friday.
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Tokyo Olympics begin with muted ceremony and empty stadium
TOKYO — Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a...
Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Olympics start
TOKYO — A debate is brewing between former gold medalist Maya DiRado and some American swimmers over U.S. medal threat Michael Andrew’s decision not...