The United States women’s basketball team hasn’t been quite as dominant as usual so far at the Tokyo Olympics. But Team USA still comfortably went 3-0 in the preliminary round to set up a date with Australia in the quarterfinals. The Americans only won their three pool play games by […]
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Tokyo Olympics: Americans Could Sweep Medals in Men’s Skateboarding Park Competition
2019 World Skate Championships winner Heimana Reynolds leads a Team USA contingent with serious medal hopes as they head into the men’s skateboarding park competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Reynolds is joined by fellow Americans Cory Juneau and Zion Wright as the top three favorites in the competition. […]
Sport Climbing: A New Sport with a New Format is Ready to Rock the Tokyo Olympics
Sport climbing made its Olympic debut on Tuesday, thrilling audiences with frantic scrambles and creative grips. But the new discipline didn’t just surprise viewers, as the format of the competition in the Tokyo Olympics is new to the athletes as well. Men and women are each competing for just one […]
Tokyo Olympics: Brazil and Spain to Play for Gold After Fierce Semifinal Battles
Brazil got past Mexico on penalties, with Spain qualifying for the Finals of the men’s Olympic soccer tournament after a narrow 1-0 win over Japan in extra time. Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio scored the winner five minutes before the last whistle. Mexico fought until the end, but couldn’t keep their […]
Tokyo Olympics: Team USA Faces World Cup Champions Spain in Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals
Spain established itself as the chief rival to the United States in international men’s basketball over the past 15 years, playing – but losing – to the US in the medal rounds in each of the last three Summer Olympics. Now, the top two teams in the world will clash […]
Tokyo Olympics: Warholm, Benjamin Set for Epic Duel in Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin easily qualified for the men’s 400-meter hurdles final, setting up another confrontation between the rivals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Warholm and Benjamin both ran in the same semifinal heat on Sunday and may have engaged in head games down the stretch of that […]
Tokyo Olympics: USA, Canada Renew North American Rivalry in Women’s Soccer Semifinal
The United States and Canada each survived penalty shootouts to set up a semifinal clash between the CONCACAF rivals in the women’s soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Canada and Team USA will now face off on Monday in Kashima with a berth to the gold medal game on the […]
Tokyo Olympics: Rising Star Alexander Zverev Goes for Men’s Tennis Gold vs. Karen Khachanov
Alexander Zverev stands one win away from the biggest title of his tennis career after knocking off Novak Djokovic to set up a date with Karen Khachanov in the finals of the Olympic men’s singles event. Zverev defeated the No. 1 ranked Djokovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Friday to advance […]
Tokyo Olympics: Americans Trayvon Bromell, Ronnie Baker Favored in Men’s 100m Dash
Usain Bolt won’t be winning any gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. After all, the legendary Jamaican sprinter retired after the 2017 World Championships. That means that someone new will take on the mantle of fastest man in the world by winning the men’s 100-meter race on Sunday. The winner […]
Tokyo Olympics: United States Men’s Basketball Faces Czech Republic in Pool Play Finale
The United States can advance to the knockout rounds on Saturday when it takes on the Czech Republic in its final men’s basketball group stage game. Both the United States and the Czech Republic come into the game at 1-1, having lost to France and defeated Iran. US downs Iran […]
Tokyo Olympics: Korean Archers Favored for Yet Another Gold in Women’s Individual Competition
South Korea has dominated every aspect of Olympic archery in recent years, and that trend is continuing at the Tokyo Olympics, where the nation swept the team competitions. Now, two Korean archers will try to maintain that streak as they enter the final 16 of the women’s individual archery competition […]
Tokyo Olympics: Team USA Faces Host Japan in Women’s Basketball Pool Play
The United States will look to continue building its 50-game winning streak in Olympic women’s basketball on Friday when it takes on Japan in a battle for first place in Group B. Team USA won its first game over Nigeria, but the final score was closer than many expected. Nigeria […]
Tokyo Olympics: With Biles Out, Melnikova Favored to Win Gold in Women’s Gynmastics All-Around
Simone Biles’ decision to drop out of the women’s gymnastics individual all-around competition may have removed some of the star power from the event, but it likely added drama in the race for gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Angelina Melnikova of the Russian Olympic Committee team comes in as the […]
Tokyo Olympics: Jamaicans Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah Top Field for Women’s 100m Dash
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce holds the title of the world’s fastest woman and has already won gold in the women’s 100m dash twice at the Olympics. But she’ll need to hold off a serious challenge from one of her teammates if she wants to become the first woman to win the same […]
Tokyo Olympics: Brazil and Spain Through to Quarterfinals, Germany, Argentina, France Fail to Advance
The final day in the group stage of the men’s football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics saw three of the biggest names in the competition eliminated. Germany, who reached the Olympic finals in 2016, finished third in its group this year, as did France and Argentina, who also missed out […]
Tokyo Olympics: Brazil Favorites to Win Men’s Football Gold, with Spain and Japan Behind
Brazil only got a 0-0 draw against Cote D’Ivoire in the second round of group games, but bookies believe they are in the best position to win the gold at the Olympics. Spain had a slow start, beating Australia 1-0 and drawing with Egypt, 0-0. But their star-studded team is […]
Olympic Rugby Odds: New Zealand Faces Fiji in Men’s Gold Medal Match
Two of the most successful teams in international rugby history will battle for the men’s gold medal in Olympic rugby sevens on Wednesday as New Zealand takes on Fiji at Tokyo Stadium. Both teams have gone a perfect 5-0 so far in the Olympic rugby tournament so far. New Zealand […]
Tokyo Olympics: Australia, USA, Canada Chasing Dominant New Zealand for Women’s Rugby Gold
New Zealand came up just short in its bid to win the first Olympic women’s rugby sevens gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Now, the New Zealanders come into Tokyo as the clear favorite to complete that goal in their second attempt. Australia upset New Zealand 24-17 to […]
Tokyo Olympics: USA Men’s Basketball Looks to Bounce Back with Strong Performance vs. Iran
Barring a disaster of unprecedented proportions, the United States won’t lose to Iran in men’s basketball on Wednesday. But the world will still be watching to see how the Americans bounce back from their shocking loss to France in the first game of the Olympic tournament. France defeated the United […]
Tokyo Olympics: US Women Still Gold Medal Favorites in Soccer After Limping Through Pool Play
The US Women’s National Team didn’t play like its normal, dominant self during the round-robin stage of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament. But the Americans say the real tournament starts now that they’ve reached the knockout rounds. The United States held a scoreless draw against Australia on Tuesday, which was […]