By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — There’s a phenomenon that happens every time Simone Biles appears on a screen inside Power Moves Gymnastics & Fitness. As if flipping a switch, t…
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Western wildfires: Crews make progress on huge Oregon blaze
By NATHAN HOWARD Associated Press BLY, Ore. (AP) — The nation’s largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday, but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weake…
Milwaukee Bucks’ fans celebrate NBA championship with parade
By GRETCHEN EHLKE Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate the city’s first N…
EXPLAINER: What’s the history of the Olympics protest rule?
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer TOKYO (AP) — The simple act of taking a knee felt like something more monumental when it happened on Olympic soccer pitches in Japan on the opening night of action. P…
Tokyo new virus cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections duri…
Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Let the fashion policing begin. The Olympics in Tokyo open Friday, when the world’s athletes will march behind their flag-bearers. And when they…
Tokyo Games boast equal gender participation for first time
By JENNA FRYER AP Sports Writer Grace Luczak had left competitive rowing and taken a job in the private sector when a move toward gender equity at the Tokyo Games lured her back into a boat. A women&#…
Sweden stuns US 3-0 in women’s soccer at Olympics
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sweden didn’t have to bunker down on defense against the Americans this time. Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and the Swedes stunned t…
Bucks’ 50-year wait ends with a title behind 50 from Giannis
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points — and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again. Antet…
Tom Brady, champion Buccaneers visit Biden at White House
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Brady embraced his inner comedian to deliver jokes at old friend Donald Trump’s expense Tuesday when he and the Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buc…