By Jill Martin Naomi Osaka, preparing to compete in her first tennis tournament since the Tokyo Olympics, briefly took a break during a pre-tournament news conference on Monday after she started crying. The Western & Southern Open news conference in Mason, Ohio,
By John Sinnott The continuation of a legacy was how Nico Ali Walsh — the grandson of Muhammad Ali –– described making his professional boxing debut in the sport on Saturday. Wearing a pair of his grandfather’s white trunks, the 21-year-old Walsh
By Jill Martin Team USA avenged its early Olympic loss to France by beating the French men’s basketball team 87-82Ā for the gold medalĀ on Saturday in the Japanese city of Saitama. It was the 100th medal won by Team USA at the Tokyo
By Amir Vera Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has now had Covid-19 twice, but when asked by reporters Monday whether the Ravens have spoken to him about getting vaccinated, he was noncommittal on vaccines. “I just got off the Covid list, so
Ā by Amy Bass In June of 2013, Tokyo’s bid to host the Olympic Games in 2020 ranked first in the International Olympic Committee’sĀ technical assessment, something that went a long way a few months later when it emerged victorious as the “safe pair
By Ben Church and Hannah Ritchie Allyson Felix became the most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history after helping Team USA win the women’s 400m sprint relay on Saturday. It was Felix’s 11th Olympic medal and her seventh gold,
By Lauren M. Johnson TheĀ Washington Football TeamĀ has released its new fan protocol ahead of the 2021 season and the organization announced fans will no longer be allowed to wear Native American-inspired headdresses and face paint into the stadium. That attire had been
By Alta Spells Former Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard died at age 71, according toĀ a statementĀ from the team on Thursday. “Today is a sad day for the Houston Astros as we mourn the loss of one of our franchise icons,” the Astros
As Tamyra Mensah-Stock celebrated winning her Olympic gold medal, she hoped her victory would encourage Black girls in the United States to consider wrestling. When she defeated Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle wrestling final on Tuesday, she became
By Chloe Melas Simone BilesĀ has one plan in place following this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. The superstar, who has won more world gymnastic championship medals than any man or woman, will head to 35 cities across the United States for a series of
