Tag: United States Olympic Team
Dan Hughes, 66, abruptly retires as coach of Seattle Storm
SEATTLE — Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes abruptly announced his retirement on Sunday, saying the rigors of being a head coach in the WNBA...
Scioscia says US Olympic roster fluid, changes with call-ups
Mike Scioscia was planning on having Alek Manoah for the U.S. rotation for Olympic qualifying next week. Instead, the Toronto Blue Jays called up...
Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida
HAVANA — The Cuban Baseball Federation confirmed Wednesday night that one of the players on the national team defected a few hours after the...
US women plan 2 matches against Mexico before Olympics
CHICAGO — The U.S. women's national team will face Mexico in a pair of matches in Connecticut before the Tokyo Olympics.
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Man of Speed: Diffey to call Olympic track and field for NBC
INDIANAPOLIS — Leigh Diffey has been stereotyped as the speed guy at NBC Sports. He is the lead announcer for this weekend's Indianapolis 500...
US grants Cuban baseball players visas days before tourney
HAVANA — The U.S. government finally issued visas for the players and coaches of the Cuban national baseball team to compete in the Baseball...
US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials and the State Department on Monday warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases...
Ready or not, skateboarding takes its show to the Olympics
DES MOINES, Iowa — The hotel door opens and, fast as that, the sound of polyurethane clicking across concrete begins. The rhythmic grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk sound...
Wieters, Frazier, Kemp on US roster for Olympic qualifying
CARY, N.C. — Pitchers Homer Bailey, Edwin Jackson and David Robertson, catcher Matt Wieters, infielder Todd Frazier and outfielders Matt Kemp and John Jay...
Biles makes history in return to competition at US Classic
Simone Biles and her ever-expanding array of signature skills sure look ready for the Tokyo Olympics.
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