Tag: United States Olympic Team
Chasing baseball gold: Israeli team has big dreams for Tokyo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Danny Valencia ducked out of the scorching Arizona sun, reached into a cooler to grab an ice-cold drink and took a...
USOPC to Congress: Beijing Olympic boycott not the solution
DENVER — A boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics will not solve any geopolitical issues with China and will only serve to place athletes...
Vavic gets ready for Tokyo in water polo as dad awaits trial
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — Marko Vavic was in Mexico when it happened. He had just flown to Cabo San Lucas to spend spring break...
Olympic champion Biles returning to competition on May 22
INDIANAPOLIS — Simone Biles is back to competing.
The reigning Olympic...
Athlete union research aims to improve child protection
GENEVA — A world-wide network of athletes’ unions published research Tuesday aimed at better protecting young people in sports following sexual abuse scandals in...
Koretzky, Lecomte give France sweep of MTB World Cup opener
ALBSTADT, Germany — Victor Koretzky and Loana Lecomte gave France a sweep of the first men's and women's World Cup mountain bike races of...
US surfer John John Florence injured in Australian event
PERTH, Australia — Two-time world surfing champion John John Florence has a knee injury which he hopes won't prevent him from representing the United...
US women to play Summer Series in Texas ahead of Olympics
The U.S. women's national team will play Portugal, Jamaica and Nigeria during a five-match Summer Series next month in Texas.
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USA Luge picks national team for 2021-22 Olympic season
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — USA Luge’s national team for the looming Olympic season is set, with five members of the 2018 Olympic team now...
US opens 2nd-chance Olympic baseball qualifying vs Nicaragua
CARY, N.C. — The United States will open its second chance to qualify for the baseball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics when it faces...